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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.83M people in Michigan with German ancestry (18.21% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, New Baltimore city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (29.28%), followed by Lambertville CDP (28.18%), and South Lyon city (26.62%).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

New Baltimore city

Lambertville CDP

South Lyon city

Traverse City city

Grosse Pointe Farms city

St. Clair Shores city

Midland city

Forest Hills CDP

Clawson city

Grosse Pointe Park city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	New Baltimore city	29.28
2	Lambertville CDP	28.18
3	South Lyon city	26.62
4	Traverse City city	26.35
5	Grosse Pointe Farms city	24.61
6	St. Clair Shores city	24.19
7	Midland city	23.97
8	Forest Hills CDP	23.80
9	Clawson city	23.66
10	Grosse Pointe Park city	23.39
11	Ferndale city	23.33
12	Mount Pleasant city	23.30
13	Monroe city	23.09
14	Rochester city	22.98
15	Owosso city	22.84
16	Holt CDP	22.78
17	Howell city	22.76
18	Grand Haven city	22.35
19	East Grand Rapids city	22.34
20	Port Huron city	22.14
21	Allendale CDP	22.13
22	Bay City city	22.02
23	Sturgis city	22.00
24	Grosse Pointe Woods city	21.84
25	Portage city	21.46
26	Fenton city	21.21
27	Mount Clemens city	21.01
28	Haslett CDP	20.92
29	Royal Oak city	20.91
30	Berkley city	20.78
31	Fraser city	20.61
32	Alpena city	20.59
33	Walker city	20.24
34	Birmingham city	20.13
35	Trenton city	20.12
36	Marquette city	20.03
37	Farmington city	19.89
38	Beverly Hills village	19.88
39	Rochester Hills city	19.39
40	Comstock Park CDP	19.31
41	Garden City city	19.26
42	Waverly CDP	19.06
43	Norton Shores city	18.75
44	Northview CDP	18.69
45	Jenison CDP	18.66
46	Roseville city	18.44
47	Escanaba city	18.13
48	Flat Rock city	17.99
49	Wyandotte city	17.77
50	Livonia city	17.71
51	Grandville city	17.61
52	Cadillac city	17.47
53	Hazel Park city	17.26
54	Coldwater city	17.25
55	Niles city	17.14
56	Ann Arbor city	16.97
57	Wixom city	16.45
58	Adrian city	16.41
59	Woodhaven city	16.18
60	Wyoming city	15.90
61	Battle Creek city	15.63
62	Okemos CDP	15.49
63	Lansing city	15.34
64	Sault Ste. Marie city	15.16
65	Burton city	14.51
66	Jackson city	14.43
67	Taylor city	14.22
68	Grand Rapids city	14.15
69	Troy city	14.06
70	Wayne city	14.05
71	Saginaw city	14.04
72	Madison Heights city	13.90
73	Auburn Hills city	13.82
74	Southgate city	13.74
75	Farmington Hills city	13.70
75	Novi city	13.70
76	East Lansing city	13.69
77	Kalamazoo city	13.68
78	Kentwood city	13.64
79	Eastpointe city	13.14
80	Allen Park city	13.11
81	Warren city	13.10
82	Ionia city	13.08
83	Sterling Heights city	13.03
84	Westland city	13.01
85	Holland city	12.94
86	Cutlerville CDP	12.39
87	Ypsilanti city	12.16
88	Riverview city	11.15
89	Lincoln Park city	11.10
90	Muskegon city	9.94
91	Romulus city	9.59
92	Dearborn Heights city	8.33
93	Harper Woods city	7.78
94	Flint city	7.73
95	Dearborn city	6.96
96	Oak Park city	6.15
97	Pontiac city	5.85
98	Melvindale city	5.32
99	Muskegon Heights city	3.56
100	Southfield city	3.30
101	Detroit city	1.75
102	Inkster city	1.53
103	Hamtramck city	1.26