Poverty Rate in Washtenaw County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.2%
Rank #1,792/3,222 · #54 in MI
44th
Washtenaw 14.2%
MI 13.2% +7.3%
US 12.6% +12.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washtenaw County's poverty rate of 14.2% 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 Washtenaw County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,789 | Jefferson County, PA | 14.1% |
| #1,790 | Lumpkin County, GA | 14.1% |
| #1,791 | Asotin County, WA | 14.2% |
| #1,792 | Washtenaw County, MI | 14.2% |
| #1,793 | Monroe County, MO | 14.2% |
| #1,794 | Yuba County, CA | 14.2% |
| #1,795 | Montague County, TX | 14.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Washtenaw County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 14.2%, ranking #1,792 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #54 of 83. This places it in the 44th 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.