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                                   EXHIBIT 21


                   SUBSIDIARIES OF MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION


Mercantile Bank Of West Michigan, a Michigan banking corporation
         Wholly-owned bank subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Corporation


MBWM Capital Trust I
         A Delaware business trust subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Corporation


Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan business corporation
         Wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercantile Bank of West Michigan


Mercantile BIDCO, Inc, a Michigan Business and Industrial Development Company
         Wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercantile Bank of West Michigan


All four of the subsidiaries named above were incorporated under the laws of the
State of Michigan.


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