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ZIP Codes With the Largest Population in Michigan

What this measures. Population of the Census tabulation area, ACS 5-year estimate. Source: Census American Community Survey, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Population
1 48197 Ypsilanti Washtenaw 66,525
2 48180 Taylor Wayne 62,081
3 48044 Macomb Macomb 58,754
4 48103 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 55,054
5 48187 Canton Wayne 53,376
6 48126 Dearborn Wayne 51,997
7 48439 Grand Blanc Genesee 51,900
8 48228 Detroit Wayne 50,117
9 48823 East Lansing Ingham 50,034
10 49424 Holland Ottawa 49,810
11 49201 Jackson Jackson 49,107
12 48185 Westland Wayne 48,530
13 48843 Howell Livingston 48,014
14 49009 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 47,971
15 48219 Detroit Wayne 47,208
16 48066 Roseville Macomb 47,123
17 49423 Holland Allegan 47,060
18 48188 Canton Wayne 45,665
19 48235 Detroit Wayne 45,600
20 49442 Muskegon Muskegon 44,766
21 48307 Rochester Oakland 44,714
22 48111 Belleville Wayne 44,709
23 48038 Clinton Township Macomb 44,422
24 48104 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 43,979
25 48212 Hamtramck Wayne 43,384
26 48310 Sterling Heights Macomb 43,354
27 49508 Grand Rapids Kent 42,720
28 48858 Mount Pleasant Isabella 42,226
29 48183 Trenton Wayne 41,765
30 48221 Detroit Wayne 41,392
31 49221 Adrian Lenawee 41,087
32 49426 Hudsonville Ottawa 40,523
33 48047 New Baltimore Macomb 40,302
34 48227 Detroit Wayne 40,302
35 48170 Plymouth Wayne 40,076
36 49504 Grand Rapids Kent 40,036
37 48911 Lansing Ingham 39,876
38 48224 Detroit Wayne 39,668
39 48127 Dearborn Heights Wayne 39,646
40 49503 Grand Rapids Kent 39,489
41 49341 Rockford Kent 39,409
42 48060 Port Huron St. Clair 39,342
43 48430 Fenton Livingston 39,309
44 48146 Lincoln Park Wayne 39,257
45 48198 Ypsilanti Washtenaw 39,244
46 48706 Bay City Bay 38,974
47 49507 Grand Rapids Kent 38,487
48 48178 South Lyon Oakland 37,789
49 48105 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 37,048
50 48154 Livonia Wayne 37,045

Showing the top 50 of 992 ZIP codes in Michigan that have this figure . 48197 ranks 1st at 66,525, against 37,045 in 50th place.

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