The 10 Kinkiest Cities In Michigan For 2026

The kinkiest cities in Michigan are Traverse City and Bay City for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

Since the 1950s ended, most of America has let its guard down and people have become a whole lot kinkier.

Searches for sex online are at an all-time high, and with sexting, flexting, and every other new way of communicating our desires online, it’s pretty clear that we can’t get enough.

Whether we want to admit it or not.

Which of the places in Michigan are the kinkiest? We can tell by looking at who is buying the most ‘kinky’ stuff online.

Based on the number of purchases from Adam & Eve per capita, we came up with this list as the 10 kinkiest cities in the Wolverine State.

1

No. 1 kinkiest city in Michigan

Traverse City, MI

15,593 peopleSnackAbility 8/10
8/10
Traverse City, MI
Source: Wikipedia User Royalbroil | CC BY-SA 3.0
0.07 orders per capita
Located in Leelanau County, Michigan

Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse City micropolitan area.

2

No. 2 kinkiest city in Michigan

Bay City, MI

32,320 peopleSnackAbility 4/10
4/10
Bay City, MI
Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Jameson | CC BY-SA 3.0
0.06 orders per capita
Located in Bay County, Michigan

Bay City is a city in Bay County, Michigan, located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city’s population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area. The city, along with nearby Midland and Saginaw, form the Greater Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan, which has more recently been called the Great Lakes Bay Region.

3

No. 3 kinkiest city in Michigan

Walled Lake, MI

7,299 peopleSnackAbility 8.5/10
8.5/10
Walled Lake, MI
Source: Wikipedia User | GFDL
0.05 orders per capita
Map of Walled Lake within Michigan Located in Oakland County, Michigan

Walled Lake is a city in the southern central portion of Commerce Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,999 at the 2010 census.

4

No. 4 kinkiest city in Michigan

New Haven, MI

6,475 peopleSnackAbility 5/10
5/10
0.04 orders per capita
Located in Macomb County, Michigan
5

No. 5 kinkiest city in Michigan

Chelsea, MI

5,426 peopleSnackAbility 6/10
6/10
Chelsea, MI
Source: Public domain
0.04 orders per capita
Located in Washtenaw County, Michigan
6

No. 6 kinkiest city in Michigan

Marquette, MI

21,325 peopleSnackAbility 7/10
7/10
Marquette, MI
Source: Public domain
0.04 orders per capita
Map of Marquette within Michigan Located in Marquette County, Michigan

Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city of the state’s Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, known primarily for shipping iron ore, and is the home of Northern Michigan University. In 2012, Marquette was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS MoneyWatch.

7

No. 7 kinkiest city in Michigan

Muskegon, MI

37,226 peopleSnackAbility 3/10
3/10
Muskegon, MI
Source: Public domain
0.04 orders per capita
Map of Muskegon within Michigan Located in Muskegon County, Michigan

Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is the largest populated city on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan. At the 2010 census the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County. It is located at the southwest corner of Muskegon Township, but is administratively autonomous.

8

No. 8 kinkiest city in Michigan

Livonia, MI

93,851 peopleSnackAbility 9/10
9/10
Livonia, MI
Source: Wikipedia User Dave Parker | GFDL
0.03 orders per capita
Map of Livonia within Michigan Located in Wayne County, Michigan

Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan’s ninth largest municipality. The municipality is a part of Metro Detroit, and is located approximately 15 miles northwest of downtown Detroit, and less than two miles from the western city limits of Detroit.

9

No. 9 kinkiest city in Michigan

Southfield, MI

76,236 peopleSnackAbility 8/10
8/10
Southfield, MI
Source: Public domain
0.03 orders per capita
Map of Southfield within Michigan Located in Oakland County, Michigan

Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the US state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit, MI. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 71,739. A part of Metro Detroit’s upscale office market, the city’s marque is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers – known as the “Golden Triangle” – that form the contemporary 2,200,000 square feet Southfield Town Center office complex with a Westin Hotel and a conference center. In addition, a 33-story luxury residential high-rise is separate from the complex. To the west, near the confluence of I-696Lodge Freeway, is the American Center.

10

No. 10 kinkiest city in Michigan

Saginaw, MI

43,536 peopleSnackAbility 3/10
3/10
Saginaw, MI
Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Jameson | CC BY-SA 3.0
0.02 orders per capita
Map of Saginaw within Michigan Located in Saginaw County, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both located in the area known as Mid-Michigan or Central Michigan. The city of Saginaw is located adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and is considered part of the Tri-City area, along with neighboring Bay City and Midland. The Saginaw County MSA had a population of 196,542 in 2013. The city is also the largest municipality within the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City Metropolitan Area.

The receipts

Compare the top ten

Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Michigan’s statewide median.

City Orders per capita vs MI
1 Traverse City 0.06836400949143846
2 Bay City 0.057611386138613864
3 Walled Lake 0.048910809699958896
4 New Haven 0.04463320463320463
5 Chelsea 0.043494286767416145
6 Marquette 0.04215709261430246
7 Muskegon 0.03758126040939128
8 Livonia 0.033872840992637265
9 Southfield 0.02594574741591899
10 Saginaw 0.020994119808893787
City Population vs MI
1 Traverse City 15,593
2 Bay City 32,320
3 Walled Lake 7,299
4 New Haven 6,475
5 Chelsea 5,426
6 Marquette 21,325
7 Muskegon 37,226
8 Livonia 93,851
9 Southfield 76,236
10 Saginaw 43,536

On the map

Where Michigan’s kinkiest cities are

Saturday Night Science

Methodology: How We Measured The Kinkiest Cities In The Wolverine State

In order to rank how kinky a city is, we simply had to see which cities in Michigan purchased the most sex toys from online erotic adult toy and novelty powerhouse Adam & Eve. They provided us with purchase information in 2015.

    It’s pretty easy to figure it out, actually, when you know the cities in Michigan are buying adult toys.

    Saturday Night Science at its finest — there’s no better way to solve this argument at a bar.

    We calculated all the data on a per capita basis, meaning these are orders on a per-person basis, not a raw number of total dollars spent or number of orders. That keeps us from ranking the largest cities at the top since they have the most people.

    Additionally, we only looked at the 111 places in Michigan with over 5,000 people.

    The kinkiest cities in Michigan based on this methodology are Traverse City, Bay City, Walled Lake, New Haven, Chelsea, Marquette, Muskegon, Livonia, Southfield, and Saginaw.

    The full plate

    Kinkiest Cities In Michigan For 2026

    Click any column to sort. Search by city name.

    RankCityPopulationOrders Per Capita
    1Traverse City15,5930.07
    2Bay City32,3200.06
    3Walled Lake7,2990.05
    4New Haven6,4750.04
    5Chelsea5,4260.04
    6Marquette21,3250.04
    7Muskegon37,2260.04
    8Livonia93,8510.03
    9Southfield76,2360.03
    10Saginaw43,5360.02
    11Brighton7,6880.02
    12Frankenmuth5,1570.02
    13Rochester12,9340.01
    14Ypsilanti19,8570.01
    15Grand Rapids198,5350.01
    16Troy87,8980.01
    17Birmingham21,7630.01
    18Springfield5,2690.01
    19Ann Arbor122,0360.01
    20Adrian20,3950.01
    21Plymouth9,2140.01
    22Jackson31,0580.01
    23Flushing8,2840.01
    24Coldwater13,6710.01
    25Kalamazoo73,0760.01
    26Port Huron28,6200.01
    27Lansing113,0230.01
    28Monroe20,3200.01
    29Benton Harbor8,9530.01
    30Mount Pleasant21,2360.01
    31Iron Mountain7,5180.01
    32Davison5,0760.01
    33Auburn Hills25,1050.00
    34Detroit638,5300.00
    35Woodhaven12,6900.00
    36Fenton11,9060.00
    37Mount Clemens15,5110.00
    38Dowagiac5,7320.00
    39Big Rapids8,4770.00
    40Southgate29,3660.00
    41Alpena10,1540.00
    42Royal Oak57,9500.00
    43Battle Creek52,3740.00
    44Niles11,8030.00
    45Portage49,2590.00
    46Northville6,0690.00
    47Flint80,1750.00
    48Taylor62,0810.00
    49East Lansing45,7580.00
    50Houghton8,4740.00
    51Wyandotte24,4890.00
    52Wayne17,3100.00
    53Ludington7,6760.00
    54Madison Heights28,4190.00
    55Farmington11,5040.00
    56Grosse Pointe5,5410.00
    57Roseville47,1230.00
    58Allegan5,1720.00
    59Garden City26,7390.00
    60Holland34,4230.00
    61Melvindale12,5540.00
    62Zeeland5,6650.00
    63Pontiac62,1040.00
    64Rochester Hills77,0890.00
    65Westland83,6330.00
    66Sterling Heights133,5730.00
    67Warren137,9280.00
    68Charlotte9,2770.00
    69Utica5,1800.00
    70New Baltimore12,0720.00
    71Dearborn107,4230.00
    72Alma9,3960.00
    73Greenville8,9950.00
    74Menominee8,3260.00
    75Dearborn Heights61,7710.00
    76Albion7,5600.00
    77Grandville16,3560.00
    78Mason8,2490.00
    79Saline9,0060.00
    80Escanaba12,3540.00
    81Rockford6,2180.00
    82Three Rivers7,9430.00
    83Hillsdale8,0020.00
    84Trenton18,1250.00
    85Grand Haven10,9960.00
    86Howell10,0210.00
    87Wyoming77,3530.00
    88Riverview12,1860.00
    89Eaton Rapids5,1830.00
    90Grand Blanc7,9870.00
    91Eastpointe33,9820.00
    92Midland42,7240.00
    93Cadillac10,4450.00
    94Oak Park29,3180.00
    95Lincoln Park39,2570.00
    96Lapeer9,0820.00
    97Owosso14,6320.00
    98Kingsford5,1240.00
    99Gladstone5,2530.00
    100Farmington Hills83,5150.00

    Source: Adam & Eve orders per capita via Saturday Night Science. 111 Michigan cities with more than 5,000 residents.

    Summary

    Summary: The Kinkiest Cities In Michigan For 2026

    So there you have it — the kinkiest cities in Michigan based on Adam & Eve orders per capita.

    The kinkiest cities in Michigan are Traverse City, Bay City, Walled Lake, New Haven, Chelsea, Marquette, Muskegon, Livonia, Southfield, and Saginaw.

    Chris Kolmar
    About the author

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