Poverty Rate in Ottawa County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.3%
Rank #421/3,222 · #5 in MI
87th
Ottawa 8.3%
MI 13.2% -37.1%
US 12.6% -34.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ottawa County's poverty rate of 8.3% 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 Ottawa County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #418 | Jasper County, IA | 8.3% |
| #419 | Marshall County, MN | 8.3% |
| #420 | Marin County, CA | 8.3% |
| #421 | Ottawa County, MI | 8.3% |
| #422 | Jerauld County, SD | 8.3% |
| #423 | Martin County, TX | 8.3% |
| #424 | Eaton County, MI | 8.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Ottawa County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 8.3%, ranking #421 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #5 of 83. This places it in the 87th 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.