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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
95/sq mi
Michigan
178/sq mi
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Top and bottom zip codes in Michigan

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Most densely populated zip codes

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  1. 148825East Lansing16,441/sq mi
  2. 249784Kincheloe13,437/sq mi
  3. 348859Mount Pleasant10,922/sq mi
  4. 448212Hamtramck8,201/sq mi
  5. 548221Detroit7,968/sq mi
  6. 648201Detroit7,964/sq mi
  7. 748235Detroit7,302/sq mi
  8. 849507Grand Rapids6,947/sq mi
  9. 948224Detroit6,876/sq mi
  10. 1048146Lincoln Park6,727/sq mi

Most sparsely populated zip codes

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  1. 149969Watersmeet4/sq mi
  2. 249880Rock5/sq mi
  3. 349814Champion5/sq mi
  4. 449953Ontonagon5/sq mi
  5. 549950Mohawk5/sq mi
  6. 649879Republic6/sq mi
  7. 749780Rudyard6/sq mi
  8. 849818Cornell7/sq mi
  9. 949868Newberry7/sq mi
  10. 1049878Rapid River7/sq mi

Population density by county in Michigan

  1. 1Wayne County2,897/sq mi
  2. 2Macomb County1,836/sq mi
  3. 3Oakland County1,476/sq mi
  4. 4Kent County781/sq mi
  5. 5Genesee County633/sq mi
  6. 6Ottawa County535/sq mi
  7. 7Washtenaw County524/sq mi
  8. 8Ingham County511/sq mi
  9. 9Kalamazoo County467/sq mi
  10. 10Muskegon County349/sq mi
  11. 11Livingston County346/sq mi
  12. 12Monroe County283/sq mi
  13. 13Berrien County270/sq mi
  14. 14Saginaw County236/sq mi
  15. 15Bay County233/sq mi
  16. 16Jackson County228/sq mi
  17. 17St. Clair County222/sq mi
  18. 18Grand Traverse County207/sq mi
  19. 19Eaton County190/sq mi
  20. 20Calhoun County189/sq mi
  21. 21Midland County162/sq mi
  22. 22Allegan County147/sq mi
  23. 23Clinton County140/sq mi
  24. 24Lapeer County137/sq mi
  25. 25Lenawee County131/sq mi
  26. 26Shiawassee County128/sq mi
  27. 27Van Buren County125/sq mi
  28. 28St. Joseph County122/sq mi
  29. 29Ionia County117/sq mi
  30. 30Barry County115/sq mi
  31. 31Isabella County113/sq mi
  32. 32Cass County105/sq mi
  33. 33Montcalm County96/sq mi
  34. 34Branch County90/sq mi
  35. 35Hillsdale County76/sq mi
  36. 36Mecosta County74/sq mi
  37. 37Emmet County73/sq mi
  38. 38Gratiot County73/sq mi
  39. 39Tuscola County66/sq mi
  40. 40Leelanau County66/sq mi
  41. 41Charlevoix County63/sq mi
  42. 42Newaygo County61/sq mi
  43. 43Wexford County60/sq mi
  44. 44Mason County59/sq mi
  45. 45Benzie County57/sq mi
  46. 46Clare County55/sq mi
  47. 47Gladwin County51/sq mi
  48. 48Antrim County51/sq mi
  49. 49Alpena County51/sq mi
  50. 50Oceana County50/sq mi
  51. 51Otsego County50/sq mi
  52. 52Manistee County47/sq mi
  53. 53Iosco County46/sq mi
  54. 54Roscommon County46/sq mi
  55. 55Sanilac County42/sq mi
  56. 56Arenac County42/sq mi
  57. 57Osceola County41/sq mi
  58. 58Houghton County37/sq mi
  59. 59Huron County37/sq mi
  60. 60Marquette County37/sq mi
  61. 61Ogemaw County37/sq mi
  62. 62Cheboygan County36/sq mi
  63. 63Dickinson County34/sq mi
  64. 64Kalkaska County33/sq mi
  65. 65Delta County31/sq mi
  66. 66Missaukee County27/sq mi
  67. 67Crawford County24/sq mi
  68. 68Chippewa County23/sq mi
  69. 69Menominee County22/sq mi
  70. 70Lake County22/sq mi
  71. 71Presque Isle County20/sq mi
  72. 72Montmorency County17/sq mi
  73. 73Alcona County15/sq mi
  74. 74Oscoda County15/sq mi
  75. 75Gogebic County13/sq mi
  76. 76Mackinac County11/sq mi
  77. 77Iron County10/sq mi
  78. 78Alger County10/sq mi
  79. 79Baraga County9/sq mi
  80. 80Luce County7/sq mi
  81. 81Schoolcraft County7/sq mi
  82. 82Ontonagon County5/sq mi
  83. 83Keweenaw County4/sq mi

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest population density in Michigan?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 48825 (East Lansing, MI) has the highest: 16,441/sq mi.

Which zip code has the lowest population density in Michigan?

49969 (Watersmeet, MI) has the lowest: 4/sq mi.

What is the population density for the United States?

95/sq mi; in Michigan it is 178/sq mi.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

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