PEOPLE
POPULATION Population in Greater Grand Rapids continues to increase as more people discover the region as a place to work and play. In 2023, Greater Grand Rapids gained nearly 6,000 people from the previous year, bringing the region’s total to more than 1.1 million. Greater Grand Rapids’ population rose at a slightly lower rate from 2022 to 2023 than compared to 2021 to 2022. Greater Grand Rapids has added nearly 80,000 people in the past decade, comprising nearly 40% of Michigan’s overall population growth (200,500 people) during the same period.
GREATER GRAND RAPIDS POPULATION BY DEMOGRAPHICS
2013 Population
2023 Population
Demographic
White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic
815,888
851,721 75,343
68,130
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic
3,462
3,818
YEAR OVER YEAR POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1.40% Greater Grand Rapids Michigan
Asian, Non-Hispanic
24,629
31,717
United States
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic
277
405
Two or More Races, Non-Hispanic
19,801 93,418
26,098 116,343
1.20%
Hispanic
1.00%
Total
1,025,605 1,105,446
.80%
Source: Lightcast
.60%
RACE/ETHNICITY AS OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION IN 2023
.40%
.20%
GGR % Total Population
MI % Total Population
U.S. % Total Population
Demographic
0.00%
White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic
77.0%
73.8% 13.8%
58.5%
-.20% 2022 2023 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
6.8%
12.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic
Source: Lightcast
0.4%
0.6%
0.7%
Asian, Non-Hispanic
2.9%
3.4%
6.1%
DIVERSITY & DEMOGRAPHICS Diversity continues to increase in Greater Grand Rapids, with Hispanic populations showing the largest increases in population. In 2023, diverse communities accounted for 23% of the population, an uptick from the 22.8% of the population the year prior and significantly higher than the 20.4% of the population a decade prior.
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic Two or More Races, Non-Hispanic
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2.4%
2.5% 5.9%
2.5%
Hispanic
10.5%
19.3%
Source: Lightcast
STATE OF THE REGION 2023 | 5
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