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
September 6, 2016
Time, September 6, 2016: Inside Detroit’s Radical Experiment to Save Its Public Schools
August 22, 2016
The Hechinger Report, August 22, 2016: Without Local School Boards, Parents in Poor Communities Lose Their Vote
June 12, 2016
The Washington Post, June 12, 2016: (Op-Ed) Why I reject the American obsession with achievement gaps
April 20, 2016
The Detroit News, April 20, 2016: (Op-Ed) The fight for $15 is good for our economy
March 12, 2016
Pioneer Press, March 12, 2015: On the Money: Career earnings of low-income graduates lag, study says
March 1, 2016