| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houghton | 40.1% |
| 2 | Big Rapids | 34.1% |
| 3 | Flint | 34.1% |
| 4 | Saginaw | 34% |
| 5 | East Lansing | 33% |
| 6 | Detroit | 32.7% |
| 7 | Mount Pleasant | 31.4% |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 24.9% |
| 9 | Muskegon | 24.9% |
| 10 | Jackson | 24.6% |
| 11 | Pontiac | 24.4% |
| 12 | Dearborn | 24.3% |
| 13 | Ann Arbor | 23.8% |
| 14 | Port Huron | 22.6% |
| 15 | Ludington | 22.5% |
| 16 | Marquette | 22.4% |
| 17 | Dearborn Heights | 21.9% |
| 18 | Alpena | 21.2% |
| 19 | Lansing | 20.1% |
| 20 | Bay City | 19.1% |
| 21 | Taylor | 18.4% |
| 22 | Cadillac | 18.2% |
| 23 | Sault Ste. Marie | 17.8% |
| 24 | Escanaba | 17.7% |
| 25 | Battle Creek | 17.6% |
Top Michigan Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Michigan”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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