Michigan Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous counties in Michigan are Wayne County with 1,751,169, Oakland County at 1,270,426, Macomb County with 875,101, Kent County at 661,354, and Genesee County with 401,522. You can get the most current Census population data for all 83 Michigan counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Michigan to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Wayne County 1,751,169
2 Oakland County 1,270,426
3 Macomb County 875,101
4 Kent County 661,354
5 Genesee County 401,522
6 Washtenaw County 365,536
7 Ottawa County 303,372
8 Ingham County 284,637
9 Kalamazoo County 262,215
10 Livingston County 196,757
11 Saginaw County 187,782
12 Muskegon County 176,564
13 St. Clair County 159,874
14 Jackson County 159,424
15 Monroe County 155,045
16 Berrien County 152,261
17 Calhoun County 133,366
18 Allegan County 121,939
19 Eaton County 108,820
20 Bay County 102,500
21 Lenawee County 97,520
22 Grand Traverse County 96,421
23 Lapeer County 88,977
24 Midland County 84,039
25 Clinton County 79,720
26 Van Buren County 75,798
27 Montcalm County 68,154
28 Shiawassee County 68,025
29 Marquette County 66,999
30 Ionia County 66,262
31 Isabella County 64,118
32 Barry County 63,808
33 St. Joseph County 60,878
34 Tuscola County 52,826
35 Cass County 51,642
36 Newaygo County 51,108
37 Hillsdale County 45,587
38 Branch County 45,215
39 Gratiot County 41,368
40 Mecosta County 41,099
41 Sanilac County 40,368
42 Houghton County 37,599
43 Delta County 36,790
44 Chippewa County 36,264
45 Emmet County 34,123
46 Wexford County 34,122
47 Clare County 31,316
48 Huron County 30,927
49 Mason County 29,159
50 Alpena County 28,904
51 Oceana County 26,981
52 Charlevoix County 26,159
53 Cheboygan County 26,048
54 Dickinson County 25,982
55 Gladwin County 25,853
56 Otsego County 25,747
57 Manistee County 25,562
58 Iosco County 25,373
59 Antrim County 24,409
60 Roscommon County 23,863
61 Osceola County 23,330
62 Leelanau County 23,019
63 Menominee County 22,945
64 Ogemaw County 20,990
65 Kalkaska County 18,490
66 Benzie County 18,441
67 Missaukee County 15,311
68 Arenac County 15,145
69 Gogebic County 14,224
70 Crawford County 13,538
71 Presque Isle County 13,285
72 Lake County 12,734
73 Iron County 11,740
74 Mackinac County 10,851
75 Alcona County 10,489
76 Montmorency County 9,678
77 Alger County 8,757
78 Oscoda County 8,545
79 Baraga County 8,310
80 Schoolcraft County 8,149
81 Luce County 6,435
82 Ontonagon County 5,906
83 Keweenaw County 2,172

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.

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