Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 34.17K people in Michigan with Danish ancestry (0.34% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Norton Shores city had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (1.67%), followed by Northview CDP (1.57%), and Marquette city (1.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Danish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Norton Shores city
Northview CDP
Marquette city
Haslett CDP
Waverly CDP
Forest Hills CDP
Ionia city
Allendale CDP
Comstock Park CDP
Grand Haven city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Norton Shores city 1.67
2 Northview CDP 1.57
3 Marquette city 1.09
4 Haslett CDP 0.97
5 Waverly CDP 0.86
6 Forest Hills CDP 0.79
7 Ionia city 0.76
8 Allendale CDP 0.75
9 Comstock Park CDP 0.73
10 Grand Haven city 0.67
11 Grandville city 0.65
11 Muskegon city 0.65
12 Port Huron city 0.62
13 Ferndale city 0.60
13 Mount Pleasant city 0.60
14 Holt CDP 0.59
15 Alpena city 0.58
16 Cutlerville CDP 0.56
17 East Lansing city 0.51
18 Escanaba city 0.49
19 Ann Arbor city 0.47
19 Roseville city 0.47
20 Farmington city 0.46
20 Wyoming city 0.46
21 Grosse Pointe Woods city 0.45
21 Rochester city 0.45
22 Grand Rapids city 0.43
23 Midland city 0.40
24 Rochester Hills city 0.39
24 Traverse City city 0.39
25 Kentwood city 0.37
25 Troy city 0.37
26 Beverly Hills village 0.36
26 Grosse Pointe Farms city 0.36
27 Fenton city 0.35
28 Holland city 0.34
28 Portage city 0.34
29 St. Clair Shores city 0.31
30 Lansing city 0.30
31 Clawson city 0.29
32 Lambertville CDP 0.28
32 Southfield city 0.28
32 Westland city 0.28
33 Sturgis city 0.27
34 Birmingham city 0.26
34 Livonia city 0.26
35 Battle Creek city 0.25
35 Madison Heights city 0.25
36 Novi city 0.24
37 Royal Oak city 0.23
38 Grosse Pointe Park city 0.22
38 Kalamazoo city 0.22
39 Auburn Hills city 0.21
39 East Grand Rapids city 0.21
39 Okemos CDP 0.21
39 Wixom city 0.21
40 Farmington Hills city 0.20
41 Riverview city 0.19
42 Cadillac city 0.17
43 Sterling Heights city 0.16
44 Coldwater city 0.15
44 Dearborn Heights city 0.15
44 Flat Rock city 0.15
44 Garden City city 0.15
44 Niles city 0.15
44 Southgate city 0.15
45 Woodhaven city 0.14
46 Hazel Park city 0.13
46 Howell city 0.13
46 Mount Clemens city 0.13
47 Lincoln Park city 0.12
48 Allen Park city 0.11
48 Pontiac city 0.11
48 Wayne city 0.11
49 Flint city 0.10
49 Fraser city 0.10
49 Walker city 0.10
50 Bay City city 0.09
50 Harper Woods city 0.09
50 Saginaw city 0.09
50 Wyandotte city 0.09
51 Jackson city 0.08
51 New Baltimore city 0.08
51 Taylor city 0.08
52 Burton city 0.07
52 Inkster city 0.07
52 Jenison CDP 0.07
53 South Lyon city 0.06
54 Adrian city 0.05
55 Owosso city 0.03
56 Detroit city 0.02
56 Romulus city 0.02