| Population | 503 |
| Nationwide Rank | 13309 |
Sterling, Michigan is the 13,309th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Sterling, Michigan is a village.
Sterling, Michigan is currently 5.6% smaller than it was in 2000, the year of its peak recorded population.
Sterling, Michigan's growth is about average. 48% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13299 | Cromwell, Indiana | 503 | 10.3% |
| 13300 | Dow City, Iowa | 503 | -0.1% |
| 13301 | Drakesboro, Kentucky | 503 | -19.6% |
| 13302 | Eastlake, Michigan | 503 | 9.5% |
| 13303 | Goessel, Kansas | 503 | -10.8% |
| 13304 | Liberty, Illinois | 503 | -3.0% |
| 13305 | Mesa, Washington | 503 | 18.0% |
| 13306 | Morgan, Texas | 503 | 3.2% |
| 13307 | Pineview, Georgia | 503 | -5.4% |
| 13308 | Sledge, Mississippi | 503 | -4.3% |
| 13309 | Sterling, Michigan | 503 | -5.6% |
| 13310 | Waldo, Wisconsin | 503 | 12.2% |
| 13311 | Cross Hill, South Carolina | 502 | -16.4% |
| 13312 | Garwin, Iowa | 502 | -10.9% |
| 13313 | Jefferson, South Dakota | 502 | -14.1% |
| 13314 | Sun, Louisiana | 502 | 6.5% |
| 13315 | West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania | 502 | -10.9% |
| 13316 | Wilmot, South Dakota | 502 | -7.3% |
| 13317 | Bethel, Minnesota | 501 | 14.3% |
| 13318 | Billings, Oklahoma | 501 | -13.1% |
| 13319 | Bruin, Pennsylvania | 501 | -6.0% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10275 | Lakeview | 1,005 | -9.7% |
| 10297 | Athens | 1,000 | -9.8% |
| 10396 | Saugatuck | 978 | -8.0% |
| 10404 | Elsie | 976 | -7.4% |
| 10412 | Lawrence | 974 | -7.8% |
| 10422 | Lake Linden | 972 | -12.2% |
| 10542 | Onsted | 947 | 15.0% |
| 10593 | Central Lake | 936 | -5.6% |
| 10594 | Dryden | 936 | 14.7% |
| 10595 | Hesperia | 936 | -1.9% |
| 10613 | Westphalia | 933 | 6.6% |
| 10650 | Village of Clarkston | 925 | -3.9% |
| 10752 | Augusta | 903 | 0.3% |
| 10780 | Morrice | 898 | 1.4% |
| 10785 | Mayville | 895 | -15.0% |
| 10831 | Grant | 883 | 0.2% |
| 10909 | Baroda | 866 | 0.2% |
| 10915 | Deerfield | 865 | -13.7% |
| 10917 | Farwell | 865 | 0.8% |
| 10970 | Marion | 858 | 2.6% |
| 10978 | Mendon | 856 | -8.4% |
| 11003 | Caspian | 851 | -14.3% |
| 11008 | Pentwater | 850 | -11.2% |
| 11041 | Shoreham | 844 | -1.9% |
| 11054 | Au Gres | 841 | -18.1% |
| 11059 | Sanford | 841 | -10.9% |
| 11068 | Pellston | 840 | 8.8% |
| 11073 | Stephenson | 839 | -3.6% |
| 11085 | Onaway | 837 | -14.8% |
| 11092 | Lake City | 836 | -10.1% |
| 11143 | Otisville | 827 | -6.1% |
| 11232 | Burr Oak | 811 | 1.8% |
| 11270 | Ubly | 806 | -7.3% |
| 11305 | Gobles | 800 | -1.7% |
| 11308 | Richland | 800 | 33.7% |
| 11321 | Lyons | 798 | 9.7% |
| 11337 | Mackinaw City | 795 | -7.6% |
| 11385 | Deckerville | 786 | -16.5% |
| 11396 | Climax | 784 | -0.7% |
| 11406 | Springport | 783 | 11.3% |
| 11419 | Vernon | 781 | -7.5% |
| 11461 | Columbiaville | 772 | -5.2% |
| 11487 | Vermontville | 767 | -4.0% |
| 11541 | Elkton | 758 | -11.8% |
| 11571 | Alanson | 753 | -4.3% |
| 11605 | Parma | 748 | -17.8% |
| 11637 | South Range | 742 | 2.3% |
| 11675 | Caseville | 735 | -17.9% |
| 11679 | Merrill | 735 | -5.8% |
| 11807 | Buckley | 714 | 30.0% |
| 11867 | Tekonsha | 706 | -0.7% |
| 11905 | Calumet | 698 | -17.5% |
| 12035 | Maple Rapids | 677 | 5.2% |
| 12113 | Hillman | 666 | -3.7% |
| 12180 | McBain | 655 | 11.9% |
| 12224 | Sheridan | 649 | -7.9% |
| 12335 | Rose City | 631 | -12.6% |
| 12360 | Port Austin | 627 | -14.6% |
| 12439 | Suttons Bay | 614 | 2.6% |
| 12448 | Hopkins | 612 | 3.5% |
| 12471 | Muir | 610 | -3.9% |
| 12505 | Eau Claire | 606 | -7.4% |
| 12592 | Peck | 596 | -0.5% |
| 12643 | Addison | 588 | -6.2% |
| 12674 | Port Sanilac | 584 | -11.3% |
| 12685 | Sunfield | 583 | -1.5% |
| 12777 | Vanderbilt | 569 | -3.3% |
| 12785 | Britton | 567 | -18.7% |
| 12801 | Dansville | 565 | 31.3% |
| 12811 | Metamora | 564 | 10.5% |
| 12852 | New Lothrop | 560 | -6.9% |
| 12872 | Byron | 557 | -6.2% |
| 12879 | Mulliken | 556 | -0.3% |
| 12953 | Ashley | 546 | 3.8% |
| 13010 | Maybee | 539 | 6.9% |
| 13023 | Galien | 537 | -9.2% |
| 13051 | Fairgrove | 532 | -15.0% |
| 13086 | Sand Lake | 528 | 6.8% |
| 13121 | Waldron | 524 | -11.3% |
| 13131 | Northport | 523 | -19.5% |
| 13255 | Camden | 508 | -7.8% |
| 13296 | Benzonia | 503 | 1.8% |
| 13302 | Eastlake | 503 | 9.5% |
| 13309 | Sterling | 503 | -5.6% |
| 13328 | Bancroft | 500 | -18.6% |
| 13370 | Carsonville | 496 | -0.9% |
| 13405 | Freeport | 492 | 10.8% |
| 13426 | Morley | 490 | -1.0% |
| 13441 | Lennon | 487 | -6.1% |
| 13527 | Unionville | 479 | -20.6% |
| 13560 | Fife Lake | 475 | 1.9% |
| 13616 | Mackinac Island | 470 | -10.3% |
| 13618 | Pewamo | 470 | -16.0% |
| 13642 | Harrisville | 467 | -8.9% |
| 13662 | North Adams | 465 | -9.5% |
| 13682 | Kaleva | 462 | -9.0% |
| 13716 | Mecosta | 459 | 4.0% |
| 13849 | Rothbury | 445 | 6.7% |
| 13858 | Thompsonville | 444 | -3.0% |
| 13864 | New Era | 443 | -3.9% |
| 13884 | Bloomingdale | 441 | -16.3% |
| 13973 | Woodland | 433 | -12.8% |
| 13985 | Hanover | 431 | 1.4% |
| 14036 | Cement City | 425 | -5.7% |
| 14071 | Kinde | 422 | -21.1% |
| 14141 | Kingston | 414 | -7.7% |
| 14174 | Leonard | 411 | 24.1% |
| 14180 | Martin | 410 | -5.5% |
| 14184 | Powers | 410 | -4.4% |
| 14272 | Onekama | 402 | -37.9% |
| 14278 | Estral Beach | 401 | -17.8% |
| 14291 | Mesick | 400 | -11.6% |
| 14306 | Hubbardston | 398 | 1.0% |
| 14329 | Clarksville | 395 | 24.6% |
| 14348 | Perrinton | 393 | -10.4% |
| 14448 | Otter Lake | 383 | -12.3% |
| 14506 | Akron | 377 | -18.0% |
| 14553 | Whittemore | 373 | -21.4% |
| 14555 | Elberta | 372 | -18.7% |
| 14556 | Empire | 372 | -1.8% |
| 14616 | Rosebush | 366 | -2.4% |
| 14621 | Gagetown | 365 | -6.1% |
| 14677 | Gaines | 359 | -4.0% |
| 14737 | Barryton | 353 | -7.8% |
| 14787 | Hersey | 349 | -6.6% |
| 14808 | Ellsworth | 347 | -28.3% |
| 14886 | Beulah | 341 | -15.1% |
| 14960 | Montgomery | 335 | -13.2% |
| 14987 | Clayton | 332 | 2.1% |
| 15043 | Honor | 326 | 8.6% |
| 15053 | Gaastra | 325 | -3.8% |
| 15059 | Luther | 325 | -4.4% |
| 15079 | Clifford | 323 | -0.3% |
| 15090 | Casnovia | 322 | 2.5% |
| 15103 | De Tour Village | 321 | -23.7% |
| 15180 | Lincoln | 314 | -13.4% |
| 15264 | Lake Angelus | 308 | -6.0% |
| 15330 | Barton Hills | 302 | -10.3% |
| 15337 | Sherwood | 302 | -7.9% |
| 15412 | Boyne Falls | 295 | -20.2% |
| 15450 | Omer | 293 | -11.4% |
| 15491 | Vandalia | 290 | -32.7% |
| 15530 | Custer | 286 | -10.0% |
| 15588 | Grand Beach | 281 | 27.1% |
| 15602 | Bear Lake | 280 | -11.9% |
| 15690 | Oakley | 273 | -18.9% |
| 15739 | Lake Ann | 269 | -2.5% |
| 15833 | Emmett | 262 | 4.8% |
| 15883 | Burlington | 258 | -36.2% |
| 15893 | Walkerville | 258 | 1.5% |
| 15907 | Prescott | 257 | -10.1% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 503 | 13,309 |
| 2016 | 511 | 13,230 |
| 2015 | 513 | 13,215 |
| 2014 | 515 | 13,197 |
| 2013 | 518 | 13,190 |
| 2012 | 518 | 13,198 |
| 2011 | 523 | 13,162 |
| 2010 | 530 | 13,111 |
| 2009 | 481 | 13,523 |
| 2008 | 485 | 13,487 |
| 2007 | 493 | 13,419 |
| 2006 | 499 | 13,359 |
| 2005 | 506 | 13,293 |
| 2004 | 511 | 13,251 |
| 2003 | 517 | 13,208 |
| 2002 | 523 | 13,159 |
| 2001 | 526 | 13,143 |
| 2000 | 533 | 13,098 |
| 1990 | 522 | 12,851 |