RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Highest German population share, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 18.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Eaton Rapids, MI, up 82 places to #33.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19736.7%−12.7 pts

02▲48Richmond, MIMI5,92735.1%+2.6 pts

03▼1St. Johns, MIMI7,78032.1%−3.0 pts

04▼1Shields, MIMI7,40231.3%−9.2 pts

05▲7Temperance, MIMI8,91431.2%−9.0 pts

06Marysville, MIMI9,86831.1%−1.6 pts

07▲25Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49031.0%+5.6 pts

08▲7Chelsea, MIMI5,42430.9%−6.2 pts

09▼5Dundee, MIMI6,00830.6%−6.0 pts

10▲10Menominee, MIMI8,17528.9%−12.2 pts

11▲10St. Joseph, MIMI7,89328.7%−11.0 pts

12▼5Freeland, MIMI7,55728.1%−6.5 pts

13▲1St. Clair, MIMI5,83328.1%−7.8 pts

14▼4Lambertville, MIMI9,95528.0%−13.6 pts

15▼10New Baltimore, MIMI12,12327.5%+2.8 pts

16▲46Byron Center, MIMI7,40325.9%+1.4 pts

17▲65Northville, MIMI6,01325.8%−2.5 pts

18▲10Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41725.7%−3.4 pts

19▲10Mason, MIMI8,26425.5%−2.4 pts

20▲11Petoskey, MIMI5,77225.5%+2.0 pts

21▼12Tecumseh, MIMI8,60825.1%−14.4 pts

22▲3South Lyon, MIMI12,10724.9%−3.3 pts

23▲13Ludington, MIMI7,63424.9%−6.9 pts

24▲20Rockford, MIMI6,31324.8%−7.7 pts

25▲15Plymouth, MIMI9,16424.7%+0.4 pts

26▲34Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09524.7%−0.7 pts

27▲14Forest Hills, MIMI28,69524.6%−2.6 pts

28▲11Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87824.6%−0.5 pts

29▼11Traverse City, MIMI15,83224.4%−5.3 pts

30▲23St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87224.3%−2.6 pts

31▲30Bay City, MIMI31,86823.8%−3.1 pts

32▼13Belding, MIMI6,00023.8%−5.1 pts

33▲82Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21823.5%−11.5 pts

34▲32Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79223.3%−3.6 pts

35▼12Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85323.3%−15.7 pts

36▲45Fenton, MIMI11,77423.2%−2.5 pts

37▼13Davison, MIMI5,03923.2%+0.7 pts

38▲9Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73522.9%−2.0 pts

39▼9Brighton, MIMI7,90422.7%−3.6 pts

40▼5Midland, MIMI42,80622.6%−10.1 pts

41▲44Milford, MIMI6,52022.4%+0.3 pts

42▼5Marshall, MIMI6,80022.4%−6.4 pts

43▲31Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46922.4%−4.8 pts

44▲11Milan, MIMI5,97322.4%−11.2 pts

45Alpena, MIMI10,08822.4%−9.7 pts

46Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92522.0%−6.8 pts

47▼13Clawson, MIMI11,31221.9%−3.9 pts

48▼31Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76921.9%−6.6 pts

49▲30Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44921.8%−0.7 pts

50▲2Allendale, MIMI26,67921.6%−5.8 pts

51▲6Lapeer, MIMI9,20121.6%−0.8 pts

52▲32Marquette, MIMI21,94421.5%−0.7 pts

53▲11Ferndale, MIMI19,21221.3%−1.4 pts

54▲22Birmingham, MIMI21,92321.2%−3.8 pts

55▲53Norton Shores, MIMI25,08821.2%−4.8 pts

56▼29Port Huron, MIMI28,27321.1%−5.1 pts

57▲26Utica, MIMI5,11421.0%−8.5 pts

58▲48Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27421.0%+2.3 pts

59▲39Farmington, MIMI11,40920.9%+2.7 pts

60▲10Haslett, MIMI18,55920.8%−3.6 pts

61▲42Gladstone, MIMI5,18920.8%−1.2 pts

62▲5Portage, MIMI49,86220.7%−7.1 pts

63▲51Kingsford, MIMI5,09620.6%−3.5 pts

64▼6East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66320.5%−5.8 pts

65▲3Houghton, MIMI8,56020.5%−4.7 pts

66▲9Trenton, MIMI17,84920.3%−4.8 pts

67▲29Cadillac, MIMI10,43820.1%−9.2 pts

68▼60Saline, MIMI9,00120.1%−11.0 pts

69Royal Oak, MIMI57,58320.0%−5.0 pts

70▼5Berkley, MIMI15,14520.0%−10.2 pts

71▼29Rochester, MIMI12,82419.8%−3.8 pts

72▲15Flushing, MIMI8,17519.7%−6.6 pts

73▲20Big Rapids, MIMI8,62319.7%−10.8 pts

74▲21Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41919.7%−2.8 pts

75▼37Owosso, MIMI14,43719.7%−9.0 pts

76▼22Sturgis, MIMI10,90019.7%−8.8 pts

77▼51Howell, MIMI9,89619.6%−9.5 pts

78▲26Escanaba, MIMI12,25719.6%−2.8 pts

79▼57Monroe, MIMI20,07619.2%−7.7 pts

80▲10Jenison, MIMI17,58219.1%−4.3 pts

81▼30Walker, MIMI25,88118.8%−7.1 pts

82▼19Northview, MIMI15,26818.8%−9.8 pts

83▼12Alma, MIMI9,30418.8%−4.9 pts

84▼6South Monroe, MIMI6,96018.7%−12.7 pts

85▼13Fraser, MIMI14,49618.7%−10.0 pts

86▼73Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82718.4%−11.0 pts

87▲40Ishpeming, MIMI6,20518.4%+2.7 pts

88▲1Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53918.3%−4.0 pts

89▼40Holt, MIMI25,31618.3%−10.4 pts

90▲11Grandville, MIMI17,01818.3%−9.0 pts

91▼43Grand Haven, MIMI11,03818.2%−4.8 pts

92▼81Hastings, MIMI7,49017.9%−9.6 pts

93▼2Niles, MIMI11,66517.8%−9.5 pts

94▼17Dowagiac, MIMI5,72517.8%−6.4 pts

95▼7Waverly, MIMI23,57517.7%−8.2 pts

96▲3Livonia, MIMI92,60317.7%−5.1 pts

97▲10Adrian, MIMI20,19117.6%−6.0 pts

98▼12Garden City, MIMI26,28017.4%−6.9 pts

99▲13Okemos, MIMI26,39617.3%−6.1 pts

100▼27Holly, MIMI5,90616.8%−11.4 pts

101▼68Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39116.7%−3.1 pts

102▼8Allegan, MIMI5,12716.7%−1.7 pts

103▲8Flat Rock, MIMI10,21816.7%−4.1 pts

104▲45Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88016.7%−2.4 pts

105▲50Madison Heights, MIMI28,29716.5%−5.0 pts

106▼47Walled Lake, MIMI7,32016.5%−2.3 pts

107▼64Hillsdale, MIMI8,00216.5%−21.5 pts

108▲17Zeeland, MIMI5,63716.3%+0.7 pts

109▼12Roseville, MIMI46,86316.3%−7.5 pts

110▼94Manistee, MIMI6,15716.2%−11.2 pts

111▲2Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23316.1%−3.8 pts

112▼12Charlotte, MIMI9,30516.0%−7.8 pts

113▲31Bridgeport, MIMI6,88415.9%−10.8 pts

114▲6Greenville, MIMI9,25615.7%−17.9 pts

115▼23Wyandotte, MIMI24,07215.7%−5.2 pts

116▲8Jackson, MIMI31,02215.7%−3.6 pts

117▲30Allen Park, MIMI27,44515.7%−7.7 pts

118▲41Eastwood, MIMI6,66915.6%+0.5 pts

119▼14Coldwater, MIMI14,21615.2%−10.9 pts

120▼4Wyoming, MIMI78,58814.9%−4.3 pts

121▼4Lansing, MIMI113,88414.8%−3.6 pts

122▼42Comstock Park, MIMI10,57714.7%−5.4 pts

123▲19Saginaw, MIMI42,86314.6%−1.0 pts

124▼6Wixom, MIMI17,31314.6%−9.6 pts

125▼15Woodhaven, MIMI12,50314.5%−10.6 pts

126▲15Holland, MIMI35,37214.4%−3.8 pts

127▲3East Lansing, MIMI49,35514.3%−8.8 pts

128▼5Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08314.1%−8.0 pts

129▲28Cutlerville, MIMI18,78013.8%−9.3 pts

130▲8Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29113.7%−1.7 pts

131▼22Westwood, MIMI8,86713.6%−9.5 pts

132▲3Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18313.5%−2.6 pts

133▼7Fair Plain, MIMI7,33013.4%−3.3 pts

134▼6Burton, MIMI29,31313.4%−4.2 pts

135▼3Novi, MIMI67,31913.4%−5.4 pts

136▼15Battle Creek, MIMI52,02113.3%−6.0 pts

137▲9Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68313.1%−7.5 pts

138▲10Springfield, MIMI5,24613.0%−1.6 pts

139▼8Troy, MIMI88,73313.0%−6.1 pts

140▼4Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93112.6%−5.6 pts

141▼39Hazel Park, MIMI14,93712.5%−5.1 pts

142▲11Kentwood, MIMI54,77612.5%−6.3 pts

143▼9Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92512.4%−8.0 pts

144▲1Ionia, MIMI12,20812.3%−8.6 pts

145▼2Warren, MIMI137,13812.2%−7.3 pts

146▼24Southgate, MIMI28,93112.2%−10.1 pts

147▼91Three Rivers, MIMI7,91012.0%−15.3 pts

148▼9Westland, MIMI82,33311.8%−6.6 pts

149▲5Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52911.7%−7.7 pts

150▲11Muskegon, MIMI37,22411.5%−1.5 pts

151▼32Wayne, MIMI17,06511.5%−10.4 pts

152▼1Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76611.2%−7.9 pts

153▼13Taylor, MIMI61,27911.2%−5.6 pts

154▼2Riverview, MIMI11,94710.9%−10.5 pts

155▼26Eastpointe, MIMI33,81410.4%−10.1 pts

156▼6St. Louis, MIMI7,40610.2%−20.6 pts

157▲1New Haven, MIMI6,7499.9%−16.9 pts

158▼25Hudsonville, MIMI7,9649.6%−9.4 pts

159▼3Albion, MIMI7,4748.9%−9.9 pts

160▼23Center Line, MIMI8,5037.9%−17.4 pts

161▼1Romulus, MIMI24,5477.9%−6.0 pts

162▲2Flint, MIMI79,3067.7%+0.7 pts

163Harper Woods, MIMI14,8607.3%−10.4 pts

164▲2Dearborn, MIMI105,6116.7%−5.6 pts

165▼3Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6646.7%−8.3 pts

166▲2Ecorse, MIMI8,8936.4%+0.5 pts

167▲2Oak Park, MIMI29,0725.8%−0.9 pts

168▲3Pontiac, MIMI62,0775.5%−1.0 pts

169▼4Beecher, MIMI8,4125.4%+2.2 pts

170▼3Melvindale, MIMI12,3254.4%−13.1 pts

171▲3River Rouge, MIMI6,8144.3%−7.4 pts

172▲1Southfield, MIMI76,1113.3%−1.2 pts

173▼1Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7703.2%−0.1 pts

174▲2Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8032.7%−2.2 pts

175Highland Park, MIMI8,2482.3%+1.0 pts

176▲1Inkster, MIMI24,9592.0%−1.8 pts

177▲1Detroit, MIMI649,0951.9%+0.5 pts

178▼8Buena Vista, MIMI5,7981.7%−2.0 pts

179Hamtramck, MIMI27,2611.2%−1.6 pts

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