Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 418.16K people in Michigan with Dutch ancestry. Among all Michigan counties, Kent County had the highest population with Dutch ancestry (106.24K), followed by Ottawa County (80.57K), and Allegan County (25.65K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Dutch 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 Dutch Ancestry in 2021
Kent County
Ottawa County
Allegan County
Kalamazoo County
Oakland County
Muskegon County
Wayne County
Macomb County
Washtenaw County
Barry County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Kent County 106243
2 Ottawa County 80569
3 Allegan County 25653
4 Kalamazoo County 21758
5 Oakland County 15364
6 Muskegon County 14649
7 Wayne County 12911
8 Macomb County 9119
9 Washtenaw County 7620
10 Barry County 7504
11 Ingham County 6504
12 Newaygo County 6306
13 Genesee County 5475
14 Van Buren County 5145
15 Berrien County 4897
16 Ionia County 4839
17 Calhoun County 4063
18 Grand Traverse County 3685
19 Livingston County 3678
20 Jackson County 3473
21 Montcalm County 3417
22 Eaton County 3376
23 Clinton County 3007
24 St. Clair County 2722
25 St. Joseph County 2574
26 Bay County 2350
27 Missaukee County 2234
28 Monroe County 2165
29 Oceana County 2038
30 Midland County 2016
31 Wexford County 1987
32 Lapeer County 1950
33 Saginaw County 1945
34 Mecosta County 1934
35 Lenawee County 1929
36 Shiawassee County 1791
37 Isabella County 1669
38 Mason County 1646
39 Cass County 1626
40 Chippewa County 1472
41 Marquette County 1463
42 Branch County 1295
43 Emmet County 1284
44 Charlevoix County 1267
45 Osceola County 1204
46 Antrim County 1074
47 Gratiot County 978
48 Tuscola County 970
49 Leelanau County 926
50 Delta County 913
51 Houghton County 901
52 Hillsdale County 845
53 Manistee County 797
54 Gladwin County 694
55 Kalkaska County 664
56 Clare County 662
57 Lake County 645
58 Iosco County 622
59 Benzie County 588
60 Cheboygan County 573
61 Roscommon County 542
62 Dickinson County 539
63 Alpena County 482
64 Sanilac County 461
65 Otsego County 451
66 Menominee County 421
67 Crawford County 371
68 Huron County 364
69 Mackinac County 303
70 Ogemaw County 299
71 Alcona County 294
72 Arenac County 246
73 Gogebic County 238
74 Oscoda County 223
75 Presque Isle County 214
76 Schoolcraft County 199
77 Montmorency County 193
78 Ontonagon County 142
79 Iron County 134
80 Alger County 120
81 Baraga County 110
81 Luce County 110
82 Keweenaw County 32