American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet: Impact on Michigan

by Joseph Robinette Biden

The American Rescue Plan: Impacts on Michigan

The Need for Action in Michigan

The pandemic and the associated economic crisis have had a severe impact on Michigan. The need for action is clear:

• Since the pandemic began, more than 656,072 people have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 16,658 people have died.
• The unemployment rate is 8.2%, up from 3.7% before the pandemic.
• Since February 2020, more than 288,396 fewer people are employed.
• 696,000 adults – 11% of all adults in the state – report not having enough food to eat. This includes 292,000 adults living with children, or 13% of all adults living with children, who report that the children in their household do not have enough to eat.
• An estimated 437,000 renters or 25% of renters are not caught up on rent.
• An estimated 2,222,000 adults or 31% of all adults statewide report having difficulty covering normal household expenses.

The Effect of the American Rescue Plan on Michigan

President Biden’s American Rescue Plan will provide Michigan with:

• $6.6 billion in state fiscal relief
• $4 billion in local fiscal relief
• More than $3.814 billion in relief for K-12 schools
• Economic impact payments of up to $1,400 per person (above the $600 per person provided in December) for more than 6,378,000 adults and 2,402,000 children. This is 89% of all adults in the state and 87% of all children in the state.
• Additional relief of up to $1,600 per child through the Child Tax Credit to the families of 1,970,000 children, lifting 117,000 children out of poverty
• Additional relief of up to nearly $1,000 through the Earned Income Tax Credit to 603,000 childless workers, including many in frontline jobs
• Marketplace health insurance premiums that are $943 lower per month for a 60-year old couple earning $75,000 per year