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Highest unemployment, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80321.6%+2.6 pts

02Beecher, MIMI8,41219.2%−2.9 pts

03Highland Park, MIMI8,24818.7%−0.6 pts

04Fair Plain, MIMI7,33018.1%+2.4 pts

05Flint, MIMI79,30614.8%−4.8 pts

06Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77014.7%−2.4 pts

07Inkster, MIMI24,95914.4%+4.7 pts

08Detroit, MIMI649,09514.0%−0.9 pts

09Albion, MIMI7,47413.5%+2.0 pts

10Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113.1%+2.4 pts

11Eastpointe, MIMI33,81412.9%+4.5 pts

12Richmond, MIMI5,92711.5%+3.7 pts

13River Rouge, MIMI6,81411.4%+1.0 pts

14Oak Park, MIMI29,07210.8%+4.0 pts

15Niles, MIMI11,66510.8%+2.5 pts

16Houghton, MIMI8,56010.3%+2.9 pts

17Wayne, MIMI17,06510.3%+0.2 pts

18Davison, MIMI5,03910.3%+4.3 pts

19Three Rivers, MIMI7,91010.2%+4.3 pts

20Saginaw, MIMI42,86310.1%−0.9 pts

21Pontiac, MIMI62,07710.1%−0.9 pts

22Springfield, MIMI5,2469.7%+3.9 pts

23Bridgeport, MIMI6,8849.4%+3.1 pts

24Muskegon, MIMI37,2249.4%−0.9 pts

25Jackson, MIMI31,0229.1%−1.2 pts

26Port Huron, MIMI28,2738.9%−0.7 pts

27Dowagiac, MIMI5,7258.9%−1.1 pts

28Buena Vista, MIMI5,7988.7%−4.7 pts

29Fenton, MIMI11,7748.7%+3.2 pts

30Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7668.5%−0.1 pts

31Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5298.4%+1.7 pts

32Sturgis, MIMI10,9008.4%+2.2 pts

33Coldwater, MIMI14,2168.3%+4.9 pts

34Lansing, MIMI113,8848.2%−1.4 pts

35Ecorse, MIMI8,8938.2%−1.7 pts

36Warren, MIMI137,1388.0%+0.6 pts

37Garden City, MIMI26,2808.0%+1.8 pts

38Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6647.9%+1.3 pts

39South Monroe, MIMI6,9607.7%−4.2 pts

40Allendale, MIMI26,6797.6%−0.7 pts

41Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9257.6%−1.7 pts

42Greenville, MIMI9,2567.4%−1.1 pts

43Monroe, MIMI20,0767.3%+0.8 pts

44Flat Rock, MIMI10,2187.3%+2.6 pts

45Woodhaven, MIMI12,5037.2%+1.5 pts

46Burton, MIMI29,3137.1%+0.2 pts

47Harper Woods, MIMI14,8607.1%−1.8 pts

48Battle Creek, MIMI52,0217.0%+0.4 pts

49Taylor, MIMI61,2797.0%+0.8 pts

50Southfield, MIMI76,1116.9%−0.2 pts

51Alma, MIMI9,3046.9%−0.5 pts

52Marshall, MIMI6,8006.9%−3.0 pts

53Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6836.9%−1.1 pts

54Center Line, MIMI8,5036.8%−1.3 pts

55Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4196.8%−1.1 pts

56Roseville, MIMI46,8636.7%−0.4 pts

57Manistee, MIMI6,1576.7%−0.5 pts

58Romulus, MIMI24,5476.7%−2.1 pts

59Bay City, MIMI31,8686.7%−1.3 pts

60Flushing, MIMI8,1756.7%+2.9 pts

61East Lansing, MIMI49,3556.6%−0.6 pts

62Dearborn, MIMI105,6116.6%−0.0 pts

63Kingsford, MIMI5,0966.4%+4.1 pts

64Ishpeming, MIMI6,2056.4%−0.9 pts

65Alpena, MIMI10,0886.4%−3.1 pts

66Saline, MIMI9,0016.3%+0.7 pts

67Shields, MIMI7,4026.2%+4.6 pts

68Comstock Park, MIMI10,5776.2%+2.4 pts

69Rockford, MIMI6,3136.2%−2.1 pts

70Melvindale, MIMI12,3256.1%−5.5 pts

71Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9316.1%+1.1 pts

72Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9256.0%+0.7 pts

73Westland, MIMI82,3336.0%+1.1 pts

74Waverly, MIMI23,5755.9%+1.1 pts

75Cadillac, MIMI10,4385.9%+0.5 pts

76Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7925.8%+0.3 pts

77Milan, MIMI5,9735.8%+1.8 pts

78Owosso, MIMI14,4375.5%+0.5 pts

79Eastwood, MIMI6,6695.5%−4.2 pts

80Holt, MIMI25,3165.5%+0.5 pts

81Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.5%+0.3 pts

82Belding, MIMI6,0005.4%+0.2 pts

83Hudsonville, MIMI7,9645.4%−1.1 pts

84Adrian, MIMI20,1915.3%+1.6 pts

85Escanaba, MIMI12,2575.2%−0.6 pts

86Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2915.2%+0.5 pts

87Traverse City, MIMI15,8325.2%+0.1 pts

88Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1835.2%−0.6 pts

89Hazel Park, MIMI14,9375.1%+0.2 pts

90Clawson, MIMI11,3124.9%+1.9 pts

91Chelsea, MIMI5,4244.9%+2.8 pts

92Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0834.9%−3.5 pts

93Norton Shores, MIMI25,0884.8%−1.0 pts

94Allen Park, MIMI27,4454.8%+0.9 pts

95Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1974.7%+1.7 pts

96Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8534.6%−0.7 pts

97Livonia, MIMI92,6034.6%−0.0 pts

98Northview, MIMI15,2684.5%−0.8 pts

99Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4174.5%+2.5 pts

100Kentwood, MIMI54,7764.5%+0.6 pts

101Haslett, MIMI18,5594.4%+2.7 pts

102Birmingham, MIMI21,9234.4%+1.1 pts

103St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8724.4%−1.5 pts

104Freeland, MIMI7,5574.4%+2.7 pts

105Troy, MIMI88,7334.4%+0.7 pts

106Hillsdale, MIMI8,0024.4%+0.4 pts

107Big Rapids, MIMI8,6234.3%−3.4 pts

108Marquette, MIMI21,9444.3%−2.5 pts

109Portage, MIMI49,8624.3%−2.0 pts

110Fraser, MIMI14,4964.3%−1.0 pts

111Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4904.3%+1.5 pts

112Novi, MIMI67,3194.3%+0.4 pts

113Holly, MIMI5,9064.2%−3.4 pts

114Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4694.2%−1.0 pts

115Southgate, MIMI28,9314.2%−0.1 pts

116New Baltimore, MIMI12,1234.2%+0.3 pts

117Midland, MIMI42,8064.1%+0.0 pts

118Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5394.1%+0.5 pts

119Wyoming, MIMI78,5884.1%−0.5 pts

120Temperance, MIMI8,9144.1%+2.7 pts

121St. Johns, MIMI7,7804.1%+1.7 pts

122Walled Lake, MIMI7,3204.0%−0.2 pts

123Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2333.9%+0.4 pts

124Cutlerville, MIMI18,7803.9%+0.1 pts

125Farmington, MIMI11,4093.9%+1.4 pts

126Gladstone, MIMI5,1893.9%+1.4 pts

127Allegan, MIMI5,1273.7%+1.3 pts

128South Lyon, MIMI12,1073.7%−0.0 pts

129Ferndale, MIMI19,2123.7%+0.8 pts

130Hastings, MIMI7,4903.7%−3.6 pts

131Ludington, MIMI7,6343.6%−0.6 pts

132Lapeer, MIMI9,2013.6%−2.2 pts

133Royal Oak, MIMI57,5833.5%+0.7 pts

134Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723.5%−1.5 pts

135Marysville, MIMI9,8683.4%−2.1 pts

136Wixom, MIMI17,3133.4%+1.3 pts

137Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7693.4%−4.5 pts

138Dundee, MIMI6,0083.4%−1.3 pts

139Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0953.3%+0.5 pts

140New Haven, MIMI6,7493.3%−6.6 pts

141Trenton, MIMI17,8493.3%−0.5 pts

142Howell, MIMI9,8963.2%+0.6 pts

143East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6633.2%+1.3 pts

144Charlotte, MIMI9,3053.2%−2.8 pts

145Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8783.1%+0.9 pts

146Walker, MIMI25,8812.9%+0.1 pts

147Brighton, MIMI7,9042.9%+0.8 pts

148Mason, MIMI8,2642.9%−0.9 pts

149Zeeland, MIMI5,6372.9%−1.3 pts

150Okemos, MIMI26,3962.9%−1.3 pts

151Madison Heights, MIMI28,2972.8%−0.6 pts

152St. Louis, MIMI7,4062.8%−0.9 pts

153Menominee, MIMI8,1752.7%−3.6 pts

154Westwood, MIMI8,8672.7%−1.7 pts

155Rochester, MIMI12,8242.5%−2.6 pts

156Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8802.5%−2.5 pts

157Holland, MIMI35,3722.5%−1.1 pts

158Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3912.3%−3.7 pts

159Riverview, MIMI11,9472.3%−1.5 pts

160Plymouth, MIMI9,1642.3%−0.6 pts

161Utica, MIMI5,1142.2%−4.1 pts

162Berkley, MIMI15,1452.2%+0.0 pts

163Milford, MIMI6,5202.1%+0.2 pts

164Northville, MIMI6,0132.1%−0.9 pts

165Lambertville, MIMI9,9552.0%+1.2 pts

166St. Joseph, MIMI7,8932.0%+0.0 pts

167Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7351.9%−1.3 pts

168Ionia, MIMI12,2081.9%−4.4 pts

169Jenison, MIMI17,5821.9%−1.0 pts

170Grand Haven, MIMI11,0381.8%−4.5 pts

171Byron Center, MIMI7,4031.7%−0.7 pts

172Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4491.6%−0.3 pts

173Grandville, MIMI17,0181.6%−0.5 pts

174Petoskey, MIMI5,7721.6%−0.0 pts

175Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2181.6%−0.7 pts

176Forest Hills, MIMI28,6951.0%−0.8 pts

177Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2740.9%−1.0 pts

178St. Clair, MIMI5,8330.8%−5.8 pts

179Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8270.6%−3.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES