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.

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Howell city
Escanaba city
Sault Ste. Marie city
Allendale CDP
Marquette city
East Lansing city
Adrian city
Flint city
Ypsilanti city
Battle Creek city
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