RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Highest German population share, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19737.7%−11.7 pts

02St. Johns, MIMI7,78035.8%+0.7 pts

03Shields, MIMI7,40234.2%−6.3 pts

04Dundee, MIMI6,00833.3%−3.3 pts

05New Baltimore, MIMI12,12332.0%+7.3 pts

06Marysville, MIMI9,86830.6%−2.1 pts

07Freeland, MIMI7,55730.6%−4.0 pts

08Saline, MIMI9,00130.5%−0.6 pts

09Tecumseh, MIMI8,60829.9%−9.6 pts

10Lambertville, MIMI9,95529.8%−11.8 pts

11Hastings, MIMI7,49029.2%+1.7 pts

12Temperance, MIMI8,91429.1%−11.0 pts

13Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82728.4%−1.0 pts

14St. Clair, MIMI5,83328.1%−7.8 pts

15Chelsea, MIMI5,42427.8%−9.2 pts

16Manistee, MIMI6,15727.2%−0.2 pts

17Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76927.1%−1.4 pts

18Traverse City, MIMI15,83226.9%−2.9 pts

19Belding, MIMI6,00026.9%−2.0 pts

20Menominee, MIMI8,17526.2%−15.0 pts

21St. Joseph, MIMI7,89326.0%−13.7 pts

22Monroe, MIMI20,07625.8%−1.1 pts

23Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85325.6%−13.3 pts

24Davison, MIMI5,03925.6%+3.0 pts

25South Lyon, MIMI12,10725.2%−2.9 pts

26Howell, MIMI9,89625.2%−3.9 pts

27Port Huron, MIMI28,27325.2%−1.0 pts

28Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41725.1%−4.1 pts

29Mason, MIMI8,26424.8%−3.1 pts

30Brighton, MIMI7,90424.7%−1.7 pts

31Petoskey, MIMI5,77224.7%+1.2 pts

32Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49024.6%−0.8 pts

33Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39124.3%+4.5 pts

34Clawson, MIMI11,31224.3%−1.6 pts

35Midland, MIMI42,80624.3%−8.5 pts

36Ludington, MIMI7,63424.1%−7.7 pts

37Marshall, MIMI6,80024.1%−4.8 pts

38Owosso, MIMI14,43724.1%−4.6 pts

39Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87824.0%−1.1 pts

40Plymouth, MIMI9,16423.8%−0.5 pts

41Forest Hills, MIMI28,69523.7%−3.5 pts

42Rochester, MIMI12,82423.6%−0.1 pts

43Hillsdale, MIMI8,00223.4%−14.5 pts

44Rockford, MIMI6,31323.4%−9.1 pts

45Alpena, MIMI10,08823.4%−8.7 pts

46Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92523.3%−5.5 pts

47Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73523.3%−1.7 pts

48Grand Haven, MIMI11,03823.2%+0.2 pts

49Holt, MIMI25,31623.2%−5.5 pts

50Richmond, MIMI5,92723.2%−9.3 pts

51Walker, MIMI25,88123.1%−2.8 pts

52Allendale, MIMI26,67923.1%−4.4 pts

53St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87222.9%−4.0 pts

54Sturgis, MIMI10,90022.9%−5.6 pts

55Milan, MIMI5,97322.7%−11.0 pts

56Three Rivers, MIMI7,91022.6%−4.6 pts

57Lapeer, MIMI9,20122.6%+0.2 pts

58East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66322.3%−3.9 pts

59Walled Lake, MIMI7,32022.2%+3.5 pts

60Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09522.2%−3.2 pts

61Bay City, MIMI31,86822.1%−4.8 pts

62Byron Center, MIMI7,40321.9%−2.5 pts

63Northview, MIMI15,26821.8%−6.7 pts

64Ferndale, MIMI19,21221.8%−0.8 pts

65Berkley, MIMI15,14521.8%−8.4 pts

66Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79221.8%−5.1 pts

67Portage, MIMI49,86221.7%−6.0 pts

68Houghton, MIMI8,56021.5%−3.6 pts

69Royal Oak, MIMI57,58321.1%−3.9 pts

70Haslett, MIMI18,55921.1%−3.4 pts

71Alma, MIMI9,30421.1%−2.7 pts

72Fraser, MIMI14,49621.0%−7.7 pts

73Holly, MIMI5,90620.9%−7.3 pts

74Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46920.9%−6.4 pts

75Trenton, MIMI17,84920.8%−4.3 pts

76Birmingham, MIMI21,92320.8%−4.3 pts

77Dowagiac, MIMI5,72520.6%−3.6 pts

78South Monroe, MIMI6,96020.5%−10.9 pts

79Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44920.4%−2.1 pts

80Comstock Park, MIMI10,57720.3%+0.2 pts

81Fenton, MIMI11,77420.0%−5.7 pts

82Northville, MIMI6,01319.9%−8.4 pts

83Utica, MIMI5,11419.7%−9.8 pts

84Marquette, MIMI21,94419.6%−2.6 pts

85Milford, MIMI6,52019.4%−2.7 pts

86Garden City, MIMI26,28019.4%−4.9 pts

87Flushing, MIMI8,17519.2%−7.1 pts

88Waverly, MIMI23,57519.2%−6.8 pts

89Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53919.2%−3.1 pts

90Jenison, MIMI17,58219.1%−4.4 pts

91Niles, MIMI11,66518.8%−8.5 pts

92Wyandotte, MIMI24,07218.7%−2.2 pts

93Big Rapids, MIMI8,62318.4%−12.1 pts

94Allegan, MIMI5,12718.4%−0.0 pts

95Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41918.2%−4.2 pts

96Cadillac, MIMI10,43818.2%−11.1 pts

97Roseville, MIMI46,86318.2%−5.6 pts

98Farmington, MIMI11,40918.1%−0.1 pts

99Livonia, MIMI92,60318.1%−4.7 pts

100Charlotte, MIMI9,30517.9%−5.8 pts

101Grandville, MIMI17,01817.9%−9.4 pts

102Hazel Park, MIMI14,93717.9%+0.3 pts

103Gladstone, MIMI5,18917.8%−4.2 pts

104Escanaba, MIMI12,25717.8%−4.5 pts

105Coldwater, MIMI14,21617.8%−8.3 pts

106Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27417.7%−0.9 pts

107Adrian, MIMI20,19117.6%−6.0 pts

108Norton Shores, MIMI25,08817.6%−8.4 pts

109Westwood, MIMI8,86717.5%−5.6 pts

110Woodhaven, MIMI12,50317.4%−7.6 pts

111Flat Rock, MIMI10,21817.2%−3.6 pts

112Okemos, MIMI26,39617.0%−6.4 pts

113Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23316.9%−2.9 pts

114Kingsford, MIMI5,09616.9%−7.2 pts

115Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21816.8%−18.1 pts

116Wyoming, MIMI78,58816.3%−2.9 pts

117Lansing, MIMI113,88416.2%−2.1 pts

118Wixom, MIMI17,31315.9%−8.3 pts

119Wayne, MIMI17,06515.9%−6.0 pts

120Greenville, MIMI9,25615.6%−18.0 pts

121Battle Creek, MIMI52,02115.5%−3.8 pts

122Southgate, MIMI28,93115.5%−6.8 pts

123Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08315.2%−6.9 pts

124Jackson, MIMI31,02215.1%−4.2 pts

125Zeeland, MIMI5,63715.1%−0.6 pts

126Fair Plain, MIMI7,33015.0%−1.7 pts

127Ishpeming, MIMI6,20514.9%−0.7 pts

128Burton, MIMI29,31314.9%−2.7 pts

129Eastpointe, MIMI33,81414.5%−6.0 pts

130East Lansing, MIMI49,35514.5%−8.7 pts

131Troy, MIMI88,73314.4%−4.7 pts

132Novi, MIMI67,31914.4%−4.4 pts

133Hudsonville, MIMI7,96414.3%−4.7 pts

134Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92514.3%−6.1 pts

135Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18314.2%−1.8 pts

136Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93114.2%−4.1 pts

137Center Line, MIMI8,50313.9%−11.3 pts

138Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29113.9%−1.5 pts

139Westland, MIMI82,33313.9%−4.5 pts

140Taylor, MIMI61,27913.9%−2.9 pts

141Holland, MIMI35,37213.8%−4.4 pts

142Saginaw, MIMI42,86313.8%−1.9 pts

143Warren, MIMI137,13813.7%−5.8 pts

144Bridgeport, MIMI6,88413.6%−13.0 pts

145Ionia, MIMI12,20813.6%−7.2 pts

146Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68313.6%−7.0 pts

147Allen Park, MIMI27,44513.5%−9.8 pts

148Springfield, MIMI5,24613.1%−1.6 pts

149Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88013.0%−6.1 pts

150St. Louis, MIMI7,40612.9%−17.8 pts

151Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76612.8%−6.3 pts

152Riverview, MIMI11,94712.6%−8.8 pts

153Kentwood, MIMI54,77612.5%−6.3 pts

154Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52912.5%−7.0 pts

155Madison Heights, MIMI28,29712.1%−9.4 pts

156Albion, MIMI7,47411.9%−6.9 pts

157Cutlerville, MIMI18,78011.9%−11.1 pts

158New Haven, MIMI6,74911.3%−15.5 pts

159Eastwood, MIMI6,66910.4%−4.7 pts

160Romulus, MIMI24,54710.1%−3.7 pts

161Muskegon, MIMI37,2249.9%−3.2 pts

162Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6649.2%−5.7 pts

163Harper Woods, MIMI14,8609.0%−8.7 pts

164Flint, MIMI79,3067.8%+0.7 pts

165Beecher, MIMI8,4127.4%+4.2 pts

166Dearborn, MIMI105,6116.9%−5.5 pts

167Melvindale, MIMI12,3256.9%−10.6 pts

168Ecorse, MIMI8,8936.3%+0.4 pts

169Oak Park, MIMI29,0726.1%−0.6 pts

170Buena Vista, MIMI5,7985.4%+1.7 pts

171Pontiac, MIMI62,0775.4%−1.1 pts

172Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7703.6%+0.3 pts

173Southfield, MIMI76,1113.3%−1.3 pts

174River Rouge, MIMI6,8143.2%−8.5 pts

175Highland Park, MIMI8,2482.6%+1.3 pts

176Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8032.5%−2.4 pts

177Inkster, MIMI24,9592.1%−1.7 pts

178Detroit, MIMI649,0951.9%+0.5 pts

179Hamtramck, MIMI27,2611.4%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS