Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Michigan was 9,656,470 and represented 96.82% of the total Michigan population.

Among all Michigan counties, Wayne had the highest citizen population (1.68M), followed by Oakland (1.18M), and Macomb (838.36K).

In terms of percentages, Kalkaska had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.83%), followed by Oscoda (99.82%), and Montmorency (99.78%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Wayne	1684365	96.08
Oakland	1178180	93.85
Macomb	838360	96.26
Kent	620470	95.07
Genesee	402950	99.06
Washtenaw	344590	93.54
Ottawa	283000	97.87
Ingham	274070	94.21
Kalamazoo	255585	96.70
Saginaw	189195	98.97
Livingston	189045	99.07
Muskegon	172120	99.10
St. Clair	157735	99.03
Jackson	156550	98.97
Berrien	149420	97.16
Monroe	148425	98.95
Calhoun	130955	97.77
Allegan	114560	97.83
Eaton	107395	97.87
Bay	102975	99.49
Lenawee	97075	98.74
Grand Traverse	91685	98.97
Lapeer	86650	98.49
Midland	81955	98.21
Clinton	77810	98.55
Van Buren	73130	96.97
Isabella	69190	98.33
Shiawassee	67880	99.57
Marquette	65840	99.15
Ionia	63930	99.27
Montcalm	63120	99.38
Barry	60415	98.97
St. Joseph	59245	97.46
Tuscola	52515	99.68
Cass	51145	99.09
Newaygo	48095	98.79
Hillsdale	45480	99.51
Mecosta	43190	99.33
Branch	42300	97.40
Sanilac	40835	99.16
Gratiot	40450	99.41
Chippewa	36770	98.26
Delta	35750	99.65
Houghton	34605	96.42
Wexford	33290	99.57
Emmet	32930	99.26
Huron	30915	99.39
Clare	30555	99.67
Mason	28775	99.02
Alpena	28220	99.26
Charlevoix	26000	99.26
Oceana	25320	95.39
Cheboygan	25315	99.53
Dickinson	25255	99.53
Gladwin	25245	99.74
Iosco	24985	99.09
Otsego	24480	99.45
Manistee	24360	99.27
Roscommon	23695	99.29
Osceola	23210	99.51
Antrim	23095	99.12
Menominee	22805	99.59
Leelanau	21390	98.80
Ogemaw	20750	99.31
Kalkaska	17695	99.83
Benzie	17610	99.46
Arenac	14960	99.63
Missaukee	14925	99.01
Gogebic	14645	99.52
Crawford	13845	99.57
Presque Isle	12640	99.65
Lake	11745	99.49
Iron	11045	99.51
Mackinac	10525	97.64
Alcona	10335	99.42
Montmorency	9250	99.78
Alger	9020	99.12
Baraga	8300	99.58
Oscoda	8265	99.82
Schoolcraft	8005	99.69
Luce	6215	98.89
Ontonagon	5780	99.66
Keweenaw	2080	99.05