US church locations from public map data: church office contacts, fields, by-state counts and prices.
How many churches are in Michigan?
Michigan had 9,694 congregations of all faiths in the 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2022). Michigan's mosques and synagogues are in that figure too.
Overture Maps places (release of 2026-09-23) lists ~13,000 church locations in Michigan, 31% more than the census figure and number 14 of 51 (states and DC) for the size of that gap in percentage terms. The map count is number 13 of 51, 2.9% of the US total. Per resident, Michigan sits just under the US rate: 125.7 church locations per 100,000 residents, against 129.3, number 28 of 51.
More Michigan listings carry a status and a website than the US average: 87% are marked open by their source and 84% name a website, both above the US shares (83% and 77%). So stale listings with no status explain less of the gap here; second listings for one church and new churches since 2020 are likelier causes.
The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 9,694 congregations of all faiths in Michigan.
9,694Overture Maps lists ~13,000 church locations in Michigan, number 13 of 51 (states and DC).
~13,000Detroit has 12% of Michigan's church locations, nearly four times Grand Rapids' count.
12%84% of Michigan church listings name a website, against 77% for the US.
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Where churches in Michigan are
Detroit has 12% of Michigan's church locations, nearly four times as many as second-placed Grand Rapids. Flint, Lansing and Saginaw follow.
| City | Listed on public maps |
|---|---|
| Detroit | ~1,600 |
| Grand Rapids | ~410 |
| Flint | ~350 |
| Lansing | ~240 |
| Saginaw | ~230 |
| Kalamazoo | ~180 |
| Muskegon | ~150 |
| Battle Creek | ~130 |
| Holland | ~130 |
| Jackson | ~130 |
| Pontiac | ~130 |
| Warren | ~120 |
| Ann Arbor | ~120 |
| Ypsilanti | ~120 |
| Wyoming | ~100 |
Counts are rounded.
West Michigan has four rows: Grand Rapids, Wyoming next to it, Holland and Muskegon. Pontiac and Warren are the Detroit-area suburbs in the top 15, and Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti have the same count. No city in the Upper Peninsula makes the table. The 15 cities hold 32% of the state's church locations.
Michigan compared with the US
Among the denomination tags (leaving out the generic groups that name no denomination), Roman Catholic is second in Michigan after Baptist, with Pentecostal third, the same order as on the US map. Anglican or Episcopal, "Protestant, denomination not given" and Jehovah's Witnesses rows complete the eight largest tags.
Map category tags, not denominational shares.
| Category | Places |
|---|---|
| Christian, tradition not given | ~9,300 |
| Baptist | ~1,600 |
| Roman Catholic | ~740 |
| Religious organization with a worship name | ~580 |
| Pentecostal | ~300 |
| Anglican or Episcopal | ~60 |
| Protestant, denomination not given | ~60 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | ~60 |
Counts are rounded.
As everywhere, most listings carry only "Christian, tradition not given", so the named rows show labels, not the size of each denomination.
Questions about churches in Michigan
How many churches are in Michigan? The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 9,694 congregations of all faiths. Public maps list ~13,000 church locations, a count of places that is higher than the number of congregations.
Which city in Michigan has the most churches? Detroit, with nearly four times Grand Rapids' count. Grand Rapids is second, followed by Flint and Lansing.
Why is the Michigan map count above the census figure? A map lists places and the census lists congregations. Second campuses, churches listed under two names and congregations started after 2020 add map listings without adding census congregations, and a closed church can stay on the map.
When can I get a Michigan church list? Now. You can order Michigan churches as a state file from the order panel on this page. The file has one row per church location with the phone and website the church publishes, and its email where it publishes one. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Michigan
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations of all faiths in Michigan | 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., ASARB), 2020_USRC_Summaries.xlsx | Data year 2020; published 2022; file dated June 2023 |
| Michigan church locations, rank, share, cities, map tags, open and website shares | Overture Maps places, release 2026-09-23.1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Church locations per 100,000 residents and their rank | Overture Maps places; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-09-23; July 1, 2025 |
| Map count against the census figure, and its rank | Our comparison of the census and map counts for the 50 states and DC | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Closed or merged parishes. A church building that closed after a merger may still be listed.
Suburban totals. Detroit's suburbs are split into their own city rows, mostly below the top 15.
Churches open today. "Marked open" is the map source's status, not a check of each church.
Attendance. Each listing counts once, whatever its size.
LimitsDownload the data
churches-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-03
nodilist.com, "How many churches are in Michigan?", church locations from Overture Maps places release 2026-09-23.1 with the 2020 U.S. Religion Census congregation count, https://nodilist.com/churches/michigan/.
- churches-register-2026-10.csv: church locations listed on public maps for Michigan, the other states and DC, with rates per 100,000 residents, shares of the US and ranks.
The census figures are copyright ASARB and are left out of the CSV. Contains data from Overture Maps Foundation, licensed under CDLA Permissive 2.0.