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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 1 | 195,908 | 198,707 | -0.36% | 4,375 | 44.8 | City |
| Wyoming | 2 | 77,681 | 76,759 | 0.3% | 3,140 | 24.7 | City |
| Kentwood | 3 | 53,890 | 54,277 | -0.18% | 2,577 | 20.9 | City |
| Plainfield charter township | 4 | 34,249 | 33,570 | 0.49% | 978 | 35.0 | Township |
| Gaines charter township | 5 | 29,826 | 28,850 | 0.89% | 835 | 35.7 | Township |
| Walker | 6 | 25,307 | 25,234 | 0.07% | 1,030 | 24.6 | City |
| Cascade charter township | 7 | 19,917 | 19,689 | 0.45% | 588 | 33.9 | Township |
| Grand Rapids charter township | 8 | 19,101 | 18,931 | 0.4% | 1,246 | 15.3 | Township |
| Grandville | 9 | 16,888 | 16,062 | 1.23% | 2,330 | 7.2 | City |
| Caledonia township | 10 | 16,851 | 15,917 | 0.87% | 482 | 34.9 | Township |
| Ada township | 11 | 14,560 | 14,402 | 0.44% | 404 | 36.1 | Township |
| Cannon township | 12 | 14,433 | 14,393 | 0.08% | 406 | 35.6 | Township |
| Alpine township | 13 | 13,921 | 14,073 | -0.21% | 386 | 36.0 | Township |
| Algoma township | 14 | 12,276 | 12,073 | 0.14% | 357 | 34.4 | Township |
| East Grand Rapids | 15 | 11,441 | 11,392 | 0.1% | 3,907 | 2.9 | City |
| Sparta township | 16 | 9,503 | 9,399 | 0.23% | 261 | 36.4 | Township |
| Courtland township | 17 | 9,135 | 9,011 | 0.46% | 263 | 34.8 | Township |
| Solon township | 18 | 6,542 | 6,495 | 0.2% | 188 | 34.8 | Township |
| Lowell charter township | 19 | 6,376 | 6,283 | 0.55% | 196 | 32.6 | Township |
| Rockford | 20 | 6,183 | 6,135 | 0.19% | 1,918 | 3.2 | City |
| Oakfield township | 21 | 6,084 | 6,106 | -0.2% | 179 | 34.0 | Township |
| Tyrone township | 22 | 5,158 | 5,030 | 0.23% | 143 | 36.1 | Township |
| Nelson township | 23 | 4,961 | 4,893 | 0.38% | 140 | 35.3 | Township |
| Vergennes township | 24 | 4,893 | 4,742 | 0.47% | 142 | 34.5 | Township |
| Sparta | 25 | 4,279 | 4,246 | 0.19% | 1,677 | 2.6 | Village |
| Spencer township | 26 | 4,196 | 4,166 | 0.24% | 121 | 34.6 | Township |
| Lowell | 27 | 4,089 | 4,144 | -0.34% | 1,420 | 2.9 | City |
| Grattan township | 28 | 3,835 | 3,811 | 0.24% | 113 | 34.1 | Township |
| Cedar Springs | 29 | 3,683 | 3,634 | 0.33% | 1,856 | 2.0 | City |
| Bowne township | 30 | 3,295 | 3,286 | -0.03% | 93 | 35.5 | Township |
| Caledonia | 31 | 1,805 | 1,683 | 1.69% | 1,346 | 1.3 | Village |
| Kent City | 32 | 1,380 | 1,298 | 1.47% | 1,031 | 1.3 | Village |
| Caledonia township | 33 | 1,074 | 1,037 | 0.84% | 16 | 67.6 | Township |
| Sand Lake | 34 | 474 | 473 | 0% | 669 | 0.7 | 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.
Grand Rapids is the largest city in Kent County.
Sand Lake is the smallest city in Kent County.
There are 34 cities in Kent County, Michigan.