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Cities in Michigan by population

Detroit, MI had the highest population of 90 cities in 2023, at 637,452. Alpena, MI had the lowest, at 10,155. The median was 25,204 and the figure for Michigan was 10.06 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest637,452Detroit, MI
Lowest10,155Alpena, MI
Median25,20490 cities
Michigan10,062,124History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Detroit, MI: 637,452 personsDetroit, MI637,452Grand Rapids, MI: 197,880 personsGrand Rapids, MI197,880Warren, MI: 136,870 personsWarren, MI136,870Sterling Heights, MI: 133,409 personsSterling Heights, MI133,409Ann Arbor, MI: 121,885 personsAnn Arbor, MI121,885Lansing, MI: 112,716 personsLansing, MI112,716Dearborn, MI: 106,011 personsDearborn, MI106,011Livonia, MI: 92,745 personsLivonia, MI92,745Troy, MI: 87,452 personsTroy, MI87,452Farmington Hills, MI: 82,760 personsFarmington Hills, MI82,760Westland, MI: 82,536 personsWestland, MI82,536Flint, MI: 79,632 personsFlint, MI79,632Wyoming, MI: 77,626 personsWyoming, MI77,626Rochester Hills, MI: 77,283 personsRochester Hills, MI77,283Southfield, MI: 75,784 personsSouthfield, MI75,784Kalamazoo, MI: 73,169 personsKalamazoo, MI73,169Novi, MI: 66,713 personsNovi, MI66,713Pontiac, MI: 61,737 personsPontiac, MI61,737Taylor, MI: 61,303 personsTaylor, MI61,303Dearborn Heights, MI: 60,867 personsDearborn Heights, MI60,867St. Clair Shores, MI: 57,724 personsSt. Clair Shores, MI57,724Royal Oak, MI: 57,525 personsRoyal Oak, MI57,525Kentwood, MI: 54,152 personsKentwood, MI54,152Battle Creek, MI: 52,222 personsBattle Creek, MI52,222Portage, MI: 49,305 personsPortage, MI49,305East Lansing, MI: 49,057 personsEast Lansing, MI49,057Roseville, MI: 46,746 personsRoseville, MI46,746Saginaw, MI: 43,171 personsSaginaw, MI43,171Midland, MI: 42,743 personsMidland, MI42,743Lincoln Park, MI: 38,687 personsLincoln Park, MI38,687Muskegon, MI: 37,136 personsMuskegon, MI37,136Holland, MI: 34,521 personsHolland, MI34,521Eastpointe, MI: 33,731 personsEastpointe, MI33,731Bay City, MI: 32,161 personsBay City, MI32,161Jackson, MI: 30,909 personsJackson, MI30,909Burton, MI: 29,367 personsBurton, MI29,367Oak Park, MI: 29,039 personsOak Park, MI29,039Southgate, MI: 29,007 personsSouthgate, MI29,007Port Huron, MI: 28,471 personsPort Huron, MI28,471Madison Heights, MI: 28,230 personsMadison Heights, MI28,230Detroit, MI: 637,452 personsDetroit, MI637,452Grand Rapids, MI: 197,880 personsGrand Rapids, MI197,880Warren, MI: 136,870 personsWarren, MI136,870Sterling Heights, MI: 133,409 personsSterling Heights, MI133,409Ann Arbor, MI: 121,885 personsAnn Arbor, MI121,885Lansing, MI: 112,716 personsLansing, MI112,716Dearborn, MI: 106,011 personsDearborn, MI106,011Livonia, MI: 92,745 personsLivonia, MI92,745Troy, MI: 87,452 personsTroy, MI87,452Farmington Hills, MI: 82,760 personsFarmington Hills, MI82,760Westland, MI: 82,536 personsWestland, MI82,536Flint, MI: 79,632 personsFlint, MI79,632Wyoming, MI: 77,626 personsWyoming, MI77,626Rochester Hills, MI: 77,283 personsRochester Hills, MI77,283Southfield, MI: 75,784 personsSouthfield, MI75,784Kalamazoo, MI: 73,169 personsKalamazoo, MI73,169Novi, MI: 66,713 personsNovi, MI66,713Pontiac, MI: 61,737 personsPontiac, MI61,737Taylor, MI: 61,303 personsTaylor, MI61,303Dearborn Heights, MI: 60,867 personsDearborn Heights, MI60,867St. Clair Shores, MI: 57,724 personsSt. Clair Shores, MI57,724Royal Oak, MI: 57,525 personsRoyal Oak, MI57,525Kentwood, MI: 54,152 personsKentwood, MI54,152Battle Creek, MI: 52,222 personsBattle Creek, MI52,222Portage, MI: 49,305 personsPortage, MI49,305East Lansing, MI: 49,057 personsEast Lansing, MI49,057Roseville, MI: 46,746 personsRoseville, MI46,746Saginaw, MI: 43,171 personsSaginaw, MI43,171Midland, MI: 42,743 personsMidland, MI42,743Lincoln Park, MI: 38,687 personsLincoln Park, MI38,687Muskegon, MI: 37,136 personsMuskegon, MI37,136Holland, MI: 34,521 personsHolland, MI34,521Eastpointe, MI: 33,731 personsEastpointe, MI33,731Bay City, MI: 32,161 personsBay City, MI32,161Jackson, MI: 30,909 personsJackson, MI30,909Burton, MI: 29,367 personsBurton, MI29,367Oak Park, MI: 29,039 personsOak Park, MI29,039Southgate, MI: 29,007 personsSouthgate, MI29,007Port Huron, MI: 28,471 personsPort Huron, MI28,471Madison Heights, MI: 28,230 personsMadison Heights, MI28,230
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Detroit, MI637,452+0.5%
2Grand Rapids, MI197,880+0.2%
3Warren, MI136,870-0.2%
4Sterling Heights, MI133,409+0.7%
5Ann Arbor, MI121,885+0.6%
6Lansing, MI112,716+0.2%
7Dearborn, MI106,011-0.6%
8Livonia, MI92,745-0.7%
9Troy, MI87,452+0.1%
10Farmington Hills, MI82,760-0.2%
11Westland, MI82,536-0.8%
12Flint, MI79,632-0.3%
13Wyoming, MI77,626+1.2%
14Rochester Hills, MI77,283+0.3%
15Southfield, MI75,784+0.3%
16Kalamazoo, MI73,169+0.5%
17Novi, MI66,713+0.7%
18Pontiac, MI61,737-0.3%
19Taylor, MI61,303-0.6%
20Dearborn Heights, MI60,867-0.8%
21St. Clair Shores, MI57,724-0.2%
22Royal Oak, MI57,525-0.2%
23Kentwood, MI54,152+0.1%
24Battle Creek, MI52,222-0%
25Portage, MI49,305+0.8%
26East Lansing, MI49,057+2.9%
27Roseville, MI46,746-0.2%
28Saginaw, MI43,171-0.7%
29Midland, MI42,743+0.1%
30Lincoln Park, MI38,687-0.8%
31Muskegon, MI37,136-0%
32Holland, MI34,521+1.5%
33Eastpointe, MI33,731-0.2%
34Bay City, MI32,161-0.3%
35Jackson, MI30,909-0.3%
36Burton, MI29,367-0.3%
37Oak Park, MI29,039-0.4%
38Southgate, MI29,007-0.8%
39Port Huron, MI28,471-0.5%
40Madison Heights, MI28,230-0.4%
41Allen Park, MI27,542-0.8%
42Hamtramck, MI27,355-0.8%
43Garden City, MI26,345-0.8%
44Auburn Hills, MI25,381+1.4%
45Walker, MI25,347+1%
46Inkster, MI25,061-0.8%
47Norton Shores, MI24,967-0.1%
48Romulus, MI24,587-0.6%
49Wyandotte, MI24,161-0.8%
50Marquette, MI21,623+1.7%
51Birmingham, MI21,491-0.1%
52Mount Pleasant, MI20,942-0.8%
53Adrian, MI20,289-0.5%
54Monroe, MI20,182-0.3%
55Ypsilanti, MI19,405-1.6%
56Ferndale, MI19,083+0.5%
57Trenton, MI17,896-0.7%
58Wixom, MI17,234-0.2%
59Wayne, MI17,130-0.4%
60Grandville, MI16,707+5.3%
61Grosse Pointe Woods, MI15,851-0.8%
62Traverse City, MI15,705+0.1%
63Mount Clemens, MI15,392-0.2%
64Berkley, MI15,071+0.5%
65Harper Woods, MI14,920-0.8%
66Hazel Park, MI14,854-0.4%
67Owosso, MI14,555-0.4%
68Fraser, MI14,463-0.2%
69Coldwater, MI14,162+9.7%
70Sault Ste. Marie, MI13,332+0.2%
71Rochester, MI12,792-0.4%
72Woodhaven, MI12,545-0.7%
73Melvindale, MI12,370-0.8%
74Escanaba, MI12,356-0.1%
75Ionia, MI12,217-5.4%
76New Baltimore, MI12,026+0.1%
77Riverview, MI11,989-1.1%
78South Lyon, MI11,973+0.8%
79Fenton, MI11,810-0.4%
80Niles, MI11,675-0.7%
81East Grand Rapids, MI11,494+0.5%
82Farmington, MI11,391-0.3%
83Clawson, MI11,300-0.4%
84Grosse Pointe Park, MI11,134-1%
85Sturgis, MI11,016-0.1%
86Grand Haven, MI11,005+0.2%
87Cadillac, MI10,469+0.1%
88Beverly Hills, MI10,429-0.4%
89Flat Rock, MI10,203-0.6%
90Alpena, MI10,155-0.2%

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Resident population.

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  • 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/michigan-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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