Clare, Lake and Roscommon counties in the northern half of Michigan's Lower Peninsula had child poverty rates above 32 percent
LANSING (AP) -- A new report says some of Michigan's relatively rural northern counties have a higher percentage of children living in poverty than the state's big urban counties.
The latest Kids Count report released Tuesday says one of every five children in Michigan lived in a family with income below the federal poverty level in 2007.
Clare, Lake and Roscommon counties in the northern half of Michigan's Lower Peninsula had child poverty rates above 32 percent. Those were the highest rates in the state, ahead of Wayne County.
Social service agencies say poverty rates likely have increased since 2007.
The Kids Count report provides a county-by-county snapshot of income, health, education and other measures related to child welfare.
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