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Michigan

StateUS-MI

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: LansingGovernor: Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic)Language: English
Population
10.1M
Metros tracked
19
10.1M in metros (100%)
Composite score
62.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-MI
At a glance
Nickname
The Great Lakes State
Established
1837
Demonym
Michigander
Area
250,493 km²
Population density
40 /km²
Highest point
Mount Arvon (603 m (1,978 ft))
Legislature
Michigan Legislature
Human Development Index
0.928 (2023)
Electoral votes
15
U.S. House seats
13
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
16th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
11th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Detroit

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Michigan metro footprint

19 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

19 tracked metros

#61Detroit
39.0
5.4MMajor Metro
#367South Bend
6.7
813KEstablished Metro
#492Lansing★ Capital
4.8
546KEmerging Metro
#573Grand Rapids
3.9
1.5MEmerging Metro
#694Kalamazoo
2.9
582KEmerging Metro
#1081Saginaw
1.4
374KEmerging Metro
#1147Mount Pleasant
1.3
106KEmerging Metro
#1875Houghton (MI)
0.5
40KLocal Metro
#1879Sault Ste. Marie (MI)
0.5
36KLocal Metro
#2323Traverse City
0.3
157KLocal Metro
#2510Iron Mountain
0.3
96KLocal Metro
#2593Marquette
0.3
68KLocal Metro
#2708Escanaba
0.3
37KLocal Metro
#2742Alpena (MI)
0.3
29KLocal Metro
#3141Jackson (MI)
0.1
160KLocal Metro
#3811Owosso
0.0
68KLocal Metro
#3969Cadillac
0.0
50KLocal Metro
#3999Hillsdale
0.0
46KLocal Metro
#4148Ludington (MI)
0.0
29KLocal Metro