What is the poverty rate in Grand Traverse County, MI?
Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed monthly
In 2020–2024, about 9.6% of the population lived under the poverty line. The poverty rate is the percentage of people in a population whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the share of individuals or families who do not earn enough to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. On average, 9,100 people were considered in poverty.
9.6%
of the population (2020–2024)
9.15K
people living under the poverty line (2020–2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey, Grand Traverse County's poverty rate during 2015–2019 is the same as the 9.6% poverty rate during the previous five years.
In 2024, 9.6% of the population in Grand Traverse County, MI were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
In 2020–2024, 9,100 residents of Grand Traverse County were living under the poverty line, up 5.1% from 8,700 during the previous five years (2015–2019).
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In 2020–2024, about 9,100 people in Grand Traverse County, MI were living under the poverty line.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Grand Traverse County increased from 13.2% to 14.2%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 9.8% to 8.8%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 5.4% to 7.9%.
In Grand Traverse County, MI, the poverty rate for children increased from 13.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.2% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate
Among racial or ethnic groups in Grand Traverse County during 2020–2024, four had a higher poverty rate than the county’s overall rate: Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), and Two or more races.
Four groups had a lower than average poverty rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Some other race, and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
The poverty rate for the Black or African American population shifted the most, decreasing from 31.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.1% in 2020–2024.
In Grand Traverse County, MI, the poverty rate for people identifying as Black or African American population decreased from 31.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.1% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
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