Michigan
State Government
Governor
Gretchen Whitmer (D)
State Senate
20
Democrats,
18
Republicans
State House
56
Democrats,
54
Republicans
Michigan
Economic well-being - Michigan
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.2
Minimum wage
12.5
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
13.4%
Unemployment rate
5.2
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5.1
Poverty by demographic - Michigan
Child poverty rate
0.2
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
18000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
193000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
89000
Senior poverty rate
10.6 %
Women in poverty
5,034,424
March 31, 2021
Michigan expands food assistance to low-income college students
March 29, 2021
Michigan Public Transit Systems team up with state to make COVID-19 vaccine more accessible
March 16, 2021
Michigan low-income college students enrolled in CTE programs can apply for food assistance
August 23, 2020
Arithmetic of inequality: Path to education funding reform fraught with deals from the past
June 4, 2020
Pandemic causing ‘major decline’ in low-income college student enrollment
April 14, 2020