2012 in Michigan

In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country.

The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:

2017 Rank	City	County	2010 Pop.	2016 Pop.	Change 2010-16
1	Detroit	Wayne	713,777	672,795	−5.7%
2	Grand Rapids	Kent	188,040	196,445	4.5%
3	Warren	Macomb	134,056	135,125	0.8%
4	Sterling Heights	Macomb	129,699	132,427	2.1%
5	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	113,934	120,782	6.0%
6	Lansing	Ingham	114,297	116,020	1.5%
7	Flint	Genesee	102,434	97,386	−4.9%
8	Dearborn	Wayne	98,153	94,444	−3.8%
9	Livonia	Wayne	96,942	94,041	−3.0%
10	Troy	Oakland	80,980	83,641	3.3%
11	Westland	Wayne	84,094	81,545	−3.0%
12	Farmington Hills	Oakland	79,740	81,129	1.7%
13	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	74,262	75,984	2.3%
14	Wyoming	Kent	72,125	75,567	4.8%

• February 19 - Vito Giacalone, organized crime figure, at age 78
• April 7 - Mike Wallace, journalist and University of Michigan alumnus, at age 93 in Connecticut
• April 30 - E. J. Potter, dragstrip proponent known as the "Michigan Madman", at age 61 in Ithaca, Michigan
• May 24 - George Ceithaml, Michigan quarterback 1941-42, at age 91 in California
• May 31 - Orlando Woolridge, played for Detroit Pistons (1991–1993), at age 52 in Louisiana
• June 14 - Bob Chappuis, University of Michigan football player finished second in 1947 Heisman voting, inducted into College Football Hall of Fame, at age 89 in Ann Arbor
• July 16 - James F. Goodrich, Secretary of the Navy (1981-1987) and native of Jackson, at age 99 in Maine
• July 24 - Chad Everett, actor and Dearborn native, at age 75 in Los Angeles
• August 8 - Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, physicist and Michigan alumnus who won 2007 National Medal of Science, at age 86 in Pennsylvania
• August 29 - Les Moss, manager of Detroit Tigers in 1979 prior to hiring of Sparky Anderson, at age 87 in Florida
• August 31 - Tom Keating, MVP of 1963 Michigan football team

, at age 69 in Denver

• September 30 - Clara Stanton Jones, first African-American director of a major city public library, Detroit (1970–1978), at age 99 in California
• October 9 - Budd Lynch, play-by-play broadcaster and later public address announcer for Detroit Red Wings for more than 60 years starting in 1949, at age 95 in Dearborn, Michigan
• October 10 - Alex Karras, football player for Detroit Lions (1958–1970) and actor, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame, at age 77 in Los Angeles
• October 11 - Champ Summers, OF/DH for Detroit Tigers (1979–1981), at age 66 in Florida
• October 16 - Eddie Yost, third baseman for Detroit Tigers (1959–1960), at age 86 in Massachusetts
• October 25 - Emanuel Steward, boxing trainer associated with Kronk Gym, at age 68 in Chicago
• November 2 - Joe Ginsberg, catcher for Detroit Tigers (1948, 1950–1953), at age 86 in West Bloomfield, Michigan
• November 5 - Stalking Cat, Flint native known for extreme body modifications to resemble a tigress, at age 54 in Nevada
• November 16 - Helen Milliken, First Lady of Michigan (1969–1983)and women's rights activist, at age 89 in Traverse City
• November 22 - Bennie McRae, football and track star at Michigan, ranked one of the Chicago Bears greatest players, at age 72 in Maryland
• November 29 - Merv Pregulman, All-American player for Michigan in 1943, at age 90 in Tennessee
• December 12 - Eddie "Guitar" Burns, blues musician, at age 84

• History of Michigan
• History of Detroit