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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp township | 1 | 13,702 | 13,429 | 0.46% | 395 | 34.7 | Township |
| Paw Paw township | 2 | 6,886 | 6,875 | -0.04% | 197 | 35.0 | Township |
| Almena township | 3 | 5,388 | 5,316 | 0.48% | 157 | 34.4 | Township |
| South Haven charter township | 4 | 4,149 | 4,049 | 0.97% | 239 | 17.4 | Township |
| South Haven | 5 | 4,013 | 3,964 | 0.3% | 1,160 | 3.5 | City |
| Decatur township | 6 | 3,518 | 3,571 | -0.26% | 100 | 35.1 | Township |
| Paw Paw | 7 | 3,398 | 3,362 | 0.27% | 1,275 | 2.7 | Village |
| Geneva township | 8 | 3,383 | 3,413 | -0.12% | 96 | 35.1 | Township |
| Lawrence township | 9 | 3,294 | 3,283 | 0.27% | 95 | 34.6 | Township |
| Pine Grove township | 10 | 3,023 | 2,983 | 0.13% | 88 | 34.4 | Township |
| Bloomingdale township | 11 | 3,012 | 2,937 | 0.67% | 89 | 33.9 | Township |
| Hartford township | 12 | 2,993 | 3,020 | -0.07% | 90 | 33.3 | Township |
| Mattawan | 13 | 2,823 | 2,553 | 2.43% | 740 | 3.8 | Village |
| Columbia township | 14 | 2,547 | 2,548 | -0.08% | 75 | 33.9 | Township |
| Waverly township | 15 | 2,523 | 2,504 | 0.32% | 74 | 34.1 | Township |
| Porter township | 16 | 2,514 | 2,565 | -0.44% | 76 | 33.2 | Township |
| Covert township | 17 | 2,497 | 2,509 | -0.08% | 72 | 34.9 | Township |
| Hartford | 18 | 2,467 | 2,515 | -0.48% | 1,815 | 1.4 | City |
| Keeler township | 19 | 1,976 | 1,968 | 0.2% | 59 | 33.7 | Township |
| Bangor | 20 | 1,966 | 2,010 | -0.56% | 1,109 | 1.8 | City |
| Arlington township | 21 | 1,958 | 1,965 | -0.05% | 57 | 34.4 | Township |
| Bangor township | 22 | 1,915 | 1,933 | -0.1% | 57 | 33.7 | Township |
| Lawton | 23 | 1,782 | 1,808 | -0.39% | 778 | 2.3 | Village |
| Decatur | 24 | 1,650 | 1,689 | -0.6% | 1,221 | 1.4 | Village |
| Lawrence | 25 | 1,009 | 1,019 | -0.3% | 567 | 1.8 | Village |
| Gobles | 26 | 838 | 854 | -0.47% | 811 | 1.0 | City |
| Bloomingdale | 27 | 514 | 521 | -0.39% | 453 | 1.1 | Village |
| Breedsville | 28 | 199 | 203 | -0.5% | 305 | 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.
Antwerp township is the largest city in Van Buren County.
Breedsville is the smallest city in Van Buren County.
There are 28 cities in Van Buren County, Michigan.