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Highest unemployment, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80321.6%–

02Beecher, MIMI8,41219.2%–

03Highland Park, MIMI8,24818.7%–

04Fair Plain, MIMI7,33018.1%–

05Flint, MIMI79,30614.8%–

06Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77014.7%–

07Inkster, MIMI24,95914.4%–

08Detroit, MIMI649,09514.0%–

09Albion, MIMI7,47413.5%–

10Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113.1%–

11Eastpointe, MIMI33,81412.9%–

12Richmond, MIMI5,92711.5%–

13River Rouge, MIMI6,81411.4%–

14Oak Park, MIMI29,07210.8%–

15Niles, MIMI11,66510.8%–

16Houghton, MIMI8,56010.3%–

17Wayne, MIMI17,06510.3%–

18Davison, MIMI5,03910.3%–

19Three Rivers, MIMI7,91010.2%–

20Saginaw, MIMI42,86310.1%–

21Pontiac, MIMI62,07710.1%–

22Springfield, MIMI5,2469.7%–

23Bridgeport, MIMI6,8849.4%–

24Muskegon, MIMI37,2249.4%–

25Jackson, MIMI31,0229.1%–

26Port Huron, MIMI28,2738.9%–

27Dowagiac, MIMI5,7258.9%–

28Buena Vista, MIMI5,7988.7%–

29Fenton, MIMI11,7748.7%–

30Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7668.5%–

31Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5298.4%–

32Sturgis, MIMI10,9008.4%–

33Coldwater, MIMI14,2168.3%–

34Lansing, MIMI113,8848.2%–

35Ecorse, MIMI8,8938.2%–

36Warren, MIMI137,1388.0%–

37Garden City, MIMI26,2808.0%–

38Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6647.9%–

39South Monroe, MIMI6,9607.7%–

40Allendale, MIMI26,6797.6%–

41Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9257.6%–

42Greenville, MIMI9,2567.4%–

43Monroe, MIMI20,0767.3%–

44Flat Rock, MIMI10,2187.3%–

45Woodhaven, MIMI12,5037.2%–

46Burton, MIMI29,3137.1%–

47Harper Woods, MIMI14,8607.1%–

48Battle Creek, MIMI52,0217.0%–

49Taylor, MIMI61,2797.0%–

50Southfield, MIMI76,1116.9%–

51Alma, MIMI9,3046.9%–

52Marshall, MIMI6,8006.9%–

53Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6836.9%–

54Center Line, MIMI8,5036.8%–

55Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4196.8%–

56Roseville, MIMI46,8636.7%–

57Manistee, MIMI6,1576.7%–

58Romulus, MIMI24,5476.7%–

59Bay City, MIMI31,8686.7%–

60Flushing, MIMI8,1756.7%–

61East Lansing, MIMI49,3556.6%–

62Dearborn, MIMI105,6116.6%–

63Kingsford, MIMI5,0966.4%–

64Ishpeming, MIMI6,2056.4%–

65Alpena, MIMI10,0886.4%–

66Saline, MIMI9,0016.3%–

67Shields, MIMI7,4026.2%–

68Comstock Park, MIMI10,5776.2%–

69Rockford, MIMI6,3136.2%–

70Melvindale, MIMI12,3256.1%–

71Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9316.1%–

72Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9256.0%–

73Westland, MIMI82,3336.0%–

74Waverly, MIMI23,5755.9%–

75Cadillac, MIMI10,4385.9%–

76Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7925.8%–

77Milan, MIMI5,9735.8%–

78Owosso, MIMI14,4375.5%–

79Eastwood, MIMI6,6695.5%–

80Holt, MIMI25,3165.5%–

81Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.5%–

82Belding, MIMI6,0005.4%–

83Hudsonville, MIMI7,9645.4%–

84Adrian, MIMI20,1915.3%–

85Escanaba, MIMI12,2575.2%–

86Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2915.2%–

87Traverse City, MIMI15,8325.2%–

88Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1835.2%–

89Hazel Park, MIMI14,9375.1%–

90Clawson, MIMI11,3124.9%–

91Chelsea, MIMI5,4244.9%–

92Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0834.9%–

93Norton Shores, MIMI25,0884.8%–

94Allen Park, MIMI27,4454.8%–

95Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1974.7%–

96Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8534.6%–

97Livonia, MIMI92,6034.6%–

98Northview, MIMI15,2684.5%–

99Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4174.5%–

100Kentwood, MIMI54,7764.5%–

101Haslett, MIMI18,5594.4%–

102Birmingham, MIMI21,9234.4%–

103St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8724.4%–

104Freeland, MIMI7,5574.4%–

105Troy, MIMI88,7334.4%–

106Hillsdale, MIMI8,0024.4%–

107Big Rapids, MIMI8,6234.3%–

108Marquette, MIMI21,9444.3%–

109Portage, MIMI49,8624.3%–

110Fraser, MIMI14,4964.3%–

111Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4904.3%–

112Novi, MIMI67,3194.3%–

113Holly, MIMI5,9064.2%–

114Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4694.2%–

115Southgate, MIMI28,9314.2%–

116New Baltimore, MIMI12,1234.2%–

117Midland, MIMI42,8064.1%–

118Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5394.1%–

119Wyoming, MIMI78,5884.1%–

120Temperance, MIMI8,9144.1%–

121St. Johns, MIMI7,7804.1%–

122Walled Lake, MIMI7,3204.0%–

123Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2333.9%–

124Cutlerville, MIMI18,7803.9%–

125Farmington, MIMI11,4093.9%–

126Gladstone, MIMI5,1893.9%–

127Allegan, MIMI5,1273.7%–

128South Lyon, MIMI12,1073.7%–

129Ferndale, MIMI19,2123.7%–

130Hastings, MIMI7,4903.7%–

131Ludington, MIMI7,6343.6%–

132Lapeer, MIMI9,2013.6%–

133Royal Oak, MIMI57,5833.5%–

134Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723.5%–

135Marysville, MIMI9,8683.4%–

136Wixom, MIMI17,3133.4%–

137Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7693.4%–

138Dundee, MIMI6,0083.4%–

139Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0953.3%–

140New Haven, MIMI6,7493.3%–

141Trenton, MIMI17,8493.3%–

142Howell, MIMI9,8963.2%–

143East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6633.2%–

144Charlotte, MIMI9,3053.2%–

145Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8783.1%–

146Walker, MIMI25,8812.9%–

147Brighton, MIMI7,9042.9%–

148Mason, MIMI8,2642.9%–

149Zeeland, MIMI5,6372.9%–

150Okemos, MIMI26,3962.9%–

151Madison Heights, MIMI28,2972.8%–

152St. Louis, MIMI7,4062.8%–

153Menominee, MIMI8,1752.7%–

154Westwood, MIMI8,8672.7%–

155Rochester, MIMI12,8242.5%–

156Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8802.5%–

157Holland, MIMI35,3722.5%–

158Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3912.3%–

159Riverview, MIMI11,9472.3%–

160Plymouth, MIMI9,1642.3%–

161Utica, MIMI5,1142.2%–

162Berkley, MIMI15,1452.2%–

163Milford, MIMI6,5202.1%–

164Northville, MIMI6,0132.1%–

165Lambertville, MIMI9,9552.0%–

166St. Joseph, MIMI7,8932.0%–

167Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7351.9%–

168Ionia, MIMI12,2081.9%–

169Jenison, MIMI17,5821.9%–

170Grand Haven, MIMI11,0381.8%–

171Byron Center, MIMI7,4031.7%–

172Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4491.6%–

173Grandville, MIMI17,0181.6%–

174Petoskey, MIMI5,7721.6%–

175Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2181.6%–

176Forest Hills, MIMI28,6951.0%–

177Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2740.9%–

178St. Clair, MIMI5,8330.8%–

179Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8270.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES