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
May 8, 2019
Michigan Can Suspend Poor People's Driver's Licenses for Unpaid Fines: U.S. Appeals Court
November 15, 2018
Not Far From Flint, Contamination Has Left Detroit School Taps Dry
July 6, 2018
Students in Detroit Are Suing the State Because They Weren’t Taught to Read
April 24, 2018
Low-income Grand Rapids preschoolers are catching up. Will Lansing notice?
April 19, 2018
New Kalamazoo effort to address generational poverty by listening to residents
March 26, 2018