Poverty Rate in Iron County, MI

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
17.0% +34.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,295 of 3,222
29th percentile

How Iron County Compares

Iron County
17.0%
Michigan Average
17.0%
Rank #73 of 83 in state
National
12.6%
34.8% above

National Distribution

Where Iron County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Iron County: 17.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,292 Lafourche Parish, LA 17.0%
#2,293 Marion County, KY 17.0%
#2,294 Cedar County, MO 17.0%
#2,295 Iron County, MI 17.0%
#2,296 Warren County, KY 17.0%
#2,297 Carbon County, UT 17.0%
#2,298 Cheyenne County, KS 17.0%
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Poverty Rate in Iron County, Michigan

Iron County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 17.0%, which ranks #2,295 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.8% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Michigan, Iron County ranks #73 of 83 out of 83 counties. This places it in the 29th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.