Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Michigan
Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Michigan with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate
| # | Zip | City | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48825 | East Lansing | 100% |
| 2 | 48859 | Mount Pleasant | 100% |
| 3 | 48109 | Ann Arbor | 97.7% |
| 4 | 48215 | Detroit | 44.1% |
| 5 | 48201 | Detroit | 43.3% |
| 6 | 48724 | Carrollton | 42.6% |
| 7 | 48228 | Detroit | 41.8% |
| 8 | 48210 | Detroit | 40.5% |
| 9 | 48502 | Flint | 40.2% |
| 10 | 48218 | River Rouge | 39.8% |
| 11 | 48211 | Detroit | 39.5% |
| 12 | 48505 | Flint | 39.4% |
| 13 | 48122 | Melvindale | 39.1% |
| 14 | 48212 | Hamtramck | 39% |
| 15 | 49255 | Montgomery | 38.6% |
| 16 | 48203 | Highland Park | 38.2% |
| 17 | 48213 | Detroit | 37.9% |
| 18 | 48234 | Detroit | 37.4% |
| 19 | 48104 | Ann Arbor | 36.3% |
| 20 | 48204 | Detroit | 36% |
| 21 | 48141 | Inkster | 35.2% |
| 22 | 48227 | Detroit | 35.1% |
| 23 | 48238 | Detroit | 35% |
| 24 | 48933 | Lansing | 34.9% |
| 25 | 49043 | Covert | 34.9% |
| 26 | 48120 | Dearborn | 34.8% |
| 27 | 48126 | Dearborn | 34% |
| 28 | 48224 | Detroit | 33.5% |
| 29 | 48503 | Flint | 33.4% |
| 30 | 48205 | Detroit | 33% |
| 31 | 48823 | East Lansing | 32.2% |
| 32 | 48342 | Pontiac | 31.7% |
| 33 | 48601 | Saginaw | 31.6% |
| 34 | 48235 | Detroit | 31.5% |
| 35 | 49007 | Kalamazoo | 31.2% |
| 36 | 49931 | Houghton | 31.1% |
| 37 | 49022 | Benton Harbor | 31% |
| 38 | 48504 | Flint | 30.9% |
| 39 | 48216 | Detroit | 30.3% |
| 40 | 48604 | Saginaw | 30.1% |
| 41 | 48219 | Detroit | 29.9% |
| 42 | 49006 | Kalamazoo | 29.7% |
| 43 | 48229 | Ecorse | 29.4% |
| 44 | 48207 | Detroit | 29.3% |
| 45 | 48602 | Saginaw | 28.8% |
| 46 | 48214 | Detroit | 28.8% |
| 47 | 48209 | Detroit | 28.5% |
| 48 | 49232 | Camden | 28.5% |
| 49 | 48208 | Detroit | 28% |
| 50 | 48202 | Detroit | 27.9% |
| 51 | 48656 | Saint Helen | 27.8% |
| 52 | 48607 | Saginaw | 27.3% |
| 53 | 48506 | Flint | 27.2% |
| 54 | 48426 | Decker | 26.7% |
| 55 | 49401 | Allendale | 26.3% |
| 56 | 48529 | Burton | 26.1% |
| 57 | 48157 | Luna Pier | 26% |
| 58 | 48858 | Mount Pleasant | 25.9% |
| 59 | 49788 | Kincheloe | 25% |
| 60 | 48206 | Detroit | 24.8% |
| 61 | 48756 | Prescott | 24.8% |
| 62 | 48625 | Harrison | 24.7% |
| 63 | 49037 | Battle Creek | 24.4% |
| 64 | 48125 | Dearborn Heights | 24% |
| 65 | 49304 | Baldwin | 23.6% |
| 66 | 49013 | Bangor | 23.4% |
| 67 | 49309 | Bitely | 23.1% |
| 68 | 49336 | Morley | 22.7% |
| 69 | 49507 | Grand Rapids | 22.6% |
| 70 | 49307 | Big Rapids | 22.6% |
| 71 | 49238 | Deerfield | 22.6% |
| 72 | 49625 | Copemish | 22.4% |
| 73 | 48221 | Detroit | 22.3% |
| 74 | 48223 | Detroit | 22.3% |
| 75 | 48750 | Oscoda | 22.3% |
| 76 | 49616 | Benzonia | 22.3% |
| 77 | 48651 | Prudenville | 22% |
| 78 | 48089 | Warren | 21.8% |
| 79 | 49202 | Jackson | 21.8% |
| 80 | 48449 | Lennon | 21.8% |
| 81 | 49310 | Blanchard | 21.7% |
| 82 | 48507 | Flint | 21.6% |
| 83 | 48610 | Alger | 21.6% |
| 84 | 48860 | Muir | 21.6% |
| 85 | 48146 | Lincoln Park | 21.5% |
| 86 | 48340 | Pontiac | 21.4% |
| 87 | 48806 | Ashley | 21.4% |
| 88 | 48341 | Pontiac | 21.3% |
| 89 | 49444 | Muskegon | 21.1% |
| 90 | 49746 | Hillman | 21.1% |
| 91 | 48060 | Port Huron | 21% |
| 92 | 49459 | Walkerville | 20.9% |
| 93 | 48127 | Dearborn Heights | 20.8% |
| 94 | 48723 | Caro | 20.8% |
| 95 | 49827 | Engadine | 20.8% |
| 96 | 49503 | Grand Rapids | 20.7% |
| 97 | 49224 | Albion | 20.7% |
| 98 | 48906 | Lansing | 20.5% |
| 99 | 49442 | Muskegon | 20.4% |
| 100 | 48911 | Lansing | 20.4% |
Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate
| # | Zip | City | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49060 | Hickory Corners | 0.6% |
| 2 | 49301 | Ada | 1.4% |
| 3 | 48070 | Huntington Woods | 2.2% |
| 4 | 48360 | Lake Orion | 2.2% |
| 5 | 48130 | Dexter | 2.2% |
| 6 | 48370 | Oxford | 2.3% |
| 7 | 48363 | Oakland | 2.3% |
| 8 | 48306 | Rochester | 2.4% |
| 9 | 48050 | New Haven | 2.5% |
| 10 | 48069 | Pleasant Ridge | 2.5% |
| 11 | 49088 | Scotts | 2.5% |
| 12 | 49033 | Ceresco | 2.7% |
| 13 | 49774 | Pickford | 2.7% |
| 14 | 49083 | Richland | 2.7% |
| 15 | 49419 | Hamilton | 2.7% |
| 16 | 49448 | Nunica | 2.8% |
| 17 | 49650 | Lake Ann | 2.9% |
| 18 | 48428 | Dryden | 2.9% |
| 19 | 48821 | Dimondale | 2.9% |
| 20 | 48304 | Bloomfield Hills | 2.9% |
| 21 | 49315 | Byron Center | 2.9% |
| 22 | 48118 | Chelsea | 3% |
| 23 | 49406 | Douglas | 3.1% |
| 24 | 48022 | Emmett | 3.1% |
| 25 | 48819 | Dansville | 3.1% |
| 26 | 49302 | Alto | 3.2% |
| 27 | 49323 | Dorr | 3.2% |
| 28 | 48168 | Northville | 3.2% |
| 29 | 48042 | Macomb | 3.2% |
| 30 | 49228 | Blissfield | 3.3% |
| 31 | 49460 | West Olive | 3.3% |
| 32 | 48374 | Novi | 3.3% |
| 33 | 48085 | Troy | 3.3% |
| 34 | 48822 | Eagle | 3.4% |
| 35 | 48114 | Brighton | 3.4% |
| 36 | 48098 | Troy | 3.5% |
| 37 | 48154 | Livonia | 3.5% |
| 38 | 49612 | Alden | 3.6% |
| 39 | 49264 | Onondaga | 3.6% |
| 40 | 48353 | Hartland | 3.6% |
| 41 | 49051 | East Leroy | 3.8% |
| 42 | 49428 | Jenison | 3.9% |
| 43 | 48178 | South Lyon | 3.9% |
| 44 | 49629 | Elk Rapids | 4% |
| 45 | 48167 | Northville | 4% |
| 46 | 49341 | Rockford | 4% |
| 47 | 49670 | Northport | 4.1% |
| 48 | 49267 | Ottawa Lake | 4.1% |
| 49 | 48138 | Grosse Ile | 4.1% |
| 50 | 48451 | Linden | 4.1% |
| 51 | 48861 | Mulliken | 4.2% |
| 52 | 49030 | Burr Oak | 4.2% |
| 53 | 48436 | Gaines | 4.2% |
| 54 | 48455 | Metamora | 4.2% |
| 55 | 49240 | Grass Lake | 4.2% |
| 56 | 49331 | Lowell | 4.2% |
| 57 | 48375 | Novi | 4.2% |
| 58 | 48150 | Livonia | 4.2% |
| 59 | 48140 | Ida | 4.3% |
| 60 | 48063 | Columbus | 4.3% |
| 61 | 48131 | Dundee | 4.3% |
| 62 | 48837 | Grand Ledge | 4.3% |
| 63 | 48348 | Clarkston | 4.3% |
| 64 | 48170 | Plymouth | 4.3% |
| 65 | 48230 | Grosse Pointe | 4.4% |
| 66 | 48873 | Pewamo | 4.5% |
| 67 | 49690 | Williamsburg | 4.5% |
| 68 | 48895 | Williamston | 4.5% |
| 69 | 48072 | Berkley | 4.5% |
| 70 | 49696 | Traverse City | 4.6% |
| 71 | 48820 | Dewitt | 4.6% |
| 72 | 49085 | Saint Joseph | 4.6% |
| 73 | 49316 | Caledonia | 4.6% |
| 74 | 49339 | Pierson | 4.7% |
| 75 | 48025 | Franklin | 4.7% |
| 76 | 49453 | Saugatuck | 4.8% |
| 77 | 49071 | Mattawan | 4.8% |
| 78 | 48028 | Harsens Island | 4.9% |
| 79 | 48734 | Frankenmuth | 4.9% |
| 80 | 48173 | Rockwood | 4.9% |
| 81 | 48854 | Mason | 4.9% |
| 82 | 49426 | Hudsonville | 4.9% |
| 83 | 49729 | Ellsworth | 5% |
| 84 | 49249 | Jerome | 5% |
| 85 | 48438 | Goodrich | 5% |
| 86 | 48875 | Portland | 5% |
| 87 | 48009 | Birmingham | 5% |
| 88 | 48116 | Brighton | 5% |
| 89 | 49272 | Pleasant Lake | 5.1% |
| 90 | 49254 | Michigan Center | 5.1% |
| 91 | 48324 | West Bloomfield | 5.1% |
| 92 | 48176 | Saline | 5.1% |
| 93 | 49814 | Champion | 5.2% |
| 94 | 48435 | Fostoria | 5.2% |
| 95 | 49101 | Baroda | 5.2% |
| 96 | 49306 | Belmont | 5.2% |
| 97 | 48301 | Bloomfield Hills | 5.2% |
| 98 | 48855 | Howell | 5.2% |
| 99 | 48182 | Temperance | 5.2% |
| 100 | 48044 | Macomb | 5.2% |
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