Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for Michigan was 9,609,110 and represented 96.81% of the total Michigan population.

Among all Michigan counties, Wayne had the highest citizen population (1.70M), followed by Oakland (1.17M), and Macomb (828.36K).

In terms of percentages, Schoolcraft had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.88%), followed by Keweenaw (99.77%), and Gladwin (99.76%).

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 2017
Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wayne 1695150 96.11
Oakland 1168460 94.09
Macomb 828355 95.87
Kent 605535 95.15
Genesee 407220 99.11
Washtenaw 337390 93.33
Ottawa 272590 97.27
Ingham 269115 94.04
Kalamazoo 252915 97.34
Saginaw 191300 98.71
Livingston 184840 98.87
Muskegon 171365 99.22
St. Clair 158080 98.95
Jackson 157530 99.08
Berrien 149535 96.51
Monroe 148275 99.10
Calhoun 131360 97.79
Allegan 112450 98.52
Eaton 106450 98.03
Bay 104755 99.44
Lenawee 97485 98.88
Grand Traverse 90125 98.80
Lapeer 87100 98.75
Midland 81505 97.62
Clinton 76030 98.33
Van Buren 72955 97.03
Isabella 68900 97.63
Shiawassee 68330 99.59
Marquette 66560 99.13
Ionia 63720 99.34
Montcalm 62565 99.38
St. Joseph 59445 97.63
Barry 58945 98.89
Tuscola 53350 99.59
Cass 50990 99.21
Newaygo 47290 98.73
Hillsdale 45670 99.48
Branch 42830 98.36
Mecosta 42705 98.90
Sanilac 41225 99.25
Gratiot 41115 99.50
Chippewa 37510 98.65
Delta 36230 99.55
Houghton 35205 96.89
Wexford 32750 99.50
Emmet 32720 99.21
Huron 31500 99.21
Clare 30470 99.59
Alpena 28550 99.37
Mason 28545 99.12
Charlevoix 25880 98.93
Dickinson 25595 99.61
Cheboygan 25375 99.61
Gladwin 25265 99.76
Oceana 25130 95.50
Iosco 25050 98.95
Manistee 24220 99.14
Otsego 24180 99.73
Roscommon 23805 99.46
Menominee 23300 99.62
Osceola 23120 99.57
Antrim 22930 99.11
Leelanau 21240 98.49
Ogemaw 20825 99.26
Benzie 17350 99.37
Kalkaska 17180 98.96
Gogebic 15500 99.52
Arenac 15180 99.61
Missaukee 14865 99.23
Crawford 13725 99.31
Presque Isle 12780 99.42
Lake 11585 99.27
Iron 11205 99.25
Mackinac 10635 98.15
Alcona 10340 99.28
Montmorency 9255 99.62
Alger 9205 99.46
Baraga 8525 99.36
Oscoda 8260 99.46
Schoolcraft 8105 99.88
Luce 6340 98.99
Ontonagon 6050 99.67
Keweenaw 2130 99.77