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

All 90 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hamtramck, MI | 39.9 |
| 2 | Melvindale, MI | 39.1 |
| 3 | Inkster, MI | 35.2 |
| 4 | Flint, MI | 34.1 |
| 5 | Saginaw, MI | 34 |
| 6 | East Lansing, MI | 33 |
| 7 | Detroit, MI | 32.7 |
| 8 | Mount Pleasant, MI | 31.4 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo, MI | 24.9 |
| 10 | Muskegon, MI | 24.9 |
| 11 | Ypsilanti, MI | 24.8 |
| 12 | Jackson, MI | 24.6 |
| 13 | Pontiac, MI | 24.4 |
| 14 | Dearborn, MI | 24.3 |
| 15 | Ann Arbor, MI | 23.8 |
| 16 | Port Huron, MI | 22.6 |
| 17 | Marquette, MI | 22.4 |
| 18 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 21.9 |
| 19 | Lincoln Park, MI | 21.5 |
| 20 | Coldwater, MI | 21.3 |
| 21 | Alpena, MI | 21.2 |
| 22 | Adrian, MI | 20.3 |
| 23 | Lansing, MI | 20.1 |
| 24 | Harper Woods, MI | 19.8 |
| 25 | Monroe, MI | 19.2 |
| 26 | Bay City, MI | 19.1 |
| 27 | Taylor, MI | 18.4 |
| 28 | Cadillac, MI | 18.2 |
| 29 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 17.8 |
| 30 | Niles, MI | 17.8 |
| 31 | Escanaba, MI | 17.7 |
| 32 | Battle Creek, MI | 17.6 |
| 33 | Eastpointe, MI | 17.5 |
| 34 | Owosso, MI | 17.2 |
| 35 | Grand Rapids, MI | 16.9 |
| 36 | Mount Clemens, MI | 16.4 |
| 37 | Burton, MI | 16.1 |
| 38 | Wayne, MI | 15.7 |
| 39 | Warren, MI | 14.8 |
| 40 | Grand Haven, MI | 14.5 |
| 41 | Westland, MI | 14.3 |
| 42 | Romulus, MI | 13.5 |
| 43 | Sturgis, MI | 13.4 |
| 44 | Wyandotte, MI | 13 |
| 45 | Woodhaven, MI | 13 |
| 46 | Roseville, MI | 12.5 |
| 47 | Hazel Park, MI | 12.3 |
| 48 | Traverse City, MI | 12.3 |
| 49 | Ionia, MI | 12 |
| 50 | Oak Park, MI | 12 |
| 51 | Auburn Hills, MI | 11.1 |
| 52 | Sterling Heights, MI | 11.1 |
| 53 | Wixom, MI | 10.9 |
| 54 | Madison Heights, MI | 10.8 |
| 55 | Garden City, MI | 10.7 |
| 56 | Wyoming, MI | 10.5 |
| 57 | Fraser, MI | 10.4 |
| 58 | Kentwood, MI | 10.4 |
| 59 | Flat Rock, MI | 10.4 |
| 60 | Holland, MI | 10.3 |
| 61 | Midland, MI | 10.3 |
| 62 | Southfield, MI | 10.3 |
| 63 | Southgate, MI | 9.4 |
| 64 | Ferndale, MI | 9 |
| 65 | St. Clair Shores, MI | 8.4 |
| 66 | Walker, MI | 7.6 |
| 67 | Farmington Hills, MI | 7.6 |
| 68 | Riverview, MI | 7.3 |
| 69 | Grandville, MI | 7.3 |
| 70 | Portage, MI | 7.1 |
| 71 | Allen Park, MI | 6.9 |
| 72 | Fenton, MI | 6.9 |
| 73 | Norton Shores, MI | 6.5 |
| 74 | Royal Oak, MI | 6.2 |
| 75 | Clawson, MI | 5.9 |
| 76 | Trenton, MI | 5.5 |
| 77 | Novi, MI | 5.4 |
| 78 | New Baltimore, MI | 5.4 |
| 79 | Troy, MI | 5.4 |
| 80 | Rochester Hills, MI | 5.2 |
| 81 | Birmingham, MI | 5.1 |
| 82 | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | 4.9 |
| 83 | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | 4.9 |
| 84 | Farmington, MI | 4.8 |
| 85 | Livonia, MI | 4.7 |
| 86 | Berkley, MI | 4.5 |
| 87 | Rochester, MI | 4.2 |
| 88 | South Lyon, MI | 4 |
| 89 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 3.6 |
| 90 | Beverly Hills, MI | 1.7 |