Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Michigan was 26.62%. Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Howell city (100%), followed by Escanaba city (91.89%), and Sault Ste. Marie city (70.42%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Beverly Hills village (0%), Clawson city (0%), and Grosse Pointe Farms city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Michigan.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Howell city	100.00
2	Escanaba city	91.89
3	Sault Ste. Marie city	70.42
4	Allendale CDP	59.51
5	Marquette city	54.55
6	East Lansing city	47.39
7	Adrian city	46.64
8	Flint city	40.21
9	Ypsilanti city	39.60
10	Battle Creek city	38.39
11	Saginaw city	38.37
12	Okemos CDP	38.24
13	Hazel Park city	36.80
14	Melvindale city	36.36
15	Hamtramck city	36.17
16	Inkster city	35.47
17	Niles city	34.88
18	Bay City city	34.37
19	Jackson city	33.90
20	Monroe city	33.45
21	Kalamazoo city	33.43
22	South Lyon city	32.81
23	Lincoln Park city	32.62
24	Detroit city	32.08
25	Muskegon Heights city	31.62
26	Cutlerville CDP	30.98
27	Mount Clemens city	30.90
28	Traverse City city	30.10
29	Lansing city	30.02
30	Port Huron city	29.43
31	Taylor city	29.31
32	Wayne city	29.14
33	Grand Rapids city	28.57
34	Muskegon city	28.51
35	Alpena city	28.21
36	Kentwood city	28.00
37	Trenton city	27.87
38	Dearborn Heights city	27.42
39	Harper Woods city	27.38
40	Pontiac city	27.31
41	Dearborn city	27.04
42	Berkley city	25.98
43	Grand Haven city	25.00
44	Wyoming city	23.77
45	Ann Arbor city	23.73
46	Roseville city	22.90
47	Portage city	22.69
48	Lambertville CDP	22.58
49	Holt CDP	22.48
50	Walker city	22.47
51	Mount Pleasant city	22.40
52	Eastpointe city	22.24
53	Burton city	22.08
54	East Grand Rapids city	20.72
55	Warren city	20.43
56	Holland city	19.76
57	Fraser city	19.13
58	Birmingham city	18.65
59	Flat Rock city	18.22
60	Westland city	18.15
61	Auburn Hills city	17.67
62	Livonia city	15.91
63	Ferndale city	15.73
64	Grandville city	14.54
65	Romulus city	13.54
66	Oak Park city	13.16
67	Garden City city	12.56
68	Wyandotte city	11.89
69	Royal Oak city	11.76
70	Cadillac city	11.62
71	Sterling Heights city	11.55
72	Ionia city	11.45
73	Coldwater city	10.53
73	Wixom city	10.53
74	Novi city	10.35
75	Southfield city	10.13
76	Madison Heights city	9.26
77	Haslett CDP	9.01
78	Woodhaven city	8.79
79	Waverly CDP	8.72
80	St. Clair Shores city	8.59
81	Farmington city	8.26
82	Norton Shores city	8.16
83	Sturgis city	8.03
84	Troy city	7.96
85	Farmington Hills city	6.98
86	New Baltimore city	6.73
87	Southgate city	5.91
88	Grosse Pointe Woods city	5.71
89	Allen Park city	5.39
90	Fenton city	5.29
91	Comstock Park CDP	5.14
92	Northview CDP	4.94
93	Rochester Hills city	4.47
94	Midland city	3.57
95	Grosse Pointe Park city	3.28
96	Riverview city	3.03
97	Owosso city	1.19
98	Forest Hills CDP	0.53
99	Beverly Hills village	0.00
99	Clawson city	0.00
99	Grosse Pointe Farms city	0.00
99	Jenison CDP	0.00
99	Rochester city	0.00