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Cities in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Hamtramck, MI had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2024, at 39.9%. Beverly Hills, MI had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for Michigan was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.9Hamtramck, MI
Lowest1.7Beverly Hills, MI
Median12.790 cities
Michigan13.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Hamtramck, MI: 39.9 %Hamtramck, MI39.9Melvindale, MI: 39.1 %Melvindale, MI39.1Inkster, MI: 35.2 %Inkster, MI35.2Flint, MI: 34.1 %Flint, MI34.1Saginaw, MI: 34 %Saginaw, MI34East Lansing, MI: 33 %East Lansing, MI33Detroit, MI: 32.7 %Detroit, MI32.7Mount Pleasant, MI: 31.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI31.4Kalamazoo, MI: 24.9 %Kalamazoo, MI24.9Muskegon, MI: 24.9 %Muskegon, MI24.9Ypsilanti, MI: 24.8 %Ypsilanti, MI24.8Jackson, MI: 24.6 %Jackson, MI24.6Pontiac, MI: 24.4 %Pontiac, MI24.4Dearborn, MI: 24.3 %Dearborn, MI24.3Ann Arbor, MI: 23.8 %Ann Arbor, MI23.8Port Huron, MI: 22.6 %Port Huron, MI22.6Marquette, MI: 22.4 %Marquette, MI22.4Dearborn Heights, MI: 21.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI21.9Lincoln Park, MI: 21.5 %Lincoln Park, MI21.5Coldwater, MI: 21.3 %Coldwater, MI21.3Alpena, MI: 21.2 %Alpena, MI21.2Adrian, MI: 20.3 %Adrian, MI20.3Lansing, MI: 20.1 %Lansing, MI20.1Harper Woods, MI: 19.8 %Harper Woods, MI19.8Monroe, MI: 19.2 %Monroe, MI19.2Bay City, MI: 19.1 %Bay City, MI19.1Taylor, MI: 18.4 %Taylor, MI18.4Cadillac, MI: 18.2 %Cadillac, MI18.2Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 17.8 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI17.8Niles, MI: 17.8 %Niles, MI17.8Escanaba, MI: 17.7 %Escanaba, MI17.7Battle Creek, MI: 17.6 %Battle Creek, MI17.6Eastpointe, MI: 17.5 %Eastpointe, MI17.5Owosso, MI: 17.2 %Owosso, MI17.2Grand Rapids, MI: 16.9 %Grand Rapids, MI16.9Mount Clemens, MI: 16.4 %Mount Clemens, MI16.4Burton, MI: 16.1 %Burton, MI16.1Wayne, MI: 15.7 %Wayne, MI15.7Warren, MI: 14.8 %Warren, MI14.8Grand Haven, MI: 14.5 %Grand Haven, MI14.5Hamtramck, MI: 39.9 %Hamtramck, MI39.9Melvindale, MI: 39.1 %Melvindale, MI39.1Inkster, MI: 35.2 %Inkster, MI35.2Flint, MI: 34.1 %Flint, MI34.1Saginaw, MI: 34 %Saginaw, MI34East Lansing, MI: 33 %East Lansing, MI33Detroit, MI: 32.7 %Detroit, MI32.7Mount Pleasant, MI: 31.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI31.4Kalamazoo, MI: 24.9 %Kalamazoo, MI24.9Muskegon, MI: 24.9 %Muskegon, MI24.9Ypsilanti, MI: 24.8 %Ypsilanti, MI24.8Jackson, MI: 24.6 %Jackson, MI24.6Pontiac, MI: 24.4 %Pontiac, MI24.4Dearborn, MI: 24.3 %Dearborn, MI24.3Ann Arbor, MI: 23.8 %Ann Arbor, MI23.8Port Huron, MI: 22.6 %Port Huron, MI22.6Marquette, MI: 22.4 %Marquette, MI22.4Dearborn Heights, MI: 21.9 %Dearborn Heights, MI21.9Lincoln Park, MI: 21.5 %Lincoln Park, MI21.5Coldwater, MI: 21.3 %Coldwater, MI21.3Alpena, MI: 21.2 %Alpena, MI21.2Adrian, MI: 20.3 %Adrian, MI20.3Lansing, MI: 20.1 %Lansing, MI20.1Harper Woods, MI: 19.8 %Harper Woods, MI19.8Monroe, MI: 19.2 %Monroe, MI19.2Bay City, MI: 19.1 %Bay City, MI19.1Taylor, MI: 18.4 %Taylor, MI18.4Cadillac, MI: 18.2 %Cadillac, MI18.2Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 17.8 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI17.8Niles, MI: 17.8 %Niles, MI17.8Escanaba, MI: 17.7 %Escanaba, MI17.7Battle Creek, MI: 17.6 %Battle Creek, MI17.6Eastpointe, MI: 17.5 %Eastpointe, MI17.5Owosso, MI: 17.2 %Owosso, MI17.2Grand Rapids, MI: 16.9 %Grand Rapids, MI16.9Mount Clemens, MI: 16.4 %Mount Clemens, MI16.4Burton, MI: 16.1 %Burton, MI16.1Wayne, MI: 15.7 %Wayne, MI15.7Warren, MI: 14.8 %Warren, MI14.8Grand Haven, MI: 14.5 %Grand Haven, MI14.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hamtramck, MI39.9+1.7 pts
2Melvindale, MI39.1+4.7 pts
3Inkster, MI35.2-1.1 pts
4Flint, MI34.1-0.3 pts
5Saginaw, MI34+0.5 pts
6East Lansing, MI33-1.1 pts
7Detroit, MI32.7+1.2 pts
8Mount Pleasant, MI31.4-4.4 pts
9Kalamazoo, MI24.9-2.1 pts
10Muskegon, MI24.9+4.7 pts
11Ypsilanti, MI24.8-0.7 pts
12Jackson, MI24.6-0.9 pts
13Pontiac, MI24.4-1.3 pts
14Dearborn, MI24.3+0.1 pts
15Ann Arbor, MI23.8+0.9 pts
16Port Huron, MI22.6+0.5 pts
17Marquette, MI22.4+0.7 pts
18Dearborn Heights, MI21.9+1.5 pts
19Lincoln Park, MI21.5-0.6 pts
20Coldwater, MI21.3+1.4 pts
21Alpena, MI21.2+2 pts
22Adrian, MI20.3-3.4 pts
23Lansing, MI20.1+0.2 pts
24Harper Woods, MI19.80 pts
25Monroe, MI19.2+0.9 pts
26Bay City, MI19.1-2.3 pts
27Taylor, MI18.4+1.7 pts
28Cadillac, MI18.2+0.8 pts
29Sault Ste. Marie, MI17.8-0.8 pts
30Niles, MI17.8-3.1 pts
31Escanaba, MI17.7-3.4 pts
32Battle Creek, MI17.6-0.4 pts
33Eastpointe, MI17.5-0.7 pts
34Owosso, MI17.2+1.7 pts
35Grand Rapids, MI16.9-1.7 pts
36Mount Clemens, MI16.4+2 pts
37Burton, MI16.1-0.9 pts
38Wayne, MI15.7+0.4 pts
39Warren, MI14.8+2 pts
40Grand Haven, MI14.5+1.8 pts
41Westland, MI14.3+1 pts
42Romulus, MI13.5+2.5 pts
43Sturgis, MI13.4-2.6 pts
44Wyandotte, MI13-2.4 pts
45Woodhaven, MI13+0.8 pts
46Roseville, MI12.5+0.8 pts
47Hazel Park, MI12.3-1.4 pts
48Traverse City, MI12.3+3.2 pts
49Ionia, MI12-4.3 pts
50Oak Park, MI12-2.2 pts
51Auburn Hills, MI11.1-0.1 pts
52Sterling Heights, MI11.1+0.5 pts
53Wixom, MI10.9+2.2 pts
54Madison Heights, MI10.8-0.5 pts
55Garden City, MI10.7-0.6 pts
56Wyoming, MI10.5-0.4 pts
57Fraser, MI10.4+0.1 pts
58Kentwood, MI10.4+0.9 pts
59Flat Rock, MI10.4-2.1 pts
60Holland, MI10.3-0.5 pts
61Midland, MI10.30 pts
62Southfield, MI10.3-1 pts
63Southgate, MI9.4-0.4 pts
64Ferndale, MI9+1.1 pts
65St. Clair Shores, MI8.4+0.7 pts
66Walker, MI7.6-0.1 pts
67Farmington Hills, MI7.6+1.3 pts
68Riverview, MI7.3-0.9 pts
69Grandville, MI7.3+0.8 pts
70Portage, MI7.1-0.4 pts
71Allen Park, MI6.9+0.8 pts
72Fenton, MI6.9+0.5 pts
73Norton Shores, MI6.5+0.7 pts
74Royal Oak, MI6.2+0.3 pts
75Clawson, MI5.9+0.5 pts
76Trenton, MI5.5-1.7 pts
77Novi, MI5.4+0.7 pts
78New Baltimore, MI5.4+0.5 pts
79Troy, MI5.4+0.1 pts
80Rochester Hills, MI5.2+0.2 pts
81Birmingham, MI5.1+0.2 pts
82Grosse Pointe Park, MI4.9-0.4 pts
83Grosse Pointe Woods, MI4.9+0.5 pts
84Farmington, MI4.8+0.8 pts
85Livonia, MI4.70 pts
86Berkley, MI4.5-0.2 pts
87Rochester, MI4.2-0.3 pts
88South Lyon, MI4-0.8 pts
89East Grand Rapids, MI3.6+0.1 pts
90Beverly Hills, MI1.7-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Hamtramck, MI, with 39.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Beverly Hills, MI, with 1.7% in 2024.

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