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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.47M people in Michigan with Other Groups ancestry (24.54% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Detroit city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (72.81%), followed by Pontiac city (65.31%), and Inkster city (62.87%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Detroit city
Pontiac city
Inkster city
Muskegon Heights city
Flint city
Southfield city
Harper Woods city
Saginaw city
Oak Park city
Eastpointe city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Detroit city 72.81
2 Pontiac city 65.31
3 Inkster city 62.87
4 Muskegon Heights city 62.55
5 Flint city 61.15
6 Southfield city 58.81
7 Harper Woods city 56.98
8 Saginaw city 55.93
9 Oak Park city 52.16
10 Eastpointe city 47.78
11 Melvindale city 45.46
12 Lincoln Park city 44.82
13 Hamtramck city 43.84
14 Romulus city 42.34
15 Muskegon city 39.62
16 Auburn Hills city 38.67
17 Novi city 37.83
18 Lansing city 36.14
19 Farmington Hills city 35.51
20 Wyoming city 34.72
21 Battle Creek city 34.13
22 Cutlerville CDP 33.70
23 Grand Rapids city 33.66
24 Jackson city 33.46
25 Warren city 33.10
26 Troy city 31.91
27 Holland city 30.97
28 Okemos CDP 30.84
29 Kalamazoo city 30.61
30 Taylor city 30.18
31 Ypsilanti city 30.14
32 Comstock Park CDP 29.92
33 Ann Arbor city 29.69
34 Westland city 29.58
35 Waverly CDP 29.15
36 Adrian city 28.89
37 Farmington city 28.61
38 Mount Clemens city 28.32
39 Wayne city 28.12
40 Roseville city 27.60
41 Ionia city 27.34
41 Kentwood city 27.34
42 Sturgis city 27.30
43 Southgate city 26.24
44 Wixom city 24.70
45 Allen Park city 24.61
46 Rochester Hills city 24.45
47 Burton city 24.12
48 Sault Ste. Marie city 23.99
49 Riverview city 21.89
50 Woodhaven city 21.58
51 Haslett CDP 21.53
52 Bay City city 21.45
53 Wyandotte city 21.42
54 Port Huron city 21.14
55 Flat Rock city 21.13
56 Coldwater city 20.60
57 Holt CDP 20.59
58 Mount Pleasant city 19.81
59 East Lansing city 19.65
60 Madison Heights city 19.31
61 Hazel Park city 19.02
62 Sterling Heights city 18.22
63 Niles city 18.07
64 Portage city 18.00
65 Grosse Pointe Park city 17.82
66 Beverly Hills village 17.64
67 Monroe city 16.50
68 Fraser city 16.20
69 Royal Oak city 16.03
70 Livonia city 15.94
71 Ferndale city 15.77
72 Dearborn Heights city 15.71
73 Garden City city 15.38
74 Traverse City city 14.70
75 Trenton city 14.60
76 Walker city 14.53
77 Birmingham city 14.22
78 Midland city 14.20
79 Escanaba city 14.13
80 Howell city 13.72
81 Berkley city 13.56
82 Forest Hills CDP 13.54
83 Grandville city 13.22
84 Alpena city 13.03
85 Marquette city 12.99
86 Owosso city 12.78
87 Fenton city 12.70
88 Grosse Pointe Farms city 12.59
89 Grosse Pointe Woods city 12.58
90 St. Clair Shores city 12.15
91 Allendale CDP 12.08
92 Clawson city 11.92
93 Cadillac city 11.81
93 Norton Shores city 11.81
94 South Lyon city 11.73
95 Rochester city 11.64
96 Northview CDP 11.43
97 New Baltimore city 11.18
98 Dearborn city 10.35
99 Jenison CDP 9.61
100 East Grand Rapids city 9.04
101 Lambertville CDP 8.72
102 Grand Haven city 7.60