RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most unemployed people, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 338. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Coldwater, MI, up 72 places to #67.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Detroit, MIMI649,09537,662−12%

02▲1Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1835,764−8%

03▲2Warren, MIMI137,1385,681+14%

04Lansing, MIMI113,8845,128−15%

05▼3Flint, MIMI79,3065,083−35%

06Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9314,119+20%

07▲1Pontiac, MIMI62,0773,091+1%

08▲2Dearborn, MIMI105,6112,961+14%

09Southfield, MIMI76,1112,734+3%

10▼3Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6832,730−18%

11▲4Westland, MIMI82,3332,621+28%

12▼1Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2332,572+11%

13▲1Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2912,463+16%

14▼2Livonia, MIMI92,6032,251−2%

15▲9Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6642,204+38%

16▲11Eastpointe, MIMI33,8142,132+58%

17▲6Troy, MIMI88,7332,074+29%

18▼2Taylor, MIMI61,2792,062+8%

19▼6Saginaw, MIMI42,8631,900−16%

20▲16Oak Park, MIMI29,0721,787+65%

21▼4Wyoming, MIMI78,5881,786−7%

22▲3Battle Creek, MIMI52,0211,775+11%

23▼3Roseville, MIMI46,8631,721−1%

24▲4Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5391,641+21%

25▲15Inkster, MIMI24,9591,624+63%

26▼7East Lansing, MIMI49,3551,514−14%

27▲4Novi, MIMI67,3191,500+18%

28▲6Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5291,486+32%

29▼3Muskegon, MIMI37,2241,475−6%

30▼12St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8721,373−27%

31▼9Jackson, MIMI31,0221,356−16%

32▲5Kentwood, MIMI54,7761,338+23%

33▲2Royal Oak, MIMI57,5831,312+21%

34▼1Allendale, MIMI26,6791,278+9%

35▼6Port Huron, MIMI28,2731,260−5%

36▼15Portage, MIMI49,8621,172−32%

37▲16Hamtramck, MIMI27,2611,136+61%

38▲4Garden City, MIMI26,2801,125+28%

39▼9Bay City, MIMI31,8681,051−19%

40▲1Burton, MIMI29,3131,036+8%

41▼3Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766972−9%

42▲8Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925918+19%

43▼11Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925900−29%

44▼1Wayne, MIMI17,065889+2%

45▼1Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803859−1%

46▼1Midland, MIMI42,806850+2%

47▼8Romulus, MIMI24,547837−19%

48▲4Holt, MIMI25,316762+8%

49▲5Waverly, MIMI23,575759+15%

50▲15Allen Park, MIMI27,445724+34%

51▲12Fair Plain, MIMI7,330720+24%

52▼5Highland Park, MIMI8,248685−16%

53▲5Monroe, MIMI20,076676+11%

54▲13Niles, MIMI11,665645+34%

55▲1Southgate, MIMI28,931622−5%

56▼10Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770619−25%

57▼8Beecher, MIMI8,412597−25%

58▼7Norton Shores, MIMI25,088596−18%

59▲39Fenton, MIMI11,774584+88%

60Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419537−10%

61▼13Marquette, MIMI21,944526−34%

62▼3Harper Woods, MIMI14,860520−14%

63▲11Ferndale, MIMI19,212513+20%

64▲17Birmingham, MIMI21,923506+40%

65▲7Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792501+12%

66▲19Adrian, MIMI20,191496+43%

67▲72Coldwater, MIMI14,216492+200%

68▲20Woodhaven, MIMI12,503476+40%

69▲22Sturgis, MIMI10,900473+42%

70▼9Madison Heights, MIMI28,297467−22%

71▼16Holland, MIMI35,372466−29%

72▼2Hazel Park, MIMI14,937448−2%

73▼16Wyandotte, MIMI24,072448−29%

74▲61Haslett, MIMI18,559444+149%

75▼2Traverse City, MIMI15,8324310%

76▲39Houghton, MIMI8,560430+85%

77Walker, MIMI25,881424+7%

78▲1Owosso, MIMI14,437418+12%

79▲44Three Rivers, MIMI7,910412+94%

80▼4Albion, MIMI7,474408+2%

81▼3Cutlerville, MIMI18,780408+9%

82▼18Okemos, MIMI26,396396−28%

83▲31Flat Rock, MIMI10,218393+67%

84▲49Wixom, MIMI17,313392+110%

85▼17Northview, MIMI15,268384−19%

86▲42Comstock Park, MIMI10,577371+84%

87▼12Fraser, MIMI14,496350−15%

88▲4River Rouge, MIMI6,814343+4%

89▼27Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083343−42%

90▲31Clawson, MIMI11,312338+55%

91▲31Richmond, MIMI5,927327+51%

92▲1Alma, MIMI9,3043260%

93▲1Greenville, MIMI9,256319−1%

94▼25Alpena, MIMI10,088309−32%

95▲5Saline, MIMI9,001297+8%

96▼9Ecorse, MIMI8,893295−14%

97▼8Center Line, MIMI8,503295−13%

98▼32Melvindale, MIMI12,325283−45%

99▼13Trenton, MIMI17,849277−19%

100▲6Cadillac, MIMI10,438276+7%

101▼6Escanaba, MIMI12,257273−14%

102▲11New Baltimore, MIMI12,123271+15%

103▲39Bridgeport, MIMI6,884261+71%

104▲47Flushing, MIMI8,175258+90%

105▼6Dowagiac, MIMI5,725257−10%

106▼24South Monroe, MIMI6,960255−28%

107▲9Tecumseh, MIMI8,608253+13%

108▲2South Lyon, MIMI12,107251+4%

109▼26Marshall, MIMI6,800247−30%

110▲35Farmington, MIMI11,409246+67%

111▲39Davison, MIMI5,039246+78%

112▲28Springfield, MIMI5,246246+52%

113▲19Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095218+16%

114▼18Rockford, MIMI6,313213−32%

115▲37Milan, MIMI5,973212+63%

116▼45Big Rapids, MIMI8,623212−53%

117▼6Hudsonville, MIMI7,964210−13%

118▲50Shields, MIMI7,402208+259%

119▲5Berkley, MIMI15,145202−2%

120▼23Eastwood, MIMI6,669195−38%

121▲6Manistee, MIMI6,157195−4%

122▼5Ishpeming, MIMI6,205192−14%

123▲32East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663190+61%

124▼4Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853187−15%

125▲24Howell, MIMI9,896184+32%

126▼36Buena Vista, MIMI5,798182−46%

127▲7Walled Lake, MIMI7,320180−1%

128▼48Rochester, MIMI12,824178−51%

129▲15Hillsdale, MIMI8,002172+15%

130▲18Belding, MIMI6,000167+19%

131▲38Temperance, MIMI8,914167+193%

132▼31Marysville, MIMI9,868166−39%

133▲3Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469161−10%

134▼25Jenison, MIMI17,582158−37%

135▼4Grandville, MIMI17,018156−17%

136▲38Kingsford, MIMI5,096150+194%

137▲22St. Johns, MIMI7,780148+59%

138▼36Forest Hills, MIMI28,695148−45%

139▼35Charlotte, MIMI9,305144−45%

140▲35Freeland, MIMI7,557141+176%

141▼16Lapeer, MIMI9,201137−33%

142▲16Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878135+36%

143▼40Hastings, MIMI7,490134−50%

144▼36Holly, MIMI5,906133−48%

145▼26Riverview, MIMI11,947131−40%

146▼34Westwood, MIMI8,867131−45%

147▼6Mason, MIMI8,264124−23%

148▲24Chelsea, MIMI5,424122+135%

149▲16Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490118+64%

150▼4Ludington, MIMI7,634118−19%

151▼8Plymouth, MIMI9,164118−21%

152▲25Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417118+151%

153▲8Brighton, MIMI7,904117+30%

154▲9Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197116+43%

155▼50Menominee, MIMI8,175113−57%

156▼3Dundee, MIMI6,008108−14%

157▼50Ionia, MIMI12,208106−59%

158▼11Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735101−30%

159▲20Lambertville, MIMI9,955100+144%

160▼31Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880100−49%

161▼77Grand Haven, MIMI11,03898−72%

162▲16Allegan, MIMI5,12789+98%

163▲13Gladstone, MIMI5,18987+74%

164▼46New Haven, MIMI6,74987−60%

165▼3St. Joseph, MIMI7,89387−2%

166▼10Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44987−19%

167▼13Zeeland, MIMI5,63782−32%

168▼30Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76974−56%

169▼43Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39171−65%

170▼3Milford, MIMI6,52070+8%

171▼14Northville, MIMI6,01366−35%

172▼35Utica, MIMI5,11461−64%

173▼9Byron Center, MIMI7,40359−24%

174▼1Petoskey, MIMI5,77251−2%

175▼4St. Louis, MIMI7,40643−23%

176▼6Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21840−29%

177▼11Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27431−52%

178▼48St. Clair, MIMI5,83322−88%

179▼19Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82715−84%

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