TABLE II-10 Poverty Rate Comparisons
| Percent of persons below poverty rate | ||
| 1980 | 1990 | |
| Ann Arbor City | 18.6 | 16.1 |
| Battle Creek City* | 23.8 | 18.3 |
| Grand Rapids City | 18.7 | 16.1 |
| Jackson City | 21.8 | 24.7 |
| Kalamazoo City | 17.7 | 26.2 |
| Saginaw City | 26.2 | 31.7 |
*Merged with Battle Creek Township in 1983. Source: Census 1980 and 1990.