RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most population lost, Michigan cities

Michigan cities that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is -60. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dearborn, MI, up 178 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲178Dearborn, MIMI105,611-2,553−130%

02▲18East Lansing, MIMI49,355-1,983−52%

03▲173Ann Arbor, MIMI122,233-1,815−141%

04▲140Westland, MIMI82,333-1,787−195%

05▲6Livonia, MIMI92,603-1,684+452%

06▲165Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,664-1,521−41%

07▲163Warren, MIMI137,138-1,459−78%

08▲92Taylor, MIMI61,279-1,328−73%

09▲109Haslett, MIMI18,559-1,111−206%

10▲43Muskegon, MIMI37,224-1,092+513%

11▼9Flint, MIMI79,306-1,077−93%

12▲144Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529-988−46%

13▲128Ypsilanti, MIMI19,766-791−68%

14▲153Sterling Heights, MIMI133,931-773−112%

15▲120Westwood, MIMI8,867-754−557%

16▲3St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,872-734−85%

17▲99Allen Park, MIMI27,445-713−58%

18▲155Hamtramck, MIMI27,261-690−115%

19▼16Saginaw, MIMI42,863-666−91%

20▲113Inkster, MIMI24,959-6600%

21▲33Southgate, MIMI28,931-648+2%

22▲14Garden City, MIMI26,280-641−64%

23▲131Ionia, MIMI12,208-625−113%

24▲88Roseville, MIMI46,863-587−82%

25▼24Detroit, MIMI649,095-581−99%

26▼5Wyandotte, MIMI24,072-569−81%

27▼1Kalamazoo, MIMI72,683-522−83%

28▲91Lambertville, MIMI9,955-478−133%

29▲136Farmington Hills, MIMI83,291-471−106%

30▼26Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925-452−117%

31▼19Beecher, MIMI8,412-428−74%

32▲5Trenton, MIMI17,849-419−58%

33▲45Wayne, MIMI17,065-403−52%

34▲141Allendale, MIMI26,679-394−109%

35▲74Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792-393−38%

36▲141Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183-382−104%

37▲131Southfield, MIMI76,111-382−115%

38▲105Harper Woods, MIMI14,860-376−42%

39▼25Port Huron, MIMI28,273-363−73%

40▼34Highland Park, MIMI8,248-349−90%

41▲99Romulus, MIMI24,547-347−528%

42▲68Battle Creek, MIMI52,021-347+97%

43▼36Bay City, MIMI31,868-341−84%

44▲109Eastpointe, MIMI33,814-336–

45▲105Holt, MIMI25,316-309−28%

46▲14Riverview, MIMI11,947-304−51%

47▲110Melvindale, MIMI12,325-297−38%

48▲23Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,095-276−33%

49▲79Temperance, MIMI8,914-274−123%

50▲86Royal Oak, MIMI57,583-261−95%

51▼43Jackson, MIMI31,022-251−78%

52▲21Woodhaven, MIMI12,503-251−128%

53▼24Adrian, MIMI20,191-250−52%

54▲73Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,735-244−26%

55▲40Oak Park, MIMI29,072-242−64%

56▼12Ecorse, MIMI8,893-241−75%

57▼8Waverly, MIMI23,575-237−141%

58▼33River Rouge, MIMI6,814-216−85%

59▼20Burton, MIMI29,313-215−108%

60▲66Flat Rock, MIMI10,218-201−117%

61▼34Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419-186−83%

62▲49Niles, MIMI11,665-185−27%

63▲14Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391-171−116%

64▼14Menominee, MIMI8,175-162−39%

65▲29Plymouth, MIMI9,164-156−71%

66▲94Coldwater, MIMI14,216-151−105%

67▼50Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803-150−91%

68▲34Fenton, MIMI11,774-144−107%

69▲28Fraser, MIMI14,496-143−110%

70▼30Monroe, MIMI20,076-142−83%

71▼53Albion, MIMI7,474-140−85%

72▲27Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,490-137+1145%

73▼10Flushing, MIMI8,175-127−35%

74▼29Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880-104−122%

75▲30Rochester, MIMI12,824-101−103%

76▼29Escanaba, MIMI12,257-96−82%

77▲65Farmington, MIMI11,409-93−132%

78▲18Milan, MIMI5,973-92−112%

79▼3Alma, MIMI9,304-92−138%

80▲23Center Line, MIMI8,503-89−82%

81▲56Traverse City, MIMI15,832-85−86%

82▼52Owosso, MIMI14,437-82−87%

83▼67Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770-76−93%

84▲41Freeland, MIMI7,557-73−102%

85▼42Fair Plain, MIMI7,330-72−68%

86▼16Marysville, MIMI9,868-72−106%

87▼32Davison, MIMI5,039-67−57%

88▲32Utica, MIMI5,114-65−87%

89▲15Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449-60−65%

90▼7Huntington Woods, MIMI6,274-60−78%

91▼76Buena Vista, MIMI5,798-57−82%

92▼2Zeeland, MIMI5,637-54−114%

93▲58Birmingham, MIMI21,923-50−93%

94▼2Allegan, MIMI5,127-50−117%

95▼13Northville, MIMI6,013-50−121%

96▼83Madison Heights, MIMI28,297-49−96%

97▲26Howell, MIMI9,896-47−104%

98▼7Berkley, MIMI15,145-45−97%

99▼31New Baltimore, MIMI12,123-45−103%

100▼20Swartz Creek, MIMI5,827-44−118%

101▼63Alpena, MIMI10,088-43−14%

102▲20Chelsea, MIMI5,424-41−107%

103▼62Hillsdale, MIMI8,002-34−154%

104▼39Mason, MIMI8,264-34−37%

105▼21Tecumseh, MIMI8,608-34−103%

106▲28Northview, MIMI15,268-33–

107▼55Holly, MIMI5,906-33−106%

108▼1Milford, MIMI6,520-33−104%

109▼24Three Rivers, MIMI7,910-30−65%

110▲39Byron Center, MIMI7,403-28–

111▼37Sturgis, MIMI10,900-28−102%

112▼31Richmond, MIMI5,927-23−103%

113▼47Springfield, MIMI5,246-23−94%

114▼21Charlotte, MIMI9,305-22−107%

115▼26Petoskey, MIMI5,772-21−188%

116▼59Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218-20−103%

117▼107Hazel Park, MIMI14,937-20−98%

118▼76Marshall, MIMI6,800-18−103%

119▼87Clawson, MIMI11,312-15−99%

120▲4Grand Haven, MIMI11,038-15−98%

121▼60Kingsford, MIMI5,096-15−122%

122▲50Kentwood, MIMI54,776-8−100%

123▼22Gladstone, MIMI5,189-4−101%

124▼102Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083-2−100%

125▼74Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4690−100%

126▼102Ferndale, MIMI19,2120−100%

127▼41Hastings, MIMI7,490+6−99%

128▲10Norton Shores, MIMI25,088+11−99%

129▼81Dowagiac, MIMI5,725+11−104%

130▼63Manistee, MIMI6,157+16−111%

131▼85St. Johns, MIMI7,780+17−92%

132▼74Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853+20−91%

133▼100Ludington, MIMI7,634+21−114%

134▼47Belding, MIMI6,000+22−124%

135▼100Ishpeming, MIMI6,205+41−108%

136▲9Holland, MIMI35,372+45−99%

137▼39Walled Lake, MIMI7,320+49−89%

138▼59Saline, MIMI9,001+58−96%

139▼51Lapeer, MIMI9,201+59−96%

140▼78Cadillac, MIMI10,438+74−171%

141▼12East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,663+74−272%

142▼27Rockford, MIMI6,313+76−91%

143▼30Comstock Park, MIMI10,577+77−98%

144▼14Houghton, MIMI8,560+88−118%

145▲18Wixom, MIMI17,313+102−98%

146▼90St. Clair, MIMI5,833+121−82%

147▲12Forest Hills, MIMI28,695+122−97%

148▼120St. Joseph, MIMI7,893+130−131%

149▼28Hudsonville, MIMI7,964+140−86%

150▼78Frankenmuth, MIMI5,197+170−60%

151▼20Midland, MIMI42,806+177−95%

152▼46Greenville, MIMI9,256+179−208%

153▼39South Lyon, MIMI12,107+204−95%

154▼95Brighton, MIMI7,904+242−76%

155▼7Walker, MIMI25,881+254−94%

156▼24Grandville, MIMI17,018+273−57%

157▼18Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,878+294−91%

158▼94Eastwood, MIMI6,669+303−504%

159▼125Bridgeport, MIMI6,884+313−143%

160▼129St. Louis, MIMI7,406+357−46%

161▼44Shields, MIMI7,402+367−934%

162▼4Portage, MIMI49,862+368−90%

163▼16New Haven, MIMI6,749+378−49%

164▼155Lansing, MIMI113,884+379−105%

165▼19Dundee, MIMI6,008+421−51%

166▲12Novi, MIMI67,319+474−97%

167▼15Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769+475+20%

168▼99South Monroe, MIMI6,960+492−55%

169▼14Pontiac, MIMI62,077+498−110%

170▼62Lake Fenton, MIMI6,417+512−35%

171▲3Troy, MIMI88,733+604−93%

172▼149Marquette, MIMI21,944+696−130%

173▼12Auburn Hills, MIMI25,925+745−73%

174▼169Big Rapids, MIMI8,623+750−143%

175▼6Rochester Hills, MIMI77,539+789−89%

176▼10Wyoming, MIMI78,588+852−84%

177▼15Cutlerville, MIMI18,780+931−76%

178▼103Jenison, MIMI17,582+942−240%

179▼15Okemos, MIMI26,396+1,275−51%

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