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

Flint, MI had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2021, at 18.6%. East Grand Rapids, MI had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for Michigan was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.6Flint, MI
Lowest1.8East Grand Rapids, MI
Median5.890 cities
Michigan6.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Flint, MI: 18.6 %Flint, MI18.6Detroit, MI: 15.3 %Detroit, MI15.3Hamtramck, MI: 13.3 %Hamtramck, MI13.3Melvindale, MI: 12.5 %Melvindale, MI12.5Saginaw, MI: 11.4 %Saginaw, MI11.4Inkster, MI: 11.3 %Inkster, MI11.3Eastpointe, MI: 11.2 %Eastpointe, MI11.2Wayne, MI: 11.2 %Wayne, MI11.2Pontiac, MI: 10.7 %Pontiac, MI10.7Jackson, MI: 10.4 %Jackson, MI10.4Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 10.4 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI10.4Muskegon, MI: 10.3 %Muskegon, MI10.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 10.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI10.2Romulus, MI: 9.4 %Romulus, MI9.4Niles, MI: 9.3 %Niles, MI9.3Lansing, MI: 8.8 %Lansing, MI8.8Kalamazoo, MI: 8.7 %Kalamazoo, MI8.7Port Huron, MI: 8.5 %Port Huron, MI8.5Ypsilanti, MI: 8.5 %Ypsilanti, MI8.5Harper Woods, MI: 8.4 %Harper Woods, MI8.4Monroe, MI: 8.1 %Monroe, MI8.1Dearborn Heights, MI: 8 %Dearborn Heights, MI8Battle Creek, MI: 7.9 %Battle Creek, MI7.9Warren, MI: 7.8 %Warren, MI7.8Burton, MI: 7.7 %Burton, MI7.7Oak Park, MI: 7.6 %Oak Park, MI7.6Alpena, MI: 7.5 %Alpena, MI7.5Roseville, MI: 7.5 %Roseville, MI7.5Garden City, MI: 7.5 %Garden City, MI7.5Southfield, MI: 7.5 %Southfield, MI7.5Bay City, MI: 7.4 %Bay City, MI7.4Ionia, MI: 7.4 %Ionia, MI7.4East Lansing, MI: 7.2 %East Lansing, MI7.2Marquette, MI: 7.2 %Marquette, MI7.2Sturgis, MI: 7.2 %Sturgis, MI7.2Mount Clemens, MI: 7 %Mount Clemens, MI7Taylor, MI: 7 %Taylor, MI7Dearborn, MI: 7 %Dearborn, MI7Lincoln Park, MI: 6.8 %Lincoln Park, MI6.8Portage, MI: 6.5 %Portage, MI6.5Flint, MI: 18.6 %Flint, MI18.6Detroit, MI: 15.3 %Detroit, MI15.3Hamtramck, MI: 13.3 %Hamtramck, MI13.3Melvindale, MI: 12.5 %Melvindale, MI12.5Saginaw, MI: 11.4 %Saginaw, MI11.4Inkster, MI: 11.3 %Inkster, MI11.3Eastpointe, MI: 11.2 %Eastpointe, MI11.2Wayne, MI: 11.2 %Wayne, MI11.2Pontiac, MI: 10.7 %Pontiac, MI10.7Jackson, MI: 10.4 %Jackson, MI10.4Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 10.4 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI10.4Muskegon, MI: 10.3 %Muskegon, MI10.3Mount Pleasant, MI: 10.2 %Mount Pleasant, MI10.2Romulus, MI: 9.4 %Romulus, MI9.4Niles, MI: 9.3 %Niles, MI9.3Lansing, MI: 8.8 %Lansing, MI8.8Kalamazoo, MI: 8.7 %Kalamazoo, MI8.7Port Huron, MI: 8.5 %Port Huron, MI8.5Ypsilanti, MI: 8.5 %Ypsilanti, MI8.5Harper Woods, MI: 8.4 %Harper Woods, MI8.4Monroe, MI: 8.1 %Monroe, MI8.1Dearborn Heights, MI: 8 %Dearborn Heights, MI8Battle Creek, MI: 7.9 %Battle Creek, MI7.9Warren, MI: 7.8 %Warren, MI7.8Burton, MI: 7.7 %Burton, MI7.7Oak Park, MI: 7.6 %Oak Park, MI7.6Alpena, MI: 7.5 %Alpena, MI7.5Roseville, MI: 7.5 %Roseville, MI7.5Garden City, MI: 7.5 %Garden City, MI7.5Southfield, MI: 7.5 %Southfield, MI7.5Bay City, MI: 7.4 %Bay City, MI7.4Ionia, MI: 7.4 %Ionia, MI7.4East Lansing, MI: 7.2 %East Lansing, MI7.2Marquette, MI: 7.2 %Marquette, MI7.2Sturgis, MI: 7.2 %Sturgis, MI7.2Mount Clemens, MI: 7 %Mount Clemens, MI7Taylor, MI: 7 %Taylor, MI7Dearborn, MI: 7 %Dearborn, MI7Lincoln Park, MI: 6.8 %Lincoln Park, MI6.8Portage, MI: 6.5 %Portage, MI6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Flint, MI18.6
2Detroit, MI15.3
3Hamtramck, MI13.3
4Melvindale, MI12.5
5Saginaw, MI11.4
6Inkster, MI11.3
7Eastpointe, MI11.2
7Wayne, MI11.2
9Pontiac, MI10.7
10Jackson, MI10.4
10Sault Ste. Marie, MI10.4
12Muskegon, MI10.3
13Mount Pleasant, MI10.2
14Romulus, MI9.4
15Niles, MI9.3
16Lansing, MI8.8
17Kalamazoo, MI8.7
18Port Huron, MI8.5
19Ypsilanti, MI8.5
20Harper Woods, MI8.4
21Monroe, MI8.1
22Dearborn Heights, MI8
23Battle Creek, MI7.9
24Warren, MI7.8
25Burton, MI7.7
26Oak Park, MI7.6
27Alpena, MI7.5
28Roseville, MI7.5
29Garden City, MI7.5
30Southfield, MI7.5
31Bay City, MI7.4
31Ionia, MI7.4
33East Lansing, MI7.2
33Marquette, MI7.2
35Sturgis, MI7.2
36Mount Clemens, MI7
37Taylor, MI7
38Dearborn, MI7
39Lincoln Park, MI6.8
40Portage, MI6.5
41Escanaba, MI6.2
42Grand Rapids, MI6.2
43Cadillac, MI6.1
44Flat Rock, MI6.1
45Hazel Park, MI5.9
46Sterling Heights, MI5.8
47St. Clair Shores, MI5.6
48Grand Haven, MI5.5
49Allen Park, MI5.5
50Auburn Hills, MI5.4
51Wyoming, MI5.2
52Fraser, MI5.2
53Traverse City, MI5.2
54Livonia, MI5.1
55Grosse Pointe Woods, MI5
56Westland, MI4.9
57Coldwater, MI4.9
58Fenton, MI4.7
59Southgate, MI4.7
60Woodhaven, MI4.7
61Adrian, MI4.7
61Owosso, MI4.7
63Norton Shores, MI4.6
64Birmingham, MI4.6
65Farmington Hills, MI4.6
66Midland, MI4.5
67Novi, MI4.5
68South Lyon, MI4.4
69Wyandotte, MI4.4
70Riverview, MI4.3
71Kentwood, MI4
71Rochester, MI4
73Troy, MI3.9
74Clawson, MI3.9
75Ferndale, MI3.8
76Walker, MI3.7
77Ann Arbor, MI3.7
78Rochester Hills, MI3.7
79Farmington, MI3.7
80Trenton, MI3.6
81Madison Heights, MI3.6
82New Baltimore, MI3.5
83Royal Oak, MI3
84Holland, MI2.9
85Berkley, MI2.8
86Grosse Pointe Park, MI2.3
87Wixom, MI2.3
88Beverly Hills, MI2
89Grandville, MI1.8
90East Grand Rapids, MI1.8

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Flint, MI, with 18.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 1.8% in 2021.

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