What are the fastest-growing metro areas in Michigan?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (+2.8%), Traverse City, MI (+2.2%) and Lansing-East Lansing, MI (+1.3%) grew fastest among Michigan metro areas between 2020 and 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 5 ranked Michigan metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2020–25 | People added | Residents 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | +2.8% | +32,115 | 1,183,645 |
| 2 | Traverse City, MI | +2.2% | +3,306 | 156,972 |
| 3 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | +1.3% | +6,375 | 479,722 |
| 4 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | +0.1% | +5,560 | 4,390,913 |
| 5 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | +0.1% | +299 | 324,538 |
How this is ranked
The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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Questions
Which metro area in Michigan is growing fastest?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI: +2.8%, ahead of Traverse City, MI (+2.2%) and Lansing-East Lansing, MI (+1.3%), of 5 Michigan metro areas ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.