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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. The median across all 179 is 4.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Shields, MI, up 109 places to #67.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲3Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80321.6%+2.6 pts

02▼1Beecher, MIMI8,41219.2%−2.9 pts

03Highland Park, MIMI8,24818.7%−0.6 pts

04▲2Fair Plain, MIMI7,33018.1%+2.4 pts

05▼3Flint, MIMI79,30614.8%−4.8 pts

06▼1Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77014.7%−2.4 pts

07▲16Inkster, MIMI24,95914.4%+4.7 pts

08▼1Detroit, MIMI649,09514.0%−0.9 pts

09▲2Albion, MIMI7,47413.5%+2.0 pts

10▲4Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113.1%+2.4 pts

11▲21Eastpointe, MIMI33,81412.9%+4.5 pts

12▲31Richmond, MIMI5,92711.5%+3.7 pts

13▲2River Rouge, MIMI6,81411.4%+1.0 pts

14▲43Oak Park, MIMI29,07210.8%+4.0 pts

15▲22Niles, MIMI11,66510.8%+2.5 pts

16▲30Houghton, MIMI8,56010.3%+2.9 pts

17▲1Wayne, MIMI17,06510.3%+0.2 pts

18▲57Davison, MIMI5,03910.3%+4.3 pts

19▲58Three Rivers, MIMI7,91010.2%+4.3 pts

20▼8Saginaw, MIMI42,86310.1%−0.9 pts

21▼8Pontiac, MIMI62,07710.1%−0.9 pts

22▲60Springfield, MIMI5,2469.7%+3.9 pts

23▲42Bridgeport, MIMI6,8849.4%+3.1 pts

24▼7Muskegon, MIMI37,2249.4%−0.9 pts

25▼9Jackson, MIMI31,0229.1%−1.2 pts

26Port Huron, MIMI28,2738.9%−0.7 pts

27▼7Dowagiac, MIMI5,7258.9%−1.1 pts

28▼20Buena Vista, MIMI5,7988.7%−4.7 pts

29▲58Fenton, MIMI11,7748.7%+3.2 pts

30▲1Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7668.5%−0.1 pts

31▲27Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5298.4%+1.7 pts

32▲40Sturgis, MIMI10,9008.4%+2.2 pts

33▲106Coldwater, MIMI14,2168.3%+4.9 pts

34▼9Lansing, MIMI113,8848.2%−1.4 pts

35▼14Ecorse, MIMI8,8938.2%−1.7 pts

36▲12Warren, MIMI137,1388.0%+0.6 pts

37▲36Garden City, MIMI26,2808.0%+1.8 pts

38▲24Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6647.9%+1.3 pts

39▼30South Monroe, MIMI6,9607.7%−4.2 pts

40▼5Allendale, MIMI26,6797.6%−0.7 pts

41▼13Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9257.6%−1.7 pts

42▼9Greenville, MIMI9,2567.4%−1.1 pts

43▲18Monroe, MIMI20,0767.3%+0.8 pts

44▲63Flat Rock, MIMI10,2187.3%+2.6 pts

45▲39Woodhaven, MIMI12,5037.2%+1.5 pts

46▲9Burton, MIMI29,3137.1%+0.2 pts

47▼18Harper Woods, MIMI14,8607.1%−1.8 pts

48▲12Battle Creek, MIMI52,0217.0%+0.4 pts

49▲22Taylor, MIMI61,2797.0%+0.8 pts

50▲3Southfield, MIMI76,1116.9%−0.2 pts

51▼4Alma, MIMI9,3046.9%−0.5 pts

52▼33Marshall, MIMI6,8006.9%−3.0 pts

53▼14Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6836.9%−1.1 pts

54▼16Center Line, MIMI8,5036.8%−1.3 pts

55▼13Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4196.8%−1.1 pts

56▼2Roseville, MIMI46,8636.7%−0.4 pts

57▼6Manistee, MIMI6,1576.7%−0.5 pts

58▼28Romulus, MIMI24,5476.7%−2.1 pts

59▼19Bay City, MIMI31,8686.7%−1.3 pts

60▲71Flushing, MIMI8,1756.7%+2.9 pts

61▼9East Lansing, MIMI49,3556.6%−0.6 pts

62▲1Dearborn, MIMI105,6116.6%0.0 pts

63▲96Kingsford, MIMI5,0966.4%+4.1 pts

64▼14Ishpeming, MIMI6,2056.4%−0.9 pts

65▼38Alpena, MIMI10,0886.4%−3.1 pts

66▲19Saline, MIMI9,0016.3%+0.7 pts

67▲109Shields, MIMI7,4026.2%+4.6 pts

68▲62Comstock Park, MIMI10,5776.2%+2.4 pts

69▼33Rockford, MIMI6,3136.2%−2.1 pts

70▼60Melvindale, MIMI12,3256.1%−5.5 pts

71▲30Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9316.1%+1.1 pts

72▲20Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9256.0%+0.7 pts

73▲32Westland, MIMI82,3336.0%+1.1 pts

74▲32Waverly, MIMI23,5755.9%+1.1 pts

75▲15Cadillac, MIMI10,4385.9%+0.5 pts

76▲12Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7925.8%+0.3 pts

77▲42Milan, MIMI5,9735.8%+1.8 pts

78▲22Owosso, MIMI14,4375.5%+0.5 pts

79▼55Eastwood, MIMI6,6695.5%−4.2 pts

80▲23Holt, MIMI25,3165.5%+0.5 pts

81▲16Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.5%+0.3 pts

82▲11Belding, MIMI6,0005.4%+0.2 pts

83▼19Hudsonville, MIMI7,9645.4%−1.1 pts

84▲44Adrian, MIMI20,1915.3%+1.6 pts

85▼7Escanaba, MIMI12,2575.2%−0.6 pts

86▲22Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2915.2%+0.5 pts

87▲11Traverse City, MIMI15,8325.2%+0.1 pts

88▼7Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1835.2%−0.6 pts

89▲13Hazel Park, MIMI14,9375.1%+0.2 pts

90▲53Clawson, MIMI11,3124.9%+1.9 pts

91▲74Chelsea, MIMI5,4244.9%+2.8 pts

92▼58Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0834.9%−3.5 pts

93▼13Norton Shores, MIMI25,0884.8%−1.0 pts

94▲27Allen Park, MIMI27,4454.8%+0.9 pts

95▲50Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1974.7%+1.7 pts

96▼1Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8534.6%−0.7 pts

97▲13Livonia, MIMI92,6034.6%0.0 pts

98▼9Northview, MIMI15,2684.5%−0.8 pts

99▲68Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4174.5%+2.5 pts

100▲22Kentwood, MIMI54,7764.5%+0.6 pts

101▲73Haslett, MIMI18,5594.4%+2.7 pts

102▲39Birmingham, MIMI21,9234.4%+1.1 pts

103▼24St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8724.4%−1.5 pts

104▲71Freeland, MIMI7,5574.4%+2.7 pts

105▲30Troy, MIMI88,7334.4%+0.7 pts

106▲14Hillsdale, MIMI8,0024.4%+0.4 pts

107▼63Big Rapids, MIMI8,6234.3%−3.4 pts

108▼52Marquette, MIMI21,9444.3%−2.5 pts

109▼41Portage, MIMI49,8624.3%−2.0 pts

110▼19Fraser, MIMI14,4964.3%−1.0 pts

111▲41Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4904.3%+1.5 pts

112▲11Novi, MIMI67,3194.3%+0.4 pts

113▼68Holly, MIMI5,9064.2%−3.4 pts

114▼20Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4694.2%−1.0 pts

115▼2Southgate, MIMI28,9314.2%−0.1 pts

116▲10New Baltimore, MIMI12,1234.2%+0.3 pts

117▲1Midland, MIMI42,8064.1%0.0 pts

118▲19Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5394.1%+0.5 pts

119▼8Wyoming, MIMI78,5884.1%−0.5 pts

120▲58Temperance, MIMI8,9144.1%+2.7 pts

121▲37St. Johns, MIMI7,7804.1%+1.7 pts

122▼7Walled Lake, MIMI7,3204.0%−0.2 pts

123▲15Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2333.9%+0.4 pts

124Cutlerville, MIMI18,7803.9%+0.1 pts

125▲30Farmington, MIMI11,4093.9%+1.4 pts

126▲28Gladstone, MIMI5,1893.9%+1.4 pts

127▲29Allegan, MIMI5,1273.7%+1.3 pts

128▲4South Lyon, MIMI12,1073.7%0.0 pts

129▲20Ferndale, MIMI19,2123.7%+0.8 pts

130▼81Hastings, MIMI7,4903.7%−3.6 pts

131▼17Ludington, MIMI7,6343.6%−0.6 pts

132▼49Lapeer, MIMI9,2013.6%−2.2 pts

133▲15Royal Oak, MIMI57,5833.5%+0.7 pts

134▼30Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723.5%−1.5 pts

135▼49Marysville, MIMI9,8683.4%−2.1 pts

136▲27Wixom, MIMI17,3133.4%+1.3 pts

137▼96Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7693.4%−4.5 pts

138▼29Dundee, MIMI6,0083.4%−1.3 pts

139▲8Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0953.3%+0.5 pts

140▼118New Haven, MIMI6,7493.3%−6.6 pts

141▼14Trenton, MIMI17,8493.3%−0.5 pts

142▲11Howell, MIMI9,8963.2%+0.6 pts

143▲27East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6633.2%+1.3 pts

144▼68Charlotte, MIMI9,3053.2%−2.8 pts

145▲16Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8783.1%+0.9 pts

146▲5Walker, MIMI25,8812.9%+0.1 pts

147▲19Brighton, MIMI7,9042.9%+0.8 pts

148▼23Mason, MIMI8,2642.9%−0.9 pts

149▼33Zeeland, MIMI5,6372.9%−1.3 pts

150▼33Okemos, MIMI26,3962.9%−1.3 pts

151▼11Madison Heights, MIMI28,2972.8%−0.6 pts

152▼19St. Louis, MIMI7,4062.8%−0.9 pts

153▼87Menominee, MIMI8,1752.7%−3.6 pts

154▼42Westwood, MIMI8,8672.7%−1.7 pts

155▼59Rochester, MIMI12,8242.5%−2.6 pts

156▼57Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8802.5%−2.5 pts

157▼21Holland, MIMI35,3722.5%−1.1 pts

158▼84Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3912.3%−3.7 pts

159▼30Riverview, MIMI11,9472.3%−1.5 pts

160▼10Plymouth, MIMI9,1642.3%−0.6 pts

161▼91Utica, MIMI5,1142.2%−4.1 pts

162Berkley, MIMI15,1452.2%0.0 pts

163▲8Milford, MIMI6,5202.1%+0.2 pts

164▼20Northville, MIMI6,0132.1%−0.9 pts

165▲14Lambertville, MIMI9,9552.0%+1.2 pts

166▲3St. Joseph, MIMI7,8932.0%0.0 pts

167▼25Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7351.9%−1.3 pts

168▼101Ionia, MIMI12,2081.9%−4.4 pts

169▼23Jenison, MIMI17,5821.9%−1.0 pts

170▼101Grand Haven, MIMI11,0381.8%−4.5 pts

171▼14Byron Center, MIMI7,4031.7%−0.7 pts

172▼4Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4491.6%−0.3 pts

173▼9Grandville, MIMI17,0181.6%−0.5 pts

174▲3Petoskey, MIMI5,7721.6%0.0 pts

175▼15Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2181.6%−0.7 pts

176▼4Forest Hills, MIMI28,6951.0%−0.8 pts

177▼4Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2740.9%−1.0 pts

178▼119St. Clair, MIMI5,8330.8%−5.8 pts

179▼45Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8270.6%−3.1 pts

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