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Lowest labor force participation, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 62.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Byron Center, MI, up 81 places to #56.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01St. Louis, MIMI7,40623.3%−0.7 pts

02▲2Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76943.9%+0.2 pts

03Hamtramck, MIMI27,26145.2%+1.7 pts

04▲9Buena Vista, MIMI5,79846.7%−5.0 pts

05▲5Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41748.0%−0.9 pts

06▼4Ionia, MIMI12,20848.6%+5.3 pts

07▲15Gladstone, MIMI5,18950.2%−4.3 pts

08▲13Albion, MIMI7,47451.0%−3.5 pts

09▲6Beecher, MIMI8,41251.1%−1.3 pts

10▼2Highland Park, MIMI8,24851.2%+3.0 pts

11▲1Lapeer, MIMI9,20151.2%+2.1 pts

12▼3Ecorse, MIMI8,89351.4%+3.1 pts

13▲6Escanaba, MIMI12,25751.7%−2.1 pts

14▲12Melvindale, MIMI12,32551.7%−3.5 pts

15▲2Ludington, MIMI7,63451.9%−1.4 pts

16▼5Bridgeport, MIMI6,88452.2%+3.3 pts

17▲3Freeland, MIMI7,55752.7%−1.7 pts

18▲20Shields, MIMI7,40253.2%−3.3 pts

19▼12Coldwater, MIMI14,21653.3%+5.5 pts

20▼6Muskegon, MIMI37,22453.3%+1.4 pts

21▲2Chelsea, MIMI5,42453.3%−1.3 pts

22▼17Houghton, MIMI8,56053.7%+9.6 pts

23▲1Detroit, MIMI649,09554.1%−0.6 pts

24▼8Flint, MIMI79,30654.5%+1.3 pts

25East Lansing, MIMI49,35554.6%−0.3 pts

26▼8Adrian, MIMI20,19154.7%+0.9 pts

27▲14Temperance, MIMI8,91454.8%−2.2 pts

28▲4South Monroe, MIMI6,96055.1%−0.8 pts

29▼1Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82755.3%0.0 pts

30▲15Alpena, MIMI10,08855.4%−2.9 pts

31▲8Manistee, MIMI6,15755.6%−1.1 pts

32▼3Saginaw, MIMI42,86355.6%+0.2 pts

33▲1Dearborn, MIMI105,61155.7%−0.3 pts

34▼4River Rouge, MIMI6,81455.8%+0.4 pts

35▲13Cadillac, MIMI10,43856.1%−2.8 pts

36▲10Trenton, MIMI17,84956.5%−2.1 pts

37▲18Grand Haven, MIMI11,03856.7%−3.5 pts

38▼11Kingsford, MIMI5,09656.9%+1.6 pts

39▼33Allegan, MIMI5,12757.0%+9.4 pts

40▲23Monroe, MIMI20,07657.1%−3.7 pts

41▲29Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19757.3%−4.0 pts

42▲7Inkster, MIMI24,95957.6%−1.4 pts

43▼7Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66457.8%+1.4 pts

44▼2Riverview, MIMI11,94758.3%+0.9 pts

45▲60Hastings, MIMI7,49058.6%−5.5 pts

46▲10Menominee, MIMI8,17558.7%−1.4 pts

47▲7Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52958.9%−1.2 pts

48▼13Flushing, MIMI8,17559.1%+3.0 pts

49▲43St. Johns, MIMI7,78059.2%−4.1 pts

50▼3Davison, MIMI5,03959.3%+0.4 pts

51▲13Bay City, MIMI31,86859.4%−1.5 pts

52▲6Midland, MIMI42,80659.4%−1.0 pts

53▲24Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77059.4%−2.8 pts

54▲13Taylor, MIMI61,27959.5%−1.7 pts

55▼4Burton, MIMI29,31359.5%+0.3 pts

56▲81Byron Center, MIMI7,40359.9%−7.2 pts

57▼20Hillsdale, MIMI8,00259.9%+3.4 pts

58▼15Greenville, MIMI9,25660.1%+2.1 pts

59▼28Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41960.3%+4.7 pts

60▲2Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23360.3%−0.5 pts

61▲39Lambertville, MIMI9,95560.6%−3.2 pts

62▼18Alma, MIMI9,30460.7%+2.4 pts

63▲8Marshall, MIMI6,80060.9%−0.5 pts

64▲2Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80360.9%−0.3 pts

65▲18Jackson, MIMI31,02260.9%−1.6 pts

66▼13Port Huron, MIMI28,27361.0%+1.3 pts

67▼17Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21861.1%+2.0 pts

68▲27Wayne, MIMI17,06561.1%−2.4 pts

69▲33Norton Shores, MIMI25,08861.1%−2.8 pts

70▲57Brighton, MIMI7,90461.1%−4.3 pts

71▲15Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93161.2%−1.5 pts

72▼4Battle Creek, MIMI52,02161.2%−0.1 pts

73▲1Eastpointe, MIMI33,81461.3%−0.6 pts

74▼17Pontiac, MIMI62,07761.3%+0.9 pts

75▲6Marysville, MIMI9,86861.3%−1.1 pts

76▼4Richmond, MIMI5,92761.4%−0.1 pts

77▼44Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46961.5%+5.5 pts

78▼38Woodhaven, MIMI12,50361.5%+4.6 pts

79▼14Southfield, MIMI76,11161.6%+0.5 pts

80▲14St. Joseph, MIMI7,89361.6%−1.8 pts

81▼20Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92561.9%+1.3 pts

82▼7Jenison, MIMI17,58262.0%−0.1 pts

83▼10Utica, MIMI5,11462.0%+0.3 pts

84▲13Southgate, MIMI28,93162.2%−1.4 pts

85▲62New Haven, MIMI6,74962.3%−6.0 pts

86▼10Marquette, MIMI21,94462.3%+0.1 pts

87▲21Saline, MIMI9,00162.4%−1.8 pts

88▲38St. Clair, MIMI5,83362.4%−3.0 pts

89▼5Mason, MIMI8,26462.4%−0.1 pts

90▲19Niles, MIMI11,66562.6%−1.6 pts

91▼22Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88062.6%+1.3 pts

92▲15Traverse City, MIMI15,83262.6%−1.5 pts

93▼13Wyandotte, MIMI24,07262.9%+0.4 pts

94▼42Ishpeming, MIMI6,20563.0%+3.6 pts

95▲23Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85363.0%−1.7 pts

96▲3Livonia, MIMI92,60363.0%−0.7 pts

97▼37Charlotte, MIMI9,30563.1%+2.5 pts

98▲22Owosso, MIMI14,43763.1%−1.7 pts

99▲37Milford, MIMI6,52063.2%−3.8 pts

100▲14Dowagiac, MIMI5,72563.3%−1.1 pts

101▼13Belding, MIMI6,00063.4%+0.2 pts

102▲57Northville, MIMI6,01363.4%−6.6 pts

103▲18Haslett, MIMI18,55963.4%−1.3 pts

104▲7Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44963.6%−0.7 pts

105▲43Petoskey, MIMI5,77263.8%−4.9 pts

106▲36Westwood, MIMI8,86763.9%−3.7 pts

107▼28Warren, MIMI137,13864.0%+1.6 pts

108▲14St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87264.1%−0.7 pts

109▲24Waverly, MIMI23,57564.1%−2.2 pts

110▼17Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53964.1%+0.7 pts

111▲2Westland, MIMI82,33364.2%−0.3 pts

112▲5Center Line, MIMI8,50364.6%−0.1 pts

113▼7Tecumseh, MIMI8,60864.6%+0.5 pts

114▼10Zeeland, MIMI5,63764.7%+0.7 pts

115▲19Holly, MIMI5,90664.9%−1.4 pts

116▼29Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73564.9%+2.0 pts

117▼27Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08365.0%+1.6 pts

118▲6Romulus, MIMI24,54765.0%−0.1 pts

119▲4Garden City, MIMI26,28065.1%+0.1 pts

120▲29Springfield, MIMI5,24665.1%−3.6 pts

121▼32Harper Woods, MIMI14,86065.1%+1.9 pts

122▼44Big Rapids, MIMI8,62365.2%+2.8 pts

123▲2Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68365.2%0.0 pts

124▲7Okemos, MIMI26,39665.2%−0.9 pts

125▼29Roseville, MIMI46,86365.3%+1.7 pts

126▼10Three Rivers, MIMI7,91065.4%+0.8 pts

127▼68Fair Plain, MIMI7,33065.8%+5.3 pts

128▼16Troy, MIMI88,73365.9%+1.5 pts

129▼47Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49065.9%+3.5 pts

130▲24Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76666.0%−2.9 pts

131▼33Allen Park, MIMI27,44566.1%+2.5 pts

132▲3Holland, MIMI35,37266.2%−0.4 pts

133▲11Farmington, MIMI11,40966.2%−1.6 pts

134▲18Novi, MIMI67,31966.3%−2.5 pts

135▲18Forest Hills, MIMI28,69566.4%−2.4 pts

136▼21Howell, MIMI9,89666.5%+1.9 pts

137▼27New Baltimore, MIMI12,12366.7%+2.5 pts

138▼6Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79266.7%+0.5 pts

139▼20Fraser, MIMI14,49666.8%+2.1 pts

140▼10Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29166.9%+0.9 pts

141▼3Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87867.2%−0.1 pts

142▼39Flat Rock, MIMI10,21867.2%+3.3 pts

143▲14Madison Heights, MIMI28,29767.4%−2.1 pts

144▲22Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39167.5%−3.8 pts

145▼44Sturgis, MIMI10,90067.7%+3.8 pts

146▲5Plymouth, MIMI9,16467.7%−1.1 pts

147▲8Portage, MIMI49,86267.7%−1.4 pts

148▼3Birmingham, MIMI21,92367.8%−0.5 pts

149▼8Rochester, MIMI12,82467.9%+0.4 pts

150▲6Holt, MIMI25,31667.9%−1.5 pts

151▼12Lansing, MIMI113,88468.3%+1.0 pts

152▼24Oak Park, MIMI29,07268.4%+2.6 pts

153▲7Northview, MIMI15,26868.6%−1.8 pts

154▲18Hudsonville, MIMI7,96468.6%−4.2 pts

155▲7Eastwood, MIMI6,66969.2%−1.6 pts

156▼13Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18369.3%+1.6 pts

157▲18Dundee, MIMI6,00869.4%−5.6 pts

158▼29Hazel Park, MIMI14,93769.4%+3.4 pts

159▼74Fenton, MIMI11,77469.7%+7.0 pts

160▲3Kentwood, MIMI54,77669.7%−1.2 pts

161▼3Walker, MIMI25,88169.8%−0.1 pts

162▼1Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92569.9%−0.7 pts

163▼17South Lyon, MIMI12,10770.3%+2.1 pts

164▼14Clawson, MIMI11,31270.4%+1.6 pts

165▼74Comstock Park, MIMI10,57770.5%+7.1 pts

166▲7Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27470.5%−2.5 pts

167▼27Allendale, MIMI26,67971.1%+3.7 pts

168▼4Grandville, MIMI17,01871.6%+0.6 pts

169▲1Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09571.7%−0.9 pts

170▼5Wyoming, MIMI78,58871.8%+0.7 pts

171▼2East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66372.5%+0.7 pts

172▼1Cutlerville, MIMI18,78072.7%0.0 pts

173▼5Walled Lake, MIMI7,32073.0%+1.3 pts

174▲3Rockford, MIMI6,31373.4%−3.0 pts

175▼8Milan, MIMI5,97374.0%+2.4 pts

176▼2Royal Oak, MIMI57,58374.4%−0.4 pts

177▼1Berkley, MIMI15,14575.4%−0.4 pts

178Wixom, MIMI17,31377.0%−0.9 pts

179Ferndale, MIMI19,21279.8%−2.1 pts

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