Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2024 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2024, the citizen population for Michigan was 9,761,379 and represented 96.86% of the total Michigan population.

Among all Michigan counties, Wayne had the highest citizen population (1.70M), followed by Oakland (1.20M), and Macomb (850.12K).

In terms of percentages, Ontonagon had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.92%), followed by Baraga (99.84%), and Keweenaw (99.77%).

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 2024
Michigan Citizen Population By County in 2024
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Wayne 1702087 96.04
Oakland 1201522 93.88
Macomb 850116 96.62
Kent 630189 95.03
Genesee 398879 98.90
Washtenaw 345598 93.45
Ottawa 293796 97.54
Ingham 269277 94.85
Kalamazoo 254607 97.04
Livingston 194125 99.13
Saginaw 186764 98.99
Muskegon 174367 99.09
St. Clair 158920 99.19
Jackson 158130 98.80
Monroe 153891 98.96
Berrien 148971 97.19
Calhoun 130776 97.75
Allegan 119058 98.03
Eaton 107078 98.12
Bay 102577 99.58
Lenawee 97410 98.98
Grand Traverse 95518 99.33
Lapeer 87688 98.71
Midland 82857 98.93
Clinton 78688 98.82
Van Buren 73765 97.32
Shiawassee 67719 99.60
Montcalm 66737 98.41
Marquette 66629 99.28
Ionia 66132 99.33
Isabella 63101 97.73
Barry 62287 98.22
St. Joseph 59339 97.33
Tuscola 52803 99.67
Cass 50885 98.77
Newaygo 50257 98.95
Hillsdale 45362 99.36
Branch 44232 97.64
Gratiot 41040 99.16
Mecosta 40786 98.90
Sanilac 40252 99.48
Delta 36657 99.57
Houghton 36282 96.26
Chippewa 35826 98.71
Emmet 33940 99.47
Wexford 33817 99.23
Clare 31102 99.63
Huron 30841 99.13
Mason 28929 99.05
Alpena 28711 99.42
Oceana 26131 97.09
Charlevoix 25969 99.47
Dickinson 25764 99.27
Cheboygan 25696 99.34
Gladwin 25586 99.58
Otsego 25375 99.18
Iosco 25190 99.38
Manistee 25190 99.37
Antrim 23907 99.07
Roscommon 23601 99.43
Osceola 23140 99.62
Menominee 23073 99.25
Leelanau 22611 99.46
Ogemaw 20746 99.35
Benzie 18203 99.42
Kalkaska 18161 99.57
Missaukee 15070 99.09
Arenac 15017 99.59
Gogebic 14260 99.58
Crawford 13283 99.35
Presque Isle 13174 99.74
Lake 12512 99.59
Iron 11620 99.59
Mackinac 10398 94.90
Alcona 10358 99.62
Montmorency 9456 99.41
Alger 8713 99.46
Oscoda 8395 99.63
Baraga 8177 99.84
Schoolcraft 8071 99.27
Luce 6232 99.36
Ontonagon 5846 99.92
Keweenaw 2127 99.77