List of census-designated places in Michigan

[1] In the state of Michigan, CDPs are also categorized as unincorporated communities and do not hold any legal autonomy as an incorporated municipality.

[2] Their boundaries and population counts are for statistical purposes only, and CDPs fall under the jurisdiction of the township(s) in which they are located.

Forest Hills is the largest CDP in terms of both land and population with 28,573 residents and an area of 49.30 square miles (127.69 km2).

Of those, 11 were classified as minor civil divisions (MCD) that were already conterminous with an organized township and did not require dual designations.

These townships are no longer classified as CDPs, and there are no municipalities in the state that carry the CDP designation.

The following table lists all the census-designated places (CDPs) in Michigan according to data from the 2020 census.