Eastern Wayne Today

Grosse Pointe ranked 587th in Michigan for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

There were 85 Grosse Pointe households (3.9 percent) who received food stamps. Grosse Pointe's population was 5,176 in 2020.

The city with the largest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Benton Harbor, which had 2,420 of 4,427 households receiving food stamps, 50.8 percent more than Grosse Pointe. In 2020 the population of Benton Harbor was 9,806.

The city with the lowest percentage of households receiving food stamps in the state was Grosse Pointe Farms, which had six of 3,615 households receiving food stamps, 3.7 percent less than Grosse Pointe. In 2020 the population of Grosse Pointe Farms was 9,142.

See the cities with the highest percentage of households receiving food stamps below.

Rank	City	Total Households	Total households receiving food stamps	Percentage of households receiving food stamps
1	Benton Harbor	4,427	2,420	54.7
2	Bendon	72	37	51.4
3	Benton Heights	1,698	836	49.2
4	Rose	251	121	48.2
5	Muskegon Heights	3,981	1,896	47.6
6	Highland Park	4,799	2,278	47.5
7	Mount Morris	1,271	593	46.7
8	Jennings	99	45	45.5
9	Buena Vista	2,839	1,238	43.6
10	Vandalia	117	50	42.7
11	Hamtramck	5,880	2,481	42.2
12	Turner	41	17	41.5
13	Flint	40,807	16,432	40.3
14	Beaverton	584	232	39.7
15	Saginaw	19,605	7,756	39.6
16	Beecher	3,622	1,426	39.4
17	Skidway Lake	1,450	566	39
18	Mecosta	173	67	38.7
19	Prescott	109	42	38.5
20	Muir	267	101	37.8
21	Detroit	270,446	100,564	37.2
22	Baldwin	512	188	36.7
22	Whittemore	177	65	36.7
24	Mesick	152	55	36.2
24	Pierson	58	21	36.2
26	Inkster	8,953	3,233	36.1
26	Millersburg	83	30	36.1
28	Brownlee Park	654	231	35.3
29	River Rouge	3,231	1,136	35.2
29	Vanderbilt	210	74	35.2
31	Calumet	396	139	35.1
32	Harrison	919	320	34.8
33	Mio	737	254	34.5
34	Lincoln	153	51	33.3
34	Onaway	375	125	33.3
36	Middletown	373	124	33.2
37	McBride	70	23	32.9
38	Hartford	989	320	32.4
39	Carp Lake	189	61	32.3
40	Barryton	175	56	32
41	Robin Glen-Indiantown	268	85	31.7
42	Republic	251	79	31.5
43	Caro	1,861	581	31.2
44	Weidman	439	136	31
45	Manton	505	156	30.9
45	White Cloud	372	115	30.9
47	Marlette	875	269	30.7
48	Lawrence	320	98	30.6
48	Reed	899	275	30.6
50	Bangor	763	233	30.5
50	Deckerville	367	112	30.5
52	Manistique	1,435	436	30.4
53	Zeba	153	46	30.1
54	Ecorse	3,762	1,126	29.9
55	Pontiac	23,529	6,985	29.7
56	Fairgrove	210	62	29.5
57	Evart	751	219	29.2
57	Luther	130	38	29.2
57	Muskegon	13,530	3,948	29.2
60	Melvindale	3,923	1,141	29.1
60	Morley	199	58	29.1
62	Montrose	855	247	28.9
63	Baraga	493	142	28.8
64	Atlanta	334	96	28.7
65	Edmore	510	146	28.6
66	Albion	2,676	762	28.5
66	Grawn	365	104	28.5
68	Cedar Springs	1,579	445	28.2
69	Port Huron	12,331	3,468	28.1
70	Grayling	855	239	28
70	Sandusky	1,191	333	28
70	Sherwood	157	44	28
70	Sterling	168	47	28
74	Corunna	1,440	402	27.9
75	Bloomingdale	238	66	27.7
75	Cassopolis	693	192	27.7
75	Dowagiac	2,727	756	27.7
78	New Haven	1,627	448	27.5
79	Lapeer	3,561	977	27.4
80	Kalkaska	976	265	27.2
81	Lupton	140	38	27.1
82	Akron	148	40	27
82	Camden	233	63	27
84	Alanson	373	100	26.8
85	Au Gres	446	119	26.7
85	Standish	648	173	26.7
87	Kaleva	185	49	26.5
88	Pinconning	607	160	26.4
89	Gaylord	1,807	473	26.2
90	Clare	1,206	315	26.1
90	Mancelona	651	170	26.1
92	North Branch	427	111	26
92	Posen	127	33	26
94	Belding	2,058	529	25.7
94	Jackson	13,467	3,459	25.7
96	Gladwin	1,268	322	25.4
96	Hillman	279	71	25.4
98	Imlay	1,519	385	25.3
98	Rosebush	190	48	25.3
100	Lakeview	385	97	25.2