Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the citizen population for Michigan was 9,595,890 and represented 96.92% of the total Michigan population.

Among all Michigan counties, Wayne had the highest citizen population (1.71M), followed by Oakland (1.16M), and Macomb (818.36K).

In terms of percentages, Arenac had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.81%), followed by Menominee (99.73%), and Gladwin (99.71%).

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 2015
Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wayne 1713700 96.33
Oakland 1162860 94.58
Macomb 818360 95.75
Kent 593490 95.33
Genesee 412305 99.14
Washtenaw 329995 93.20
Ingham 267810 94.47
Ottawa 264880 96.98
Kalamazoo 249825 97.30
Saginaw 194120 98.80
Livingston 182485 98.86
Muskegon 170165 99.23
Jackson 158410 99.16
St. Clair 158400 98.74
Berrien 149415 96.05
Monroe 149030 99.07
Calhoun 131795 97.78
Allegan 110715 98.12
Eaton 106595 98.39
Bay 106205 99.54
Lenawee 97895 98.98
Grand Traverse 88840 98.82
Lapeer 87040 98.65
Midland 81410 97.35
Clinton 75710 98.45
Van Buren 73490 97.53
Isabella 69050 97.71
Shiawassee 68855 99.62
Marquette 67095 99.28
Ionia 63585 99.25
Montcalm 62610 99.37
St. Joseph 59800 98.00
Barry 58685 99.22
Tuscola 54140 99.49
Cass 51590 99.31
Newaygo 47505 98.91
Hillsdale 46000 99.61
Branch 43085 98.58
Mecosta 42625 98.44
Sanilac 41805 99.50
Gratiot 41505 99.11
Chippewa 37985 98.45
Delta 36555 99.58
Houghton 35400 96.56
Emmet 32735 99.14
Wexford 32590 99.51
Huron 32015 99.15
Clare 30575 99.56
Alpena 28930 99.52
Mason 28470 99.16
Dickinson 25915 99.64
Charlevoix 25905 99.12
Cheboygan 25610 99.69
Gladwin 25425 99.71
Iosco 25165 99.08
Oceana 25100 95.69
Manistee 24365 99.31
Roscommon 23880 99.21
Otsego 23710 98.22
Menominee 23650 99.73
Osceola 23115 99.48
Antrim 23055 99.10
Leelanau 21500 98.76
Ogemaw 21085 99.36
Benzie 17310 99.28
Kalkaska 17060 99.01
Gogebic 15745 99.49
Arenac 15395 99.81
Missaukee 14835 98.97
Crawford 13785 99.21
Presque Isle 12980 99.58
Iron 11435 99.39
Lake 11355 99.39
Mackinac 10915 98.82
Alcona 10495 99.48
Alger 9435 99.58
Montmorency 9365 99.63
Baraga 8630 99.31
Oscoda 8395 99.41
Schoolcraft 8240 99.40
Luce 6440 99.46
Ontonagon 6265 99.44
Keweenaw 2185 99.32