Population in Michigan by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

Michigan

10,077,761

Counties

83

Highest

Wayne

1,772,259

Lowest

Keweenaw

2,133

All Michigan counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Wayne 1,772,259
2 Oakland 1,279,825
3 Macomb 879,853
4 Kent 663,150
5 Genesee 403,305
6 Washtenaw 369,822
7 Ottawa 301,203
8 Ingham 283,913
9 Kalamazoo 262,375
10 Livingston 195,833
11 Saginaw 188,665
12 Muskegon 175,961
13 St. Clair 160,221
14 Jackson 160,060
15 Monroe 155,505
16 Berrien 153,288
17 Calhoun 133,778
18 Allegan 121,456
19 Eaton 109,130
20 Bay 103,008
21 Lenawee 98,415
22 Grand Traverse 96,166
23 Lapeer 88,837
24 Midland 83,757
25 Clinton 79,626
26 Van Buren 75,795
27 Shiawassee 67,991
28 Montcalm 67,816
29 Marquette 67,112
30 Ionia 66,574
31 Isabella 64,565
32 Barry 63,409
33 St. Joseph 60,969
34 Tuscola 52,980
35 Cass 51,520
36 Newaygo 50,792
37 Hillsdale 45,654
38 Branch 45,300
39 Gratiot 41,385
40 Mecosta 41,242
41 Sanilac 40,462
42 Houghton 37,693
43 Delta 36,813
44 Chippewa 36,295
45 Emmet 34,125
46 Wexford 34,077
47 Clare 31,218
48 Huron 31,113
49 Mason 29,207
50 Alpena 28,880
51 Oceana 26,915
52 Charlevoix 26,108
53 Dickinson 25,954
54 Cheboygan 25,865
55 Gladwin 25,693
56 Otsego 25,584
57 Manistee 25,350
58 Iosco 25,347
59 Antrim 24,127
60 Roscommon 23,737
61 Menominee 23,247
62 Osceola 23,227
63 Leelanau 22,734
64 Ogemaw 20,885
65 Benzie 18,310
66 Kalkaska 18,239
67 Missaukee 15,207
68 Arenac 15,077
69 Gogebic 14,319
70 Crawford 13,369
71 Presque Isle 13,209
72 Lake 12,563
73 Iron 11,667
74 Mackinac 10,957
75 Alcona 10,397
76 Montmorency 9,516
77 Alger 8,762
78 Oscoda 8,425
79 Baraga 8,191
80 Schoolcraft 8,128
81 Luce 6,271
82 Ontonagon 5,850
83 Keweenaw 2,133

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Last loaded
November 2026

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