RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Highest poverty rate, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 12.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Woodhaven, MI, up 62 places to #83.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲1Highland Park, MIMI8,24840.9%+2.6 pts

02▲1Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80340.1%−2.5 pts

03▲2Houghton, MIMI8,56040.1%+3.2 pts

04▼3Hamtramck, MIMI27,26139.9%+13.0 pts

05▼1River Rouge, MIMI6,81439.8%+17.8 pts

06▲14Melvindale, MIMI12,32539.1%+27.7 pts

07▲2Inkster, MIMI24,95935.2%+15.8 pts

08▲2Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77034.1%+4.5 pts

09▼2Big Rapids, MIMI8,62334.1%−0.9 pts

10▼2Flint, MIMI79,30634.1%+7.7 pts

11Saginaw, MIMI42,86334.0%+5.5 pts

12▼6East Lansing, MIMI49,35533.0%−1.8 pts

13▲1Detroit, MIMI649,09532.7%+6.6 pts

14▼1Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92531.4%−5.8 pts

15▼3Beecher, MIMI8,41231.3%+1.0 pts

16Allendale, MIMI26,67929.8%+17.3 pts

17▲1Ecorse, MIMI8,89329.4%+6.8 pts

18▲19Fair Plain, MIMI7,33026.6%+10.6 pts

19▼4Albion, MIMI7,47425.2%+5.2 pts

20▲2Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68324.9%+0.5 pts

21▲7Muskegon, MIMI37,22424.9%+4.3 pts

22▼3Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76624.8%−0.9 pts

23▲8Jackson, MIMI31,02224.6%+5.0 pts

24▲22Lapeer, MIMI9,20124.5%+14.3 pts

25▼4Pontiac, MIMI62,07724.4%+2.3 pts

26▼2Dearborn, MIMI105,61124.3%+8.2 pts

27▲20Bridgeport, MIMI6,88423.8%+12.5 pts

28▲6Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23323.8%+7.2 pts

29▲1Hillsdale, MIMI8,00222.9%+12.6 pts

30▲2Port Huron, MIMI28,27322.6%+5.7 pts

31▲27Ludington, MIMI7,63422.5%+6.2 pts

32▼7Marquette, MIMI21,94422.4%+5.5 pts

33▲15Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66421.9%+15.8 pts

34▼7Alma, MIMI9,30421.7%+10.1 pts

35▲16Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52921.5%+13.8 pts

36▼19Dowagiac, MIMI5,72521.4%+3.6 pts

37▲20Coldwater, MIMI14,21621.3%+11.7 pts

38▲16Alpena, MIMI10,08821.2%+7.8 pts

39▼3Buena Vista, MIMI5,79820.4%−2.5 pts

40▼17Adrian, MIMI20,19120.3%+6.4 pts

41▼3Lansing, MIMI113,88420.1%+3.3 pts

42▲3Harper Woods, MIMI14,86019.8%+14.7 pts

43▲17Monroe, MIMI20,07619.2%+6.6 pts

44▼15Bay City, MIMI31,86819.1%+4.5 pts

45▼12Springfield, MIMI5,24619.1%+6.0 pts

46▼2Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76919.0%+3.0 pts

47▲40Ishpeming, MIMI6,20518.7%+7.6 pts

48▲21Taylor, MIMI61,27918.4%+7.6 pts

49▼9Cadillac, MIMI10,43818.2%+4.5 pts

50Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08317.8%+0.4 pts

51▼16Niles, MIMI11,66517.8%+4.2 pts

52▲4Escanaba, MIMI12,25717.7%+3.9 pts

53▼14Battle Creek, MIMI52,02117.6%+3.2 pts

54▲11Eastpointe, MIMI33,81417.5%+11.1 pts

55▲17Owosso, MIMI14,43717.2%+4.0 pts

56▼7Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18316.9%+1.2 pts

57▲48Center Line, MIMI8,50316.8%+3.5 pts

58▲37Manistee, MIMI6,15716.8%+5.7 pts

59▲9Menominee, MIMI8,17516.4%+3.1 pts

60▼8Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41916.3%+2.3 pts

61▼2Davison, MIMI5,03916.1%+9.5 pts

62Burton, MIMI29,31316.1%+7.4 pts

63▼10Wayne, MIMI17,06515.7%+6.7 pts

64▲6Belding, MIMI6,00015.5%−0.8 pts

65▲15South Monroe, MIMI6,96015.2%+4.6 pts

66▼5Three Rivers, MIMI7,91015.0%−4.2 pts

67Warren, MIMI137,13814.8%+7.4 pts

68▲5Okemos, MIMI26,39614.5%+4.9 pts

69▲30Grand Haven, MIMI11,03814.5%+10.0 pts

70▲9Westland, MIMI82,33314.3%+7.5 pts

71Gladstone, MIMI5,18914.1%+3.9 pts

72▼31Westwood, MIMI8,86714.1%+1.4 pts

73▲33Allegan, MIMI5,12713.9%+0.4 pts

74▼32New Haven, MIMI6,74913.8%−0.7 pts

75▲15Romulus, MIMI24,54713.5%+0.9 pts

76▲37Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46913.5%+2.9 pts

77▲4Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21813.5%+7.6 pts

78▼14Richmond, MIMI5,92713.5%+7.3 pts

79▼4St. Louis, MIMI7,40613.4%−2.5 pts

80▼54Sturgis, MIMI10,90013.4%−2.9 pts

81▲43Shields, MIMI7,40213.1%+9.4 pts

82▼16Wyandotte, MIMI24,07213.0%+6.8 pts

83▲62Woodhaven, MIMI12,50313.0%+9.6 pts

84▼7Roseville, MIMI46,86312.5%+4.6 pts

85▲23St. Johns, MIMI7,78012.5%+5.9 pts

86▲6Hastings, MIMI7,49012.5%+4.4 pts

87▼32Hazel Park, MIMI14,93712.3%−0.1 pts

88▲23Traverse City, MIMI15,83212.3%+3.9 pts

89▼46Ionia, MIMI12,20812.0%−3.7 pts

90▼6Oak Park, MIMI29,07212.0%+2.6 pts

91▲25Comstock Park, MIMI10,57711.8%+2.1 pts

92▼14Greenville, MIMI9,25611.5%−3.7 pts

93▲11Holt, MIMI25,31611.3%+4.5 pts

94▼6Charlotte, MIMI9,30511.1%+1.1 pts

95▼12Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92511.1%+4.8 pts

96▲18Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93111.1%+5.8 pts

97▲56Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82710.9%+4.4 pts

98▲20Wixom, MIMI17,31310.9%+5.4 pts

99▼2Madison Heights, MIMI28,29710.8%+1.9 pts

100▲1Garden City, MIMI26,28010.7%+6.2 pts

101▼12Wyoming, MIMI78,58810.5%+3.2 pts

102▼17Walled Lake, MIMI7,32010.5%+5.5 pts

103▼12Fraser, MIMI14,49610.4%+6.2 pts

104▲25Milan, MIMI5,97310.4%+5.6 pts

105▲20Zeeland, MIMI5,63710.4%+5.8 pts

106▲15Haslett, MIMI18,55910.4%+3.3 pts

107▼9Kentwood, MIMI54,77610.4%+4.1 pts

108▼22Cutlerville, MIMI18,78010.4%+3.2 pts

109▼27Flat Rock, MIMI10,21810.3%+1.5 pts

110▼7Holland, MIMI35,37210.3%−0.3 pts

111▼4Midland, MIMI42,80610.3%+1.5 pts

112▼36Eastwood, MIMI6,66910.3%−1.8 pts

113▼17Southfield, MIMI76,11110.3%+2.8 pts

114▲8Waverly, MIMI23,57510.1%+4.3 pts

115▼15Southgate, MIMI28,9319.4%+4.9 pts

116▲3Northview, MIMI15,2689.1%+3.1 pts

117▼5Ferndale, MIMI19,2129.0%+0.8 pts

118▼55Kingsford, MIMI5,0969.0%−1.4 pts

119▲11Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8809.0%+3.5 pts

120▲12Petoskey, MIMI5,7729.0%−3.0 pts

121▼47Holly, MIMI5,9068.5%+1.2 pts

122▲18St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8728.4%+4.7 pts

123▲39Hudsonville, MIMI7,9648.3%+3.7 pts

124▲17Brighton, MIMI7,9048.1%+3.0 pts

125▲9Howell, MIMI9,8967.7%+1.1 pts

126Milford, MIMI6,5207.6%+0.4 pts

127▲17Walker, MIMI25,8817.6%+1.5 pts

128▲19Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2917.6%+3.6 pts

129▼27Utica, MIMI5,1147.5%+0.5 pts

130▲1Riverview, MIMI11,9477.3%+2.7 pts

131▼8St. Joseph, MIMI7,8937.3%+0.7 pts

132▲10Grandville, MIMI17,0187.3%+2.8 pts

133▲18Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4177.2%+4.0 pts

134▼1Portage, MIMI49,8627.1%+2.3 pts

135▲14St. Clair, MIMI5,8337.1%+3.0 pts

136▼19Flushing, MIMI8,1757.0%+2.3 pts

137▼10Allen Park, MIMI27,4456.9%+3.7 pts

138▼29Fenton, MIMI11,7746.9%+0.7 pts

139▼45Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3916.9%+0.8 pts

140▼25Temperance, MIMI8,9146.6%+3.0 pts

141▼31Norton Shores, MIMI25,0886.5%+1.2 pts

142▼22Marysville, MIMI9,8686.4%+1.8 pts

143▲5Royal Oak, MIMI57,5836.2%+1.9 pts

144▼6Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8536.2%−3.2 pts

145▼10Clawson, MIMI11,3125.9%+2.4 pts

146▲11Saline, MIMI9,0015.8%+1.8 pts

147▼54Marshall, MIMI6,8005.7%+0.7 pts

148▼2Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.6%+0.8 pts

149▲3Lambertville, MIMI9,9555.6%+0.8 pts

150▲20Freeland, MIMI7,5575.5%+2.9 pts

151▼12Trenton, MIMI17,8495.5%+0.4 pts

152▲19Novi, MIMI67,3195.4%+3.2 pts

153▲1New Baltimore, MIMI12,1235.4%+1.9 pts

154▲9Troy, MIMI88,7335.4%+2.6 pts

155▼18Mason, MIMI8,2645.3%+1.3 pts

156▼20Dundee, MIMI6,0085.2%−3.8 pts

157▲9Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5395.2%+1.7 pts

158▲6Birmingham, MIMI21,9235.1%+2.2 pts

159▼31Rockford, MIMI6,3135.0%−3.0 pts

160▼10Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8785.0%−0.2 pts

161▲7Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0954.9%+0.9 pts

162▲5Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7924.9%+2.5 pts

163▼4Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1974.9%0.0 pts

164▼9Farmington, MIMI11,4094.8%+1.6 pts

165▼4Livonia, MIMI92,6034.7%+1.6 pts

166▲3Berkley, MIMI15,1454.5%+0.9 pts

167▼24Rochester, MIMI12,8244.2%+1.5 pts

168▼3Chelsea, MIMI5,4244.1%−0.2 pts

169▼9South Lyon, MIMI12,1074.0%−1.2 pts

170▼14Jenison, MIMI17,5823.7%+1.2 pts

171▲6East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6633.6%+0.7 pts

172▲1Plymouth, MIMI9,1643.2%−0.2 pts

173▲3Forest Hills, MIMI28,6953.0%+1.0 pts

174Northville, MIMI6,0132.8%+1.2 pts

175▼3Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4902.8%+0.3 pts

176▲2Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7352.5%+0.4 pts

177▼19Byron Center, MIMI7,4032.3%−1.0 pts

178▲1Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2742.2%−0.3 pts

179▼4Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4491.7%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES