RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Highest poverty rate, Michigan cities · 2010

Michigan cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80348.7%+6.0 pts

02Highland Park, MIMI8,24843.7%+5.3 pts

03Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92543.6%+6.4 pts

04Big Rapids, MIMI8,62343.5%+8.5 pts

05Hamtramck, MIMI27,26143.3%+16.3 pts

06Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77042.0%+12.4 pts

07Houghton, MIMI8,56041.1%+4.2 pts

08East Lansing, MIMI49,35540.2%+5.4 pts

09Beecher, MIMI8,41238.9%+8.6 pts

10Saginaw, MIMI42,86337.4%+8.9 pts

11River Rouge, MIMI6,81437.1%+15.0 pts

12Flint, MIMI79,30636.6%+10.2 pts

13Buena Vista, MIMI5,79836.0%+13.1 pts

14Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68335.4%+11.1 pts

15Detroit, MIMI649,09534.5%+8.4 pts

16Ecorse, MIMI8,89332.7%+10.1 pts

17Albion, MIMI7,47432.7%+12.7 pts

18Pontiac, MIMI62,07732.0%+9.9 pts

19Muskegon, MIMI37,22431.5%+11.0 pts

20Eastwood, MIMI6,66930.3%+18.2 pts

21Greenville, MIMI9,25630.2%+15.0 pts

22Springfield, MIMI5,24629.5%+16.4 pts

23Inkster, MIMI24,95929.0%+9.5 pts

24Jackson, MIMI31,02229.0%+9.4 pts

25Ionia, MIMI12,20828.2%+12.5 pts

26Adrian, MIMI20,19128.0%+14.2 pts

27St. Louis, MIMI7,40627.8%+11.9 pts

28Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76926.7%+10.7 pts

29Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76626.5%+0.8 pts

30Port Huron, MIMI28,27326.3%+9.4 pts

31Alma, MIMI9,30425.9%+14.4 pts

32Hazel Park, MIMI14,93725.8%+13.5 pts

33Cadillac, MIMI10,43825.1%+11.5 pts

34Hillsdale, MIMI8,00225.1%+14.8 pts

35Lansing, MIMI113,88424.7%+7.8 pts

36Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18324.3%+8.6 pts

37Alpena, MIMI10,08823.7%+10.2 pts

38Niles, MIMI11,66523.1%+9.5 pts

39Owosso, MIMI14,43722.8%+9.6 pts

40Allendale, MIMI26,67922.8%+10.3 pts

41Kingsford, MIMI5,09622.4%+12.1 pts

42Dearborn, MIMI105,61122.0%+5.9 pts

43Sturgis, MIMI10,90022.0%+5.8 pts

44Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08321.8%+4.3 pts

45Coldwater, MIMI14,21621.7%+12.1 pts

46Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41921.5%+7.4 pts

47Allegan, MIMI5,12721.5%+8.0 pts

48Three Rivers, MIMI7,91021.2%+2.0 pts

49Ludington, MIMI7,63421.2%+4.9 pts

50Bay City, MIMI31,86820.9%+6.3 pts

51Battle Creek, MIMI52,02120.9%+6.5 pts

52Lapeer, MIMI9,20120.8%+10.6 pts

53Marquette, MIMI21,94420.8%+3.8 pts

54Dowagiac, MIMI5,72520.4%+2.6 pts

55Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23320.2%+3.6 pts

56Escanaba, MIMI12,25719.7%+5.9 pts

57Romulus, MIMI24,54719.4%+6.8 pts

58Belding, MIMI6,00018.7%+2.4 pts

59Bridgeport, MIMI6,88418.4%+7.1 pts

60Center Line, MIMI8,50318.2%+4.9 pts

61Comstock Park, MIMI10,57717.5%+7.8 pts

62Davison, MIMI5,03917.5%+10.8 pts

63Westwood, MIMI8,86717.4%+4.7 pts

64Taylor, MIMI61,27917.4%+6.6 pts

65Fair Plain, MIMI7,33017.1%+1.1 pts

66Wyoming, MIMI78,58816.3%+9.0 pts

67Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21816.2%+10.4 pts

68Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52916.0%+8.2 pts

69Oak Park, MIMI29,07215.7%+6.4 pts

70Cutlerville, MIMI18,78015.4%+8.3 pts

71Holland, MIMI35,37215.4%+4.8 pts

72Menominee, MIMI8,17515.4%+2.1 pts

73Monroe, MIMI20,07615.0%+2.4 pts

74Melvindale, MIMI12,32515.0%+3.6 pts

75Zeeland, MIMI5,63714.7%+10.2 pts

76Haslett, MIMI18,55914.4%+7.3 pts

77Warren, MIMI137,13814.2%+6.8 pts

78Burton, MIMI29,31314.0%+5.3 pts

79Traverse City, MIMI15,83213.9%+5.5 pts

80Petoskey, MIMI5,77213.9%+1.9 pts

81New Haven, MIMI6,74913.7%−0.8 pts

82Westland, MIMI82,33313.7%+6.9 pts

83Wayne, MIMI17,06513.6%+4.6 pts

84Mason, MIMI8,26413.5%+9.4 pts

85Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92513.4%+7.1 pts

86Manistee, MIMI6,15713.4%+2.2 pts

87Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39113.4%+7.3 pts

88Roseville, MIMI46,86313.0%+5.0 pts

89Eastpointe, MIMI33,81412.9%+6.5 pts

90Madison Heights, MIMI28,29712.8%+3.9 pts

91Gladstone, MIMI5,18912.7%+2.5 pts

92Kentwood, MIMI54,77612.2%+6.0 pts

93Harper Woods, MIMI14,86012.1%+7.0 pts

94Southfield, MIMI76,11112.1%+4.6 pts

95Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82712.0%+5.5 pts

96Charlotte, MIMI9,30512.0%+1.9 pts

97Howell, MIMI9,89611.8%+5.2 pts

98Midland, MIMI42,80611.6%+2.7 pts

99Walker, MIMI25,88111.2%+5.1 pts

100Holly, MIMI5,90611.0%+3.7 pts

101Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66411.0%+4.9 pts

102Northview, MIMI15,26811.0%+5.0 pts

103Okemos, MIMI26,39610.9%+1.3 pts

104Hastings, MIMI7,49010.9%+2.8 pts

105Ferndale, MIMI19,21210.9%+2.7 pts

106Ishpeming, MIMI6,20510.8%−0.2 pts

107South Monroe, MIMI6,96010.8%+0.2 pts

108Walled Lake, MIMI7,32010.6%+5.6 pts

109Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85310.4%+1.1 pts

110Flat Rock, MIMI10,21810.4%+1.5 pts

111Marshall, MIMI6,80010.3%+5.4 pts

112Wixom, MIMI17,31310.1%+4.6 pts

113Brighton, MIMI7,9049.8%+4.7 pts

114Wyandotte, MIMI24,0729.7%+3.5 pts

115Tecumseh, MIMI8,6089.6%+4.8 pts

116Dundee, MIMI6,0089.4%+0.5 pts

117Norton Shores, MIMI25,0889.4%+4.1 pts

118Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8809.1%+3.6 pts

119Waverly, MIMI23,5759.1%+3.3 pts

120Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9318.8%+3.6 pts

121Portage, MIMI49,8628.6%+3.8 pts

122Holt, MIMI25,3168.6%+1.9 pts

123Fenton, MIMI11,7748.5%+2.3 pts

124Trenton, MIMI17,8498.4%+3.3 pts

125Rockford, MIMI6,3138.4%+0.3 pts

126Fraser, MIMI14,4968.1%+3.9 pts

127Milford, MIMI6,5208.1%+0.9 pts

128Grand Haven, MIMI11,0388.0%+3.6 pts

129St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8728.0%+4.3 pts

130Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4697.9%−2.7 pts

131Riverview, MIMI11,9477.8%+3.2 pts

132Milan, MIMI5,9737.7%+2.8 pts

133Clawson, MIMI11,3127.4%+4.0 pts

134Woodhaven, MIMI12,5037.4%+4.0 pts

135St. Joseph, MIMI7,8937.4%+0.8 pts

136Garden City, MIMI26,2807.3%+2.8 pts

137Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2917.2%+3.2 pts

138Southgate, MIMI28,9317.0%+2.4 pts

139Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0957.0%+3.0 pts

140Royal Oak, MIMI57,5836.8%+2.6 pts

141Grandville, MIMI17,0186.8%+2.3 pts

142St. Johns, MIMI7,7806.7%+0.2 pts

143Chelsea, MIMI5,4246.7%+2.4 pts

144Allen Park, MIMI27,4456.6%+3.4 pts

145Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5396.5%+3.0 pts

146Berkley, MIMI15,1456.5%+2.9 pts

147Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8786.4%+1.2 pts

148Saline, MIMI9,0016.3%+2.2 pts

149Marysville, MIMI9,8686.2%+1.6 pts

150Rochester, MIMI12,8246.2%+3.5 pts

151Utica, MIMI5,1146.1%−0.9 pts

152Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4905.8%+3.4 pts

153Flushing, MIMI8,1755.6%+0.9 pts

154Byron Center, MIMI7,4035.6%+2.4 pts

155Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1975.5%+0.6 pts

156South Lyon, MIMI12,1075.2%−0.0 pts

157Temperance, MIMI8,9145.1%+1.5 pts

158St. Clair, MIMI5,8335.1%+1.0 pts

159Livonia, MIMI92,6035.0%+1.9 pts

160Novi, MIMI67,3194.8%+2.6 pts

161Farmington, MIMI11,4094.8%+1.5 pts

162Shields, MIMI7,4024.7%+0.9 pts

163Troy, MIMI88,7334.6%+1.9 pts

164Hudsonville, MIMI7,9644.6%+0.0 pts

165Richmond, MIMI5,9274.4%−1.7 pts

166New Baltimore, MIMI12,1234.1%+0.6 pts

167Birmingham, MIMI21,9233.8%+0.9 pts

168Lambertville, MIMI9,9553.7%−1.1 pts

169Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7923.7%+1.3 pts

170Forest Hills, MIMI28,6953.4%+1.4 pts

171East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6633.4%+0.6 pts

172Jenison, MIMI17,5823.4%+0.9 pts

173Plymouth, MIMI9,1643.2%−0.1 pts

174Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7352.7%+0.6 pts

175Freeland, MIMI7,5572.7%+0.1 pts

176Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4172.5%−0.7 pts

177Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2742.0%−0.6 pts

178Northville, MIMI6,0131.8%+0.2 pts

179Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4491.2%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS