Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornapple township | 1 | 9,660 | 9,358 | 0.86% | 274 | 35.3 | Township |
| Hastings | 2 | 7,508 | 7,522 | -0.05% | 1,441 | 5.2 | City |
| Yankee Springs township | 3 | 5,481 | 5,342 | 0.72% | 176 | 31.1 | Township |
| Middleville | 4 | 4,467 | 4,295 | 0.97% | 1,828 | 2.4 | Village |
| Rutland charter township | 5 | 4,279 | 4,146 | 0.85% | 122 | 35.0 | Township |
| Irving township | 6 | 3,853 | 3,746 | 0.57% | 108 | 35.8 | Township |
| Orangeville township | 7 | 3,534 | 3,410 | 0.83% | 106 | 33.4 | Township |
| Barry township | 8 | 3,512 | 3,424 | 0.52% | 102 | 34.4 | Township |
| Castleton township | 9 | 3,467 | 3,338 | 0.9% | 99 | 35.0 | Township |
| Prairieville township | 10 | 3,426 | 3,343 | 0.73% | 104 | 32.8 | Township |
| Hastings charter township | 11 | 3,107 | 3,025 | 0.55% | 103 | 30.0 | Township |
| Johnstown township | 12 | 2,935 | 2,850 | 0.65% | 84 | 35.0 | Township |
| Carlton township | 13 | 2,442 | 2,373 | 0.62% | 70 | 35.1 | Township |
| Woodland township | 14 | 2,066 | 2,002 | 0.73% | 58 | 35.4 | Township |
| Assyria township | 15 | 2,060 | 2,004 | 0.54% | 57 | 35.9 | Township |
| Baltimore township | 16 | 2,014 | 1,951 | 0.65% | 57 | 35.4 | Township |
| Maple Grove township | 17 | 1,641 | 1,599 | 0.49% | 46 | 35.9 | Township |
| Nashville | 18 | 1,622 | 1,578 | 0.68% | 770 | 2.1 | Village |
| Freeport | 19 | 553 | 540 | 0.55% | 700 | 0.8 | Village |
| Woodland | 20 | 427 | 414 | 0.71% | 504 | 0.8 | Village |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Thornapple township is the largest city in Barry County.
Woodland is the smallest city in Barry County.
There are 20 cities in Barry County, Michigan.