Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Michigan was 9,634,620 and represented 96.76% of the total Michigan population.

Among all Michigan counties, Wayne had the highest citizen population (1.69M), followed by Oakland (1.18M), and Macomb (834.51K).

In terms of percentages, Schoolcraft had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.88%), followed by Gladwin (99.86%), and Otsego (99.73%).

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 2018
Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wayne 1691215 96.02
Oakland 1175025 93.94
Macomb 834510 96.06
Kent 610805 94.97
Genesee 405835 99.14
Washtenaw 341025 93.19
Ottawa 276335 97.29
Ingham 272520 94.11
Kalamazoo 254325 97.23
Saginaw 190320 98.72
Livingston 186655 99.03
Muskegon 171460 99.08
St. Clair 157920 98.97
Jackson 157440 99.07
Berrien 149300 96.44
Monroe 148355 99.10
Calhoun 131295 97.64
Allegan 113175 98.20
Eaton 106995 98.02
Bay 104170 99.41
Lenawee 97255 98.76
Grand Traverse 90480 98.62
Lapeer 86905 98.53
Midland 81270 97.46
Clinton 76565 98.29
Van Buren 72985 96.96
Isabella 69205 97.78
Shiawassee 68220 99.60
Marquette 66405 99.20
Ionia 63715 99.28
Montcalm 62770 99.30
Barry 59540 99.14
St. Joseph 59435 97.60
Tuscola 53035 99.60
Cass 51025 99.16
Newaygo 47595 98.87
Hillsdale 45570 99.43
Branch 42825 98.26
Mecosta 42795 98.91
Sanilac 41000 99.09
Gratiot 40850 99.48
Chippewa 37305 98.60
Delta 36030 99.56
Houghton 35140 96.65
Wexford 32940 99.49
Emmet 32795 99.26
Huron 31300 99.22
Clare 30490 99.59
Mason 28610 99.05
Alpena 28395 99.25
Charlevoix 25975 99.07
Dickinson 25475 99.63
Cheboygan 25340 99.53
Gladwin 25255 99.86
Oceana 25165 95.27
Iosco 24940 98.79
Otsego 24330 99.73
Manistee 24210 99.04
Roscommon 23730 99.39
Menominee 23145 99.61
Osceola 23130 99.57
Antrim 22970 99.12
Leelanau 21320 98.52
Ogemaw 20810 99.43
Benzie 17450 99.43
Kalkaska 17280 98.94
Gogebic 15325 99.42
Arenac 15105 99.60
Missaukee 14870 99.10
Crawford 13750 99.39
Presque Isle 12710 99.34
Lake 11670 99.19
Iron 11130 99.29
Mackinac 10615 98.15
Alcona 10315 99.52
Montmorency 9220 99.57
Alger 9145 99.46
Baraga 8460 99.47
Oscoda 8230 99.46
Schoolcraft 8060 99.88
Luce 6295 98.90
Ontonagon 5940 99.50
Keweenaw 2115 99.30