40 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 1 | 200,462 | 198,735 | 0.17% | 4,477 | 45 | City |
| Wyoming | 2 | 79,006 | 76,768 | 0.57% | 3,193 | 25 | City |
| Kentwood | 3 | 54,893 | 54,266 | 0.23% | 2,625 | 21 | City |
| Plainfield charter | 4 | 35,137 | 33,567 | 1.28% | 1,003 | 35 | Township |
| Gaines charter | 5 | 30,903 | 28,851 | 1.98% | 866 | 36 | Township |
| Forest Hills | 6 | 29,065 | 28,690 | 0.74% | 590 | 49 | CDP |
| Walker | 7 | 26,092 | 25,237 | 0.66% | 1,062 | 25 | City |
| Cascade charter | 8 | 20,424 | 19,696 | 1.25% | 603 | 34 | Township |
| Grand Rapids charter | 9 | 19,642 | 18,922 | 1.39% | 1,281 | 15 | Township |
| Grandville | 10 | 17,352 | 16,059 | 1.51% | 2,394 | 7 | City |
| Caledonia | 11 | 17,311 | 15,918 | 1.58% | 496 | 35 | Township |
| Northview | 12 | 15,650 | 15,209 | 0.48% | 1,520 | 10 | CDP |
| Ada | 13 | 14,929 | 14,403 | 1.25% | 414 | 36 | Township |
| Cannon | 14 | 14,788 | 14,379 | 1.1% | 416 | 36 | Township |
| Alpine | 15 | 14,199 | 14,068 | 0.68% | 394 | 36 | Township |
| Algoma | 16 | 12,604 | 12,058 | 1.19% | 366 | 34 | Township |
| East Grand Rapids | 17 | 11,671 | 11,395 | 0.47% | 3,986 | 3 | City |
| Comstock Park | 18 | 10,452 | 10,659 | 0.23% | 2,695 | 4 | CDP |
| Sparta | 19 | 9,725 | 9,404 | 1.02% | 267 | 36 | Township |
| Courtland | 20 | 9,392 | 9,013 | 1.36% | 270 | 35 | Township |
| Byron Center | 21 | 7,280 | 6,653 | 1.36% | 1,432 | 5 | CDP |
| Solon | 22 | 6,690 | 6,496 | 0.97% | 192 | 35 | Township |
| Lowell charter | 23 | 6,530 | 6,282 | 1.29% | 200 | 33 | Township |
| Rockford | 24 | 6,322 | 6,164 | 0.49% | 1,961 | 3 | City |
| Oakfield | 25 | 6,195 | 6,105 | 0.7% | 182 | 34 | Township |
| Tyrone | 26 | 5,305 | 5,030 | 1.3% | 147 | 36 | Township |
| Nelson | 27 | 5,095 | 4,896 | 1.23% | 144 | 35 | Township |
| Vergennes | 28 | 5,022 | 4,743 | 1.29% | 146 | 34 | Township |
| Sparta | 29 | 4,343 | 4,243 | 0.46% | 1,702 | 3 | Village |
| Spencer | 30 | 4,302 | 4,167 | 1.13% | 124 | 35 | Township |
| Lowell | 31 | 4,154 | 4,146 | 0.02% | 1,442 | 3 | City |
| Grattan | 32 | 3,910 | 3,811 | 0.83% | 115 | 34 | Township |
| Cedar Springs | 33 | 3,778 | 3,632 | 0.77% | 1,904 | 2 | City |
| Bowne | 34 | 3,366 | 3,288 | 0.81% | 95 | 36 | Township |
| Caledonia | 35 | 1,815 | 1,668 | 1.62% | 1,353 | 1 | Village |
| Kent City | 36 | 1,396 | 1,298 | 1.38% | 1,043 | 1 | Village |
| Sand Lake | 37 | 1,120 | 1,296 | -1.67% | 75 | 15 | CDP |
| Caledonia | 38 | 1,088 | 1,037 | 0.93% | 16 | 68 | Township |
| Sand Lake | 39 | 482 | 469 | 0.42% | 680 | 1 | Village |
| Cannonsburg | 40 | 245 | 186 | 6.99% | 582 | 0 | CDP |
Grand Rapids is the largest city in Kent County, with a population of 200,462.
Cannonsburg is the smallest city in Kent County, with a population of 245.
There are 40 cities in Kent County, Michigan.