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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 2023, at 38.2%. Beverly Hills, MI had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 12.8% and the figure for Michigan was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.2Hamtramck, MI
Lowest2.2Beverly Hills, MI
Median12.890 cities
Michigan13.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hamtramck, MI: 38.2 %Hamtramck, MI38.2Inkster, MI: 36.3 %Inkster, MI36.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 35.8 %Mount Pleasant, MI35.8Melvindale, MI: 34.4 %Melvindale, MI34.4Flint, MI: 34.4 %Flint, MI34.4East Lansing, MI: 34.2 %East Lansing, MI34.2Saginaw, MI: 33.5 %Saginaw, MI33.5Detroit, MI: 31.5 %Detroit, MI31.5Kalamazoo, MI: 27 %Kalamazoo, MI27Pontiac, MI: 25.6 %Pontiac, MI25.6Jackson, MI: 25.5 %Jackson, MI25.5Ypsilanti, MI: 25.5 %Ypsilanti, MI25.5Dearborn, MI: 24.3 %Dearborn, MI24.3Adrian, MI: 23.7 %Adrian, MI23.7Ann Arbor, MI: 23 %Ann Arbor, MI23Lincoln Park, MI: 22.1 %Lincoln Park, MI22.1Port Huron, MI: 22.1 %Port Huron, MI22.1Marquette, MI: 21.8 %Marquette, MI21.8Bay City, MI: 21.5 %Bay City, MI21.5Escanaba, MI: 21.1 %Escanaba, MI21.1Niles, MI: 20.9 %Niles, MI20.9Dearborn Heights, MI: 20.4 %Dearborn Heights, MI20.4Muskegon, MI: 20.2 %Muskegon, MI20.2Lansing, MI: 19.9 %Lansing, MI19.9Coldwater, MI: 19.9 %Coldwater, MI19.9Harper Woods, MI: 19.8 %Harper Woods, MI19.8Alpena, MI: 19.2 %Alpena, MI19.2Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 18.7 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI18.7Grand Rapids, MI: 18.6 %Grand Rapids, MI18.6Monroe, MI: 18.3 %Monroe, MI18.3Eastpointe, MI: 18.2 %Eastpointe, MI18.2Battle Creek, MI: 18 %Battle Creek, MI18Cadillac, MI: 17.4 %Cadillac, MI17.4Burton, MI: 17.1 %Burton, MI17.1Taylor, MI: 16.7 %Taylor, MI16.7Ionia, MI: 16.4 %Ionia, MI16.4Sturgis, MI: 16 %Sturgis, MI16Owosso, MI: 15.6 %Owosso, MI15.6Wayne, MI: 15.3 %Wayne, MI15.3Wyandotte, MI: 15.3 %Wyandotte, MI15.3Hamtramck, MI: 38.2 %Hamtramck, MI38.2Inkster, MI: 36.3 %Inkster, MI36.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 35.8 %Mount Pleasant, MI35.8Melvindale, MI: 34.4 %Melvindale, MI34.4Flint, MI: 34.4 %Flint, MI34.4East Lansing, MI: 34.2 %East Lansing, MI34.2Saginaw, MI: 33.5 %Saginaw, MI33.5Detroit, MI: 31.5 %Detroit, MI31.5Kalamazoo, MI: 27 %Kalamazoo, MI27Pontiac, MI: 25.6 %Pontiac, MI25.6Jackson, MI: 25.5 %Jackson, MI25.5Ypsilanti, MI: 25.5 %Ypsilanti, MI25.5Dearborn, MI: 24.3 %Dearborn, MI24.3Adrian, MI: 23.7 %Adrian, MI23.7Ann Arbor, MI: 23 %Ann Arbor, MI23Lincoln Park, MI: 22.1 %Lincoln Park, MI22.1Port Huron, MI: 22.1 %Port Huron, MI22.1Marquette, MI: 21.8 %Marquette, MI21.8Bay City, MI: 21.5 %Bay City, MI21.5Escanaba, MI: 21.1 %Escanaba, MI21.1Niles, MI: 20.9 %Niles, MI20.9Dearborn Heights, MI: 20.4 %Dearborn Heights, MI20.4Muskegon, MI: 20.2 %Muskegon, MI20.2Lansing, MI: 19.9 %Lansing, MI19.9Coldwater, MI: 19.9 %Coldwater, MI19.9Harper Woods, MI: 19.8 %Harper Woods, MI19.8Alpena, MI: 19.2 %Alpena, MI19.2Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 18.7 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI18.7Grand Rapids, MI: 18.6 %Grand Rapids, MI18.6Monroe, MI: 18.3 %Monroe, MI18.3Eastpointe, MI: 18.2 %Eastpointe, MI18.2Battle Creek, MI: 18 %Battle Creek, MI18Cadillac, MI: 17.4 %Cadillac, MI17.4Burton, MI: 17.1 %Burton, MI17.1Taylor, MI: 16.7 %Taylor, MI16.7Ionia, MI: 16.4 %Ionia, MI16.4Sturgis, MI: 16 %Sturgis, MI16Owosso, MI: 15.6 %Owosso, MI15.6Wayne, MI: 15.3 %Wayne, MI15.3Wyandotte, MI: 15.3 %Wyandotte, MI15.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hamtramck, MI38.2+0.5 pts
2Inkster, MI36.3+1.2 pts
3Mount Pleasant, MI35.8+1.3 pts
4Melvindale, MI34.4+1.2 pts
5Flint, MI34.4+1.1 pts
6East Lansing, MI34.2-0.1 pts
7Saginaw, MI33.5-1 pts
8Detroit, MI31.50 pts
9Kalamazoo, MI27+0.2 pts
10Pontiac, MI25.6-1.1 pts
11Jackson, MI25.5+1.5 pts
12Ypsilanti, MI25.5-1.8 pts
13Dearborn, MI24.3+0.6 pts
14Adrian, MI23.7+0.3 pts
15Ann Arbor, MI23-0.4 pts
16Lincoln Park, MI22.1+2.3 pts
16Port Huron, MI22.1-0.1 pts
18Marquette, MI21.8-1.3 pts
19Bay City, MI21.5-3.3 pts
20Escanaba, MI21.1+2 pts
21Niles, MI20.9-0.8 pts
22Dearborn Heights, MI20.4-1.3 pts
23Muskegon, MI20.2-2.7 pts
24Lansing, MI19.9-0.1 pts
25Coldwater, MI19.9-1.8 pts
26Harper Woods, MI19.8-0.3 pts
27Alpena, MI19.2-1.7 pts
28Sault Ste. Marie, MI18.7-2.1 pts
29Grand Rapids, MI18.6-0.4 pts
30Monroe, MI18.3+1.9 pts
31Eastpointe, MI18.2+0.9 pts
32Battle Creek, MI18-1.2 pts
33Cadillac, MI17.4-2.3 pts
34Burton, MI17.1+0.9 pts
35Taylor, MI16.7+0.9 pts
36Ionia, MI16.4-0.1 pts
37Sturgis, MI16-2.8 pts
38Owosso, MI15.6+2.5 pts
39Wayne, MI15.3-2.3 pts
39Wyandotte, MI15.30 pts
41Mount Clemens, MI14.3-2.5 pts
42Oak Park, MI14.2-0.3 pts
43Hazel Park, MI13.6-1.8 pts
44Westland, MI13.3-1.2 pts
45Warren, MI12.8-0.7 pts
46Grand Haven, MI12.7+0.6 pts
47Flat Rock, MI12.5-3.8 pts
48Woodhaven, MI12.1+1.6 pts
49Roseville, MI11.8-1.6 pts
50Madison Heights, MI11.3-0.7 pts
51Garden City, MI11.3+0.5 pts
52Southfield, MI11.2-0.1 pts
53Auburn Hills, MI11.2-0.3 pts
54Romulus, MI11-0.8 pts
55Holland, MI10.9-0.7 pts
56Wyoming, MI10.9-0.1 pts
57Sterling Heights, MI10.6+0.3 pts
58Fraser, MI10.4-0.4 pts
59Midland, MI10.2+1 pts
60Southgate, MI9.8+0.1 pts
61Kentwood, MI9.5-0.5 pts
62Traverse City, MI9.1-2.1 pts
63Wixom, MI8.7-0.1 pts
64Riverview, MI8.2+0.3 pts
65Ferndale, MI7.9-0.5 pts
66St. Clair Shores, MI7.7+0.5 pts
67Walker, MI7.7+0.6 pts
68Portage, MI7.5-0.3 pts
69Trenton, MI7.2+0.5 pts
70Grandville, MI6.4-1.8 pts
71Fenton, MI6.3-4.2 pts
72Farmington Hills, MI6.3+0.6 pts
73Allen Park, MI6.1-1.5 pts
74Royal Oak, MI6-0.5 pts
75Norton Shores, MI5.8-1.2 pts
76Clawson, MI5.4-0.9 pts
77Grosse Pointe Park, MI5.4+1.7 pts
78Troy, MI5.3-0.6 pts
79Rochester Hills, MI4.9+0.6 pts
80Birmingham, MI4.9-0.6 pts
81New Baltimore, MI4.9+0.6 pts
82South Lyon, MI4.8-0.2 pts
83Novi, MI4.7+0.8 pts
84Berkley, MI4.7+1.6 pts
84Livonia, MI4.7+0.2 pts
86Rochester, MI4.4-1.5 pts
87Grosse Pointe Woods, MI4.4-0.3 pts
88Farmington, MI4.1-0.9 pts
89East Grand Rapids, MI3.5+1.8 pts
90Beverly Hills, MI2.2-0.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 38.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Beverly Hills, MI, with 2.2% in 2023.

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