Whitest cities in Michigan research summary. We analyzed Michigan’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Michigan based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
The whitest city in Michigan is Marysville based on the most recent Census data.
Marysville is 95.27% White.
The least White city in Michigan is Benton Harbor.
Benton Harbor is 7.48% White.
Michigan is 73.5% White.
Michigan is the 21st Whitest state in the United States.
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Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Michigan. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Michigan. In particular, we ranked each place in Michigan by the percentage of white people.
So where are the whitest cities you can live in Michigan?
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Michigan for 2024.Here are the 10 whites places in Michigan for 2024:
What is the whitest city in Michigan for 2024? According to the most recent census data Marysville ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Benton Harbor is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In Michigan For 2024
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Population: 9,973
% White: 95.27%
More on Marysville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,496
% White: 94.65%
More on St. Clair: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,201
% White: 94.04%
More on Eaton Rapids: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 8,429
% White: 93.52%
More on Menominee: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,806
% White: 93.39%
More on Marshall: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 10,400
% White: 93.24%
More on Cadillac: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 5,865
% White: 93.23%
More on Swartz Creek: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,365
% White: 92.82%
More on Huntington Woods: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
To rank the whitest places in Michigan, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data. We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Michigan on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Michigan. We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census: Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone. We limited our analysis to town with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 148 cities. We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 95.3% to 7.5%. Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Marysville took the distinction of being the most White, while Benton Harbor was the least White city. We updated this article for 2024. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Michigan. Read on for more information on how the cities in Michigan ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America. We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Michigan. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Michigan. The most White cities in Michigan are Marysville, St. Clair, Ironwood, Eaton Rapids, Gladstone, Menominee, Marshall, Cadillac, Swartz Creek, and Huntington Woods. If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Michigan: For more Michigan reading, check out:Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Michigan for 2024
Summary: White Populations Across Michigan
White Population By City In Michigan
Rank City Population White Population % White 1 Marysville 9,973 9,501 95.27% 2 St. Clair 5,496 5,202 94.65% 3 Ironwood 5,088 4,813 94.6% 4 Eaton Rapids 5,201 4,891 94.04% 5 Gladstone 5,231 4,908 93.83% 6 Menominee 8,429 7,883 93.52% 7 Marshall 6,806 6,356 93.39% 8 Cadillac 10,400 9,697 93.24% 9 Swartz Creek 5,865 5,468 93.23% 10 Huntington Woods 6,365 5,908 92.82% 11 Alpena 10,200 9,461 92.75% 12 East Grand Rapids 11,385 10,545 92.62% 13 Brighton 7,486 6,930 92.57% 14 Holly 5,997 5,549 92.53% 15 Owosso 14,678 13,538 92.23% 16 Hastings 7,504 6,914 92.14% 17 Davison 5,114 4,695 91.81% 18 Iron Mountain 7,522 6,898 91.7% 19 South Lyon 11,788 10,797 91.59% 20 Grand Ledge 7,795 7,130 91.47% 21 Hudsonville 7,633 6,943 90.96% 22 Ishpeming 6,191 5,629 90.92% 23 St. Johns 7,711 6,997 90.74% 24 Grand Haven 10,961 9,930 90.59% 25 Clawson 11,388 10,314 90.57% 26 New Baltimore 12,104 10,909 90.13% 27 Plymouth 9,300 8,376 90.06% 28 Traverse City 15,468 13,914 89.95% 29 Grosse Pointe Farms 10,018 8,983 89.67% 30 Fenton 11,967 10,727 89.64% 31 Rockford 6,144 5,507 89.63% 32 Marquette 20,673 18,435 89.17% 33 Northville 6,088 5,425 89.11% 34 Grosse Pointe 5,621 4,994 88.85% 35 Zeeland 5,701 5,064 88.83% 36 Charlotte 9,273 8,229 88.74% 37 Milford 6,483 5,748 88.66% 38 Ludington 7,691 6,815 88.61% 39 Greenville 8,866 7,846 88.5% 40 Hillsdale 8,005 7,072 88.34% 41 Kingsford 5,127 4,528 88.32% 42 Grosse Pointe Woods 16,338 14,405 88.17% 43 Trenton 18,420 16,234 88.13% 44 Petoskey 5,859 5,145 87.81% 45 Escanaba 12,403 10,881 87.73% 46 Midland 42,404 37,186 87.69% 47 St. Clair Shores 58,656 51,374 87.59% 48 Howell 10,067 8,817 87.58% 49 Flushing 8,349 7,296 87.39% 50 Wyandotte 24,857 21,684 87.23% 51 Norton Shores 24,984 21,790 87.22% 52 Belding 5,942 5,176 87.11% 53 Berkley 15,150 13,153 86.82% 54 Dearborn 108,414 93,980 86.69% 55 Milan 6,153 5,316 86.4% 56 Mason 8,284 7,148 86.29% 57 Saline 8,973 7,719 86.02% 58 Birmingham 21,738 18,645 85.77% 59 Monroe 20,400 17,446 85.52% 60 Grandville 16,017 13,695 85.5% 61 Manistee 6,248 5,331 85.32% 62 Tecumseh 8,678 7,375 84.99% 63 Walker 25,175 21,380 84.93% 64 Garden City 27,203 23,019 84.62% 65 Coldwater 13,704 11,586 84.54% 66 Richmond 5,852 4,938 84.38% 67 Grosse Pointe Park 11,513 9,691 84.17% 68 Walled Lake 7,262 6,091 83.87% 69 Livonia 94,928 79,264 83.5% 70 Alma 9,436 7,872 83.43% 71 Rochester 12,978 10,784 83.09% 72 Fraser 14,668 12,178 83.02% 73 St. Joseph 7,852 6,519 83.02% 74 Royal Oak 58,053 48,164 82.97% 75 Portage 48,936 40,258 82.27% 76 Ferndale 19,264 15,814 82.09% 77 Beverly Hills 10,550 8,653 82.02% 78 Big Rapids 7,915 6,491 82.01% 79 Dearborn Heights 62,474 51,228 82.0% 80 Bay City 32,664 26,705 81.76% 81 Woodhaven 12,867 10,433 81.08% 82 Madison Heights 28,521 23,082 80.93% 83 Riverview 12,390 9,973 80.49% 84 Mount Pleasant 21,826 17,519 80.27% 85 Sterling Heights 133,744 106,873 79.91% 86 Burton 29,568 23,598 79.81% 87 Lapeer 9,034 7,159 79.25% 88 Allen Park 28,395 22,261 78.4% 89 Houghton 8,303 6,452 77.71% 90 Port Huron 28,881 22,422 77.64% 91 Niles 11,871 9,162 77.18% 92 Wixom 17,007 12,993 76.4% 93 Southgate 29,948 22,842 76.27% 94 Grand Blanc 8,034 6,090 75.8% 95 Flat Rock 10,448 7,893 75.55% 96 Hazel Park 15,065 11,312 75.09% 97 Rochester Hills 76,041 56,630 74.47% 98 Three Rivers 7,923 5,862 73.99% 99 East Lansing 45,403 33,411 73.59% 100 Dowagiac 5,680 4,080 71.83%