Grand Rapids

United States North America

Primary City: Grand Rapids

Primary State/Province: Michigan

Primary Language: English

Population: 1.5M

GDP: $90B • GDP per capita: $62,099

#573

Global Rank

3.9

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


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Grand Rapids metro area

42.96, -85.66
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

BaseballMidwest League

West Michigan Whitecaps

Comstock Park (MI)

BasketballInt'l Basketball

Grand Rapids Gold

Grand Rapids

HockeyMinor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Grand Rapids Griffins

Grand Rapids

Other College Teams2 teams

HockeyCollege Hockey

Ferris State

Big Rapids

College Hockey

Ferris State

No titles1 Frozen Four
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Top Companies

1Gordon Food Service
$69B
Private
2Meijer
$66B
Private
3Amway
$22B
Private
4UFP Industries
$5B
Public

Total Market Cap: $162B across 4 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Grand Rapids • Art

Sound of Grand Rapids

#127 by artist origin · combined 17 (US 3 / UK 4.4) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Del Shannon, Adina Howard, DeBarge

Number-one singles by Grand Rapids artists1

Runaway

Del Shannon

UK / US1961

Screen of Grand Rapids

#108 by film pedigree · score 36.6 · 8 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Kurt Luedtke, James Earl Jones, Taylor Lautner, Leonard Schrader, Paul Schrader

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

Muskegon County

Muskegon • 4 - Regional

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

Grand Rapids • 4 - Regional