2021 in Michigan

The state's 15 largest cities, based on U.S. Census estimates for 2021,[1] were as follows:

2021 rank	City	County	2000 pop.	2010 pop.	2020 pop.	2021 pop. (est)[1]	Change 2000-21
1	Detroit	Wayne	951,270	713,777	639,111	632,464	−33.5%
2	Grand Rapids	Kent	197,800	188,036	198,917	198,173	0.2%
3	Sterling Heights	Macomb	124,471	129,699	134,346	133,269	7.1%
4	Warren	Macomb	138,247	134,056	139,387	138,130	0.1%
5	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	114,024	113,934	123,851	121,536	6.6%
6	Lansing	Ingham	119,128	114,297	112,644	112,684	5.4%
7	Dearborn	Wayne	97,775	98,153	109,976	108,420	8.9%
8	Livonia	Wayne	100,545	96,942	95,534	94,422	6.1%
9	Troy	Oakland	80,959	80,980	87,294	86,836	7.3%
10	Westland	Wayne	86,602	84,094	85,420	84,515
11	Farmington Hills	Oakland	82,111	79,740	83,986	83,292
12	Flint	Genesee	124,943	102,434	81,252	80,628	35.5%
13	Wyoming	Kent	69,368	72,125	76,501	76,749
14	Southfield	Oakland	78,322	71,758	76,618	75,898
15	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	76,145	74,262	73,598	73,257

Frank J. Kelley

Carl Levin

Barbara Rose Collins

Bill Freehan

• January 14 - Shirley Johnson, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1981–1992, 1993–1998) and Senate (1999–2004), at age 83.[40]
• February 8 - Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, at age 78 in Henderson, Nevada[41][42]
• March 3 - Joe Altobelli, Detroit native and MLB manager 1977–1985, at age 88 in Rochester, New York[43]
• March 5 - Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General of Michigan 1961–1999, at age 96 in Naples, Florida[44][45]
• April 17 - Bill Mogk, Michigan first baseman and UM Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, at age 89
• April 30 - Eli Broad, billionaire and Michigan State alumnus and benefactor, at age 87 in Los Angeles[46]
• May 1 - Joseph Z. Nederlander, theater owner and operator, at age 93 in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan
• May 12 - Jerry Burns, Michigan football (1947-1950) and coach for Minnesota Vikings (1986-1991), at age 94 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota[47]
• May 26 - Tom Shannon, CKLW disc jockey and morning show host on Detroit Channel [48]
• May 31 - Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher 1967–1981, first relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award, and native of Adrian, Michigan, at age 78 in Florida[49]
• July 26 - Mike Howe, Metal Church singer and native of Taylor, Michigan, at age 55 in Eureka, California[50]
• July 29 - Carl Levin, US Senator from Michigan 1979–2015, at age 87 in Detroit[51]
• August 10 - Tony Esposito, hockey goaltender for Michigan Tech and in NHL, Hockey Hall of Fame, at age 78 in Chicago[52]
• August 15 - Leonard Thompson, Detroit Lions wide receiver 1975–1986, at age 69 in Phoenix[53]
• August 19 - Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers catcher 1961–1976, at age 79 in Walloon Lake, Michigan[54]
• September 17 - Roger Brown, Detroit Lions defensive tackle 1960–1966 and 6x Pro Bowl, at age 84[55]
• October 1 - Andrea Schroeder, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (since 2019), at age 57.[56]
• October 13 - Dale Kildee, US Congressman 1977–2013, at age 92 in Arlington, Virginia[57]
• October 16 - Dennis Franks, Michigan center (1971-1974) and NFL (1976-1979), at age 68 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania[58]
• October 16 - Pat Studstill, Detroit Lions 1961–1967, 2x Pro Bowl, at age 83 in Los Angeles[59]
• October 18 - William Lucking, actor (Sons of Anarchy) and native of Vicksburg, Michigan, at age 80 in Las Vegas[60]
• October 26 - Mike Lucci, linebacker for Detroit Lions 1965–1973, at age 81 in Florida[61]
• November 4
  • Barbara-Rose Collins, first black woman from Michigan elected to Congress, at age 82 in Detroit[62]
  • Roger Zatkoff, linebacker at Michigan and in NFL, at age 90[63]
• November 21 - Mary C. Brown, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1977–1994), at age 86 in Kalamazoo[64]
• November 23 - Bill Virdon, native of Hazel Park, Michigan, MLB center fielder and manager, at age 90 in Springfield, Missouri[65]
• November 24 - Marilyn McLeod, singer, songwriter ("Love Hangover"), and Detroit native at age 82
• December 8 - Barry Harris, Detroit native, bebop pianist and composer, at age 91 in North Bergen, New Jersey[66]
• December 15 - Wanda Young, member of The Marvelettes at age 78 in Garden City, Michigan[67]