Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Michigan was 13.3%. Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hamtramck city had the highest poverty rate (43.07%), followed by Inkster city (37.76%), and Saginaw city (35.59%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: East Grand Rapids city (1.63%), Beverly Hills village (1.88%), and Forest Hills CDP (1.94%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamtramck city | 43.07 |
| 2 | Inkster city | 37.76 |
| 3 | Saginaw city | 35.59 |
| 4 | Flint city | 35.48 |
| 5 | East Lansing city | 35.47 |
| 6 | Mount Pleasant city | 34.08 |
| 7 | Muskegon Heights city | 33.73 |
| 8 | Detroit city | 31.85 |
| 9 | Allendale CDP | 30.64 |
| 10 | Ypsilanti city | 28.90 |
| 11 | Melvindale city | 27.99 |
| 12 | Kalamazoo city | 27.84 |
| 13 | Pontiac city | 27.71 |
| 14 | Marquette city | 26.44 |
| 15 | Adrian city | 26.03 |
| 16 | Dearborn city | 24.72 |
| 17 | Jackson city | 23.80 |
| 18 | Bay City city | 23.56 |
| 19 | Ann Arbor city | 22.55 |
| 20 | Muskegon city | 22.50 |
| 21 | Niles city | 22.23 |
| 22 | Battle Creek city | 22.05 |
| 23 | Port Huron city | 22.04 |
| 24 | Sault Ste. Marie city | 22.02 |
| 25 | Lansing city | 21.77 |
| 26 | Harper Woods city | 21.55 |
| 27 | Lincoln Park city | 20.95 |
| 28 | Sturgis city | 20.63 |
| 29 | Cadillac city | 20.38 |
| 30 | Dearborn Heights city | 20.23 |
| 31 | Wayne city | 19.76 |
| 32 | Mount Clemens city | 19.10 |
| 33 | Grand Rapids city | 18.60 |
| 34 | Alpena city | 18.44 |
| 35 | Hazel Park city | 18.27 |
| 36 | Escanaba city | 17.26 |
| 37 | Eastpointe city | 17.07 |
| 38 | Monroe city | 17.00 |
| 39 | Burton city | 16.16 |
| 40 | Ionia city | 16.07 |
| 41 | Wyandotte city | 15.98 |
| 42 | Warren city | 15.32 |
| 43 | Coldwater city | 15.03 |
| 44 | Taylor city | 15.00 |
| 45 | Okemos CDP | 14.70 |
| 46 | Flat Rock city | 14.45 |
| 47 | Westland city | 13.63 |
| 48 | Roseville city | 13.52 |
| 49 | Owosso city | 13.37 |
| 50 | Oak Park city | 13.01 |
| 51 | Romulus city | 12.68 |
| 52 | Cutlerville CDP | 12.66 |
| 53 | Grand Haven city | 12.06 |
| 54 | Madison Heights city | 11.70 |
| 55 | Wyoming city | 11.43 |
| 56 | Auburn Hills city | 11.24 |
| 57 | Southfield city | 11.05 |
| 58 | Garden City city | 10.98 |
| 59 | Holland city | 10.91 |
| 60 | Fraser city | 10.88 |
| 61 | Southgate city | 10.67 |
| 62 | Midland city | 10.50 |
| 63 | Holt CDP | 10.07 |
| 64 | Kentwood city | 10.03 |
| 65 | Sterling Heights city | 9.80 |
| 66 | Traverse City city | 9.76 |
| 67 | Fenton city | 9.68 |
| 68 | Comstock Park CDP | 9.38 |
| 69 | Northview CDP | 8.96 |
| 70 | Ferndale city | 8.85 |
| 71 | Allen Park city | 8.63 |
| 72 | Norton Shores city | 8.20 |
| 73 | Riverview city | 8.05 |
| 74 | Waverly CDP | 7.89 |
| 75 | Wixom city | 7.76 |
| 76 | Walker city | 7.74 |
| 77 | St. Clair Shores city | 7.63 |
| 78 | Clawson city | 7.50 |
| 79 | Portage city | 7.40 |
| 80 | Haslett CDP | 7.34 |
| 81 | Trenton city | 6.54 |
| 82 | Lambertville CDP | 6.51 |
| 83 | Woodhaven city | 6.31 |
| 84 | New Baltimore city | 6.28 |
| 85 | Royal Oak city | 6.26 |
| 86 | Grandville city | 6.23 |
| 87 | Howell city | 6.21 |
| 88 | Jenison CDP | 6.19 |
| 89 | Rochester city | 5.85 |
| 90 | Farmington Hills city | 5.75 |
| 91 | Troy city | 5.34 |
| 92 | Grosse Pointe Woods city | 5.09 |
| 93 | South Lyon city | 5.02 |
| 94 | Livonia city | 4.70 |
| 95 | Birmingham city | 4.50 |
| 96 | Farmington city | 4.46 |
| 97 | Grosse Pointe Park city | 4.34 |
| 98 | Berkley city | 4.30 |
| 99 | Rochester Hills city | 4.26 |
| 100 | Novi city | 3.95 |
| 101 | Grosse Pointe Farms city | 2.61 |
| 102 | Forest Hills CDP | 1.94 |
| 103 | Beverly Hills village | 1.88 |
| 104 | East Grand Rapids city | 1.63 |