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Michigan: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

73 counties

Michigan counties ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 53.9%. Showing ranks 51 to 73.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
51St. Clair CountyMI5420,5119,52746.5%
52Dickinson CountyMI133,6321,67546.1%
53Shiawassee CountyMI2910,1054,56045.1%
54Huron CountyMI234,2351,90745.0%
55Kalamazoo CountyMI8334,15115,28044.7%
56Lenawee CountyMI4514,2566,30644.3%
57Charlevoix CountyMI133,2561,43044.0%
58Barry CountyMI218,0413,48143.3%
59Leelanau CountyMI71,84278742.7%
60Allegan CountyMI5417,1747,30342.5%
61Eaton CountyMI4617,0257,22142.4%
62Lapeer CountyMI2710,9624,62142.2%
63Monroe CountyMI5020,2868,35141.2%
64Houghton CountyMI175,2672,12740.4%
65Midland CountyMI2611,3244,38038.7%
66Marquette CountyMI257,6572,59834.0%
67Ottawa CountyMI9942,89414,54633.9%
68Washtenaw CountyMI10142,86114,47033.8%
69Oakland CountyMI331169,92655,11932.4%
70Emmet CountyMI164,1381,32031.9%
71Grand Traverse CountyMI3012,0693,80031.5%
72Clinton CountyMI269,6402,84429.5%
73Livingston CountyMI4724,6954,83219.6%

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