28 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp township | 1 | 13,765 | 13,429 | 0.46% | 397 | 34.68 | Township |
| Paw Paw township | 2 | 6,883 | 6,875 | -0.04% | 196 | 35.03 | Township |
| Almena township | 3 | 5,414 | 5,316 | 0.48% | 157 | 34.41 | Township |
| South Haven charter township | 4 | 4,189 | 4,049 | 0.96% | 241 | 17.36 | Township |
| South Haven | 5 | 4,025 | 3,964 | 0.3% | 1,163 | 3.46 | City |
| Decatur township | 6 | 3,509 | 3,571 | -0.26% | 100 | 35.07 | Township |
| Paw Paw | 7 | 3,407 | 3,362 | 0.26% | 1,278 | 2.67 | Village |
| Geneva township | 8 | 3,379 | 3,413 | -0.12% | 96 | 35.11 | Township |
| Lawrence township | 9 | 3,303 | 3,283 | 0.27% | 95 | 34.63 | Township |
| Bloomingdale township | 10 | 3,032 | 2,937 | 0.66% | 89 | 33.94 | Township |
| Pine Grove township | 11 | 3,027 | 2,983 | 0.13% | 88 | 34.45 | Township |
| Hartford township | 12 | 2,991 | 3,020 | -0.07% | 90 | 33.34 | Township |
| Mattawan | 13 | 2,891 | 2,553 | 2.41% | 758 | 3.81 | Village |
| Columbia township | 14 | 2,545 | 2,548 | -0.08% | 75 | 33.91 | Township |
| Waverly township | 15 | 2,531 | 2,504 | 0.32% | 74 | 34.12 | Township |
| Porter township | 16 | 2,503 | 2,565 | -0.44% | 76 | 33.15 | Township |
| Covert township | 17 | 2,495 | 2,509 | -0.08% | 71 | 34.92 | Township |
| Hartford | 18 | 2,455 | 2,515 | -0.49% | 1,806 | 1.36 | City |
| Keeler township | 19 | 1,980 | 1,968 | 0.2% | 59 | 33.73 | Township |
| Arlington township | 20 | 1,957 | 1,965 | -0.05% | 57 | 34.41 | Township |
| Bangor | 21 | 1,955 | 2,010 | -0.56% | 1,103 | 1.77 | City |
| Bangor township | 22 | 1,913 | 1,933 | -0.1% | 57 | 33.72 | Township |
| Lawton | 23 | 1,776 | 1,808 | -0.34% | 776 | 2.29 | Village |
| Decatur | 24 | 1,640 | 1,689 | -0.61% | 1,214 | 1.35 | Village |
| Lawrence | 25 | 1,007 | 1,019 | -0.2% | 565 | 1.78 | Village |
| Gobles | 26 | 834 | 854 | -0.48% | 807 | 1.03 | City |
| Bloomingdale | 27 | 512 | 521 | -0.39% | 451 | 1.14 | Village |
| Breedsville | 28 | 198 | 203 | -0.5% | 304 | 0.65 | Village |
Antwerp township is the largest city in Van Buren County, with a population of 13,765.
Breedsville is the smallest city in Van Buren County.
There are 28 cities in Van Buren County, Michigan.