Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Michigan was 9,595,770 and represented 96.95% of the total Michigan population.

Among all Michigan counties, Wayne had the highest citizen population (1.76M), followed by Oakland (1.14M), and Macomb (806.39K).

In terms of percentages, Montmorency had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.74%), followed by Cheboygan (99.70%), and Osceola (99.66%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2012
Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wayne 1755180 96.31
Oakland 1143500 94.73
Macomb 806385 95.80
Kent 579655 95.77
Genesee 421215 99.03
Washtenaw 322980 93.34
Ingham 265540 94.39
Ottawa 256800 96.97
Kalamazoo 243890 97.28
Saginaw 197920 98.95
Livingston 179275 98.68
Muskegon 170015 98.99
St. Clair 161060 98.82
Jackson 158640 98.99
Berrien 150920 96.28
Monroe 150280 98.90
Calhoun 132490 97.37
Allegan 109485 98.11
Bay 106935 99.35
Eaton 105665 97.97
Lenawee 98470 98.59
Lapeer 87280 98.48
Grand Traverse 86760 99.17
Midland 81795 97.67
Clinton 74235 98.62
Van Buren 73885 97.03
Shiawassee 70075 99.54
Isabella 69050 98.38
Marquette 66815 99.46
Ionia 63580 99.11
Montcalm 62920 99.31
St. Joseph 60040 97.92
Barry 58875 99.37
Tuscola 55425 99.66
Cass 51795 98.83
Newaygo 47670 98.26
Hillsdale 46420 99.58
Branch 44070 98.11
Sanilac 42925 99.61
Mecosta 42465 98.88
Gratiot 41890 98.94
Chippewa 38200 98.15
Delta 36805 99.27
Houghton 35195 96.37
Huron 32715 99.14
Wexford 32580 99.65
Emmet 32545 99.22
Clare 30775 99.52
Alpena 29390 99.29
Mason 28340 98.85
Dickinson 26155 99.51
Cheboygan 26115 99.70
Charlevoix 25775 98.93
Iosco 25575 98.82
Gladwin 25555 99.30
Oceana 25350 95.18
Manistee 24575 99.27
Roscommon 24160 98.83
Menominee 23945 99.61
Otsego 23760 98.28
Antrim 23470 99.30
Osceola 23405 99.66
Ogemaw 21585 99.59
Leelanau 21365 98.57
Benzie 17415 99.20
Kalkaska 17155 99.57
Gogebic 16210 99.48
Arenac 15865 99.47
Missaukee 14795 99.00
Crawford 14005 99.19
Presque Isle 13275 99.29
Iron 11770 99.45
Lake 11495 99.57
Mackinac 11050 99.15
Alcona 10890 99.50
Montmorency 9685 99.74
Alger 9455 99.21
Baraga 8690 98.64
Oscoda 8660 99.43
Schoolcraft 8395 99.29
Ontonagon 6675 99.55
Luce 6510 98.79
Keweenaw 2160 99.54