RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Fastest growing, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is -0.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Big Rapids, MI, up 178 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲178Big Rapids, MIMI8,623+9.7%+23.6 pts

02▼1Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769+9.0%−2.8 pts

03▲40Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417+8.7%−10.5 pts

04▼1Dundee, MIMI6,008+7.9%−24.3 pts

05▲103South Monroe, MIMI6,960+7.6%−13.4 pts

06▼2New Haven, MIMI6,749+6.2%−25.3 pts

07▲99Jenison, MIMI17,582+5.7%+9.4 pts

08▲29Shields, MIMI7,402+5.2%+5.9 pts

09Cutlerville, MIMI18,780+5.2%−29.4 pts

10▲154St. Louis, MIMI7,406+5.1%−12.3 pts

11▲2Okemos, MIMI26,396+5.1%−7.7 pts

12▲149Bridgeport, MIMI6,884+4.8%+13.2 pts

13▲99Eastwood, MIMI6,669+4.8%+5.9 pts

14▼2Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878+3.9%−104.8 pts

15▲85Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197+3.4%−6.3 pts

16▲136Marquette, MIMI21,944+3.4%+13.8 pts

17▲104Brighton, MIMI7,904+3.3%−14.6 pts

18▼3Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925+3.1%−13.1 pts

19▲107St. Clair, MIMI5,833+2.2%−11.2 pts

20▲45Greenville, MIMI9,256+2.0%+4.1 pts

21▲12Hudsonville, MIMI7,964+1.8%−14.2 pts

22▲45South Lyon, MIMI12,107+1.7%−69.6 pts

23▲35Grandville, MIMI17,018+1.7%−2.4 pts

24▲139St. Joseph, MIMI7,893+1.7%+6.3 pts

25▲7Rockford, MIMI6,313+1.2%−22.1 pts

26▲19Wyoming, MIMI78,588+1.1%−7.5 pts

27▼1Houghton, MIMI8,560+1.0%+7.6 pts

28▲3Rochester Hills, MIMI77,539+1.0%−10.4 pts

29▲10Walker, MIMI25,881+1.0%−25.4 pts

30▲42Pontiac, MIMI62,077+0.8%+7.6 pts

31▲19Portage, MIMI49,862+0.8%−8.6 pts

32▲30Comstock Park, MIMI10,577+0.7%−62.7 pts

33▼23Novi, MIMI67,319+0.7%−42.9 pts

34▲84Cadillac, MIMI10,438+0.7%+1.7 pts

35▼5Troy, MIMI88,733+0.7%−10.4 pts

36▲33Walled Lake, MIMI7,320+0.7%−6.3 pts

37▲122Ishpeming, MIMI6,205+0.7%+7.8 pts

38▲51Lapeer, MIMI9,201+0.7%−16.3 pts

39▲2East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663+0.7%+1.0 pts

40▲56Saline, MIMI9,001+0.6%−20.0 pts

41▼35Wixom, MIMI17,313+0.6%−54.5 pts

42▼21Forest Hills, MIMI28,695+0.4%−25.0 pts

43▲51Midland, MIMI42,806+0.4%−9.0 pts

44▲30Belding, MIMI6,000+0.4%+1.9 pts

45▲92Lansing, MIMI113,884+0.3%+6.8 pts

46▲114Ludington, MIMI7,634+0.3%+2.0 pts

47▲75Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853+0.3%−2.8 pts

48▲61Manistee, MIMI6,157+0.3%+2.5 pts

49▲93St. Johns, MIMI7,780+0.2%−2.5 pts

50▲96Dowagiac, MIMI5,725+0.2%+4.3 pts

51▲12Holland, MIMI35,372+0.1%−13.9 pts

52▲34Hastings, MIMI7,490+0.1%−8.3 pts

53▲7Norton Shores, MIMI25,088+0.0%−3.5 pts

54▲99Ferndale, MIMI19,2120.0%+11.9 pts

55▲80Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4690.0%+4.4 pts

56▼38Kentwood, MIMI54,776-0.0%−19.7 pts

57▲105Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083-0.0%−12.6 pts

58▼9Gladstone, MIMI5,189-0.1%−10.3 pts

59▲112Detroit, MIMI649,095-0.1%+7.4 pts

60▲94Clawson, MIMI11,312-0.1%+8.1 pts

61▲108Hazel Park, MIMI14,937-0.1%+5.3 pts

62▼14Grand Haven, MIMI11,038-0.1%+6.4 pts

63▲95Madison Heights, MIMI28,297-0.2%+3.2 pts

64▼18Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183-0.2%−4.8 pts

65▼11Northview, MIMI15,268-0.2%–

66▼38Birmingham, MIMI21,923-0.2%+3.3 pts

67▲15Charlotte, MIMI9,305-0.2%−4.0 pts

68▲35Sturgis, MIMI10,900-0.3%−11.7 pts

69▲86Marshall, MIMI6,800-0.3%−8.5 pts

70▲49Kingsford, MIMI5,096-0.3%−1.6 pts

71▲27Berkley, MIMI15,145-0.3%+8.1 pts

72▼4Petoskey, MIMI5,772-0.4%−0.8 pts

73▲43New Baltimore, MIMI12,123-0.4%−28.1 pts

74▲14Three Rivers, MIMI7,910-0.4%+0.8 pts

75▼70Byron Center, MIMI7,403-0.4%–

76▲48Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218-0.4%−13.9 pts

77▲4Richmond, MIMI5,927-0.4%−18.6 pts

78▲13Tecumseh, MIMI8,608-0.4%−15.3 pts

79▲35Mason, MIMI8,264-0.4%+0.4 pts

80▲67Alpena, MIMI10,088-0.4%0.0 pts

81▲70Hillsdale, MIMI8,002-0.4%−1.2 pts

82▲25Springfield, MIMI5,246-0.4%+6.6 pts

83▲9Royal Oak, MIMI57,583-0.4%+7.7 pts

84▼40Howell, MIMI9,896-0.5%−13.3 pts

85▼47Southfield, MIMI76,111-0.5%−3.9 pts

86▼35Milford, MIMI6,520-0.5%−14.3 pts

87▼51Traverse City, MIMI15,832-0.5%+3.6 pts

88▲51Holly, MIMI5,906-0.6%−10.2 pts

89▲60Owosso, MIMI14,437-0.6%+3.2 pts

90▼37Farmington Hills, MIMI83,291-0.6%−10.6 pts

91▼16Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449-0.6%+1.1 pts

92▼22Sterling Heights, MIMI133,931-0.6%−6.2 pts

93▲11Battle Creek, MIMI52,021-0.7%−0.3 pts

94▲39Monroe, MIMI20,076-0.7%+2.9 pts

95▲34Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683-0.7%+3.2 pts

96▲17Marysville, MIMI9,868-0.7%−14.4 pts

97▲33Burton, MIMI29,313-0.7%−10.5 pts

98▼15Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827-0.7%−5.9 pts

99▼79Chelsea, MIMI5,424-0.7%−17.3 pts

100▲68Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770-0.8%+7.8 pts

101▲33Escanaba, MIMI12,257-0.8%+3.0 pts

102▼24Rochester, MIMI12,824-0.8%−47.6 pts

103▲63Jackson, MIMI31,022-0.8%+2.2 pts

104▼87Farmington, MIMI11,409-0.8%−3.7 pts

105▼25Northville, MIMI6,013-0.8%−4.6 pts

106▼4Oak Park, MIMI29,072-0.8%+1.4 pts

107▼23Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274-0.9%+3.2 pts

108▼42Zeeland, MIMI5,637-0.9%−8.1 pts

109▼85Freeland, MIMI7,557-1.0%−267.0 pts

110▼51Allegan, MIMI5,127-1.0%−7.4 pts

111▼12Alma, MIMI9,304-1.0%−3.6 pts

112▼19Fraser, MIMI14,496-1.0%−11.0 pts

113▲35Fair Plain, MIMI7,330-1.0%+1.8 pts

114▲60Buena Vista, MIMI5,798-1.0%+3.0 pts

115▼68Eastpointe, MIMI33,814-1.0%–

116▲11Waverly, MIMI23,575-1.0%−4.7 pts

117▼46Center Line, MIMI8,503-1.0%+4.4 pts

118▲47Bay City, MIMI31,868-1.0%+4.4 pts

119▼55Warren, MIMI137,138-1.0%+3.5 pts

120▼112Coldwater, MIMI14,216-1.1%−33.3 pts

121▲35Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419-1.2%+4.8 pts

122▼43Fenton, MIMI11,774-1.2%−26.5 pts

123▼88Holt, MIMI25,316-1.2%+2.4 pts

124▲21Adrian, MIMI20,191-1.2%+1.2 pts

125▼24Roseville, MIMI46,863-1.2%+5.2 pts

126▼104Utica, MIMI5,114-1.2%+8.7 pts

127▲9St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,872-1.2%+6.1 pts

128▲29Port Huron, MIMI28,273-1.3%+2.8 pts

129▲15Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880-1.3%−7.5 pts

130▼2Davison, MIMI5,039-1.3%+1.5 pts

131▲46Flint, MIMI79,306-1.3%+9.9 pts

132▼77Romulus, MIMI24,547-1.4%−1.7 pts

133▼131Allendale, MIMI26,679-1.5%−67.7 pts

134▼107Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233-1.5%−5.5 pts

135▲40Saginaw, MIMI42,863-1.5%+9.6 pts

136▼19Flushing, MIMI8,175-1.5%+0.8 pts

137▼76Milan, MIMI5,973-1.5%−20.1 pts

138▼65Niles, MIMI11,665-1.5%+0.5 pts

139▲31Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803-1.6%+11.1 pts

140▼63Plymouth, MIMI9,164-1.7%+4.0 pts

141▼3Livonia, MIMI92,603-1.8%−1.5 pts

142▲30Albion, MIMI7,474-1.8%+7.3 pts

143▼103Flat Rock, MIMI10,218-1.9%−18.3 pts

144▼12Menominee, MIMI8,175-1.9%+0.9 pts

145▼35Woodhaven, MIMI12,503-1.9%−9.7 pts

146▲30Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925-2.1%−13.5 pts

147▼52Westland, MIMI82,333-2.1%−4.3 pts

148▼37Taylor, MIMI61,279-2.1%+4.9 pts

149▼26Southgate, MIMI28,931-2.2%−0.1 pts

150▼10Trenton, MIMI17,849-2.3%+2.6 pts

151▼1Wyandotte, MIMI24,072-2.3%+7.2 pts

152▼47Wayne, MIMI17,065-2.3%+2.0 pts

153▼142Melvindale, MIMI12,325-2.3%+2.0 pts

154▼138Dearborn, MIMI105,611-2.3%−11.8 pts

155▼24Garden City, MIMI26,280-2.3%+3.3 pts

156▼41Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095-2.4%+0.8 pts

157▼70Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792-2.4%+1.2 pts

158▼135Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664-2.4%+1.8 pts

159▼125Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735-2.4%+0.8 pts

160▼103Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490-2.4%−2.2 pts

161▼154Hamtramck, MIMI27,261-2.4%−27.5 pts

162▼137Harper Woods, MIMI14,860-2.4%+1.9 pts

163▼43Riverview, MIMI11,947-2.4%+2.0 pts

164▼112Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529-2.5%+1.9 pts

165▼68Allen Park, MIMI27,445-2.5%+3.0 pts

166▼90Inkster, MIMI24,959-2.5%−0.4 pts

167▼24Ecorse, MIMI8,893-2.6%+5.2 pts

168▼43Muskegon, MIMI37,224-2.8%−2.4 pts

169▼140Temperance, MIMI8,914-3.0%−21.6 pts

170▼3River Rouge, MIMI6,814-3.0%+9.4 pts

171▼81Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391-3.1%−34.5 pts

172▼130Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766-3.8%+6.2 pts

173▲5Highland Park, MIMI8,248-3.9%+12.9 pts

174▼33East Lansing, MIMI49,355-4.2%+4.0 pts

175▼119Lambertville, MIMI9,955-4.6%−22.9 pts

176▼162Ionia, MIMI12,208-4.7%−82.8 pts

177▼4Beecher, MIMI8,412-4.8%+6.7 pts

178▼93Haslett, MIMI18,559-5.6%−15.9 pts

179▼160Westwood, MIMI8,867-7.8%−9.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES