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Largest German population, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 2,223. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Richmond, MI, up 44 places to #98.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18326,720−12%

02Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23319,587−15%

03▲2Warren, MIMI137,13816,855−36%

04Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93116,825−29%

05▼2Lansing, MIMI113,88416,682−21%

06Livonia, MIMI92,60316,596−25%

07▲1St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87214,135−14%

08▼1Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53914,133−10%

09Detroit, MIMI649,09512,433+12%

10Royal Oak, MIMI57,58311,617−20%

11Wyoming, MIMI78,58811,532−16%

12Troy, MIMI88,73311,437−26%

13▲1Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29111,405−8%

14▲1Portage, MIMI49,86210,181−20%

15▼2Westland, MIMI82,3339,844−37%

16▲1Midland, MIMI42,8069,666−30%

17▼1Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6839,581−37%

18Novi, MIMI67,3198,926−12%

19▲5Bay City, MIMI31,8687,701−19%

20▼1Roseville, MIMI46,8637,667−33%

21▲7Dearborn, MIMI105,6117,241−41%

22▲4Forest Hills, MIMI28,6957,066+2%

23▼2Battle Creek, MIMI52,0216,987−31%

24▼4Taylor, MIMI61,2796,944−35%

25▲4Kentwood, MIMI54,7766,789−25%

26▼1East Lansing, MIMI49,3556,531−41%

27Saginaw, MIMI42,8636,376−24%

28▼6Flint, MIMI79,3066,209−18%

29▼6Port Huron, MIMI28,2736,034−26%

30▲3Allendale, MIMI26,6795,773+26%

31▲15Norton Shores, MIMI25,0885,304−14%

32▲9Holland, MIMI35,3724,974−19%

33▲4Jackson, MIMI31,0224,876−27%

34▼2Walker, MIMI25,8814,777−21%

35▲21Madison Heights, MIMI28,2974,687−27%

36▼5Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9254,675−38%

37▼3Garden City, MIMI26,2804,645−32%

38▼8Holt, MIMI25,3164,641−32%

39▲5Birmingham, MIMI21,9234,623−8%

40▲2Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5294,601−39%

41▲10Marquette, MIMI21,9444,581−3%

42▲7Okemos, MIMI26,3964,565−7%

43▲12Allen Park, MIMI27,4454,372−34%

44▲10Muskegon, MIMI37,2244,297−16%

45▼5Waverly, MIMI23,5754,179−35%

46▼11Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6644,118−53%

47▼2Ferndale, MIMI19,2124,080−11%

48▼1Burton, MIMI29,3133,958−26%

49▼13Monroe, MIMI20,0763,903−32%

50Haslett, MIMI18,5593,869−20%

51▼12Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723,850−30%

52▼4Traverse City, MIMI15,8323,812−13%

53▲8Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7923,744−15%

54▼1Trenton, MIMI17,8493,675−23%

55▲2Adrian, MIMI20,1913,596−29%

56▼13Southgate, MIMI28,9313,587−47%

57▼19Eastpointe, MIMI33,8143,532−48%

58▲6Pontiac, MIMI62,0773,422−14%

59▲1Jenison, MIMI17,5823,366−17%

60▼8New Baltimore, MIMI12,1233,318+19%

61▼2Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9253,114−28%

62▲7Marysville, MIMI9,8683,086−6%

63▲7Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4193,052−18%

64▼2Berkley, MIMI15,1453,027−33%

65▲8Grandville, MIMI17,0182,995−30%

66▲1South Lyon, MIMI12,1072,971−5%

67▼9Owosso, MIMI14,4372,878−35%

68▼5Northview, MIMI15,2682,868−30%

69▼1Lambertville, MIMI9,9552,792−35%

70▲14Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0952,792−6%

71▲8Temperance, MIMI8,9142,784−18%

72▲17Fenton, MIMI11,7742,768−8%

73▼7Fraser, MIMI14,4962,721−36%

74▲24Cutlerville, MIMI18,7802,583−20%

75▼10Rochester, MIMI12,8242,563−12%

76▲10Southfield, MIMI76,1112,546−24%

77▲13Wixom, MIMI17,3132,528−22%

78▼6Clawson, MIMI11,3122,493−20%

79▼4St. Johns, MIMI7,7802,479−11%

80▲14Escanaba, MIMI12,2572,420−15%

81▲19Menominee, MIMI8,1752,410−33%

82▲30Farmington, MIMI11,4092,409+28%

83▼5East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6632,342−17%

84▼2Shields, MIMI7,4022,320−16%

85▲11St. Joseph, MIMI7,8932,293−31%

86▲15Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4492,292−1%

87▲4Plymouth, MIMI9,1642,278+2%

88Alpena, MIMI10,0882,270−33%

89▲10Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7352,266−5%

90▼13Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7662,223−42%

91▼10Tecumseh, MIMI8,6082,174−36%

92▼9Sturgis, MIMI10,9002,173−31%

93▲10Freeland, MIMI7,5572,125−12%

94▲10Mason, MIMI8,2642,107−7%

95▲18Cadillac, MIMI10,4382,103−31%

96▲6Niles, MIMI11,6652,100−34%

97▼4Coldwater, MIMI14,2162,075−28%

98▲44Richmond, MIMI5,9272,055+12%

99▼19Grand Haven, MIMI11,0382,006−18%

100▼24Wayne, MIMI17,0651,989−49%

101▲7Lapeer, MIMI9,2011,965−3%

102▼15Romulus, MIMI24,5471,964−41%

103▼18Howell, MIMI9,8961,963−30%

104▲6Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8781,939+13%

105▲33Byron Center, MIMI7,4031,914+55%

106▲3Ludington, MIMI7,6341,908−26%

107▼1Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1971,891−23%

108▼3Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0831,878−41%

109▼38Hazel Park, MIMI14,9371,877−37%

110▼18Woodhaven, MIMI12,5031,835−43%

111▼4Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8531,815−41%

112▼38Saline, MIMI9,0011,809−34%

113▲3Alma, MIMI9,3041,764−21%

114▲22Dundee, MIMI6,0081,755+22%

115Brighton, MIMI7,9041,748−12%

116▲4Houghton, MIMI8,5601,734−9%

117▲2Flat Rock, MIMI10,2181,722−14%

118▲27Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4901,717+24%

119▼2Oak Park, MIMI29,0721,694−16%

120▲8Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4691,684−21%

121▲13Chelsea, MIMI5,4241,674−7%

122▼11Big Rapids, MIMI8,6231,670−49%

123▲16Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4171,649+6%

124▲8Flushing, MIMI8,1751,636−27%

125▲8St. Clair, MIMI5,8331,570−22%

126▲24Northville, MIMI6,0131,566−9%

127▲2Ionia, MIMI12,2081,564−38%

128▼33Comstock Park, MIMI10,5771,552−25%

129▲6Rockford, MIMI6,3131,543−14%

130▼9Marshall, MIMI6,8001,525−26%

131▲9Petoskey, MIMI5,7721,492+10%

132▼9Charlotte, MIMI9,3051,483−32%

133▲14Milford, MIMI6,5201,456+6%

134▼7Belding, MIMI6,0001,418−16%

135▲8Greenville, MIMI9,2561,415−50%

136▼39Hastings, MIMI7,4901,343−34%

137▲4Milan, MIMI5,9731,341−30%

138▲18Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8801,330−17%

139▼9Riverview, MIMI11,9471,326−51%

140▲13Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2741,326+15%

141▼27Hillsdale, MIMI8,0021,317−58%

142▲4South Monroe, MIMI6,9601,302−41%

143▼12Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7691,264+31%

144▲18Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2181,217−34%

145▼21Westwood, MIMI8,8671,208−42%

146▼21Walled Lake, MIMI7,3201,203−8%

147▲1Davison, MIMI5,0391,180−2%

148▲11Ishpeming, MIMI6,2051,135+12%

149Harper Woods, MIMI14,8601,101−56%

150▲13Bridgeport, MIMI6,8841,096−41%

151▲14Gladstone, MIMI5,1891,093−1%

152▲6Utica, MIMI5,1141,089−23%

153▼27Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8271,078−36%

154▲10Kingsford, MIMI5,0961,058−16%

155▲16Eastwood, MIMI6,6691,041+12%

156▼5Dowagiac, MIMI5,7251,019−29%

157▼35Manistee, MIMI6,1571,015−42%

158▼14Holly, MIMI5,9061,002−42%

159▼5Fair Plain, MIMI7,330984−21%

160▼42Three Rivers, MIMI7,910951−55%

161▲5Zeeland, MIMI5,637925+5%

162▼25Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391900−29%

163▼2Allegan, MIMI5,127862−6%

164▼4St. Louis, MIMI7,406750−67%

165▼10Hudsonville, MIMI7,964746−45%

166▲3Springfield, MIMI5,246687−11%

167▼10Albion, MIMI7,474676−59%

168▼16Center Line, MIMI8,503670−68%

169▲3New Haven, MIMI6,749640−45%

170Ecorse, MIMI8,893581−1%

171▼4Melvindale, MIMI12,325549−71%

172▲1Inkster, MIMI24,959502−49%

173▼5Beecher, MIMI8,412458+21%

174▲2Hamtramck, MIMI27,261342−47%

175▼1Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770314−15%

176▲3River Rouge, MIMI6,814304−69%

177▲1Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803245−51%

178▼1Highland Park, MIMI8,248202+22%

179▼4Buena Vista, MIMI5,798100−59%

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