Poverty Rate in Oakland County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.7%
Rank #325/3,222 · #3 in MI
90th
Oakland 7.7%
MI 13.2% -41.5%
US 12.6% -38.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Oakland County's poverty rate of 7.7% 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 Oakland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #322 | Boise County, ID | 7.7% |
| #323 | Haakon County, SD | 7.7% |
| #324 | Richmond County, VA | 7.7% |
| #325 | Oakland County, MI | 7.7% |
| #326 | Manassas city, VA | 7.7% |
| #327 | Platte County, WY | 7.7% |
| #328 | Rice County, KS | 7.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Oakland County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 7.7%, ranking #325 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #3 of 83. This places it in the 90th 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.