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Largest veteran population, Michigan cities

Michigan cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 525. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wixom, MI, up 38 places to #72.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Detroit, MIMI649,09519,872−22%

02Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1836,308−12%

03Warren, MIMI137,1385,199−20%

04▲1Lansing, MIMI113,8844,540−16%

05▲1Livonia, MIMI92,6034,231−18%

06▼2Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9314,071−31%

07▲1Westland, MIMI82,3333,588−12%

08▲1Southfield, MIMI76,1113,343−13%

09▼2Flint, MIMI79,3063,275−23%

10St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8722,958−15%

11Taylor, MIMI61,2792,922−15%

12▲2Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2912,849−9%

13▼1Battle Creek, MIMI52,0212,655−18%

14▲6Dearborn, MIMI105,6112,634+3%

15▲3Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2332,610−5%

16▼3Wyoming, MIMI78,5882,600−17%

17▼1Troy, MIMI88,7332,577−10%

18▲1Portage, MIMI49,8622,519−3%

19▼2Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6832,364−16%

20▼5Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5392,322−20%

21▲6Midland, MIMI42,8062,205+9%

22▲8Novi, MIMI67,3192,117+7%

23▼2Saginaw, MIMI42,8632,054−19%

24▼1Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6642,003−9%

25▼3Kentwood, MIMI54,7761,878−20%

26▲5Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5291,794−8%

27▲5Pontiac, MIMI62,0771,745−8%

28▼2Bay City, MIMI31,8681,727−15%

29▼5Roseville, MIMI46,8631,656−23%

30▼5Royal Oak, MIMI57,5831,655−21%

31▲5Burton, MIMI29,3131,648−7%

32▼3Muskegon, MIMI37,2241,620−18%

33▼5Port Huron, MIMI28,2731,556−22%

34▼1Walker, MIMI25,8811,418−25%

35▲11Holland, MIMI35,3721,407+12%

36▲3Eastpointe, MIMI33,8141,407−14%

37▼3Garden City, MIMI26,2801,395−23%

38Southgate, MIMI28,9311,357−19%

39▲3Forest Hills, MIMI28,6951,326−10%

40▲5Norton Shores, MIMI25,0881,3220%

41▼6Allen Park, MIMI27,4451,301−27%

42▼5Waverly, MIMI23,5751,297−23%

43▼2Wyandotte, MIMI24,0721,174−22%

44▼4Jackson, MIMI31,0221,101−31%

45▲13Wayne, MIMI17,0651,041+7%

46▲8Trenton, MIMI17,849963−5%

47▲5Oak Park, MIMI29,072956−9%

48▲1Haslett, MIMI18,559941−19%

49▼2Holt, MIMI25,316936−25%

50▲15Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9259130%

51▼7Madison Heights, MIMI28,297909−35%

52▼2Marquette, MIMI21,944880−24%

53▲6Escanaba, MIMI12,257845−12%

54▼11Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419838−41%

55▼2Monroe, MIMI20,076800−22%

56▲8East Lansing, MIMI49,355789−14%

57▲24Saline, MIMI9,001773+22%

58▼7Northview, MIMI15,268759−29%

59▲2Inkster, MIMI24,959755−21%

60▼12Romulus, MIMI24,547746−38%

61▲13Okemos, MIMI26,396741+4%

62▲22Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925737+18%

63▲10Alpena, MIMI10,088733+3%

64▲6Grand Haven, MIMI11,038722−6%

65▲4Menominee, MIMI8,175709−12%

66▲5Fraser, MIMI14,496705−7%

67▲30Marysville, MIMI9,868702+32%

68▼8Jenison, MIMI17,582695−28%

69▼6Woodhaven, MIMI12,503681−27%

70▲10Coldwater, MIMI14,216678+6%

71▼9Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083659−30%

72▲38Wixom, MIMI17,313655+34%

73▼6Grandville, MIMI17,018652−23%

74▲8Cutlerville, MIMI18,780633+1%

75▼19Hazel Park, MIMI14,937624−37%

76▲15New Baltimore, MIMI12,123605+3%

77▼22Adrian, MIMI20,191603−40%

78▲26Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853603+21%

79▲33Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766595+22%

80▼23Cadillac, MIMI10,438590−40%

81▼9Fenton, MIMI11,774587−19%

82▲4Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469576−6%

83▲5Ionia, MIMI12,208575−5%

84▲10Sturgis, MIMI10,900565+1%

85▼9Ferndale, MIMI19,212549−21%

86▼9Allendale, MIMI26,679546−18%

87▼12Ecorse, MIMI8,893538−24%

88▲11Mason, MIMI8,264535+2%

89▼10Berkley, MIMI15,145534−17%

90▲28Tecumseh, MIMI8,608525+14%

91▼25Traverse City, MIMI15,832524−40%

92▲19Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769516+6%

93▼25Owosso, MIMI14,437514−37%

94▼5Riverview, MIMI11,947512−14%

95▲19Temperance, MIMI8,914511+7%

96▼3Niles, MIMI11,665508−10%

97▼2Comstock Park, MIMI10,577501−9%

98▼2Lambertville, MIMI9,955491−8%

99▲7Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417487−2%

100▲3Flat Rock, MIMI10,218471−7%

101▼1Howell, MIMI9,896465−11%

102▲17Brighton, MIMI7,904464+4%

103▲22Manistee, MIMI6,157456+7%

104▲9South Monroe, MIMI6,960455−6%

105▼22Greenville, MIMI9,256450−28%

106▲11Harper Woods, MIMI14,860440−5%

107▼6Shields, MIMI7,402433−17%

108▲7Three Rivers, MIMI7,910419−10%

109▲37Freeland, MIMI7,557417+21%

110▼32Clawson, MIMI11,312412−37%

111▲10St. Johns, MIMI7,780412−8%

112▲14Flushing, MIMI8,175411−1%

113▲9Farmington, MIMI11,409409−8%

114▼29Ludington, MIMI7,634399−36%

115▲47Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878394+50%

116▲33Lapeer, MIMI9,201393+18%

117▲12Rochester, MIMI12,824392−3%

118▼11Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827392−20%

119▲26Fair Plain, MIMI7,330390+11%

120▼4Birmingham, MIMI21,923390−16%

121▲55Byron Center, MIMI7,403388+134%

122▼35Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792388−37%

123▲46Eastwood, MIMI6,669382+68%

124Alma, MIMI9,304382−12%

125▲17Dundee, MIMI6,008380+6%

126▲22Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880374+12%

127▲45Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391367+78%

128▼23Chelsea, MIMI5,424367−26%

129▼37South Lyon, MIMI12,107366−37%

130▼21Ishpeming, MIMI6,205365−25%

131▼8Highland Park, MIMI8,248364−17%

132▼34Charlotte, MIMI9,305363−31%

133Springfield, MIMI5,246360−7%

134▼3Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735354−9%

135▲16Buena Vista, MIMI5,798353+7%

136▲18Gladstone, MIMI5,189349+11%

137▼7Center Line, MIMI8,503348−12%

138▲9Beecher, MIMI8,412340−1%

139▲13Richmond, MIMI5,927329+2%

140▼50Westwood, MIMI8,867326−45%

141▼39Rockford, MIMI6,313320−38%

142▲17Kingsford, MIMI5,096320+12%

143▲7St. Louis, MIMI7,406300−9%

144▼10Dowagiac, MIMI5,725298−23%

145▼13St. Joseph, MIMI7,893293−25%

146▼6Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803292−19%

147▼39Utica, MIMI5,114290−41%

148▼5Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770290−19%

149▼8Hillsdale, MIMI8,002289−20%

150▼15Zeeland, MIMI5,637289−25%

151▼15Hamtramck, MIMI27,261288−22%

152▼14Marshall, MIMI6,800282−22%

153▼9Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095281−21%

154▲16Milford, MIMI6,520281+26%

155▲6Belding, MIMI6,0002790%

156Petoskey, MIMI5,772267−10%

157▼37Plymouth, MIMI9,164265−41%

158▲5Milan, MIMI5,973256−2%

159▼31Melvindale, MIMI12,325254−38%

160▲5Bridgeport, MIMI6,884251−3%

161▼24Albion, MIMI7,474249−33%

162▼5Hudsonville, MIMI7,964241−19%

163▼5Davison, MIMI5,039240−19%

164▼4Walled Lake, MIMI7,320235−18%

165▲8Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218228+29%

166▲5Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274226+3%

167▼40Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449220−47%

168▼2Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197216−16%

169▲5Allegan, MIMI5,127213+20%

170▼31Hastings, MIMI7,490208−42%

171▼4East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663206−20%

172▼4River Rouge, MIMI6,814194−19%

173▼20Big Rapids, MIMI8,623192−39%

174▼10St. Clair, MIMI5,833179−31%

175▲3Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490175+15%

176▲1Northville, MIMI6,013148−7%

177▼22Holly, MIMI5,906133−57%

178▼3Houghton, MIMI8,560130−24%

179New Haven, MIMI6,749111−26%

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