Michigan Counties by Population

Below are the 83 Michigan counties sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2022 Population Estimates Program and 2021 American Community Survey.

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Rank County Population
1 Wayne County 1,757,043
2 Oakland County 1,269,431
3 Macomb County 874,195
4 Kent County 659,083
5 Genesee County 401,983
6 Washtenaw County 366,376
7 Ottawa County 300,873
8 Ingham County 284,108
9 Kalamazoo County 261,173
10 Livingston County 196,161
11 Saginaw County 188,330
12 Muskegon County 176,565
13 St. Clair County 160,151
14 Jackson County 160,066
15 Monroe County 155,609
16 Berrien County 152,900
17 Calhoun County 133,289
18 Allegan County 121,210
19 Eaton County 108,992
20 Bay County 102,821
21 Lenawee County 98,567
22 Grand Traverse County 96,464
23 Lapeer County 88,780
24 Midland County 83,674
25 Clinton County 79,748
26 Van Buren County 75,692
27 Shiawassee County 68,022
28 Montcalm County 67,433
29 Ionia County 66,809
30 Marquette County 66,661
31 Isabella County 64,447
32 Barry County 63,554
33 St. Joseph County 60,874
34 Tuscola County 52,945
35 Cass County 51,403
36 Newaygo County 50,886
37 Hillsdale County 45,762
38 Branch County 44,531
39 Gratiot County 41,100
40 Mecosta County 40,720
41 Sanilac County 40,657
42 Houghton County 37,035
43 Delta County 36,741
44 Chippewa County 36,293
45 Wexford County 34,196
46 Emmet County 34,163
47 Clare County 31,352
48 Huron County 31,248
49 Mason County 29,409
50 Alpena County 28,847
51 Oceana County 26,973
52 Charlevoix County 26,293
53 Cheboygan County 25,940
54 Dickinson County 25,874
55 Gladwin County 25,728
56 Otsego County 25,644
57 Iosco County 25,521
58 Manistee County 25,287
59 Antrim County 24,249
60 Roscommon County 23,708
61 Osceola County 23,274
62 Menominee County 23,266
63 Leelanau County 22,870
64 Ogemaw County 20,970
65 Benzie County 18,297
66 Kalkaska County 18,182
67 Missaukee County 15,213
68 Arenac County 15,089
69 Gogebic County 14,319
70 Crawford County 13,491
71 Presque Isle County 13,361
72 Lake County 12,594
73 Iron County 11,622
74 Mackinac County 10,941
75 Alcona County 10,417
76 Montmorency County 9,569
77 Alger County 8,807
78 Oscoda County 8,404
79 Baraga County 8,277
80 Schoolcraft County 8,188
81 Ontonagon County 5,863
82 Luce County 5,330
83 Keweenaw County 2,180

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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