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Metropolitan Areas in Michigan (definitions of metropolitan) with links to the local Cooperative Extension office:
Notes:
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
(#) = Rural-Urban Continuum Code
Greater than 1 million population (1)
MSA: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Principal Cities: Detroit, Warren, Dearborn
MSA Counties: Wayne County, Lapeer County, Livingston County, Macomb County, Oakland County, St. Clair County
250,000 to 1 million population (4)
MSA: Ann Arbor
Principal Cities: Ann Arbor
MSA Counties: Washtenaw County
MSA: Flint
Principal Cities: Flint
MSA Counties: Genessee County
MSA: Grand Rapids
Principal Cities: Grand Rapids
MSA Counties: Ionia County, Kent County, Montcalm County, Ottawa County, Muskegon County
MSA: Lansing-East Lansing
Principal Cities: East Lansing, Lansing
MSA Counties: Clinton County, Eaton County, Ingham County, Shiawassee County
Fewer than 250,000 population (10)
MSA: Battle Creek
Principal Cities: Battle Creek
MSA Counties: Calhoun County
MSA: Bay City
Principal Cities: Bay City
MSA Counties: Bay County
MSA: Jackson
Principal Cities: Jackson
MSA Counties: Jackson County
MSA: Kalamazoo-Portage
Principal Cities: Kalamazoo, Portage
MSA Counties: Kalamazoo County
MSA: Midland
Principal Cities: Midland
MSA Counties: Midland County
MSA: Monroe
Principal Cities: Monroe
MSA Counties: Monroe County
MSA: Muskegon
Principal Cities: Muskegon
MSA Counties: Muskegon County
MSA: Niles
Principal Cities: Niles
MSA Counties: Berrien County
MSA: Saginaw
Principal Cities: Saginaw
MSA Counties: Saginaw County
MSA: South Bend – Mishawaka
Principal Cities: South Bend, Mishawaka
MSA Counties: Cass County
