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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 932.32K people in Michigan with English ancestry (9.27% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South Lyon city had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (18.24%), followed by Jackson city (17.55%), and Grosse Pointe Farms city (15.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
South Lyon city
Jackson city
Grosse Pointe Farms city
East Grand Rapids city
Haslett CDP
Grosse Pointe Park city
Portage city
Coldwater city
Forest Hills CDP
Grosse Pointe Woods city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 South Lyon city 18.24
2 Jackson city 17.55
3 Grosse Pointe Farms city 15.46
4 East Grand Rapids city 15.09
5 Haslett CDP 14.99
6 Grosse Pointe Park city 14.22
7 Portage city 14.20
8 Coldwater city 14.13
9 Forest Hills CDP 13.90
10 Grosse Pointe Woods city 13.40
11 Ferndale city 13.28
12 Birmingham city 13.24
13 Berkley city 13.17
13 Royal Oak city 13.17
14 Traverse City city 13.02
15 Northview CDP 13.01
16 Holt CDP 12.78
17 Farmington city 12.33
18 Fenton city 12.26
19 Waverly CDP 12.22
20 Burton city 12.10
21 Howell city 11.59
22 Grand Haven city 11.55
23 Rochester Hills city 11.38
24 Midland city 11.25
24 Mount Pleasant city 11.25
25 Beverly Hills village 11.20
26 Clawson city 11.17
27 Lambertville CDP 10.90
28 Livonia city 10.76
29 Hazel Park city 10.64
30 Cadillac city 10.63
31 Okemos CDP 10.59
32 Rochester city 10.39
33 Owosso city 10.29
34 Madison Heights city 10.20
35 Marquette city 10.11
36 Ann Arbor city 10.06
37 Garden City city 9.88
38 Trenton city 9.83
39 Walker city 9.81
40 Jenison CDP 9.54
41 Battle Creek city 9.38
42 Port Huron city 9.09
43 Grandville city 9.08
44 Adrian city 8.94
45 Southgate city 8.69
46 Alpena city 8.66
46 Auburn Hills city 8.66
47 Troy city 8.64
48 Novi city 8.51
49 Wyandotte city 8.44
50 Norton Shores city 8.19
51 Comstock Park CDP 8.13
52 New Baltimore city 8.11
53 Lansing city 8.09
53 St. Clair Shores city 8.09
54 Wixom city 8.01
55 East Lansing city 7.94
56 Fraser city 7.86
57 Sault Ste. Marie city 7.84
58 Monroe city 7.77
59 Riverview city 7.69
60 Kentwood city 7.62
61 Westland city 7.60
62 Allen Park city 7.55
63 Kalamazoo city 7.52
64 Mount Clemens city 7.44
65 Taylor city 7.41
65 Woodhaven city 7.41
66 Holland city 7.35
67 Niles city 6.86
68 Sturgis city 6.83
69 Wayne city 6.78
70 Allendale CDP 6.63
71 Farmington Hills city 6.58
72 Bay City city 6.53
73 Ionia city 6.40
74 Grand Rapids city 6.36
75 Flat Rock city 6.00
76 Wyoming city 5.94
77 Roseville city 5.73
78 Escanaba city 5.60
79 Romulus city 5.56
80 Lincoln Park city 5.06
81 Sterling Heights city 4.98
82 Warren city 4.83
83 Ypsilanti city 4.81
84 Muskegon city 4.70
85 Dearborn Heights city 4.36
86 Dearborn city 4.33
87 Cutlerville CDP 4.10
88 Pontiac city 4.01
89 Harper Woods city 3.57
90 Flint city 3.50
91 Eastpointe city 3.39
92 Saginaw city 3.24
93 Oak Park city 2.38
94 Southfield city 2.28
95 Melvindale city 1.76
96 Detroit city 0.91
96 Inkster city 0.91
97 Hamtramck city 0.50
98 Muskegon Heights city 0.37