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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01St. Louis, MIMI7,40623.3%−0.7 pts

02Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76943.9%+0.2 pts

03Hamtramck, MIMI27,26145.2%+1.7 pts

04Buena Vista, MIMI5,79846.7%−5.0 pts

05Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41748.0%−0.9 pts

06Ionia, MIMI12,20848.6%+5.3 pts

07Gladstone, MIMI5,18950.2%−4.3 pts

08Albion, MIMI7,47451.0%−3.5 pts

09Beecher, MIMI8,41251.1%−1.3 pts

10Highland Park, MIMI8,24851.2%+3.0 pts

11Lapeer, MIMI9,20151.2%+2.1 pts

12Ecorse, MIMI8,89351.4%+3.1 pts

13Escanaba, MIMI12,25751.7%−2.1 pts

14Melvindale, MIMI12,32551.7%−3.5 pts

15Ludington, MIMI7,63451.9%−1.4 pts

16Bridgeport, MIMI6,88452.2%+3.3 pts

17Freeland, MIMI7,55752.7%−1.7 pts

18Shields, MIMI7,40253.2%−3.3 pts

19Coldwater, MIMI14,21653.3%+5.5 pts

20Muskegon, MIMI37,22453.3%+1.4 pts

21Chelsea, MIMI5,42453.3%−1.3 pts

22Houghton, MIMI8,56053.7%+9.6 pts

23Detroit, MIMI649,09554.1%−0.6 pts

24Flint, MIMI79,30654.5%+1.3 pts

25East Lansing, MIMI49,35554.6%−0.3 pts

26Adrian, MIMI20,19154.7%+0.9 pts

27Temperance, MIMI8,91454.8%−2.2 pts

28South Monroe, MIMI6,96055.1%−0.8 pts

29Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82755.3%−0.0 pts

30Alpena, MIMI10,08855.4%−2.9 pts

31Manistee, MIMI6,15755.6%−1.1 pts

32Saginaw, MIMI42,86355.6%+0.2 pts

33Dearborn, MIMI105,61155.7%−0.3 pts

34River Rouge, MIMI6,81455.8%+0.4 pts

35Cadillac, MIMI10,43856.1%−2.8 pts

36Trenton, MIMI17,84956.5%−2.1 pts

37Grand Haven, MIMI11,03856.7%−3.5 pts

38Kingsford, MIMI5,09656.9%+1.6 pts

39Allegan, MIMI5,12757.0%+9.4 pts

40Monroe, MIMI20,07657.1%−3.7 pts

41Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19757.3%−4.0 pts

42Inkster, MIMI24,95957.6%−1.4 pts

43Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66457.8%+1.4 pts

44Riverview, MIMI11,94758.3%+0.9 pts

45Hastings, MIMI7,49058.6%−5.5 pts

46Menominee, MIMI8,17558.7%−1.4 pts

47Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52958.9%−1.2 pts

48Flushing, MIMI8,17559.1%+3.0 pts

49St. Johns, MIMI7,78059.2%−4.1 pts

50Davison, MIMI5,03959.3%+0.4 pts

51Bay City, MIMI31,86859.4%−1.5 pts

52Midland, MIMI42,80659.4%−1.0 pts

53Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77059.4%−2.8 pts

54Taylor, MIMI61,27959.5%−1.7 pts

55Burton, MIMI29,31359.5%+0.3 pts

56Byron Center, MIMI7,40359.9%−7.2 pts

57Hillsdale, MIMI8,00259.9%+3.4 pts

58Greenville, MIMI9,25660.1%+2.1 pts

59Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41960.3%+4.7 pts

60Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23360.3%−0.5 pts

61Lambertville, MIMI9,95560.6%−3.2 pts

62Alma, MIMI9,30460.7%+2.4 pts

63Marshall, MIMI6,80060.9%−0.5 pts

64Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80360.9%−0.3 pts

65Jackson, MIMI31,02260.9%−1.6 pts

66Port Huron, MIMI28,27361.0%+1.3 pts

67Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21861.1%+2.0 pts

68Wayne, MIMI17,06561.1%−2.4 pts

69Norton Shores, MIMI25,08861.1%−2.8 pts

70Brighton, MIMI7,90461.1%−4.3 pts

71Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93161.2%−1.5 pts

72Battle Creek, MIMI52,02161.2%−0.1 pts

73Eastpointe, MIMI33,81461.3%−0.6 pts

74Pontiac, MIMI62,07761.3%+0.9 pts

75Marysville, MIMI9,86861.3%−1.1 pts

76Richmond, MIMI5,92761.4%−0.1 pts

77Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46961.5%+5.5 pts

78Woodhaven, MIMI12,50361.5%+4.6 pts

79Southfield, MIMI76,11161.6%+0.5 pts

80St. Joseph, MIMI7,89361.6%−1.8 pts

81Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92561.9%+1.3 pts

82Jenison, MIMI17,58262.0%−0.1 pts

83Utica, MIMI5,11462.0%+0.3 pts

84Southgate, MIMI28,93162.2%−1.4 pts

85New Haven, MIMI6,74962.3%−6.0 pts

86Marquette, MIMI21,94462.3%+0.1 pts

87Saline, MIMI9,00162.4%−1.8 pts

88St. Clair, MIMI5,83362.4%−3.0 pts

89Mason, MIMI8,26462.4%−0.1 pts

90Niles, MIMI11,66562.6%−1.6 pts

91Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88062.6%+1.3 pts

92Traverse City, MIMI15,83262.6%−1.5 pts

93Wyandotte, MIMI24,07262.9%+0.4 pts

94Ishpeming, MIMI6,20563.0%+3.6 pts

95Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85363.0%−1.7 pts

96Livonia, MIMI92,60363.0%−0.7 pts

97Charlotte, MIMI9,30563.1%+2.5 pts

98Owosso, MIMI14,43763.1%−1.7 pts

99Milford, MIMI6,52063.2%−3.8 pts

100Dowagiac, MIMI5,72563.3%−1.1 pts

101Belding, MIMI6,00063.4%+0.2 pts

102Northville, MIMI6,01363.4%−6.6 pts

103Haslett, MIMI18,55963.4%−1.3 pts

104Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44963.6%−0.7 pts

105Petoskey, MIMI5,77263.8%−4.9 pts

106Westwood, MIMI8,86763.9%−3.7 pts

107Warren, MIMI137,13864.0%+1.6 pts

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

109Waverly, MIMI23,57564.1%−2.2 pts

110Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53964.1%+0.7 pts

111Westland, MIMI82,33364.2%−0.3 pts

112Center Line, MIMI8,50364.6%−0.1 pts

113Tecumseh, MIMI8,60864.6%+0.5 pts

114Zeeland, MIMI5,63764.7%+0.7 pts

115Holly, MIMI5,90664.9%−1.4 pts

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

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

118Romulus, MIMI24,54765.0%−0.1 pts

119Garden City, MIMI26,28065.1%+0.1 pts

120Springfield, MIMI5,24665.1%−3.6 pts

121Harper Woods, MIMI14,86065.1%+1.9 pts

122Big Rapids, MIMI8,62365.2%+2.8 pts

123Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68365.2%−0.0 pts

124Okemos, MIMI26,39665.2%−0.9 pts

125Roseville, MIMI46,86365.3%+1.7 pts

126Three Rivers, MIMI7,91065.4%+0.8 pts

127Fair Plain, MIMI7,33065.8%+5.3 pts

128Troy, MIMI88,73365.9%+1.5 pts

129Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49065.9%+3.5 pts

130Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76666.0%−2.9 pts

131Allen Park, MIMI27,44566.1%+2.5 pts

132Holland, MIMI35,37266.2%−0.4 pts

133Farmington, MIMI11,40966.2%−1.6 pts

134Novi, MIMI67,31966.3%−2.5 pts

135Forest Hills, MIMI28,69566.4%−2.4 pts

136Howell, MIMI9,89666.5%+1.9 pts

137New Baltimore, MIMI12,12366.7%+2.5 pts

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

139Fraser, MIMI14,49666.8%+2.1 pts

140Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29166.9%+0.9 pts

141Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87867.2%−0.1 pts

142Flat Rock, MIMI10,21867.2%+3.3 pts

143Madison Heights, MIMI28,29767.4%−2.1 pts

144Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39167.5%−3.8 pts

145Sturgis, MIMI10,90067.7%+3.8 pts

146Plymouth, MIMI9,16467.7%−1.1 pts

147Portage, MIMI49,86267.7%−1.4 pts

148Birmingham, MIMI21,92367.8%−0.5 pts

149Rochester, MIMI12,82467.9%+0.4 pts

150Holt, MIMI25,31667.9%−1.5 pts

151Lansing, MIMI113,88468.3%+1.0 pts

152Oak Park, MIMI29,07268.4%+2.6 pts

153Northview, MIMI15,26868.6%−1.8 pts

154Hudsonville, MIMI7,96468.6%−4.2 pts

155Eastwood, MIMI6,66969.2%−1.6 pts

156Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18369.3%+1.6 pts

157Dundee, MIMI6,00869.4%−5.6 pts

158Hazel Park, MIMI14,93769.4%+3.4 pts

159Fenton, MIMI11,77469.7%+7.0 pts

160Kentwood, MIMI54,77669.7%−1.2 pts

161Walker, MIMI25,88169.8%−0.1 pts

162Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92569.9%−0.7 pts

163South Lyon, MIMI12,10770.3%+2.1 pts

164Clawson, MIMI11,31270.4%+1.6 pts

165Comstock Park, MIMI10,57770.5%+7.1 pts

166Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27470.5%−2.5 pts

167Allendale, MIMI26,67971.1%+3.7 pts

168Grandville, MIMI17,01871.6%+0.6 pts

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

170Wyoming, MIMI78,58871.8%+0.7 pts

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

172Cutlerville, MIMI18,78072.7%+0.0 pts

173Walled Lake, MIMI7,32073.0%+1.3 pts

174Rockford, MIMI6,31373.4%−3.0 pts

175Milan, MIMI5,97374.0%+2.4 pts

176Royal Oak, MIMI57,58374.4%−0.4 pts

177Berkley, 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES