Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all Michigan counties, Oakland had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (13.02%), followed by Washtenaw (12.54%), and Macomb (11.53%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Oakland
Washtenaw
Macomb
Ingham
Wayne
Kent
Kalamazoo
Berrien
Ottawa
Houghton
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Oakland 13.02
2 Washtenaw 12.54
3 Macomb 11.53
4 Ingham 9.71
5 Wayne 9.38
6 Kent 8.28
7 Kalamazoo 5.41
8 Berrien 5.16
9 Ottawa 5.08
10 Houghton 5.04
11 Oceana 5.01
11 Van Buren 5.01
12 Eaton 4.48
13 Branch 4.40
14 Calhoun 3.98
15 Mackinac 3.84
16 Midland 3.56
17 St. Joseph 3.44
18 Chippewa 3.31
19 Allegan 3.26
20 Livingston 2.91
21 Clinton 2.80
22 Genesee 2.77
23 Isabella 2.65
24 Lapeer 2.58
25 Saginaw 2.46
26 Lenawee 2.29
27 Grand Traverse 2.21
28 Iosco 2.15
28 Monroe 2.15
29 Leelanau 2.14
29 Newaygo 2.14
30 Barry 2.11
31 St. Clair 2.09
32 Marquette 2.06
33 Manistee 2.05
34 Ontonagon 2.02
35 Keweenaw 2.00
36 Jackson 1.98
37 Muskegon 1.97
38 Cass 1.88
39 Roscommon 1.78
40 Benzie 1.75
40 Otsego 1.75
41 Charlevoix 1.72
42 Cheboygan 1.71
43 Mecosta 1.63
44 Alger 1.62
45 Missaukee 1.61
46 Mason 1.57
46 Sanilac 1.57
47 Menominee 1.56
48 Alpena 1.55
49 Ionia 1.53
50 Emmet 1.50
51 Crawford 1.48
52 Alcona 1.43
53 Huron 1.39
54 Dickinson 1.37
55 Presque Isle 1.36
56 Montcalm 1.30
57 Gladwin 1.29
57 Luce 1.29
58 Wexford 1.23
59 Hillsdale 1.22
60 Antrim 1.21
61 Clare 1.19
62 Gratiot 1.13
62 Osceola 1.13
63 Bay 1.10
64 Ogemaw 1.04
65 Shiawassee 1.02
66 Arenac 0.99
67 Iron 0.97
68 Lake 0.95
69 Oscoda 0.93
70 Gogebic 0.89
71 Kalkaska 0.85
72 Baraga 0.81
73 Tuscola 0.79
74 Montmorency 0.76
74 Schoolcraft 0.76
75 Delta 0.73