2015 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%

• January 9 - Roy Tarpley, University of Michigan basketball player (1982–1986), at age 50 in Texas
• February 2 - Dave Bergman, Detroit Tigers first baseman (1984–1992), at age 61 in Grosse Pointe Woods
• April 16 - Robert P. Griffin, U.S. Senator from Michigan (1966–1979), at age 91 in Traverse City, Michigan
• April 17 - A. Alfred Taubman, businessman and entrepreneur, at age 91 in Bloomfield Hills
• April 26 - Marcel Pronovost, Hall of Fame player for Detroit Red Wings (1949–65), at age 84 in Windsor, Ontario
• April 29 - Calvin Peete, professional golfer and Detroit native, at age 71 in Atlanta
• June 5 - Jane Briggs Hart, aviator and Detroit native, at age 93 in Connecticut
• June 23 - Tommy Hudspeth, Detroit Lions head coach (1976-1977), at age 83 in Oklahoma
• July 2 - Charlie Sanders, Hall of Fame tight end for Detroit Lions (1968–1977), at age 68 in Royal Oak
• August 3 - Mel Farr, Detroit Lions running back (1967–1973) and automobile dealer, at age 70 in Detroit
• August 29 - Wayne Dyer, self-help author and Detroit native, at age 75 in Hawaii
• October 12 - Joan Leslie, actress and Detroit native, at age 90 in Los Angeles
• October 19 - Bill Daley, All-American back for Michigan in 1943, at age 96 in Minnesota
• December 22 - Daisy Elliott, politician and realtor, at age 98 in Detroit

• History of Michigan
• History of Detroit