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Lowest poverty rate, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4491.7%−0.6 pts

02Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2742.2%−0.3 pts

03Byron Center, MIMI7,4032.3%−1.0 pts

04Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7352.5%+0.4 pts

05Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4902.8%+0.3 pts

06Northville, MIMI6,0132.8%+1.2 pts

07Forest Hills, MIMI28,6953.0%+1.0 pts

08Plymouth, MIMI9,1643.2%−0.2 pts

09East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6633.6%+0.7 pts

10Jenison, MIMI17,5823.7%+1.2 pts

11South Lyon, MIMI12,1074.0%−1.2 pts

12Chelsea, MIMI5,4244.1%−0.2 pts

13Rochester, MIMI12,8244.2%+1.5 pts

14Berkley, MIMI15,1454.5%+0.9 pts

15Livonia, MIMI92,6034.7%+1.6 pts

16Farmington, MIMI11,4094.8%+1.6 pts

17Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1974.9%−0.0 pts

18Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7924.9%+2.5 pts

19Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0954.9%+0.9 pts

20Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8785.0%−0.2 pts

21Rockford, MIMI6,3135.0%−3.0 pts

22Birmingham, MIMI21,9235.1%+2.2 pts

23Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5395.2%+1.7 pts

24Dundee, MIMI6,0085.2%−3.8 pts

25Mason, MIMI8,2645.3%+1.3 pts

26Troy, MIMI88,7335.4%+2.6 pts

27New Baltimore, MIMI12,1235.4%+1.9 pts

28Novi, MIMI67,3195.4%+3.2 pts

29Trenton, MIMI17,8495.5%+0.4 pts

30Freeland, MIMI7,5575.5%+2.9 pts

31Lambertville, MIMI9,9555.6%+0.8 pts

32Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.6%+0.8 pts

33Marshall, MIMI6,8005.7%+0.7 pts

34Saline, MIMI9,0015.8%+1.8 pts

35Clawson, MIMI11,3125.9%+2.4 pts

36Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8536.2%−3.2 pts

37Royal Oak, MIMI57,5836.2%+1.9 pts

38Marysville, MIMI9,8686.4%+1.8 pts

39Norton Shores, MIMI25,0886.5%+1.2 pts

40Temperance, MIMI8,9146.6%+3.0 pts

41Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3916.9%+0.8 pts

42Fenton, MIMI11,7746.9%+0.7 pts

43Allen Park, MIMI27,4456.9%+3.7 pts

44Flushing, MIMI8,1757.0%+2.3 pts

45St. Clair, MIMI5,8337.1%+3.0 pts

46Portage, MIMI49,8627.1%+2.3 pts

47Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4177.2%+4.0 pts

48Grandville, MIMI17,0187.3%+2.8 pts

49St. Joseph, MIMI7,8937.3%+0.7 pts

50Riverview, MIMI11,9477.3%+2.7 pts

51Utica, MIMI5,1147.5%+0.5 pts

52Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2917.6%+3.6 pts

53Walker, MIMI25,8817.6%+1.5 pts

54Milford, MIMI6,5207.6%+0.4 pts

55Howell, MIMI9,8967.7%+1.1 pts

56Brighton, MIMI7,9048.1%+3.0 pts

57Hudsonville, MIMI7,9648.3%+3.7 pts

58St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8728.4%+4.7 pts

59Holly, MIMI5,9068.5%+1.2 pts

60Petoskey, MIMI5,7729.0%−3.0 pts

61Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8809.0%+3.5 pts

62Kingsford, MIMI5,0969.0%−1.4 pts

63Ferndale, MIMI19,2129.0%+0.8 pts

64Northview, MIMI15,2689.1%+3.1 pts

65Southgate, MIMI28,9319.4%+4.9 pts

66Waverly, MIMI23,57510.1%+4.3 pts

67Southfield, MIMI76,11110.3%+2.8 pts

68Eastwood, MIMI6,66910.3%−1.8 pts

69Midland, MIMI42,80610.3%+1.5 pts

70Holland, MIMI35,37210.3%−0.3 pts

71Flat Rock, MIMI10,21810.3%+1.5 pts

72Cutlerville, MIMI18,78010.4%+3.2 pts

73Kentwood, MIMI54,77610.4%+4.1 pts

74Haslett, MIMI18,55910.4%+3.3 pts

75Zeeland, MIMI5,63710.4%+5.8 pts

76Milan, MIMI5,97310.4%+5.6 pts

77Fraser, MIMI14,49610.4%+6.2 pts

78Walled Lake, MIMI7,32010.5%+5.5 pts

79Wyoming, MIMI78,58810.5%+3.2 pts

80Garden City, MIMI26,28010.7%+6.2 pts

81Madison Heights, MIMI28,29710.8%+1.9 pts

82Wixom, MIMI17,31310.9%+5.4 pts

83Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82710.9%+4.4 pts

84Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93111.1%+5.8 pts

85Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92511.1%+4.8 pts

86Charlotte, MIMI9,30511.1%+1.1 pts

87Holt, MIMI25,31611.3%+4.5 pts

88Greenville, MIMI9,25611.5%−3.7 pts

89Comstock Park, MIMI10,57711.8%+2.1 pts

90Oak Park, MIMI29,07212.0%+2.6 pts

91Ionia, MIMI12,20812.0%−3.7 pts

92Traverse City, MIMI15,83212.3%+3.9 pts

93Hazel Park, MIMI14,93712.3%−0.1 pts

94Hastings, MIMI7,49012.5%+4.4 pts

95St. Johns, MIMI7,78012.5%+5.9 pts

96Roseville, MIMI46,86312.5%+4.6 pts

97Woodhaven, MIMI12,50313.0%+9.6 pts

98Wyandotte, MIMI24,07213.0%+6.8 pts

99Shields, MIMI7,40213.1%+9.4 pts

100Sturgis, MIMI10,90013.4%−2.9 pts

101St. Louis, MIMI7,40613.4%−2.5 pts

102Richmond, MIMI5,92713.5%+7.3 pts

103Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21813.5%+7.6 pts

104Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46913.5%+2.9 pts

105Romulus, MIMI24,54713.5%+0.9 pts

106New Haven, MIMI6,74913.8%−0.7 pts

107Allegan, MIMI5,12713.9%+0.4 pts

108Westwood, MIMI8,86714.1%+1.4 pts

109Gladstone, MIMI5,18914.1%+3.9 pts

110Westland, MIMI82,33314.3%+7.5 pts

111Grand Haven, MIMI11,03814.5%+10.0 pts

112Okemos, MIMI26,39614.5%+4.9 pts

113Warren, MIMI137,13814.8%+7.4 pts

114Three Rivers, MIMI7,91015.0%−4.2 pts

115South Monroe, MIMI6,96015.2%+4.6 pts

116Belding, MIMI6,00015.5%−0.8 pts

117Wayne, MIMI17,06515.7%+6.7 pts

118Burton, MIMI29,31316.1%+7.4 pts

119Davison, MIMI5,03916.1%+9.5 pts

120Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41916.3%+2.3 pts

121Menominee, MIMI8,17516.4%+3.1 pts

122Manistee, MIMI6,15716.8%+5.7 pts

123Center Line, MIMI8,50316.8%+3.5 pts

124Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18316.9%+1.2 pts

125Owosso, MIMI14,43717.2%+4.0 pts

126Eastpointe, MIMI33,81417.5%+11.1 pts

127Battle Creek, MIMI52,02117.6%+3.2 pts

128Escanaba, MIMI12,25717.7%+3.9 pts

129Niles, MIMI11,66517.8%+4.2 pts

130Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08317.8%+0.4 pts

131Cadillac, MIMI10,43818.2%+4.5 pts

132Taylor, MIMI61,27918.4%+7.6 pts

133Ishpeming, MIMI6,20518.7%+7.6 pts

134Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76919.0%+3.0 pts

135Springfield, MIMI5,24619.1%+6.0 pts

136Bay City, MIMI31,86819.1%+4.5 pts

137Monroe, MIMI20,07619.2%+6.6 pts

138Harper Woods, MIMI14,86019.8%+14.7 pts

139Lansing, MIMI113,88420.1%+3.3 pts

140Adrian, MIMI20,19120.3%+6.4 pts

141Buena Vista, MIMI5,79820.4%−2.5 pts

142Alpena, MIMI10,08821.2%+7.8 pts

143Coldwater, MIMI14,21621.3%+11.7 pts

144Dowagiac, MIMI5,72521.4%+3.6 pts

145Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52921.5%+13.8 pts

146Alma, MIMI9,30421.7%+10.1 pts

147Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66421.9%+15.8 pts

148Marquette, MIMI21,94422.4%+5.5 pts

149Ludington, MIMI7,63422.5%+6.2 pts

150Port Huron, MIMI28,27322.6%+5.7 pts

151Hillsdale, MIMI8,00222.9%+12.6 pts

152Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23323.8%+7.2 pts

153Bridgeport, MIMI6,88423.8%+12.5 pts

154Dearborn, MIMI105,61124.3%+8.2 pts

155Pontiac, MIMI62,07724.4%+2.3 pts

156Lapeer, MIMI9,20124.5%+14.3 pts

157Jackson, MIMI31,02224.6%+5.0 pts

158Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76624.8%−0.9 pts

159Muskegon, MIMI37,22424.9%+4.3 pts

160Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68324.9%+0.5 pts

161Albion, MIMI7,47425.2%+5.2 pts

162Fair Plain, MIMI7,33026.6%+10.6 pts

163Ecorse, MIMI8,89329.4%+6.8 pts

164Allendale, MIMI26,67929.8%+17.3 pts

165Beecher, MIMI8,41231.3%+1.0 pts

166Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92531.4%−5.8 pts

167Detroit, MIMI649,09532.7%+6.6 pts

168East Lansing, MIMI49,35533.0%−1.8 pts

169Saginaw, MIMI42,86334.0%+5.5 pts

170Flint, MIMI79,30634.1%+7.7 pts

171Big Rapids, MIMI8,62334.1%−0.9 pts

172Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77034.1%+4.5 pts

173Inkster, MIMI24,95935.2%+15.8 pts

174Melvindale, MIMI12,32539.1%+27.7 pts

175River Rouge, MIMI6,81439.8%+17.8 pts

176Hamtramck, MIMI27,26139.9%+13.0 pts

177Houghton, MIMI8,56040.1%+3.2 pts

178Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80340.1%−2.5 pts

179Highland Park, MIMI8,24840.9%+2.6 pts

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