CHILD CARE MAPPING PROJECT
Maps

Areas with High Needs and Urgency

Shown in the map below are staff shortage and child poverty rate for all counties in Michigan. The urgency legend has "Urgent" as dark red and "High Priority" as light pink. Also included are the current 13 congressional districts in the state of Michigan, which started after the 2022 mid-term elections.

The staff shortage data came from providers who received COVID Child Care Relief Fund Grants. The capacity data, which ranged from 0-5, came from the Great Start to Quality provider database, as of September 2022. The child poverty rate, number of children under 5 and number of children under 12 came from the American Community Survey 2015-2019 5-year data.

The data used to create this map represents the known child care needs across the state in September 2022, but does not account for the workforce shortages that could also be impacting child care operations. As more data is collected, the map will be updated and refined.

Areas with High Needs and Congressional Districts
County	Staff Shortage	Capacity (Number of Children Competing for 1 Slot)		Child Poverty Rate		Number of Children Under 5		Number of Children Under 12
Alcona	0%	3.72	26%		376		857
Alger	25%	2.60	16%		419		874
Allegan	17%	2.32	8%		7,803		19,022
Alpena	16%	1.68	20%		1,293		3,323
Antrim	10%	1.93	20%		1,146		2,732
Arenac	17%	2.75		21%		743		1,746
Baraga	6%	1.31	16%		429		904
Barry	11%	2.63	9%		3,666		9,150
Bay	13%	1.81	16%		5,917		14,080
Benzie	12%	2.10	13%		799		2,223
Berrien	19%	2.16	22%		9,826		23,633
Branch	8%	2.68	19%		2,844		6,974
Calhoun	13%	1.56	22%		8,241		21,033
Cass	11%	3.30	16%		2,901		7,136
Charlevoix	9%	1.50	13%		1,417		3,210
Cheboygan	15%	2.69	22%		994		2,687
Chippewa	14%	2.11	18%		1,798		4,780
Clare	9%	2.06	27%		1,893		4,421
Clinton	15%	2.06	9%		4,835		11,721
Crawford	0%	2.81	24%		733		1,836
Delta	14%	2.15	15%		1,931		4,475
Dickinson	25%	1.46	13%		1,428		3,417
Eaton	14%	1.51	10%		6,258		15,526
Emmet	11%	1.55	12%		1,522		4,303
Genesee	24%	1.77	24%		25,262		62,649
Gladwin	13%	3.09	28%		1,346		3,344
Gogebic	7%	1.78	23%		768		1,665
Grand Traverse	10%	1.33	10%		5,368		12,799
Gratiot	9%	2.40	16%		2,496		5,407
Hillsdale	8%	2.32	19%		2,519		6,774
Houghton	18%	1.65	14%		2,096		4,950
Huron	13%	1.21	14%		1,672		4,227
Ingham	19%	1.66	15%		15,524		40,440
Ionia	10%	2.45	11%		3,843		9,648
Iosco	6%	1.81	24%		1,201		2,836
Iron	0%	3.25	23%		568		1,266
Isabella	7%	1.86	17%		3,333		8,742
Jackson	11%	2.06	17%		9,309		23,701
Kalamazoo	17%	1.26	14%		15,434		40,029
Kalkaska	12%	1.89	19%		977		2,409
Kent	15%	1.50	13%		44,048		112,930
Keweenaw	0%	17.67	17%		106		202
Lake	33%	4.94	33%		543		1,339
Lapeer	11%	2.36	11%		5,001		11,665
Leelanau	15%	2.18	12%		958		2,263
Lenawee	11%	1.68	12%		5,365		14,212
Livingston	18%	1.54	6%		10,812		26,889
Luce	13%	2.91	29%		314		751
Mackinac	15%	1.44	22%		447		1,000
Macomb	21%	1.95	13%		50,580		125,907
Manistee	9%	1.54	19%		1,044		2,579
Marquette	13%	1.80	14%		3,517		8,492
Mason	11%	1.91	19%		1,604		4,038
Mecosta	14%	1.60	19%		2,045		5,486
Menominee	8%	2.08	17%		1,159		2,669
Midland	12%	1.36	12%		5,086		12,418
Missaukee	19%	2.04	18%		950		2,432
Monroe	17%	2.20	12%		8,339		21,151
Montcalm	6%	2.54	18%		4,105		9,448
Montmorency	0%	2.82	26%		336		806
Muskegon	13%	1.70	18%		11,053		27,706
Newaygo	8%	1.78	17%		2,892		7,464
Oakland	17%	1.24	8%		69,881		180,175
Oceana	7%	2.01	19%		1,718		4,090
Ogemaw	12%	2.99	25%		1,055		2,494
Ontonagon	0%	2.44	23%		183		436
Osceola	23%	1.84	20%		1,391		3,370
Oscoda	33%	4.86	26%		423		1,060
Otsego	12%	1.80	14%		1,483		3,681
Ottawa	12%	1.72	6%		19,120		47,993
Presque Isle	0%	1.68	20%		516		1,326
Roscommon	11%	2.75	29%		1,063		2,264
Saginaw	23%	1.66	22%		11,630		28,041
Sanilac	6%	2.28	22%		2,530		5,987
Schoolcraft	0%	1.68	19%		401		880
Shiawassee	11%	1.77	17%		3,969		9,637
St. Clair	12%	3.00	18%		8,401		21,609
St. Joseph	7%	2.61	17%		3,961		10,217
Tuscola	3%	2.32	14%		3,087		7,178
Van Buren	17%	1.76	18%		4,697		11,990
Washtenaw	16%	1.16	10%		18,129		47,807
Wayne	23%	2.12	29%		113,953		292,875
Wexford	15%	2.27	16%		2,242		5,454