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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon | 1 | 37,174 | 37,210 | -0.02% | 2,628 | 14.1 | City |
| Norton Shores | 2 | 25,000 | 25,018 | -0.02% | 1,076 | 23.2 | City |
| Muskegon charter township | 3 | 17,793 | 17,604 | 0.36% | 758 | 23.5 | Township |
| Fruitport charter township | 4 | 15,799 | 14,615 | 3.21% | 527 | 30.0 | Township |
| Egelston township | 5 | 11,373 | 11,128 | 0.53% | 343 | 33.2 | Township |
| Muskegon Heights | 6 | 9,785 | 9,905 | -0.31% | 3,072 | 3.2 | City |
| Dalton township | 7 | 9,595 | 9,433 | 0.34% | 272 | 35.3 | Township |
| Laketon township | 8 | 7,667 | 7,627 | 0.07% | 440 | 17.4 | Township |
| Fruitland township | 9 | 5,921 | 5,798 | 0.63% | 163 | 36.3 | Township |
| Roosevelt Park | 10 | 4,120 | 4,167 | -0.29% | 4,012 | 1.0 | City |
| North Muskegon | 11 | 4,079 | 4,091 | -0.07% | 2,279 | 1.8 | City |
| Cedar Creek township | 12 | 3,347 | 3,199 | 1.15% | 96 | 34.9 | Township |
| Whitehall | 13 | 3,166 | 2,920 | 1.97% | 984 | 3.2 | City |
| Ravenna township | 14 | 3,051 | 2,963 | 1.26% | 84 | 36.2 | Township |
| Casnovia township | 15 | 2,818 | 2,791 | 0.25% | 79 | 35.6 | Township |
| Sullivan township | 16 | 2,751 | 2,544 | 3.23% | 114 | 24.1 | Township |
| Holton township | 17 | 2,669 | 2,585 | 0.79% | 76 | 35.0 | Township |
| Blue Lake township | 18 | 2,427 | 2,419 | -0.04% | 72 | 33.6 | Township |
| Montague | 19 | 2,416 | 2,418 | -0.04% | 920 | 2.6 | City |
| Whitehall township | 20 | 1,803 | 1,770 | 0.67% | 198 | 9.1 | Township |
| Moorland township | 21 | 1,780 | 1,635 | 3.37% | 50 | 35.7 | Township |
| Montague township | 22 | 1,568 | 1,555 | 0.26% | 82 | 19.1 | Township |
| White River township | 23 | 1,424 | 1,389 | 0.56% | 90 | 15.8 | Township |
| Ravenna | 24 | 1,389 | 1,341 | 0.87% | 1,166 | 1.2 | Village |
| Lakewood Club | 25 | 1,321 | 1,332 | -0.23% | 691 | 1.9 | Village |
| Fruitport | 26 | 1,169 | 1,104 | 1.39% | 1,289 | 0.9 | Village |
| Casnovia | 27 | 320 | 318 | 0% | 301 | 1.1 | 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.
Muskegon is the largest city in Muskegon County.
Casnovia is the smallest city in Muskegon County.
There are 27 cities in Muskegon County, Michigan.