US Census Data

Most densely populated in Michigan

Michigan counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Michigan by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Wayne County leads at 2,899/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Hamtramck leads at 13,317/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Wayne County2,899/sq mi
2Macomb County1,831/sq mi
3Oakland County1,467/sq mi
4Kent County776/sq mi
5Genesee County634/sq mi
6Ottawa County530/sq mi
7Washtenaw County522/sq mi
8Ingham County507/sq mi
9Kalamazoo County465/sq mi
10Muskegon County348/sq mi
11Livingston County345/sq mi
12Monroe County282/sq mi
13Berrien County270/sq mi
14Saginaw County236/sq mi
15Bay County233/sq mi
16Jackson County228/sq mi
17St. Clair County222/sq mi
18Grand Traverse County206/sq mi
19Calhoun County190/sq mi
20Eaton County189/sq mi
21Midland County161/sq mi
22Allegan County147/sq mi
23Clinton County140/sq mi
24Lapeer County137/sq mi
25Lenawee County132/sq mi
26Shiawassee County128/sq mi
27Van Buren County125/sq mi
28St. Joseph County122/sq mi
29Ionia County117/sq mi
30Barry County114/sq mi
31Isabella County113/sq mi
32Cass County105/sq mi
33Montcalm County95/sq mi
34Branch County89/sq mi
35Hillsdale County76/sq mi
36Emmet County73/sq mi
37Gratiot County73/sq mi
38Mecosta County73/sq mi
39Tuscola County66/sq mi
40Leelanau County65/sq mi
41Charlevoix County63/sq mi
42Newaygo County60/sq mi
43Wexford County60/sq mi
44Mason County59/sq mi
45Benzie County57/sq mi
46Clare County55/sq mi
47Gladwin County51/sq mi
48Alpena County51/sq mi
49Antrim County50/sq mi
50Oceana County50/sq mi
51Otsego County49/sq mi
52Manistee County47/sq mi
53Iosco County46/sq mi
54Roscommon County45/sq mi
55Sanilac County42/sq mi
56Arenac County41/sq mi
57Osceola County41/sq mi
58Huron County37/sq mi
59Houghton County37/sq mi
60Ogemaw County37/sq mi
61Marquette County37/sq mi
62Cheboygan County36/sq mi
63Dickinson County34/sq mi
64Kalkaska County32/sq mi
65Delta County31/sq mi
66Missaukee County27/sq mi
67Crawford County24/sq mi
68Chippewa County23/sq mi
69Menominee County22/sq mi
70Lake County22/sq mi
71Presque Isle County20/sq mi
72Montmorency County17/sq mi
73Alcona County15/sq mi
74Oscoda County15/sq mi
75Gogebic County13/sq mi
76Mackinac County11/sq mi
77Iron County10/sq mi
78Alger County10/sq mi
79Baraga County9/sq mi
80Luce County7/sq mi
81Schoolcraft County7/sq mi
82Ontonagon County4/sq mi
83Keweenaw County4/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Hamtramck13,317/sq mi
2Lincoln Park6,770/sq mi
3Eastpointe6,593/sq mi
4Harper Woods5,783/sq mi
5Berkley5,768/sq mi
6Oak Park5,706/sq mi
7Keego Harbor5,544/sq mi
8Hazel Park5,303/sq mi
9Dearborn Heights5,291/sq mi
10Grosse Pointe Park5,260/sq mi
11Grosse Pointe5,236/sq mi
12Clawson5,144/sq mi
13Grosse Pointe Woods4,992/sq mi
14St. Clair Shores4,990/sq mi
15Ferndale4,941/sq mi
16Royal Oak4,908/sq mi
17Woodland Beach4,827/sq mi
18Center Line4,821/sq mi
19Roseville4,803/sq mi
20Wyandotte4,647/sq mi
21Ypsilanti4,644/sq mi
22Melvindale4,622/sq mi
23Garden City4,590/sq mi
24Detroit4,589/sq mi
25Pleasant Ridge4,562/sq mi
26Birmingham4,509/sq mi
27Dearborn4,448/sq mi
28Grand Rapids4,417/sq mi
29Farmington4,308/sq mi
30Southgate4,299/sq mi
31Ann Arbor4,269/sq mi
32Huntington Woods4,245/sq mi
33Plymouth4,175/sq mi
34Westland4,119/sq mi
35Inkster4,095/sq mi
36Roosevelt Park4,037/sq mi
37Allen Park4,021/sq mi
38Warren4,018/sq mi
39Madison Heights4,009/sq mi
40East Grand Rapids3,891/sq mi
41Mount Clemens3,803/sq mi
42Sterling Heights3,662/sq mi
43Grosse Pointe Farms3,644/sq mi
44Lake Orion3,628/sq mi
45Detroit Beach3,586/sq mi
46Wolverine Lake3,559/sq mi
47Port Huron3,545/sq mi
48Fraser3,527/sq mi
49Belleville3,498/sq mi
50Calumet3,394/sq mi
51Cutlerville3,394/sq mi
52Eastwood3,389/sq mi
53East Lansing3,380/sq mi
54Rochester3,378/sq mi
55Walled Lake3,294/sq mi
56Ecorse3,232/sq mi
57Sylvan Lake3,218/sq mi
58Bay City3,192/sq mi
59South Lyon3,161/sq mi
60Westwood3,144/sq mi
61Pontiac3,114/sq mi
62Muskegon Heights3,109/sq mi
63Wyoming3,107/sq mi
64Northville2,982/sq mi
65Kalamazoo2,968/sq mi
66Highland Park2,961/sq mi
67Jenison2,961/sq mi
68Utica2,946/sq mi
69Algonac2,926/sq mi
70Jackson2,897/sq mi
71Southfield2,895/sq mi
72Wayne2,893/sq mi
73Lansing2,859/sq mi
74Edgemont Park2,849/sq mi
75Owosso2,793/sq mi
76South Monroe2,788/sq mi
77Mount Pleasant2,774/sq mi
78Oxford2,762/sq mi
79Mount Morris2,726/sq mi
80Lathrup Village2,688/sq mi
81Riverview2,682/sq mi
82Copper City2,682/sq mi
83River Rouge2,658/sq mi
84Carleton2,658/sq mi
85Comstock Park2,657/sq mi
86Taylor2,642/sq mi
87Milford2,638/sq mi
88Livonia2,635/sq mi
89Muskegon2,630/sq mi
90New Baltimore2,621/sq mi
91Beverly Hills2,613/sq mi
92Petersburg2,612/sq mi
93Troy2,610/sq mi
94Kentwood2,587/sq mi
95Essexville2,582/sq mi
96Saginaw2,567/sq mi
97Waverly2,560/sq mi
98Adrian2,559/sq mi
99Davison2,558/sq mi
100Armada2,550/sq mi

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