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Cities in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population

Hamtramck, MI had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 90 cities in 2021, at 41.9%. Saginaw, MI had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Michigan was 6.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.9Hamtramck, MI
Lowest0.9Saginaw, MI
Median5.690 cities
Michigan6.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Hamtramck, MI: 41.9 %Hamtramck, MI41.9Troy, MI: 29 %Troy, MI29Dearborn, MI: 28.5 %Dearborn, MI28.5Sterling Heights, MI: 28.2 %Sterling Heights, MI28.2Novi, MI: 25.6 %Novi, MI25.6Dearborn Heights, MI: 22.5 %Dearborn Heights, MI22.5Auburn Hills, MI: 21.8 %Auburn Hills, MI21.8Farmington Hills, MI: 21.2 %Farmington Hills, MI21.2Rochester Hills, MI: 19.6 %Rochester Hills, MI19.6Farmington, MI: 19.3 %Farmington, MI19.3Wixom, MI: 19.3 %Wixom, MI19.3Ann Arbor, MI: 18.6 %Ann Arbor, MI18.6Melvindale, MI: 18.1 %Melvindale, MI18.1Kentwood, MI: 17.6 %Kentwood, MI17.6Warren, MI: 13.6 %Warren, MI13.6Madison Heights, MI: 12.9 %Madison Heights, MI12.9Wyoming, MI: 12.1 %Wyoming, MI12.1Birmingham, MI: 11.9 %Birmingham, MI11.9East Lansing, MI: 11.8 %East Lansing, MI11.8Lansing, MI: 10.9 %Lansing, MI10.9Grand Rapids, MI: 10.8 %Grand Rapids, MI10.8Coldwater, MI: 10.7 %Coldwater, MI10.7Rochester, MI: 10 %Rochester, MI10Westland, MI: 9.7 %Westland, MI9.7Sturgis, MI: 9.4 %Sturgis, MI9.4Lincoln Park, MI: 9.3 %Lincoln Park, MI9.3Pontiac, MI: 9.3 %Pontiac, MI9.3Ypsilanti, MI: 9.3 %Ypsilanti, MI9.3Beverly Hills, MI: 9.2 %Beverly Hills, MI9.2Oak Park, MI: 9.1 %Oak Park, MI9.1Livonia, MI: 8.2 %Livonia, MI8.2Southfield, MI: 7.7 %Southfield, MI7.7Holland, MI: 7.5 %Holland, MI7.5Royal Oak, MI: 7.2 %Royal Oak, MI7.2Battle Creek, MI: 7.2 %Battle Creek, MI7.2Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 7 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI7Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 6.5 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6.5Kalamazoo, MI: 6.5 %Kalamazoo, MI6.5Southgate, MI: 6.1 %Southgate, MI6.1Fraser, MI: 6.1 %Fraser, MI6.1Hamtramck, MI: 41.9 %Hamtramck, MI41.9Troy, MI: 29 %Troy, MI29Dearborn, MI: 28.5 %Dearborn, MI28.5Sterling Heights, MI: 28.2 %Sterling Heights, MI28.2Novi, MI: 25.6 %Novi, MI25.6Dearborn Heights, MI: 22.5 %Dearborn Heights, MI22.5Auburn Hills, MI: 21.8 %Auburn Hills, MI21.8Farmington Hills, MI: 21.2 %Farmington Hills, MI21.2Rochester Hills, MI: 19.6 %Rochester Hills, MI19.6Farmington, MI: 19.3 %Farmington, MI19.3Wixom, MI: 19.3 %Wixom, MI19.3Ann Arbor, MI: 18.6 %Ann Arbor, MI18.6Melvindale, MI: 18.1 %Melvindale, MI18.1Kentwood, MI: 17.6 %Kentwood, MI17.6Warren, MI: 13.6 %Warren, MI13.6Madison Heights, MI: 12.9 %Madison Heights, MI12.9Wyoming, MI: 12.1 %Wyoming, MI12.1Birmingham, MI: 11.9 %Birmingham, MI11.9East Lansing, MI: 11.8 %East Lansing, MI11.8Lansing, MI: 10.9 %Lansing, MI10.9Grand Rapids, MI: 10.8 %Grand Rapids, MI10.8Coldwater, MI: 10.7 %Coldwater, MI10.7Rochester, MI: 10 %Rochester, MI10Westland, MI: 9.7 %Westland, MI9.7Sturgis, MI: 9.4 %Sturgis, MI9.4Lincoln Park, MI: 9.3 %Lincoln Park, MI9.3Pontiac, MI: 9.3 %Pontiac, MI9.3Ypsilanti, MI: 9.3 %Ypsilanti, MI9.3Beverly Hills, MI: 9.2 %Beverly Hills, MI9.2Oak Park, MI: 9.1 %Oak Park, MI9.1Livonia, MI: 8.2 %Livonia, MI8.2Southfield, MI: 7.7 %Southfield, MI7.7Holland, MI: 7.5 %Holland, MI7.5Royal Oak, MI: 7.2 %Royal Oak, MI7.2Battle Creek, MI: 7.2 %Battle Creek, MI7.2Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 7 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI7Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 6.5 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6.5Kalamazoo, MI: 6.5 %Kalamazoo, MI6.5Southgate, MI: 6.1 %Southgate, MI6.1Fraser, MI: 6.1 %Fraser, MI6.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Hamtramck, MI41.9
2Troy, MI29
3Dearborn, MI28.5
4Sterling Heights, MI28.2
5Novi, MI25.6
6Dearborn Heights, MI22.5
7Auburn Hills, MI21.8
8Farmington Hills, MI21.2
9Rochester Hills, MI19.6
10Farmington, MI19.3
11Wixom, MI19.3
12Ann Arbor, MI18.6
13Melvindale, MI18.1
14Kentwood, MI17.6
15Warren, MI13.6
16Madison Heights, MI12.9
17Wyoming, MI12.1
18Birmingham, MI11.9
19East Lansing, MI11.8
20Lansing, MI10.9
21Grand Rapids, MI10.8
22Coldwater, MI10.7
23Rochester, MI10
24Westland, MI9.7
25Sturgis, MI9.4
26Lincoln Park, MI9.3
27Pontiac, MI9.3
27Ypsilanti, MI9.3
29Beverly Hills, MI9.2
30Oak Park, MI9.1
31Livonia, MI8.2
32Southfield, MI7.7
33Holland, MI7.5
34Royal Oak, MI7.2
35Battle Creek, MI7.2
36Grosse Pointe Park, MI7
37Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6.5
38Kalamazoo, MI6.5
39Southgate, MI6.1
40Fraser, MI6.1
41South Lyon, MI6.1
42Portage, MI6
43Midland, MI5.8
44Detroit, MI5.7
45Clawson, MI5.6
46Walker, MI5.5
47Adrian, MI5.5
48Taylor, MI5.2
49Hazel Park, MI5
50Sault Ste. Marie, MI4.9
51Mount Pleasant, MI4.9
52Ferndale, MI4.8
53Woodhaven, MI4.7
54East Grand Rapids, MI4.5
55Garden City, MI4.5
56St. Clair Shores, MI4.4
57Inkster, MI4.3
58Roseville, MI4.2
59Allen Park, MI4.1
60Wayne, MI4
61Marquette, MI4
62Trenton, MI4
63Grandville, MI4
64Berkley, MI3.7
65Traverse City, MI3.5
66Romulus, MI3.2
67Eastpointe, MI3.2
68Niles, MI3.1
69Muskegon, MI3.1
70Riverview, MI3
71Ionia, MI2.8
72Harper Woods, MI2.7
73Flint, MI2.6
74Wyandotte, MI2.6
75Flat Rock, MI2.4
76New Baltimore, MI2.4
77Port Huron, MI2.3
78Burton, MI2.3
79Jackson, MI2.1
80Norton Shores, MI2
81Mount Clemens, MI1.9
82Fenton, MI1.7
83Monroe, MI1.7
84Grand Haven, MI1.5
85Alpena, MI1.2
86Cadillac, MI1.2
87Bay City, MI1
88Escanaba, MI0.9
89Owosso, MI0.9
89Saginaw, MI0.9

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/michigan-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Hamtramck, MI, with 41.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Saginaw, MI, with 0.9% in 2021.

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