Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 469.41K people in Michigan with American ancestry. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population with American ancestry (77.83K), followed by Oakland County (47.43K), and Macomb County (35.44K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Wayne County
Oakland County
Macomb County
Genesee County
Washtenaw County
Kent County
Kalamazoo County
Lenawee County
Monroe County
Livingston County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wayne County 77826
2 Oakland County 47426
3 Macomb County 35443
4 Genesee County 29010
5 Washtenaw County 21920
6 Kent County 19039
7 Kalamazoo County 15869
8 Lenawee County 12300
9 Monroe County 10885
10 Livingston County 9976
11 Ingham County 9432
12 Ottawa County 9424
13 St. Clair County 8741
14 Jackson County 8654
15 Saginaw County 7183
16 Calhoun County 6139
17 Muskegon County 5854
18 Lapeer County 5549
19 Berrien County 5537
20 Eaton County 5532
21 Allegan County 4940
22 Shiawassee County 4770
23 Midland County 4139
24 Grand Traverse County 4116
25 Ionia County 4078
26 Barry County 4047
27 Clinton County 3833
28 Montcalm County 3723
29 Bay County 3417
30 Van Buren County 3376
31 Alpena County 3278
32 Isabella County 3128
33 Hillsdale County 2903
34 Branch County 2867
35 St. Joseph County 2864
36 Gratiot County 2835
37 Newaygo County 2823
38 Tuscola County 2598
39 Cass County 2484
40 Houghton County 2261
41 Gogebic County 2114
42 Otsego County 1981
43 Marquette County 1932
44 Mecosta County 1903
45 Wexford County 1816
46 Kalkaska County 1813
47 Antrim County 1802
48 Clare County 1755
49 Sanilac County 1748
50 Gladwin County 1697
51 Emmet County 1655
52 Iron County 1523
53 Chippewa County 1454
54 Cheboygan County 1390
55 Iosco County 1368
56 Osceola County 1361
57 Oceana County 1340
58 Ogemaw County 1324
59 Manistee County 1254
60 Mason County 1234
61 Roscommon County 1226
62 Charlevoix County 1219
63 Presque Isle County 1160
64 Menominee County 1112
65 Huron County 1070
66 Delta County 1059
67 Alcona County 1033
68 Benzie County 946
69 Missaukee County 930
70 Crawford County 928
71 Leelanau County 793
72 Ontonagon County 694
73 Arenac County 641
74 Montmorency County 595
75 Lake County 549
76 Dickinson County 496
77 Schoolcraft County 485
78 Alger County 425
79 Oscoda County 392
80 Baraga County 376
81 Luce County 298
82 Mackinac County 265
83 Keweenaw County 37