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Michigan

Michigan has three of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas—Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing—which alone account for 57 percent of the state’s population, 61 percent of the state’s jobs, and 66 percent of the state’s gross domestic product (GDP). All 15 of Michigan’s metros constitute 81 percent of the state’s population, 85 percent of the state’s jobs, and 88 percent of the state’s GDP.

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Michigan Metropolitan Areas

Ann Arbor
Battle Creek
Bay City
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
Flint
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
Holland-Grand Haven
Jackson

Kalamazoo-Portage
Lansing-East Lansing
Monroe
Muskegon-Norton Shores
Niles-Benton Harbor
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

Included in 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas in the Nation

Blueprint Media Coverage In Michigan

Area Scores Well, But Should Step Up On Its Carbon Footprint

Detroit Free Press, June 03, 2008

Grand Rapids Spewing Less Carbon, But More Than Our Share, Report Says

The Grand Rapids Press, May 29, 2008

Need Broader Approach to Great Lakes Borders

Battle Creek Inquirer, April 18, 2008

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Blueprint Speeches And Presentations In Michigan

The Future State of the State: Why Michigan Needs a New Model

Bruce Katz, March 27, 2006

Metropolitan Policy Program Reports About Michigan

Downtown Detroit In Focus: A Profile of Market Opportunity

The Social Compact, Inc, The Urban Markets Initiative, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program and University of Michigan Graduate Real Estate Program, October 2006