Poverty Rate in Muskegon County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.1%
Rank #1,773/3,222 · #51 in MI
45th
Muskegon 14.1%
MI 13.2% +6.4%
US 12.6% +11.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Muskegon County's poverty rate of 14.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Muskegon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,770 | Jones County, TX | 14.1% |
| #1,771 | Jackson County, TX | 14.1% |
| #1,772 | Crawford County, MO | 14.1% |
| #1,773 | Muskegon County, MI | 14.1% |
| #1,774 | Schoolcraft County, MI | 14.1% |
| #1,775 | Madison County, AR | 14.1% |
| #1,776 | Wilkin County, MN | 14.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Muskegon County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 14.1%, ranking #1,773 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #51 of 83. This places it in the 45th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.