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Fastest shrinking, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Big Rapids, MIMI8,623-27.1%+95%

02Highland Park, MIMI8,248-23.8%+42%

03Flint, MIMI79,306-20.7%+84%

04Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925-16.6%−246%

05Saginaw, MIMI42,863-14.2%+28%

06Buena Vista, MIMI5,798-14.1%+259%

07Beecher, MIMI8,412-13.6%+18%

08Albion, MIMI7,474-10.6%+16%

09Detroit, MIMI649,095-10.5%+40%

10Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803-9.3%−27%

11Hazel Park, MIMI14,937-8.8%+61%

12Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770-8.6%+1%

13River Rouge, MIMI6,814-8.6%−30%

14Jackson, MIMI31,022-6.6%+120%

15Bay City, MIMI31,868-6.5%+19%

16St. Louis, MIMI7,406-6.3%−136%

17St. Joseph, MIMI7,893-6.1%+32%

18Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083-5.7%−145%

19Bridgeport, MIMI6,884-5.5%−35%

20Ludington, MIMI7,634-5.2%+196%

21Ishpeming, MIMI6,205-5.1%−29%

22Madison Heights, MIMI28,297-4.1%+21%

23Port Huron, MIMI28,273-4.0%−1%

24Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419-3.8%−36%

25Marshall, MIMI6,800-3.8%−146%

26Clawson, MIMI11,312-3.7%−55%

27Ferndale, MIMI19,212-3.6%−70%

28Marquette, MIMI21,944-3.4%−68%

29Hillsdale, MIMI8,002-3.2%−520%

30Wyandotte, MIMI24,072-3.2%−66%

31Owosso, MIMI14,437-3.2%−15%

32Fair Plain, MIMI7,330-3.0%+8%

33Alpena, MIMI10,088-2.7%+520%

34Dowagiac, MIMI5,725-2.7%−34%

35Adrian, MIMI20,191-2.3%−2%

36Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880-2.2%−136%

37Ecorse, MIMI8,893-2.2%−72%

38St. Johns, MIMI7,780-2.1%−177%

39East Lansing, MIMI49,355-1.7%−79%

40Trenton, MIMI17,849-1.6%−66%

41Holly, MIMI5,906-1.5%−115%

42Livonia, MIMI92,603-1.5%+380%

43Lansing, MIMI113,884-1.4%−78%

44St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,872-1.4%−81%

45Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469-1.4%−68%

46Escanaba, MIMI12,257-1.3%−65%

47Monroe, MIMI20,076-1.3%−64%

48Menominee, MIMI8,175-1.3%−55%

49Garden City, MIMI26,280-1.1%−80%

50Burton, MIMI29,313-0.9%−110%

51Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683-0.9%−77%

52Davison, MIMI5,039-0.6%−79%

53Waverly, MIMI23,575-0.5%−113%

54St. Clair, MIMI5,833-0.4%−103%

55Muskegon, MIMI37,224-0.2%−51%

56Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218-0.2%−102%

57Southgate, MIMI28,931-0.1%−95%

58Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853-0.0%−101%

59Brighton, MIMI7,904+0.0%−100%

60Riverview, MIMI11,947+0.0%−101%

61Kingsford, MIMI5,096+0.1%−91%

62Cadillac, MIMI10,438+0.2%−115%

63Flushing, MIMI8,175+0.3%−112%

64New Baltimore, MIMI12,123+0.3%−99%

65Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095+0.3%−111%

66Mason, MIMI8,264+0.4%−147%

67Marysville, MIMI9,868+0.4%−97%

68Eastwood, MIMI6,669+0.4%−135%

69Taylor, MIMI61,279+0.4%−106%

70Woodhaven, MIMI12,503+0.5%−93%

71Manistee, MIMI6,157+0.5%−124%

72South Monroe, MIMI6,960+0.5%−97%

73Springfield, MIMI5,246+0.6%−109%

74Jenison, MIMI17,582+0.6%−116%

75Wayne, MIMI17,065+0.7%−116%

76Battle Creek, MIMI52,021+0.7%−317%

77Sturgis, MIMI10,900+0.8%−93%

78Oak Park, MIMI29,072+0.8%−137%

79Roseville, MIMI46,863+0.9%−114%

80Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197+0.9%−91%

81Alma, MIMI9,304+1.1%−58%

82Berkley, MIMI15,145+1.5%−118%

83Allen Park, MIMI27,445+1.5%−127%

84Saline, MIMI9,001+1.6%−92%

85Westland, MIMI82,333+1.6%−29%

86Midland, MIMI42,806+1.6%−83%

87Fraser, MIMI14,496+1.7%−83%

88Royal Oak, MIMI57,583+1.7%−121%

89Tecumseh, MIMI8,608+1.9%−87%

90Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391+2.0%−94%

91Lapeer, MIMI9,201+2.1%−88%

92Three Rivers, MIMI7,910+2.1%−281%

93Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792+2.2%−161%

94Hastings, MIMI7,490+2.2%−73%

95Haslett, MIMI18,559+2.3%−77%

96Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274+2.4%−158%

97Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827+2.4%−53%

98Charlotte, MIMI9,305+2.5%−35%

99Richmond, MIMI5,927+2.5%−86%

100Northville, MIMI6,013+2.5%−33%

101Fenton, MIMI11,774+2.5%−90%

102Rochester, MIMI12,824+2.5%−95%

103Plymouth, MIMI9,164+2.6%−146%

104Inkster, MIMI24,959+2.8%−233%

105Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449+3.1%−289%

106Belding, MIMI6,000+3.1%−304%

107Niles, MIMI11,665+3.3%−265%

108Pontiac, MIMI62,077+3.5%−152%

109Center Line, MIMI8,503+3.6%−165%

110Sterling Heights, MIMI133,931+3.6%−37%

111Walled Lake, MIMI7,320+3.6%−48%

112Petoskey, MIMI5,772+3.7%+821%

113South Lyon, MIMI12,107+3.7%−95%

114Zeeland, MIMI5,637+3.9%−45%

115Greenville, MIMI9,256+4.0%−293%

116Warren, MIMI137,138+4.0%−187%

117Holland, MIMI35,372+4.0%−71%

118Comstock Park, MIMI10,577+4.1%−94%

119Milan, MIMI5,973+4.2%−78%

120Norton Shores, MIMI25,088+4.3%+22%

121Allegan, MIMI5,127+4.5%−30%

122Grandville, MIMI17,018+4.6%+12%

123Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490+4.7%−2548%

124Lambertville, MIMI9,955+4.8%−74%

125Romulus, MIMI24,547+5.0%+1301%

126Northview, MIMI15,268+5.2%–

127Farmington Hills, MIMI83,291+5.3%−47%

128Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529+5.5%−226%

129Milford, MIMI6,520+5.6%−60%

130Portage, MIMI49,862+5.6%−40%

131Gladstone, MIMI5,189+5.7%−44%

132Grand Haven, MIMI11,038+5.8%−188%

133Eastpointe, MIMI33,814+5.8%–

134Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183+5.8%+26%

135Wyoming, MIMI78,588+6.1%−29%

136Howell, MIMI9,896+6.1%−52%

137Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417+6.2%−68%

138Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766+6.2%−162%

139East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663+6.3%−1691%

140Flat Rock, MIMI10,218+6.7%−59%

141Walker, MIMI25,881+6.8%−74%

142Southfield, MIMI76,111+6.8%+101%

143Shields, MIMI7,402+6.8%−1125%

144Traverse City, MIMI15,832+6.8%−266%

145Holt, MIMI25,316+6.9%−289%

146Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735+7.1%−317%

147Hudsonville, MIMI7,964+7.2%−55%

148Rockford, MIMI6,313+7.4%−68%

149Rochester Hills, MIMI77,539+7.5%−35%

150Troy, MIMI88,733+7.8%−30%

151Temperance, MIMI8,914+7.9%−58%

152Birmingham, MIMI21,923+8.5%−341%

153Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233+8.7%+115%

154Houghton, MIMI8,560+8.8%−235%

155Harper Woods, MIMI14,860+8.8%−303%

156Freeland, MIMI7,557+9.5%−96%

157Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664+9.6%−326%

158Utica, MIMI5,114+10.3%−203%

159Forest Hills, MIMI28,695+10.5%−59%

160Chelsea, MIMI5,424+10.6%−36%

161Westwood, MIMI8,867+11.2%+507%

162Kentwood, MIMI54,776+11.5%−41%

163Farmington, MIMI11,409+11.8%+311%

164Dearborn, MIMI105,611+12.0%+27%

165Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925+13.8%−15%

166Ionia, MIMI12,208+17.4%−78%

167Okemos, MIMI26,396+17.6%+37%

168Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878+18.1%−83%

169Melvindale, MIMI12,325+19.9%−565%

170Novi, MIMI67,319+20.0%−54%

171Cutlerville, MIMI18,780+24.2%−30%

172Coldwater, MIMI14,216+26.3%−18%

173Hamtramck, MIMI27,261+26.8%+7%

174Wixom, MIMI17,313+27.4%−50%

175Byron Center, MIMI7,403+27.6%–

176New Haven, MIMI6,749+31.3%−1%

177Dundee, MIMI6,008+34.5%+7%

178Allendale, MIMI26,679+54.0%−18%

179Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769+54.5%+361%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES