Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 932.32K people in Michigan with English ancestry. Among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest population with English ancestry (123.35K), followed by Wayne County (89.59K), and Macomb County (58.14K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Oakland County
Wayne County
Macomb County
Kent County
Genesee County
Washtenaw County
Ingham County
Kalamazoo County
Jackson County
Livingston County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Oakland County 123349
2 Wayne County 89586
3 Macomb County 58141
4 Kent County 57491
5 Genesee County 41150
6 Washtenaw County 40077
7 Ingham County 31281
8 Kalamazoo County 29386
9 Jackson County 29127
10 Livingston County 26492
11 Ottawa County 24563
12 St. Clair County 15752
13 Eaton County 15373
14 Monroe County 15347
15 Saginaw County 14997
16 Berrien County 14773
17 Calhoun County 14285
18 Lenawee County 13853
19 Muskegon County 13555
20 Grand Traverse County 13078
21 Allegan County 10784
22 Lapeer County 9884
23 Midland County 9839
24 Shiawassee County 9746
25 Clinton County 9571
26 Van Buren County 8840
27 Marquette County 8507
28 Barry County 8314
29 Isabella County 7887
30 Ionia County 7762
31 Bay County 7448
32 Montcalm County 6980
33 Branch County 6485
34 Hillsdale County 6393
35 St. Joseph County 6168
36 Tuscola County 5753
37 Gratiot County 5106
38 Newaygo County 4991
39 Sanilac County 4824
40 Cass County 4597
41 Mecosta County 4558
42 Clare County 4557
43 Emmet County 4536
44 Charlevoix County 4520
45 Chippewa County 4288
46 Antrim County 4257
47 Wexford County 3724
48 Houghton County 3688
49 Leelanau County 3355
50 Roscommon County 3198
51 Iosco County 3054
52 Otsego County 2970
53 Cheboygan County 2922
54 Dickinson County 2901
55 Mason County 2868
56 Huron County 2826
57 Alpena County 2785
58 Gladwin County 2696
59 Osceola County 2682
60 Ogemaw County 2594
61 Oceana County 2512
62 Benzie County 2511
63 Delta County 2421
64 Kalkaska County 2360
65 Manistee County 2196
66 Crawford County 1811
67 Missaukee County 1670
68 Arenac County 1526
69 Menominee County 1492
70 Lake County 1477
71 Alcona County 1398
72 Gogebic County 1346
73 Presque Isle County 1171
74 Montmorency County 1105
75 Mackinac County 1080
76 Alger County 929
77 Iron County 915
78 Schoolcraft County 824
79 Oscoda County 818
80 Luce County 660
81 Ontonagon County 610
82 Baraga County 564
83 Keweenaw County 412