Michigan
Capital: Lansing · Midwest · The Great Lakes State
State Statistics
| Population | 10.08M |
| GDP | $650.0B |
| Area | 250,493 km² |
| Capital | Lansing |
| Largest City | Detroit |
| Political Lean | Unknown |
About Michigan
Michigan is defined by the Great Lakes that surround it on three sides, its automotive industry heritage centered in Detroit, and a diverse economy spanning manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism across two distinct peninsulas.
Major Cities
Detroit
Detroit is the comeback story of American urbanism — the birthplace of the automobile industry that defined 20th-century American prosperity, devastated by deindustrialization and population loss, ...
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is Michigan’s second city and one of the fastest-growing in the Midwest, a clean, walkable lakeshore city that has reinvented itself as a craft beer capital (the original Beer City USA...
Warren
Warren is a dense Detroit suburb that hosts General Motors’ Technical Center — Eero Saarinen’s masterpiece campus — and a significant concentration of auto industry engineering and R&D operations.
Key Industries
Automotive Manufacturing 20.1% GDP
Michigan is the historic capital of the American auto industry, home to the Big Three — GM, Ford, and Stellantis — along with hundreds of suppliers and the world-leading researc...
Healthcare and Life Sciences 13.4% GDP
The University of Michigan Health System, Henry Ford Health, and Spectrum Health anchor a major healthcare economy, with growing medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing ...
Agriculture and Food Processing 7.2% GDP
Michigan is one of the most agriculturally diverse states, leading the nation in tart cherry, blueberry, and asparagus production, with significant dairy and livestock operations.
Tourism and Recreation 5.8% GDP
Michigan's 3,288 miles of freshwater coastline, ski resorts, and national lakeshores generate billions annually, with Traverse City and Mackinac Island as premier destinations.
Notable Universities
| University | City | Type | Founded | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Public | 1817 | 48K |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 1855 | 50K |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Public | 1868 | 25K |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | Public University | 1959 | 9K |