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

Hamtramck, MI had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2022, at 37.8%. East Grand Rapids, MI had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 13.5% and the figure for Michigan was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.8Hamtramck, MI
Lowest1.7East Grand Rapids, MI
Median13.590 cities
Michigan13.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Hamtramck, MI: 37.8 %Hamtramck, MI37.8Inkster, MI: 35.1 %Inkster, MI35.1Saginaw, MI: 34.5 %Saginaw, MI34.5Mount Pleasant, MI: 34.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI34.4East Lansing, MI: 34.3 %East Lansing, MI34.3Flint, MI: 33.3 %Flint, MI33.3Melvindale, MI: 33.2 %Melvindale, MI33.2Detroit, MI: 31.5 %Detroit, MI31.5Ypsilanti, MI: 27.3 %Ypsilanti, MI27.3Kalamazoo, MI: 26.8 %Kalamazoo, MI26.8Pontiac, MI: 26.7 %Pontiac, MI26.7Bay City, MI: 24.8 %Bay City, MI24.8Jackson, MI: 24 %Jackson, MI24Dearborn, MI: 23.7 %Dearborn, MI23.7Adrian, MI: 23.4 %Adrian, MI23.4Ann Arbor, MI: 23.3 %Ann Arbor, MI23.3Marquette, MI: 23.1 %Marquette, MI23.1Muskegon, MI: 22.9 %Muskegon, MI22.9Port Huron, MI: 22.2 %Port Huron, MI22.2Dearborn Heights, MI: 21.7 %Dearborn Heights, MI21.7Niles, MI: 21.7 %Niles, MI21.7Coldwater, MI: 21.7 %Coldwater, MI21.7Alpena, MI: 20.9 %Alpena, MI20.9Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 20.8 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI20.8Harper Woods, MI: 20.1 %Harper Woods, MI20.1Lansing, MI: 20 %Lansing, MI20Lincoln Park, MI: 19.8 %Lincoln Park, MI19.8Cadillac, MI: 19.7 %Cadillac, MI19.7Battle Creek, MI: 19.2 %Battle Creek, MI19.2Escanaba, MI: 19 %Escanaba, MI19Grand Rapids, MI: 19 %Grand Rapids, MI19Sturgis, MI: 18.8 %Sturgis, MI18.8Wayne, MI: 17.6 %Wayne, MI17.6Eastpointe, MI: 17.2 %Eastpointe, MI17.2Mount Clemens, MI: 16.8 %Mount Clemens, MI16.8Ionia, MI: 16.4 %Ionia, MI16.4Monroe, MI: 16.4 %Monroe, MI16.4Flat Rock, MI: 16.3 %Flat Rock, MI16.3Burton, MI: 16.2 %Burton, MI16.2Taylor, MI: 15.9 %Taylor, MI15.9Hamtramck, MI: 37.8 %Hamtramck, MI37.8Inkster, MI: 35.1 %Inkster, MI35.1Saginaw, MI: 34.5 %Saginaw, MI34.5Mount Pleasant, MI: 34.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI34.4East Lansing, MI: 34.3 %East Lansing, MI34.3Flint, MI: 33.3 %Flint, MI33.3Melvindale, MI: 33.2 %Melvindale, MI33.2Detroit, MI: 31.5 %Detroit, MI31.5Ypsilanti, MI: 27.3 %Ypsilanti, MI27.3Kalamazoo, MI: 26.8 %Kalamazoo, MI26.8Pontiac, MI: 26.7 %Pontiac, MI26.7Bay City, MI: 24.8 %Bay City, MI24.8Jackson, MI: 24 %Jackson, MI24Dearborn, MI: 23.7 %Dearborn, MI23.7Adrian, MI: 23.4 %Adrian, MI23.4Ann Arbor, MI: 23.3 %Ann Arbor, MI23.3Marquette, MI: 23.1 %Marquette, MI23.1Muskegon, MI: 22.9 %Muskegon, MI22.9Port Huron, MI: 22.2 %Port Huron, MI22.2Dearborn Heights, MI: 21.7 %Dearborn Heights, MI21.7Niles, MI: 21.7 %Niles, MI21.7Coldwater, MI: 21.7 %Coldwater, MI21.7Alpena, MI: 20.9 %Alpena, MI20.9Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 20.8 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI20.8Harper Woods, MI: 20.1 %Harper Woods, MI20.1Lansing, MI: 20 %Lansing, MI20Lincoln Park, MI: 19.8 %Lincoln Park, MI19.8Cadillac, MI: 19.7 %Cadillac, MI19.7Battle Creek, MI: 19.2 %Battle Creek, MI19.2Escanaba, MI: 19 %Escanaba, MI19Grand Rapids, MI: 19 %Grand Rapids, MI19Sturgis, MI: 18.8 %Sturgis, MI18.8Wayne, MI: 17.6 %Wayne, MI17.6Eastpointe, MI: 17.2 %Eastpointe, MI17.2Mount Clemens, MI: 16.8 %Mount Clemens, MI16.8Ionia, MI: 16.4 %Ionia, MI16.4Monroe, MI: 16.4 %Monroe, MI16.4Flat Rock, MI: 16.3 %Flat Rock, MI16.3Burton, MI: 16.2 %Burton, MI16.2Taylor, MI: 15.9 %Taylor, MI15.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hamtramck, MI37.8-5.3 pts
2Inkster, MI35.1-2.7 pts
3Saginaw, MI34.5-1.1 pts
4Mount Pleasant, MI34.4+0.4 pts
5East Lansing, MI34.3-1.2 pts
6Flint, MI33.3-2.2 pts
7Melvindale, MI33.2+5.2 pts
8Detroit, MI31.5-0.3 pts
9Ypsilanti, MI27.3-1.6 pts
10Kalamazoo, MI26.8-1 pts
11Pontiac, MI26.7-1 pts
12Bay City, MI24.8+1.3 pts
13Jackson, MI24+0.2 pts
14Dearborn, MI23.7-1.1 pts
15Adrian, MI23.4-2.7 pts
16Ann Arbor, MI23.3+0.8 pts
17Marquette, MI23.1-3.4 pts
18Muskegon, MI22.9+0.4 pts
19Port Huron, MI22.2+0.2 pts
20Dearborn Heights, MI21.7+1.5 pts
21Niles, MI21.7-0.5 pts
22Coldwater, MI21.7+6.7 pts
23Alpena, MI20.9+2.5 pts
24Sault Ste. Marie, MI20.8-1.2 pts
25Harper Woods, MI20.1-1.5 pts
26Lansing, MI20-1.8 pts
27Lincoln Park, MI19.8-1.2 pts
28Cadillac, MI19.7-0.7 pts
29Battle Creek, MI19.2-2.8 pts
30Escanaba, MI19+1.8 pts
30Grand Rapids, MI19+0.4 pts
32Sturgis, MI18.8-1.9 pts
33Wayne, MI17.6-2.1 pts
34Eastpointe, MI17.2+0.2 pts
35Mount Clemens, MI16.8-2.3 pts
36Ionia, MI16.4+0.4 pts
37Monroe, MI16.4-0.6 pts
38Flat Rock, MI16.3+1.9 pts
39Burton, MI16.20 pts
40Taylor, MI15.9+0.8 pts
41Hazel Park, MI15.5-2.8 pts
42Wyandotte, MI15.3-0.7 pts
43Oak Park, MI14.5+1.5 pts
44Westland, MI14.4+0.8 pts
45Warren, MI13.5-1.8 pts
46Roseville, MI13.4-0.1 pts
47Owosso, MI13.1-0.3 pts
48Grand Haven, MI12.1+0.1 pts
49Madison Heights, MI12+0.3 pts
50Romulus, MI11.8-0.9 pts
51Holland, MI11.6+0.7 pts
52Auburn Hills, MI11.5+0.3 pts
53Southfield, MI11.4+0.3 pts
54Traverse City, MI11.2+1.4 pts
55Wyoming, MI10.9-0.5 pts
56Garden City, MI10.8-0.2 pts
57Fraser, MI10.7-0.2 pts
58Fenton, MI10.5+0.8 pts
59Woodhaven, MI10.5+4.2 pts
60Sterling Heights, MI10.3+0.5 pts
61Kentwood, MI9.9-0.1 pts
62Southgate, MI9.7-0.9 pts
63Midland, MI9.2-1.3 pts
64Wixom, MI8.7+1 pts
65Ferndale, MI8.4-0.4 pts
66Grandville, MI8.3+2 pts
67Riverview, MI7.9-0.2 pts
68Portage, MI7.8+0.4 pts
69Allen Park, MI7.6-1.1 pts
70St. Clair Shores, MI7.2-0.4 pts
71Walker, MI7.1-0.6 pts
72Norton Shores, MI7-1.2 pts
73Trenton, MI6.7+0.2 pts
74Royal Oak, MI6.5+0.2 pts
75Clawson, MI6.3-1.2 pts
76Rochester, MI6+0.1 pts
77Troy, MI5.9+0.6 pts
78Farmington Hills, MI5.7-0 pts
79Birmingham, MI5.5+1 pts
80South Lyon, MI5-0 pts
81Farmington, MI4.9+0.4 pts
82Grosse Pointe Woods, MI4.7-0.4 pts
83Livonia, MI4.5-0.2 pts
84New Baltimore, MI4.3-2 pts
84Rochester Hills, MI4.30 pts
86Novi, MI3.9-0.1 pts
87Grosse Pointe Park, MI3.6-0.7 pts
88Berkley, MI3.1-1.2 pts
89Beverly Hills, MI2.6+0.7 pts
90East Grand Rapids, MI1.7+0.1 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hamtramck, MI, with 37.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 1.7% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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