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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown charter township | 1 | 55,359 | 54,213 | 0.39% | 1,669 | 33.2 | Township |
| Holland charter township | 2 | 40,182 | 38,383 | 0.46% | 1,489 | 27.0 | Township |
| Holland | 3 | 34,602 | 34,352 | 0.18% | 2,074 | 16.7 | City |
| Allendale charter township | 4 | 26,894 | 26,632 | 0.76% | 864 | 31.1 | Township |
| Grand Haven charter township | 5 | 19,690 | 18,112 | 2.26% | 686 | 28.7 | Township |
| Park township | 6 | 19,176 | 18,663 | 0.75% | 999 | 19.2 | Township |
| Spring Lake township | 7 | 15,651 | 15,328 | 0.37% | 948 | 16.5 | Township |
| Zeeland charter township | 8 | 12,214 | 12,029 | 0.41% | 355 | 34.4 | Township |
| Grand Haven | 9 | 10,997 | 11,016 | -0.04% | 1,921 | 5.7 | City |
| Jamestown charter township | 10 | 10,448 | 9,699 | 2.44% | 295 | 35.4 | Township |
| Tallmadge charter township | 11 | 9,183 | 8,855 | 0.81% | 285 | 32.2 | Township |
| Hudsonville | 12 | 7,957 | 7,645 | 0.99% | 1,932 | 4.1 | City |
| Blendon township | 13 | 7,545 | 7,109 | 1.13% | 207 | 36.4 | Township |
| Robinson township | 14 | 6,394 | 6,390 | 0.11% | 166 | 38.5 | Township |
| Zeeland | 15 | 5,620 | 5,718 | -0.44% | 1,879 | 3.0 | City |
| Port Sheldon township | 16 | 5,584 | 5,236 | 1.2% | 250 | 22.3 | Township |
| Olive township | 17 | 5,302 | 5,022 | 1.79% | 147 | 36.2 | Township |
| Coopersville | 18 | 4,850 | 4,834 | 0.08% | 1,008 | 4.8 | City |
| Crockery township | 19 | 4,768 | 4,587 | 0.91% | 147 | 32.4 | Township |
| Wright township | 20 | 3,182 | 3,195 | 0.09% | 88 | 36.1 | Township |
| Ferrysburg | 21 | 2,924 | 2,951 | -0.24% | 978 | 3.0 | City |
| Polkton charter township | 22 | 2,595 | 2,571 | 0.43% | 66 | 39.3 | Township |
| Spring Lake | 23 | 2,513 | 2,544 | -0.32% | 2,012 | 1.2 | Village |
| Chester township | 24 | 2,116 | 2,099 | 0.47% | 59 | 35.6 | Township |
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.
Georgetown charter township is the largest city in Ottawa County.
Chester township is the smallest city in Ottawa County.
There are 24 cities in Ottawa County, Michigan.