Most Asian cities in Michigan research summary. We analyzed Michigan’s most recent Census data to determine the most Asian cities in Michigan based on the percentage of Asian residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
The most Asian city in Michigan is Novi based on the most recent Census data.
Novi is 28.12% Asian.
The least Asian city in Michigan is Benton Harbor.
Benton Harbor is 0.0% Asian.
Michigan is 3.4% Asian.
Michigan is the 2most Asian state in the United States.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Here are the cities in Michigan with the largest Asian population in 2026:
Which city in Michigan had the largest Asian population? Novi took the number one overall spot for the largest Asian in Michigan for 2026. 28.12% of Novi identify as Asian.
Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.
To see where Michigan ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.
And if you already knew these places were Asian, check out the best places to live in Michigan or the most diverse places in Michigan.
The 10 Most Asian Cities In Michigan For 2026
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Population: 66,717
% Asian: 28.12%
# Of Asian Residents: 18,764
More on Novi: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 87,898
% Asian: 27.79%
# Of Asian Residents: 24,424
More on Troy: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 27,743
% Asian: 25.32%
# Of Asian Residents: 7,025
More on Hamtramck: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 11,504
% Asian: 23.94%
# Of Asian Residents: 2,754
More on Farmington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 122,036
% Asian: 15.56%
# Of Asian Residents: 18,992
More on Ann Arbor: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 77,089
% Asian: 14.48%
# Of Asian Residents: 11,162
More on Rochester Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 83,515
% Asian: 13.71%
# Of Asian Residents: 11,447
More on Farmington Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 25,105
% Asian: 13.54%
# Of Asian Residents: 3,399
More on Auburn Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 137,928
% Asian: 12.7%
# Of Asian Residents: 17,521
More on Warren: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 8,463
% Asian: 12.08%
# Of Asian Residents: 1,022
More on Center Line: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Michigan With The Largest Asian Population For 2026
We used Saturday Night Science to compare Census data on race across every place in Michigan.
The Census’s most recently available data comes from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Asian alone.
We limited our analysis to cities with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 147 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are Asian. The percentages ranked from 28.1% to 0.0%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of Asian population, with a higher score being more Asian than a lower score. Novi took the distinction of being the most Asian, while Benton Harbor was the least Asian city.
We updated this article for 2026. This report reflects our eleventh time ranking the cities in Michigan with the largest Asian population.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Michigan ranked by population of Asian residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: Asian Populations Across Michigan
If you’re looking for a breakdown of Asian populations across Michigan according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.
The most Asian cities in Michigan are Novi, Troy, Hamtramck, Farmington, Ann Arbor, Rochester Hills, Farmington Hills, Auburn Hills, Warren, and Center Line.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least Asian places in Michigan:
- Benton Harbor
- River Rouge
- Eaton Rapids
For more Michigan reading, check out:
Table: Asian Population By City In Michigan
| Rank | City | Population | Asian Population | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novi | 66,717 | 18,764 | 28.12% |
| 2 | Troy | 87,898 | 24,424 | 27.79% |
| 3 | Hamtramck | 27,743 | 7,025 | 25.32% |
| 4 | Farmington | 11,504 | 2,754 | 23.94% |
| 5 | Ann Arbor | 122,036 | 18,992 | 15.56% |
| 6 | Rochester Hills | 77,089 | 11,162 | 14.48% |
| 7 | Farmington Hills | 83,515 | 11,447 | 13.71% |
| 8 | Auburn Hills | 25,105 | 3,399 | 13.54% |
| 9 | Warren | 137,928 | 17,521 | 12.7% |
| 10 | Center Line | 8,463 | 1,022 | 12.08% |
| 11 | Kentwood | 54,296 | 5,396 | 9.94% |
| 12 | Sterling Heights | 133,573 | 12,337 | 9.24% |
| 13 | Wixom | 17,295 | 1,581 | 9.14% |
| 14 | Houghton | 8,474 | 771 | 9.1% |
| 15 | Walled Lake | 7,299 | 655 | 8.97% |
| 16 | East Lansing | 45,758 | 4,089 | 8.94% |
| 17 | Rochester | 12,934 | 1,031 | 7.97% |
| 18 | Springfield | 5,269 | 395 | 7.5% |
| 19 | Madison Heights | 28,419 | 1,836 | 6.46% |
| 20 | Lansing | 113,023 | 6,042 | 5.35% |
| 21 | Ypsilanti | 19,857 | 1,009 | 5.08% |
| 22 | Battle Creek | 52,374 | 2,554 | 4.88% |
| 23 | Birmingham | 21,763 | 1,060 | 4.87% |
| 24 | Pontiac | 62,104 | 2,630 | 4.23% |
| 25 | Livonia | 93,851 | 3,748 | 3.99% |
| 26 | Walker | 25,386 | 1,013 | 3.99% |
| 27 | Grosse Pointe Park | 11,319 | 440 | 3.89% |
| 28 | Westland | 83,633 | 3,220 | 3.85% |
| 29 | Mount Pleasant | 21,236 | 759 | 3.57% |
| 30 | Royal Oak | 57,950 | 2,008 | 3.47% |
| 31 | Holland | 34,423 | 1,185 | 3.44% |
| 32 | Portage | 49,259 | 1,694 | 3.44% |
| 33 | Fenton | 11,906 | 401 | 3.37% |
| 34 | Beverly Hills | 10,524 | 353 | 3.35% |
| 35 | Midland | 42,724 | 1,414 | 3.31% |
| 36 | Ferndale | 19,190 | 583 | 3.04% |
| 37 | Kalamazoo | 73,076 | 2,185 | 2.99% |
| 38 | Northville | 6,069 | 173 | 2.85% |
| 39 | Grand Rapids | 198,535 | 5,547 | 2.79% |
| 40 | Oak Park | 29,318 | 803 | 2.74% |
| 41 | Clawson | 11,374 | 292 | 2.57% |
| 42 | South Lyon | 11,950 | 285 | 2.38% |
| 43 | Southgate | 29,366 | 693 | 2.36% |
| 44 | Huntington Woods | 6,328 | 147 | 2.32% |
| 45 | East Grand Rapids | 11,445 | 261 | 2.28% |
| 46 | Taylor | 62,081 | 1,335 | 2.15% |
| 47 | Grand Blanc | 7,987 | 171 | 2.14% |
| 48 | Grand Haven | 10,996 | 235 | 2.14% |
| 49 | Grosse Pointe Farms | 9,904 | 204 | 2.06% |
| 50 | Southfield | 76,236 | 1,541 | 2.02% |
| 51 | Wyoming | 77,353 | 1,420 | 1.84% |
| 52 | Dearborn | 107,423 | 1,949 | 1.81% |
| 53 | Plymouth | 9,214 | 167 | 1.81% |
| 54 | Woodhaven | 12,690 | 223 | 1.76% |
| 55 | Detroit | 638,530 | 11,074 | 1.73% |
| 56 | St. Joseph | 7,986 | 137 | 1.72% |
| 57 | Fraser | 14,583 | 243 | 1.67% |
| 58 | Alma | 9,396 | 151 | 1.61% |
| 59 | Sturgis | 11,054 | 174 | 1.57% |
| 60 | Roseville | 47,123 | 736 | 1.56% |
| 61 | Petoskey | 5,856 | 89 | 1.52% |
| 62 | Grandville | 16,356 | 244 | 1.49% |
| 63 | Inkster | 25,428 | 360 | 1.42% |
| 64 | Wayne | 17,310 | 228 | 1.32% |
| 65 | St. Clair Shores | 58,140 | 761 | 1.31% |
| 66 | Garden City | 26,739 | 349 | 1.31% |
| 67 | Riverview | 12,186 | 158 | 1.3% |
| 68 | Hudsonville | 7,769 | 100 | 1.29% |
| 69 | Allen Park | 27,925 | 359 | 1.29% |
| 70 | Marshall | 6,804 | 83 | 1.22% |
| 71 | Sault Ste. Marie | 13,335 | 160 | 1.2% |
| 72 | Marysville | 9,925 | 118 | 1.19% |
| 73 | Milford | 6,487 | 76 | 1.17% |
| 74 | Big Rapids | 8,477 | 98 | 1.16% |
| 75 | Ludington | 7,676 | 88 | 1.15% |
| 76 | Flushing | 8,284 | 92 | 1.11% |
| 77 | Hazel Park | 14,963 | 164 | 1.1% |
| 78 | Ishpeming | 6,181 | 66 | 1.07% |
| 79 | Traverse City | 15,593 | 165 | 1.06% |
| 80 | Dearborn Heights | 61,771 | 648 | 1.05% |
| 81 | Escanaba | 12,354 | 129 | 1.04% |
| 82 | Albion | 7,560 | 78 | 1.03% |
| 83 | Grosse Pointe | 5,541 | 54 | 0.97% |
| 84 | Berkley | 15,149 | 144 | 0.95% |
| 85 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 16,094 | 148 | 0.92% |
| 86 | Port Huron | 28,620 | 253 | 0.88% |
| 87 | Cadillac | 10,445 | 91 | 0.87% |
| 88 | Norton Shores | 25,041 | 216 | 0.86% |
| 89 | Bay City | 32,320 | 273 | 0.84% |
| 90 | Saline | 9,006 | 74 | 0.82% |
| 91 | Brighton | 7,688 | 63 | 0.82% |
| 92 | Tecumseh | 8,646 | 68 | 0.79% |
| 93 | Howell | 10,021 | 77 | 0.77% |
| 94 | St. Johns | 7,715 | 56 | 0.73% |
| 95 | Kingsford | 5,124 | 37 | 0.72% |
| 96 | Wyandotte | 24,489 | 173 | 0.71% |
| 97 | Lapeer | 9,082 | 63 | 0.69% |
| 98 | Flint | 80,175 | 546 | 0.68% |
| 99 | Eastpointe | 33,982 | 228 | 0.67% |
| 100 | Muskegon | 37,226 | 237 | 0.64% |
| 101 | Harper Woods | 15,116 | 94 | 0.62% |
| 102 | Lincoln Park | 39,257 | 234 | 0.6% |
| 103 | Three Rivers | 7,943 | 47 | 0.59% |
| 104 | Monroe | 20,320 | 111 | 0.55% |
| 105 | Trenton | 18,125 | 99 | 0.55% |
| 106 | New Baltimore | 12,072 | 65 | 0.54% |
| 107 | Grand Ledge | 7,804 | 41 | 0.53% |
| 108 | Niles | 11,803 | 61 | 0.52% |
| 109 | Jackson | 31,058 | 158 | 0.51% |
| 110 | Rockford | 6,218 | 31 | 0.5% |
| 111 | Davison | 5,076 | 25 | 0.49% |
| 112 | Marquette | 21,325 | 102 | 0.48% |
| 113 | Mason | 8,249 | 38 | 0.46% |
| 114 | Belding | 5,960 | 26 | 0.44% |
| 115 | Dowagiac | 5,732 | 24 | 0.42% |
| 116 | Hillsdale | 8,002 | 33 | 0.41% |
| 117 | Iron Mountain | 7,518 | 31 | 0.41% |
| 118 | Hastings | 7,520 | 30 | 0.4% |
| 119 | Greenville | 8,995 | 34 | 0.38% |
| 120 | Manistee | 6,275 | 22 | 0.35% |
| 121 | Coldwater | 13,671 | 47 | 0.34% |
| 122 | Owosso | 14,632 | 47 | 0.32% |
| 123 | Burton | 29,500 | 94 | 0.32% |
| 124 | Mount Clemens | 15,511 | 46 | 0.3% |
| 125 | Muskegon Heights | 9,841 | 29 | 0.29% |
| 126 | Holly | 5,964 | 16 | 0.27% |
| 127 | Adrian | 20,395 | 52 | 0.25% |
| 128 | Milan | 5,987 | 14 | 0.23% |
| 129 | Romulus | 24,831 | 57 | 0.23% |
| 130 | Saginaw | 43,536 | 95 | 0.22% |
| 131 | Charlotte | 9,277 | 19 | 0.2% |
| 132 | Swartz Creek | 5,853 | 10 | 0.17% |
| 133 | Highland Park | 8,628 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 134 | Flat Rock | 10,340 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 135 | St. Louis | 7,367 | 4 | 0.05% |
| 136 | Ionia | 12,753 | 5 | 0.04% |
| 137 | Alpena | 10,154 | 3 | 0.03% |
| 138 | Zeeland | 5,665 | 1 | 0.02% |
| 139 | Melvindale | 12,554 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 140 | St. Clair | 5,585 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 141 | Menominee | 8,326 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 142 | Gladstone | 5,253 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 143 | Richmond | 5,855 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 144 | Ecorse | 9,064 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 145 | Eaton Rapids | 5,183 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 146 | River Rouge | 7,008 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 147 | Benton Harbor | 8,953 | 0 | 0.0% |