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Most residents in poverty, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 1,641. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Woodhaven, MI, up 35 places to #89.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Detroit, MIMI649,095208,870−16%

02Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18333,631+8%

03▲1Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23329,083+54%

04▼1Flint, MIMI79,30627,330−17%

05Dearborn, MIMI105,61126,136+66%

06Lansing, MIMI113,88422,763+13%

07Warren, MIMI137,13820,377+99%

08Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68318,175−3%

09▲1Pontiac, MIMI62,07715,142+3%

10▼1East Lansing, MIMI49,35515,111−7%

11Saginaw, MIMI42,86314,807−16%

12▲1Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93114,778+126%

13▲1Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66413,548+280%

14▲2Westland, MIMI82,33311,980+103%

15▲4Taylor, MIMI61,27911,405+61%

16▼4Hamtramck, MIMI27,26111,076+79%

17▲1Muskegon, MIMI37,2249,251+12%

18▼3Battle Creek, MIMI52,0219,219+20%

19▲1Inkster, MIMI24,9598,962+53%

20▲4Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5298,442+173%

21▼4Wyoming, MIMI78,5888,091+60%

22▼1Allendale, MIMI26,6797,947+451%

23▼1Southfield, MIMI76,1117,817+35%

24▲1Jackson, MIMI31,0227,646+7%

25▲1Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9256,667−31%

26▲1Port Huron, MIMI28,2736,469+18%

27▲4Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2916,352+91%

28▼5Bay City, MIMI31,8686,188+15%

29▲3Eastpointe, MIMI33,8145,943+173%

30▼2Roseville, MIMI46,8635,909+55%

31▼1Kentwood, MIMI54,7765,626+99%

32▼3Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7664,932−14%

33▲15Melvindale, MIMI12,3254,910+300%

34▲5St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8724,883+108%

35▼1Marquette, MIMI21,9444,786+43%

36▼1Burton, MIMI29,3134,753+81%

37▲1Troy, MIMI88,7334,723+112%

38▼2Livonia, MIMI92,6034,439+40%

39▼2Midland, MIMI42,8064,398+20%

40▼7Adrian, MIMI20,1914,131+39%

41▲12Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5393,975+68%

42▲7Monroe, MIMI20,0763,901+40%

43▲3Okemos, MIMI26,3963,832+76%

44▲34Novi, MIMI67,3193,606+241%

45Royal Oak, MIMI57,5833,593+40%

46▼5Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8033,591−25%

47Holland, MIMI35,3723,551−5%

48▼8Highland Park, MIMI8,2483,530−45%

49▼6Oak Park, MIMI29,0723,512+26%

50▼6Portage, MIMI49,8623,506+62%

51▲3Houghton, MIMI8,5603,396+31%

52▲6Romulus, MIMI24,5473,358+16%

53▼3Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7703,358−6%

54▼12Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723,178+83%

55▲2Madison Heights, MIMI28,2973,068+11%

56▼1Harper Woods, MIMI14,8602,995+313%

57▲16Coldwater, MIMI14,2162,906+139%

58▲4Big Rapids, MIMI8,6232,891−24%

59▲1Garden City, MIMI26,2802,857+113%

60▲9Holt, MIMI25,3162,854+275%

61▲2River Rouge, MIMI6,8142,790+28%

62▼6Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9252,780+122%

63▼11Southgate, MIMI28,9312,771+102%

64▼13Wayne, MIMI17,0652,725+58%

65▲2Ecorse, MIMI8,8932,662+5%

66▼5Beecher, MIMI8,4122,632−32%

67▼8Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4192,536+4%

68▲12Owosso, MIMI14,4372,520+21%

69▲1Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0832,377−18%

70▲12Waverly, MIMI23,5752,374+153%

71▲15Lapeer, MIMI9,2012,222+141%

72▲7Escanaba, MIMI12,2572,189+21%

73▲11Alpena, MIMI10,0882,157+42%

74▼8Niles, MIMI11,6652,101+27%

75▼1Alma, MIMI9,3042,039+90%

76▲15Fair Plain, MIMI7,3301,947+56%

77Cutlerville, MIMI18,7801,944+79%

78▲9Walker, MIMI25,8811,936+45%

79▲9Haslett, MIMI18,5591,930+141%

80▼5Allen Park, MIMI27,4451,920+104%

81▲12Traverse City, MIMI15,8321,912+57%

82▼6Cadillac, MIMI10,4381,901+39%

83▼11Albion, MIMI7,4741,901+4%

84▲8Wixom, MIMI17,3131,881+161%

85▼17Hazel Park, MIMI14,9371,838−22%

86▼3Hillsdale, MIMI8,0021,830+116%

87▼2Ferndale, MIMI19,2121,731−5%

88▲8Ludington, MIMI7,6341,725+27%

89▲35Woodhaven, MIMI12,5031,644+293%

90▲10Bridgeport, MIMI6,8841,641+84%

91▼20Norton Shores, MIMI25,0881,624+37%

92▲13Grand Haven, MIMI11,0381,591+218%

93▼29Ionia, MIMI12,2081,536−8%

94▼5Fraser, MIMI14,4961,522+135%

95▼30Sturgis, MIMI10,9001,479−19%

96▲22Center Line, MIMI8,5031,424+26%

97▲1Northview, MIMI15,2681,386+57%

98▲4Menominee, MIMI8,1751,362+12%

99▲13Comstock Park, MIMI10,5771,249+21%

100▼19Westwood, MIMI8,8671,248+8%

101▼11Dowagiac, MIMI5,7251,224+12%

102▼3Three Rivers, MIMI7,9101,192−16%

103▲5Grandville, MIMI17,0181,188+63%

104▼7Buena Vista, MIMI5,7981,182−34%

105▲30Ishpeming, MIMI6,2051,156+56%

106▲4Birmingham, MIMI21,9231,099+99%

107▲2Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7691,094+83%

108▼14Flat Rock, MIMI10,2181,070+42%

109▲18South Monroe, MIMI6,9601,057+56%

110▲27Manistee, MIMI6,1571,054+44%

111▼5Greenville, MIMI9,2561,037−14%

112▼5Charlotte, MIMI9,3051,034+23%

113▲23Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4691,013+17%

114▼11Springfield, MIMI5,2461,005+49%

115▼20Trenton, MIMI17,8499930%

116▼3St. Louis, MIMI7,406987+38%

117▲35Shields, MIMI7,402969+294%

118▲12St. Johns, MIMI7,780962+96%

119▲6Hastings, MIMI7,490937+64%

120▲1Belding, MIMI6,000923−4%

121▼20New Haven, MIMI6,749894+100%

122▼11Riverview, MIMI11,947891+44%

123▲20Forest Hills, MIMI28,695861+104%

124▼5Davison, MIMI5,039819+121%

125▼21Fenton, MIMI11,774818+25%

126▼12Richmond, MIMI5,927788+160%

127▲13Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792785+92%

128▲3Howell, MIMI9,896773+26%

129▼14Walled Lake, MIMI7,320763+128%

130▲3Gladstone, MIMI5,189741+44%

131▲11Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880719+59%

132▲22Allegan, MIMI5,127718+10%

133▲6Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218698+124%

134▼14Eastwood, MIMI6,669684−10%

135▲14Berkley, MIMI15,145683+23%

136▼13Clawson, MIMI11,312668+52%

137▲1New Baltimore, MIMI12,123650+153%

138▼22Jenison, MIMI17,582649+51%

139▲27Hudsonville, MIMI7,964644+98%

140▲28Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827638+93%

141▼19Marysville, MIMI9,868631+42%

142▲14Brighton, MIMI7,904624+82%

143▲15Milan, MIMI5,973624+169%

144▲16Zeeland, MIMI5,637589+121%

145▼19Temperance, MIMI8,914586+112%

146▼14Flushing, MIMI8,175584+48%

147▼6St. Joseph, MIMI7,893581+1%

148▼3Lambertville, MIMI9,955560+25%

149▼5Farmington, MIMI11,409557+63%

150▲13Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095555+12%

151▼34Rochester, MIMI12,824540+94%

152▲9Petoskey, MIMI5,772526−28%

153▲6Saline, MIMI9,001525+62%

154▼25Holly, MIMI5,906506+13%

155Milford, MIMI6,520495+10%

156▼6Tecumseh, MIMI8,608488+17%

157▼6Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853481−34%

158▼10South Lyon, MIMI12,107477−9%

159▲8Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417462+194%

160▼32Kingsford, MIMI5,096462−20%

161▼15Mason, MIMI8,264439+60%

162▲8Freeland, MIMI7,557417+214%

163▲12East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663407+33%

164▲5St. Clair, MIMI5,833396+69%

165▼3Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878391+15%

166▼13Utica, MIMI5,114390+22%

167▼33Marshall, MIMI6,800384+4%

168▼21Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391369+36%

169▼12Rockford, MIMI6,313312−16%

170▼6Dundee, MIMI6,008298−5%

171▲2Plymouth, MIMI9,164292−3%

172▲4Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735252+22%

173▼1Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197251+6%

174Chelsea, MIMI5,424221+18%

175▼4Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449182−25%

176▲2Northville, MIMI6,013171+63%

177▼12Byron Center, MIMI7,403168+38%

178▼1Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490156+11%

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274141−11%

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