| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dearborn Heights | 5,263 |
| 2 | St. Clair Shores | 4,977 |
| 3 | Royal Oak | 4,914 |
| 4 | Detroit | 4,603 |
| 5 | Grand Rapids | 4,434 |
| 6 | Dearborn | 4,430 |
| 7 | Ann Arbor | 4,299 |
| 8 | Westland | 4,093 |
| 9 | Warren | 4,012 |
| 10 | Sterling Heights | 3,665 |
| 11 | Port Huron | 3,532 |
| 12 | East Lansing | 3,407 |
| 13 | Bay City | 3,179 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 3,127 |
| 15 | Pontiac | 3,123 |
| 16 | Kalamazoo | 2,966 |
| 17 | Southfield | 2,903 |
| 18 | Jackson | 2,883 |
| 19 | Lansing | 2,871 |
| 20 | Mount Pleasant | 2,750 |
| 21 | Muskegon | 2,632 |
| 22 | Livonia | 2,629 |
| 23 | Taylor | 2,629 |
| 24 | Troy | 2,628 |
| 25 | Saginaw | 2,547 |
Top Michigan Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Michigan”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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