Poverty Rate in Kent County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kent County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kent County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Kent County: 10.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #799 | Louisa County, VA | 10.0% |
| #800 | Iredell County, NC | 10.0% |
| #801 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 10.0% |
| #802 | Kent County, MI | 10.1% |
| #803 | Spink County, SD | 10.1% |
| #804 | Carteret County, NC | 10.1% |
| #805 | Fremont County, ID | 10.1% |
Poverty Rate in Kent County, Michigan
Kent County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 10.1%, which ranks #802 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 20.2% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Michigan, Kent County ranks #16 of 83 out of 83 counties. This places it in the 75th 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.