2019 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. By 2018, the state's population was estimated at 9,995,915, and the state had become the 10th most populous state.

The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2019 estimates, were as follows:

2019 rank	City	County	2010 pop. (est)	2019 pop.	Change 2010-19
1	Detroit	Wayne	713,777	670,031	−6.1%
2	Grand Rapids	Kent	188,040	201,013	6.9%
3	Warren	Macomb	134,056	133,943	−0.01%
4	Sterling Heights	Macomb	129,699	132,438	2.1%
5	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	113,934	119,980	5.3%
6	Lansing	Ingham	114,297	118,210	3.4%
7	Flint	Genesee	102,434	95,538	−6.7%
8	Dearborn	Wayne	98,153	93,932	−4.3%
9	Livonia	Wayne	96,942	93,665	−3.4%
10	Troy	Oakland	80,980	84,092	3.8%
11	Westland	Wayne	84,094	81,511	−3.1%
12	Farmington Hills	Oakland	79,740	80,612	1.1%
13	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	74,262	76,200	2.6%
14	Wyoming	Kent	72,125	75,667	4.9%

• January 19 - Greta Van Fleet, a rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, featuring three Kiszka brothers, appeared on Saturday Night Live, performing "Black Smoke Rising" and "You're the One".
• February 10 - From the Fires by Greta Van Fleet won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
• February 23 - Eminem celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of "The Slim Shady LP". A 20th anniversary digital edition was released with bonus tracks, rarities, a capellas, freestyles, and instrumentals.
• March 10 - "Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul", a tribute concert for Aretha Franklin taped on January 13 in Los Angeles, aired on CBS.
• April 21 - "Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration", a tribune concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records held in February, aired on CBS.
• May 3 - Jack White received an honorary degree from Wayne State University as part of the school's commencement ceremony at Detroit's Fox Theatre.
• June 5 - The address of the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, was changed from 7774 Sashabaw to 33 Bob Seger Drive, as a tribute to Bob Seger's 33 shows at the theatre. As part of his farewell tour, the 74-year-old Seger performed six shows at DTE as part of his Roll Me Away farewell tour.
• June 7 - The album Scriptures by Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley was released and reached No. 9 on the U.S. rap chart.
• June 14 - Madonna's 14th studio album "Madame X" was released. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.
• August 23 - "Hitsville: The Making of Motown", a documentary produced by Berry Gordy, premiered in Royal Oak before airing the following night on Showtime.
• September 6 - Kid Rock started a four-show stand at DTE Energy Music Theatre.[6]
• October 18 - "Stacked", the debut album from Detroit rapper Kash Doll, was released. She also performed on singles in 2019 with Lil Wayne, Big Sean, and Iggy Azalea, and signed as an opening performer for Meek Mill's 2019 The Motivation Tour.
• To be determined - The album Don Life by Detroit rapper Big Sean is scheduled for release in October or November. His prior albums in 2015 and 2017 both went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

• January 6 – Robert L. Kahn, expert on organizational theory and former head of University of Michigan Survey Research Center, at age 100 in Burlington, Vermont[8]
• February 7 – John Dingell, U.S. Congressman (1955–2015), at age 92 in Dearborn, Michigan[9]
• February 20 – William Broomfield, U.S. Congressman (1957–1993), at age 96 in Kensington, Maryland[10]
• March 4 – Ted Lindsay, NHL player (1944–65) and Red Wings (1944–57), inducted Hockey Hall of Fame, at age 93 in Oakland, Michigan[11]
• April 2 – Don Williamson, Mayor of Flint (2003–09), at age 85[12]
• April 28 – Damon Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals judge (1977–2019), at age 96 in Detroit[13]
• May 2 – Red Kelly, NHL player (1947–67) and Red Wings (1947–60), inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame, at age 91 in Toronto[14]
• May 29 – Loren E. Monroe, first African American Michigan State Treasurer, at age 87[15]
• July 2 – Lee Iacocca, automotive executive with Ford (1946–78) and Chrysler (1978–92), at age 94 in Los Angeles[16]
• July 3 – Arte Johnson, comic actor and Michigan native, at age 90 in Los Angeles[17]
• July 6 – Gus Stager, University of Michigan swimmer (1947-48) and swimming coach (1955–82), 5x team national champion (1948, 1957-59, 1961), at age 96[18]
• July 20 – R. James Harvey, U.S. Congressman and (1961–1974), U.S. District Court judge (1973–2019), at age 97 in Naples, Florida[19]
• August 3 – L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County prosecutor (1976–1992) and executive (1993–2019), at age 80 in Independence Township, Michigan[20]
• September 3 - Detroit Lions superfan Donnie Stefanski, known as "Yooperman", at age 61 in Goetzville, Michigan[21]
• September 21 – Napoleon Chagnon, anthropologist and expert on Amazon tribes, at age 81 in Traverse City, Michigan[22]
• October 18 – William Milliken, Governor of Michigan (1969–1983), at age 97 in Traverse City, Michigan
• October 27 - John Conyers, the longest-serving black Congressman, at age 90 in Detroit
• October 30 - Bob Traxler, U.S. Congressman from Michigan's 8th District (1974-1993), at age 88 in Bay City
• November 11 - Charles Rogers, All-American wide receiver for Michigan State who also played for the Detroit Lions, at age 38 in Florida
• November 24 - Hank Bullough, American football player for Michigan State in the 1950s, at age 85
• December 7 - Bump Elliott, Michigan football player (1946-47) and head coach (1959-68), at age 94 in Iowa
• December 24 - Allee Willis, songwriter and Detroit native who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, at age 72 in Los Angeles