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Cities in Michigan by population

Detroit, MI had the highest population of 90 cities in 2022, at 634,219. Alpena, MI had the lowest, at 10,171. The median was 25,061 and the figure for Michigan was 10.04 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest634,219Detroit, MI
Lowest10,171Alpena, MI
Median25,06190 cities
Michigan10,043,906History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Detroit, MI: 634,219 personsDetroit, MI634,219Grand Rapids, MI: 197,579 personsGrand Rapids, MI197,579Warren, MI: 137,178 personsWarren, MI137,178Sterling Heights, MI: 132,423 personsSterling Heights, MI132,423Ann Arbor, MI: 121,110 personsAnn Arbor, MI121,110Lansing, MI: 112,520 personsLansing, MI112,520Dearborn, MI: 106,668 personsDearborn, MI106,668Livonia, MI: 93,400 personsLivonia, MI93,400Troy, MI: 87,341 personsTroy, MI87,341Westland, MI: 83,207 personsWestland, MI83,207Farmington Hills, MI: 82,905 personsFarmington Hills, MI82,905Flint, MI: 79,854 personsFlint, MI79,854Rochester Hills, MI: 77,080 personsRochester Hills, MI77,080Wyoming, MI: 76,729 personsWyoming, MI76,729Southfield, MI: 75,589 personsSouthfield, MI75,589Kalamazoo, MI: 72,841 personsKalamazoo, MI72,841Novi, MI: 66,274 personsNovi, MI66,274Pontiac, MI: 61,950 personsPontiac, MI61,950Taylor, MI: 61,690 personsTaylor, MI61,690Dearborn Heights, MI: 61,341 personsDearborn Heights, MI61,341St. Clair Shores, MI: 57,835 personsSt. Clair Shores, MI57,835Royal Oak, MI: 57,618 personsRoyal Oak, MI57,618Kentwood, MI: 54,104 personsKentwood, MI54,104Battle Creek, MI: 52,236 personsBattle Creek, MI52,236Portage, MI: 48,928 personsPortage, MI48,928East Lansing, MI: 47,683 personsEast Lansing, MI47,683Roseville, MI: 46,832 personsRoseville, MI46,832Saginaw, MI: 43,460 personsSaginaw, MI43,460Midland, MI: 42,688 personsMidland, MI42,688Lincoln Park, MI: 39,007 personsLincoln Park, MI39,007Muskegon, MI: 37,150 personsMuskegon, MI37,150Holland, MI: 34,013 personsHolland, MI34,013Eastpointe, MI: 33,809 personsEastpointe, MI33,809Bay City, MI: 32,258 personsBay City, MI32,258Jackson, MI: 30,997 personsJackson, MI30,997Burton, MI: 29,450 personsBurton, MI29,450Southgate, MI: 29,235 personsSouthgate, MI29,235Oak Park, MI: 29,153 personsOak Park, MI29,153Port Huron, MI: 28,601 personsPort Huron, MI28,601Madison Heights, MI: 28,345 personsMadison Heights, MI28,345Detroit, MI: 634,219 personsDetroit, MI634,219Grand Rapids, MI: 197,579 personsGrand Rapids, MI197,579Warren, MI: 137,178 personsWarren, MI137,178Sterling Heights, MI: 132,423 personsSterling Heights, MI132,423Ann Arbor, MI: 121,110 personsAnn Arbor, MI121,110Lansing, MI: 112,520 personsLansing, MI112,520Dearborn, MI: 106,668 personsDearborn, MI106,668Livonia, MI: 93,400 personsLivonia, MI93,400Troy, MI: 87,341 personsTroy, MI87,341Westland, MI: 83,207 personsWestland, MI83,207Farmington Hills, MI: 82,905 personsFarmington Hills, MI82,905Flint, MI: 79,854 personsFlint, MI79,854Rochester Hills, MI: 77,080 personsRochester Hills, MI77,080Wyoming, MI: 76,729 personsWyoming, MI76,729Southfield, MI: 75,589 personsSouthfield, MI75,589Kalamazoo, MI: 72,841 personsKalamazoo, MI72,841Novi, MI: 66,274 personsNovi, MI66,274Pontiac, MI: 61,950 personsPontiac, MI61,950Taylor, MI: 61,690 personsTaylor, MI61,690Dearborn Heights, MI: 61,341 personsDearborn Heights, MI61,341St. Clair Shores, MI: 57,835 personsSt. Clair Shores, MI57,835Royal Oak, MI: 57,618 personsRoyal Oak, MI57,618Kentwood, MI: 54,104 personsKentwood, MI54,104Battle Creek, MI: 52,236 personsBattle Creek, MI52,236Portage, MI: 48,928 personsPortage, MI48,928East Lansing, MI: 47,683 personsEast Lansing, MI47,683Roseville, MI: 46,832 personsRoseville, MI46,832Saginaw, MI: 43,460 personsSaginaw, MI43,460Midland, MI: 42,688 personsMidland, MI42,688Lincoln Park, MI: 39,007 personsLincoln Park, MI39,007Muskegon, MI: 37,150 personsMuskegon, MI37,150Holland, MI: 34,013 personsHolland, MI34,013Eastpointe, MI: 33,809 personsEastpointe, MI33,809Bay City, MI: 32,258 personsBay City, MI32,258Jackson, MI: 30,997 personsJackson, MI30,997Burton, MI: 29,450 personsBurton, MI29,450Southgate, MI: 29,235 personsSouthgate, MI29,235Oak Park, MI: 29,153 personsOak Park, MI29,153Port Huron, MI: 28,601 personsPort Huron, MI28,601Madison Heights, MI: 28,345 personsMadison Heights, MI28,345
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Detroit, MI634,219-0.1%
2Grand Rapids, MI197,579-0.1%
3Warren, MI137,178-0.9%
4Sterling Heights, MI132,423-0.6%
5Ann Arbor, MI121,110+1.3%
6Lansing, MI112,520-0%
7Dearborn, MI106,668-1.5%
8Livonia, MI93,400-1.1%
9Troy, MI87,341-0.4%
10Westland, MI83,207-1.3%
11Farmington Hills, MI82,905-0.6%
12Flint, MI79,854-0.9%
13Rochester Hills, MI77,080+1.3%
14Wyoming, MI76,729-0.2%
15Southfield, MI75,589-0.5%
16Kalamazoo, MI72,841+0.8%
17Novi, MI66,274-0.1%
18Pontiac, MI61,950-0.3%
19Taylor, MI61,690-1.2%
20Dearborn Heights, MI61,341-1.5%
21St. Clair Shores, MI57,835-0.7%
22Royal Oak, MI57,618-0.4%
23Kentwood, MI54,104-0.2%
24Battle Creek, MI52,236-0.5%
25Portage, MI48,9280%
26East Lansing, MI47,683+36.8%
27Roseville, MI46,832-0.8%
28Saginaw, MI43,460-1%
29Midland, MI42,688+0.2%
30Lincoln Park, MI39,007-1.5%
31Muskegon, MI37,150-0.3%
32Holland, MI34,013-0.5%
33Eastpointe, MI33,809-0.8%
34Bay City, MI32,258-0.6%
35Jackson, MI30,997-0.7%
36Burton, MI29,450-0.4%
37Southgate, MI29,235-1.1%
38Oak Park, MI29,153-0.7%
39Port Huron, MI28,601-0.9%
40Madison Heights, MI28,345+0.3%
41Allen Park, MI27,767-1.5%
42Hamtramck, MI27,571-1.5%
43Garden City, MI26,563-1.5%
44Inkster, MI25,274-1.5%
45Walker, MI25,088-0.4%
46Auburn Hills, MI25,034+1.7%
47Norton Shores, MI24,993-0.3%
48Romulus, MI24,728-1.1%
49Wyandotte, MI24,352-1.4%
50Birmingham, MI21,508-0.5%
51Marquette, MI21,259+2.7%
52Mount Pleasant, MI21,110-0.9%
53Adrian, MI20,400-0.6%
54Monroe, MI20,251-0.9%
55Ypsilanti, MI19,725+3.1%
56Ferndale, MI18,983-0.7%
57Trenton, MI18,024-1.3%
58Wixom, MI17,271+0.6%
59Wayne, MI17,195-1.4%
60Grosse Pointe Woods, MI15,976-1.5%
61Grandville, MI15,863-0.7%
62Traverse City, MI15,683+0.3%
63Mount Clemens, MI15,429-0.7%
64Harper Woods, MI15,039-1.5%
65Berkley, MI14,992-0.7%
66Hazel Park, MI14,907-0.1%
67Owosso, MI14,608-0.3%
68Fraser, MI14,495-0.8%
69Sault Ste. Marie, MI13,302-0.4%
70Coldwater, MI12,912-4.7%
71Ionia, MI12,909-0.3%
72Rochester, MI12,848-0.6%
73Woodhaven, MI12,628-1.2%
74Melvindale, MI12,471-1.4%
75Escanaba, MI12,372-0.2%
76Riverview, MI12,128-1.4%
77New Baltimore, MI12,012-0.2%
78South Lyon, MI11,877+0.1%
79Fenton, MI11,857-0.7%
80Niles, MI11,763-0.9%
81East Grand Rapids, MI11,439+0.1%
82Farmington, MI11,421-0.6%
83Clawson, MI11,342-0.2%
84Grosse Pointe Park, MI11,252-1.5%
85Sturgis, MI11,030-0.4%
86Grand Haven, MI10,982-0.1%
87Beverly Hills, MI10,476-0.6%
88Cadillac, MI10,455+0.3%
89Flat Rock, MI10,261-1.3%
90Alpena, MI10,171-0.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/michigan-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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