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Lowest poverty rate, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2741.5%−1.1 pts

02Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7351.7%−0.4 pts

03East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6631.8%−1.0 pts

04Forest Hills, MIMI28,6952.3%+0.3 pts

05Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4492.4%+0.1 pts

06Northville, MIMI6,0132.5%+0.9 pts

07Plymouth, MIMI9,1642.6%−0.7 pts

08Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4902.8%+0.4 pts

09Novi, MIMI67,3193.4%+1.1 pts

10Freeland, MIMI7,5573.7%+1.1 pts

11Berkley, MIMI15,1453.9%+0.3 pts

12Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0954.0%+0.0 pts

13Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7924.1%+1.8 pts

14Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5394.2%+0.8 pts

15Chelsea, MIMI5,4244.5%+0.2 pts

16Birmingham, MIMI21,9234.7%+1.8 pts

17Troy, MIMI88,7334.9%+2.2 pts

18Hudsonville, MIMI7,9645.0%+0.4 pts

19Livonia, MIMI92,6035.1%+1.9 pts

20South Lyon, MIMI12,1075.1%−0.2 pts

21Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1975.1%+0.2 pts

22Byron Center, MIMI7,4035.3%+2.1 pts

23Saline, MIMI9,0015.4%+1.4 pts

24Jenison, MIMI17,5825.5%+3.0 pts

25Farmington, MIMI11,4095.6%+2.3 pts

26New Baltimore, MIMI12,1235.7%+2.3 pts

27Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8275.9%−0.6 pts

28Lambertville, MIMI9,9556.1%+1.3 pts

29Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4176.2%+3.0 pts

30Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8786.2%+1.1 pts

31St. Clair, MIMI5,8336.3%+2.3 pts

32Royal Oak, MIMI57,5836.5%+2.2 pts

33Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2916.8%+2.7 pts

34Tecumseh, MIMI8,6086.8%+1.9 pts

35Woodhaven, MIMI12,5036.8%+3.5 pts

36Walker, MIMI25,8816.9%+0.8 pts

37Rochester, MIMI12,8246.9%+4.3 pts

38Grandville, MIMI17,0187.0%+2.5 pts

39Brighton, MIMI7,9047.0%+1.9 pts

40St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8727.2%+3.5 pts

41Trenton, MIMI17,8497.4%+2.3 pts

42Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8537.6%−1.7 pts

43Mason, MIMI8,2647.6%+3.6 pts

44Dundee, MIMI6,0087.7%−1.2 pts

45Clawson, MIMI11,3127.7%+4.3 pts

46Howell, MIMI9,8967.8%+1.1 pts

47Portage, MIMI49,8627.8%+3.0 pts

48Petoskey, MIMI5,7728.0%−4.0 pts

49Riverview, MIMI11,9478.1%+3.4 pts

50Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8808.1%+2.6 pts

51Milan, MIMI5,9738.2%+3.3 pts

52Rockford, MIMI6,3138.2%+0.2 pts

53Allen Park, MIMI27,4458.3%+5.1 pts

54Milford, MIMI6,5208.3%+1.1 pts

55Zeeland, MIMI5,6378.3%+3.7 pts

56Shields, MIMI7,4028.4%+4.6 pts

57St. Joseph, MIMI7,8938.6%+2.0 pts

58Waverly, MIMI23,5758.6%+2.9 pts

59Haslett, MIMI18,5598.7%+1.7 pts

60Marysville, MIMI9,8688.8%+4.2 pts

61Northview, MIMI15,2688.8%+2.9 pts

62Wixom, MIMI17,3139.2%+3.8 pts

63Flushing, MIMI8,1759.3%+4.5 pts

64Comstock Park, MIMI10,5779.4%−0.3 pts

65Temperance, MIMI8,9149.4%+5.8 pts

66Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9319.7%+4.5 pts

67Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4699.8%−0.8 pts

68Ferndale, MIMI19,2129.9%+1.7 pts

69Traverse City, MIMI15,83210.1%+1.7 pts

70Norton Shores, MIMI25,08810.1%+4.8 pts

71Fenton, MIMI11,77410.1%+4.0 pts

72St. Johns, MIMI7,78010.3%+3.7 pts

73Midland, MIMI42,80610.4%+1.6 pts

74Allegan, MIMI5,12710.4%−3.1 pts

75Center Line, MIMI8,50310.5%−2.8 pts

76Holt, MIMI25,31610.6%+3.8 pts

77Holland, MIMI35,37210.6%−0.1 pts

78Utica, MIMI5,11410.7%+3.7 pts

79Garden City, MIMI26,28010.9%+6.5 pts

80Southgate, MIMI28,93111.0%+6.5 pts

81Grand Haven, MIMI11,03811.0%+6.6 pts

82Kentwood, MIMI54,77611.0%+4.8 pts

83Madison Heights, MIMI28,29711.1%+2.2 pts

84Southfield, MIMI76,11111.2%+3.8 pts

85Manistee, MIMI6,15711.2%+0.1 pts

86Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39111.2%+5.1 pts

87Marshall, MIMI6,80011.4%+6.4 pts

88Hastings, MIMI7,49011.5%+3.4 pts

89Fraser, MIMI14,49611.7%+7.4 pts

90Romulus, MIMI24,54712.2%−0.4 pts

91Wyoming, MIMI78,58812.6%+5.3 pts

92Charlotte, MIMI9,30512.6%+2.5 pts

93Ishpeming, MIMI6,20512.6%+1.5 pts

94Cutlerville, MIMI18,78012.6%+5.5 pts

95Walled Lake, MIMI7,32012.7%+7.7 pts

96Oak Park, MIMI29,07213.0%+3.6 pts

97Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92513.1%+6.8 pts

98Flat Rock, MIMI10,21813.2%+4.3 pts

99Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21813.3%+7.4 pts

100South Monroe, MIMI6,96013.3%+2.7 pts

101Westland, MIMI82,33313.6%+6.8 pts

102Greenville, MIMI9,25613.7%−1.5 pts

103Roseville, MIMI46,86313.8%+5.9 pts

104Eastwood, MIMI6,66913.9%+1.9 pts

105St. Louis, MIMI7,40614.1%−1.9 pts

106Holly, MIMI5,90614.1%+6.8 pts

107Okemos, MIMI26,39614.5%+4.9 pts

108Owosso, MIMI14,43714.8%+1.6 pts

109Gladstone, MIMI5,18914.8%+4.6 pts

110Belding, MIMI6,00014.9%−1.4 pts

111Taylor, MIMI61,27915.0%+4.2 pts

112Menominee, MIMI8,17515.1%+1.8 pts

113Warren, MIMI137,13815.7%+8.3 pts

114Wyandotte, MIMI24,07216.0%+9.8 pts

115Eastpointe, MIMI33,81416.1%+9.7 pts

116Richmond, MIMI5,92716.2%+10.0 pts

117Kingsford, MIMI5,09616.6%+6.2 pts

118Burton, MIMI29,31316.6%+8.0 pts

119Three Rivers, MIMI7,91016.7%−2.6 pts

120Monroe, MIMI20,07617.2%+4.5 pts

121Davison, MIMI5,03917.3%+10.6 pts

122Ludington, MIMI7,63417.8%+1.5 pts

123Coldwater, MIMI14,21617.9%+8.3 pts

124Escanaba, MIMI12,25718.0%+4.2 pts

125Hazel Park, MIMI14,93718.2%+5.8 pts

126Alpena, MIMI10,08819.0%+5.6 pts

127Wayne, MIMI17,06519.4%+10.3 pts

128Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41919.4%+5.4 pts

129Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52919.7%+12.0 pts

130Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08319.8%+2.4 pts

131Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18319.9%+4.1 pts

132Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66420.1%+14.0 pts

133Bridgeport, MIMI6,88420.2%+8.9 pts

134Lapeer, MIMI9,20120.5%+10.3 pts

135Harper Woods, MIMI14,86020.8%+15.7 pts

136Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76921.1%+5.1 pts

137Ionia, MIMI12,20821.2%+5.4 pts

138New Haven, MIMI6,74921.7%+7.2 pts

139Westwood, MIMI8,86722.6%+9.9 pts

140Cadillac, MIMI10,43822.6%+9.0 pts

141Battle Creek, MIMI52,02122.7%+8.3 pts

142Lansing, MIMI113,88422.7%+5.8 pts

143Fair Plain, MIMI7,33023.0%+7.1 pts

144Buena Vista, MIMI5,79823.1%+0.2 pts

145Niles, MIMI11,66523.2%+9.6 pts

146Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23323.4%+6.8 pts

147Springfield, MIMI5,24623.4%+10.4 pts

148Port Huron, MIMI28,27323.5%+6.6 pts

149Jackson, MIMI31,02224.1%+4.4 pts

150Hillsdale, MIMI8,00224.6%+14.3 pts

151Bay City, MIMI31,86824.7%+10.1 pts

152Muskegon, MIMI37,22425.0%+4.5 pts

153Alma, MIMI9,30425.5%+13.9 pts

154Sturgis, MIMI10,90025.5%+9.3 pts

155Marquette, MIMI21,94426.0%+9.0 pts

156Dearborn, MIMI105,61126.1%+9.9 pts

157Adrian, MIMI20,19126.2%+12.4 pts

158Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68327.5%+3.1 pts

159Pontiac, MIMI62,07727.9%+5.9 pts

160Melvindale, MIMI12,32528.1%+16.6 pts

161Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76629.7%+4.0 pts

162Ecorse, MIMI8,89329.8%+7.2 pts

163Dowagiac, MIMI5,72530.0%+12.2 pts

164Allendale, MIMI26,67931.8%+19.4 pts

165Albion, MIMI7,47432.1%+12.1 pts

166Detroit, MIMI649,09533.2%+7.1 pts

167Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92533.4%−3.8 pts

168Beecher, MIMI8,41233.7%+3.4 pts

169Saginaw, MIMI42,86334.6%+6.1 pts

170Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77034.9%+5.3 pts

171Inkster, MIMI24,95936.0%+16.6 pts

172Flint, MIMI79,30637.3%+10.9 pts

173Big Rapids, MIMI8,62337.7%+2.7 pts

174East Lansing, MIMI49,35537.9%+3.0 pts

175Houghton, MIMI8,56038.4%+1.5 pts

176River Rouge, MIMI6,81439.9%+17.9 pts

177Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80344.9%+2.3 pts

178Highland Park, MIMI8,24846.1%+7.8 pts

179Hamtramck, MIMI27,26147.0%+20.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS