SKATEDEXSkateparks per capita in Michigan, 2026
Michigan ranks No. 25 of 50 states with 0.87 public, open skateparks per 100,000 residents (88 parks, population 10,127,884). The national rate is 0.77.
Michigan cities ranked
| In state | City | Parks | Population | Per 100k | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmington Hills (Drake Skatepark, Riley Skatepark) | 2 | 83,291 | 2.40 | 35 of 824 |
| 2 | Troy (Clawson Skatepark, Troy Skatepark) | 2 | 88,733 | 2.25 | 43 of 824 |
| 3 | Battle Creek (Washington Bridge Skatepark) | 1 | 52,021 | 1.92 | 80 of 824 |
| 4 | Kentwood (Home Acres Skatepark) | 1 | 54,776 | 1.83 | 100 of 824 |
| 5 | St. Clair Shores (Kyte Monroe Skatepark) | 1 | 57,872 | 1.73 | 128 of 824 |
| 6 | Taylor (Taylor Wheels Skatepark) | 1 | 61,279 | 1.63 | 164 of 824 |
| 7 | Pontiac (Pontiac Skatepark) | 1 | 62,077 | 1.61 | 165 of 824 |
| 8 | Grand Rapids (Clemente DIY Skatepark, 555 Monroe Skatepark) | 3 | 201,183 | 1.49 | 192 of 824 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Skatepark) | 1 | 72,683 | 1.38 | 223 of 824 |
| 10 | Wyoming (Prairie Skatepark) | 1 | 78,588 | 1.27 | 258 of 824 |
| 11 | Flint (Flint Skatepark) | 1 | 79,306 | 1.26 | 264 of 824 |
| 12 | Westland (Concrete Jungle Skatepark) | 1 | 82,333 | 1.21 | 276 of 824 |
| 13 | Livonia (Livonia Rec Center Skatepark) | 1 | 92,603 | 1.08 | 319 of 824 |
| 14 | Lansing (Ranney Skatepark) | 1 | 113,884 | 0.88 | 378 of 824 |
| 15 | Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor Skatepark) | 1 | 122,233 | 0.82 | 394 of 824 |
| 16 | Detroit (Riverside Skatepark, Chandler Skatepark) | 5 | 649,095 | 0.77 | 411 of 824 |
| 17 | Sterling Heights (Sterling Heights Skatepark) | 1 | 133,931 | 0.75 | 417 of 824 |
| 18 | Warren (Eckstein Skatepark) | 1 | 137,138 | 0.73 | 422 of 824 |
| 19 | Dearborn | 0 | 105,611 | 0.00 | 602 of 824 |
| 20 | Rochester Hills | 0 | 77,539 | 0.00 | 661 of 824 |
| 21 | Southfield | 0 | 76,111 | 0.00 | 671 of 824 |
| 22 | Novi | 0 | 67,319 | 0.00 | 699 of 824 |
| 23 | Dearborn Heights | 0 | 60,664 | 0.00 | 749 of 824 |
| 24 | Royal Oak | 0 | 57,583 | 0.00 | 767 of 824 |
Skatepark deserts in Michigan
Dearborn, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Novi, Dearborn Heights, Royal Oak: cities of 50,000+ with no public skatepark listed inside the city limits.
Neighboring states
Downloads
Press: a ready-to-run release for Michigan is at /press/2026/michigan.md.
Methodology
Parks. Only skateparks in the Skatedex directory marked public and open are counted: entries flagged private or permanently closed are excluded, as are parks without a map location. Directory as of 2026-09-16.
Population. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (resident population as of July 1, 2025): state totals and incorporated-place totals. Cities are Census places (incorporated cities, towns and villages), not metro areas; a park counts for the place named in its address, or, when the address does not name a Census place, for the place whose boundary-equivalent circle contains it. Parks in unincorporated areas count for their state but no city.
Rates. Parks per 100,000 residents = parks divided by population times 100,000. States are ranked 1 to 50 (District of Columbia is shown with cities). Cities are ranked among all 824 incorporated places with at least 50,000 residents. Ties are broken by park count, then population.
Skatepark deserts. Places of at least 50,000 residents with no public, open skatepark listed in the Skatedex directory inside them by either test above. A listing gap and a real gap look the same here, so each desert shows the nearest listed public park; if you know of a park inside a listed city, submit it and the next edition will count it.
Change since last year. This is the first edition; the 2027 edition will show movement against these numbers.
How this differs from the Skatedex Annual Index. The Annual Index 2026 counts every listed park, uses the prior Census vintage, and scores cities by parks within a 10-mile radius of the center. These rankings use the newest vintage, public and open parks only, and place boundaries, so ranks differ. Both are free to cite with a link.