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Cities in Michigan by population

Detroit, MI had the highest population of 90 cities in 2021, at 635,046. Alpena, MI had the lowest, at 10,238. The median was 25,135 and the figure for Michigan was 10.04 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest635,046Detroit, MI
Lowest10,238Alpena, MI
Median25,13590 cities
Michigan10,042,362History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Detroit, MI: 635,046 personsDetroit, MI635,046Grand Rapids, MI: 197,753 personsGrand Rapids, MI197,753Warren, MI: 138,355 personsWarren, MI138,355Sterling Heights, MI: 133,217 personsSterling Heights, MI133,217Ann Arbor, MI: 119,534 personsAnn Arbor, MI119,534Lansing, MI: 112,532 personsLansing, MI112,532Dearborn, MI: 108,242 personsDearborn, MI108,242Livonia, MI: 94,417 personsLivonia, MI94,417Troy, MI: 87,655 personsTroy, MI87,655Westland, MI: 84,283 personsWestland, MI84,283Farmington Hills, MI: 83,432 personsFarmington Hills, MI83,432Flint, MI: 80,589 personsFlint, MI80,589Wyoming, MI: 76,863 personsWyoming, MI76,863Rochester Hills, MI: 76,096 personsRochester Hills, MI76,096Southfield, MI: 75,982 personsSouthfield, MI75,982Kalamazoo, MI: 72,294 personsKalamazoo, MI72,294Novi, MI: 66,338 personsNovi, MI66,338Taylor, MI: 62,436 personsTaylor, MI62,436Dearborn Heights, MI: 62,269 personsDearborn Heights, MI62,269Pontiac, MI: 62,108 personsPontiac, MI62,108St. Clair Shores, MI: 58,272 personsSt. Clair Shores, MI58,272Royal Oak, MI: 57,869 personsRoyal Oak, MI57,869Kentwood, MI: 54,218 personsKentwood, MI54,218Battle Creek, MI: 52,519 personsBattle Creek, MI52,519Portage, MI: 48,920 personsPortage, MI48,920Roseville, MI: 47,228 personsRoseville, MI47,228Saginaw, MI: 43,885 personsSaginaw, MI43,885Midland, MI: 42,624 personsMidland, MI42,624Lincoln Park, MI: 39,616 personsLincoln Park, MI39,616Muskegon, MI: 37,259 personsMuskegon, MI37,259East Lansing, MI: 34,857 personsEast Lansing, MI34,857Holland, MI: 34,180 personsHolland, MI34,180Eastpointe, MI: 34,098 personsEastpointe, MI34,098Bay City, MI: 32,463 personsBay City, MI32,463Jackson, MI: 31,213 personsJackson, MI31,213Burton, MI: 29,570 personsBurton, MI29,570Southgate, MI: 29,556 personsSouthgate, MI29,556Oak Park, MI: 29,348 personsOak Park, MI29,348Port Huron, MI: 28,861 personsPort Huron, MI28,861Madison Heights, MI: 28,259 personsMadison Heights, MI28,259Detroit, MI: 635,046 personsDetroit, MI635,046Grand Rapids, MI: 197,753 personsGrand Rapids, MI197,753Warren, MI: 138,355 personsWarren, MI138,355Sterling Heights, MI: 133,217 personsSterling Heights, MI133,217Ann Arbor, MI: 119,534 personsAnn Arbor, MI119,534Lansing, MI: 112,532 personsLansing, MI112,532Dearborn, MI: 108,242 personsDearborn, MI108,242Livonia, MI: 94,417 personsLivonia, MI94,417Troy, MI: 87,655 personsTroy, MI87,655Westland, MI: 84,283 personsWestland, MI84,283Farmington Hills, MI: 83,432 personsFarmington Hills, MI83,432Flint, MI: 80,589 personsFlint, MI80,589Wyoming, MI: 76,863 personsWyoming, MI76,863Rochester Hills, MI: 76,096 personsRochester Hills, MI76,096Southfield, MI: 75,982 personsSouthfield, MI75,982Kalamazoo, MI: 72,294 personsKalamazoo, MI72,294Novi, MI: 66,338 personsNovi, MI66,338Taylor, MI: 62,436 personsTaylor, MI62,436Dearborn Heights, MI: 62,269 personsDearborn Heights, MI62,269Pontiac, MI: 62,108 personsPontiac, MI62,108St. Clair Shores, MI: 58,272 personsSt. Clair Shores, MI58,272Royal Oak, MI: 57,869 personsRoyal Oak, MI57,869Kentwood, MI: 54,218 personsKentwood, MI54,218Battle Creek, MI: 52,519 personsBattle Creek, MI52,519Portage, MI: 48,920 personsPortage, MI48,920Roseville, MI: 47,228 personsRoseville, MI47,228Saginaw, MI: 43,885 personsSaginaw, MI43,885Midland, MI: 42,624 personsMidland, MI42,624Lincoln Park, MI: 39,616 personsLincoln Park, MI39,616Muskegon, MI: 37,259 personsMuskegon, MI37,259East Lansing, MI: 34,857 personsEast Lansing, MI34,857Holland, MI: 34,180 personsHolland, MI34,180Eastpointe, MI: 34,098 personsEastpointe, MI34,098Bay City, MI: 32,463 personsBay City, MI32,463Jackson, MI: 31,213 personsJackson, MI31,213Burton, MI: 29,570 personsBurton, MI29,570Southgate, MI: 29,556 personsSouthgate, MI29,556Oak Park, MI: 29,348 personsOak Park, MI29,348Port Huron, MI: 28,861 personsPort Huron, MI28,861Madison Heights, MI: 28,259 personsMadison Heights, MI28,259
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Detroit, MI635,046-0.5%
2Grand Rapids, MI197,753-0.5%
3Warren, MI138,355-0.6%
4Sterling Heights, MI133,217-0.7%
5Ann Arbor, MI119,534-3.4%
6Lansing, MI112,532-0%
7Dearborn, MI108,242-1.2%
8Livonia, MI94,417-1%
9Troy, MI87,655+0.6%
10Westland, MI84,283-1%
11Farmington Hills, MI83,432-0.5%
12Flint, MI80,589-0.6%
13Wyoming, MI76,863+0.1%
14Rochester Hills, MI76,096-0.1%
15Southfield, MI75,982-0.6%
16Kalamazoo, MI72,294-1.6%
17Novi, MI66,338+0.3%
18Taylor, MI62,436-1.2%
19Dearborn Heights, MI62,269-1.2%
20Pontiac, MI62,108+0.4%
21St. Clair Shores, MI58,272-0.8%
22Royal Oak, MI57,869-0.3%
23Kentwood, MI54,218-0.1%
24Battle Creek, MI52,519-0.4%
25Portage, MI48,920-0%
26Roseville, MI47,228-0.8%
27Saginaw, MI43,885-0.5%
28Midland, MI42,624-0.1%
29Lincoln Park, MI39,616-1.2%
30Muskegon, MI37,259+0.1%
31East Lansing, MI34,857-27.4%
32Holland, MI34,180-0.5%
33Eastpointe, MI34,098-0.5%
34Bay City, MI32,463-0.5%
35Jackson, MI31,213-0.3%
36Burton, MI29,570-0.3%
37Southgate, MI29,556-1.2%
38Oak Park, MI29,348-0.5%
39Port Huron, MI28,861-0.2%
40Madison Heights, MI28,259-0.5%
41Allen Park, MI28,189-1.2%
42Hamtramck, MI27,989-1.2%
43Garden City, MI26,964-1.2%
44Inkster, MI25,661-1.2%
45Walker, MI25,196-0.2%
46Norton Shores, MI25,074+0.2%
47Romulus, MI25,000-0.4%
48Wyandotte, MI24,704-0.8%
49Auburn Hills, MI24,626+1.1%
50Birmingham, MI21,620-0.7%
51Mount Pleasant, MI21,299-2%
52Marquette, MI20,705-2%
53Adrian, MI20,518-0.5%
54Monroe, MI20,427-0.1%
55Ypsilanti, MI19,138-7%
56Ferndale, MI19,124-0.4%
57Trenton, MI18,265-1.1%
58Wayne, MI17,436-1.2%
59Wixom, MI17,167+0.1%
60Grosse Pointe Woods, MI16,216-1.2%
61Grandville, MI15,972-0.5%
62Traverse City, MI15,629-0.3%
63Mount Clemens, MI15,544-0.8%
64Harper Woods, MI15,265-1.2%
65Berkley, MI15,094-0.5%
66Hazel Park, MI14,921-0.2%
67Owosso, MI14,653-0.2%
68Fraser, MI14,616-0.5%
69Coldwater, MI13,555+1.1%
70Sault Ste. Marie, MI13,351-0%
71Ionia, MI12,944-3.1%
72Rochester, MI12,932-0.4%
73Woodhaven, MI12,780-0.9%
74Melvindale, MI12,654-1.2%
75Escanaba, MI12,391-0.2%
76Riverview, MI12,306-1.2%
77New Baltimore, MI12,042-0.5%
78Fenton, MI11,940-0.2%
79Niles, MI11,866-0.9%
80South Lyon, MI11,863+1.2%
81Farmington, MI11,491-0.5%
82East Grand Rapids, MI11,428+0.1%
83Grosse Pointe Park, MI11,426-1.2%
84Clawson, MI11,362-0%
85Sturgis, MI11,070-0.5%
86Grand Haven, MI10,996-0.1%
87Beverly Hills, MI10,540-0.5%
88Cadillac, MI10,421+0.5%
89Flat Rock, MI10,391-1.1%
90Alpena, MI10,238+0.1%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Michigan by population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Michigan by population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Michigan by population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Michigan by population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in Michigan by population, 2021}},
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