Poverty Rate in Wayne County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.8%
Rank #2,745/3,222 · #81 in MI
15th
Wayne 20.8%
MI 13.2% +57.5%
US 12.6% +65.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 20.8% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,742 | Carter County, MO | 20.8% |
| #2,743 | Haskell County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,744 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 20.8% |
| #2,745 | Wayne County, MI | 20.8% |
| #2,746 | Tift County, GA | 20.8% |
| #2,747 | Coal County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,748 | Potter County, TX | 20.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 20.8%, ranking #2,745 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 65.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #81 of 83. This places it in the 15th 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.