22 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood charter township | 1 | 5,104 | 4,896 | 0.55% | 256 | 19.93 | Township |
| Suttons Bay township | 2 | 3,008 | 2,880 | 0.6% | 123 | 24.52 | Township |
| Bingham township | 3 | 2,690 | 2,578 | 0.56% | 114 | 23.57 | Township |
| Leland township | 4 | 2,221 | 2,132 | 0.54% | 49 | 45.34 | Township |
| Leelanau township | 5 | 2,136 | 2,042 | 0.66% | 43 | 49.15 | Township |
| Kasson township | 6 | 1,719 | 1,645 | 0.64% | 48 | 35.92 | Township |
| Solon township | 7 | 1,634 | 1,565 | 0.62% | 62 | 26.39 | Township |
| Greilickville | 8 | 1,451 | 1,765 | -0.34% | 316 | 4.59 | CDP |
| Centerville township | 9 | 1,301 | 1,243 | 0.62% | 47 | 27.73 | Township |
| Empire township | 10 | 1,186 | 1,131 | 0.68% | 34 | 35.26 | Township |
| Cleveland township | 11 | 1,154 | 1,103 | 0.61% | 38 | 30.69 | Township |
| Glen Arbor township | 12 | 788 | 756 | 0.51% | 28 | 28.33 | Township |
| Suttons Bay | 13 | 596 | 571 | 0.85% | 464 | 1.28 | Village |
| Northport | 14 | 512 | 487 | 0.99% | 311 | 1.65 | Village |
| Cedar township | 15 | 488 | 474 | 0.41% | 14 | 34.48 | Township |
| Empire | 16 | 364 | 348 | 0.83% | 354 | 1.03 | Village |
| Leland | 17 | 346 | 249 | -0.57% | 355 | 0.98 | CDP |
| Glen Arbor | 18 | 282 | 140 | 1.44% | 274 | 1.03 | CDP |
| Omena | 19 | 246 | 145 | -0.4% | 54 | 4.52 | CDP |
| Maple City | 20 | 153 | 86 | -2.55% | 353 | 0.43 | CDP |
| Lake Leelanau | 21 | 143 | 203 | -4.67% | 561 | 0.26 | CDP |
| Cedar | 22 | 51 | 95 | 6.25% | 283 | 0.18 | CDP |
Elmwood charter township is the largest city in Leelanau County, with a population of 5,104.
Cedar is the smallest city in Leelanau County.
There are 22 cities in Leelanau County, Michigan.