Michigan Counties by Population (2024)

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83 counties

County
2024 Pop.
Change (2020)
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Location
Wayne County1,743,396-2.58%2362,849Wayne County location
Oakland County1,269,827-0.21%3351,465Oakland County location
Macomb County875,967-0.49%1851,829Macomb County location
Kent County663,7880.8%328782Kent County location
Genesee County401,121-1.15%246630Genesee County location
Washtenaw County364,568-1.95%273516Washtenaw County location
Ottawa County305,8263%218542Ottawa County location
Ingham County285,7970.39%215514Ingham County location
Kalamazoo County263,5380.67%217469Kalamazoo County location
Livingston County197,3801.76%218349Livingston County location
Saginaw County187,191-1.42%309234Saginaw County location
Muskegon County177,5891.6%195352Muskegon County location
St. Clair County160,080-0.19%278222St. Clair County location
Jackson County159,090-0.71%271227Jackson County location
Monroe County154,855-0.03%212282Monroe County location
Berrien County151,687-1.63%219267Berrien County location
Calhoun County133,308-0.66%273189Calhoun County location
Allegan County122,5881.59%318149Allegan County location
Eaton County108,786-0.36%222189Eaton County location
Bay County102,362-1.33%171232Bay County location
Lenawee County96,760-2.58%290129Lenawee County location
Grand Traverse County96,5441.17%179208Grand Traverse County location
Lapeer County89,3220.83%250138Lapeer County location
Midland County84,3161%200163Midland County location
Clinton County79,7880.78%219141Clinton County location
Van Buren County75,9270.47%235125Van Buren County location
Montcalm County69,0993.7%27298Montcalm County location
Shiawassee County68,0830.11%205128Shiawassee County location
Marquette County67,4502.18%69837Marquette County location
Ionia County65,688-1.77%220115Ionia County location
Barry County64,2142.58%213116Barry County location
Isabella County63,870-1%221111Isabella County location
St. Joseph County60,9780.06%193122St. Joseph County location
Tuscola County52,744-1.07%31166Tuscola County location
Cass County51,8070.48%189106Cass County location
Newaygo County51,4882.75%32461Newaygo County location
Branch County45,9282.33%19591Branch County location
Hillsdale County45,439-0.64%23176Hillsdale County location
Gratiot County41,632-0.12%21973Gratiot County location
Mecosta County41,4164.09%21475Mecosta County location
Sanilac County40,254-0.6%37242Sanilac County location
Houghton County38,0382.15%38938Houghton County location
Delta County36,799-0.19%45231Delta County location
Chippewa County36,321-1.27%60223Chippewa County location
Wexford County34,2261.58%21861Wexford County location
Emmet County34,031-0.24%18173Emmet County location
Clare County31,3251.56%21856Clare County location
Huron County30,709-2.09%32337Huron County location
Mason County29,000-0.11%19159Mason County location
Alpena County28,9750.31%22151Alpena County location
Oceana County27,0421.24%20850Oceana County location
Charlevoix County26,1450.4%16163Charlevoix County location
Cheboygan County26,1322.13%27637Cheboygan County location
Gladwin County26,0852.79%19452Gladwin County location
Dickinson County26,0210.45%29434Dickinson County location
Otsego County25,9333.18%19950Otsego County location
Manistee County25,7592.76%20948Manistee County location
Iosco County25,2730.35%21246Iosco County location
Antrim County24,5534.67%18452Antrim County location
Roscommon County24,0442.44%20146Roscommon County location
Osceola County23,3812.06%21841Osceola County location
Leelanau County23,1553.8%13467Leelanau County location
Menominee County22,665-3.35%40322Menominee County location
Ogemaw County21,0611.35%21837Ogemaw County location
Kalkaska County18,7364.49%21633Kalkaska County location
Benzie County18,5553.14%12458Benzie County location
Missaukee County15,3902.16%21827Missaukee County location
Arenac County15,1671.11%14042Arenac County location
Gogebic County14,071-1.92%42513Gogebic County location
Crawford County13,6425%21525Crawford County location
Presque Isle County13,2271.71%25420Presque Isle County location
Lake County12,8175.98%21923Lake County location
Iron County11,7751.21%45010Iron County location
Mackinac County10,740-0.7%39411Mackinac County location
Alcona County10,5813.82%26116Alcona County location
Montmorency County9,7996.86%21118Montmorency County location
Alger County8,741-1.14%35310Alger County location
Oscoda County8,6995.63%21815Oscoda County location
Baraga County8,3372.39%3479Baraga County location
Schoolcraft County8,1240.83%4527Schoolcraft County location
Luce County6,5962.87%3477Luce County location
Ontonagon County5,8911.5%5064Ontonagon County location
Keweenaw County2,1896.26%2084Keweenaw County location
  1. Michigan Census Research Data Center
  2. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  4. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  5. Census QuickFacts
  6. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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