Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 451.16K people in Michigan with Italian ancestry. Among all Michigan counties, Macomb County had the highest population with Italian ancestry (94.22K), followed by Oakland County (78.12K), and Wayne County (66.31K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Macomb County
Oakland County
Wayne County
Kent County
Washtenaw County
Livingston County
Ingham County
Genesee County
St. Clair County
Monroe County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Macomb County 94224
2 Oakland County 78122
3 Wayne County 66305
4 Kent County 20814
5 Washtenaw County 17240
6 Livingston County 12207
7 Ingham County 12084
8 Genesee County 11120
9 St. Clair County 9207
10 Monroe County 8885
11 Kalamazoo County 8738
12 Ottawa County 8456
13 Berrien County 5806
14 Saginaw County 4734
15 Marquette County 4589
16 Jackson County 4521
17 Lapeer County 4243
18 Muskegon County 3823
19 Grand Traverse County 3394
20 Calhoun County 3278
21 Clinton County 3268
22 Dickinson County 3118
23 Allegan County 3020
24 Eaton County 2971
25 Lenawee County 2930
26 Isabella County 2916
27 Van Buren County 2882
28 Midland County 2750
29 Houghton County 1947
30 Gogebic County 1862
31 Ionia County 1771
32 Bay County 1750
33 Shiawassee County 1735
34 Chippewa County 1667
35 Cass County 1557
36 Iron County 1499
37 St. Joseph County 1411
38 Emmet County 1401
39 Barry County 1333
40 Otsego County 1253
41 Sanilac County 1154
42 Branch County 1074
43 Tuscola County 1053
44 Montcalm County 1026
45 Mecosta County 989
46 Hillsdale County 952
47 Wexford County 949
48 Charlevoix County 923
49 Delta County 915
50 Antrim County 911
50 Leelanau County 911
51 Huron County 839
52 Iosco County 834
53 Cheboygan County 804
53 Roscommon County 804
54 Newaygo County 792
55 Clare County 744
56 Mason County 692
57 Ogemaw County 658
58 Menominee County 656
59 Gratiot County 653
60 Crawford County 610
61 Gladwin County 599
61 Kalkaska County 599
62 Alpena County 572
63 Manistee County 549
64 Oceana County 547
65 Osceola County 450
66 Benzie County 435
67 Missaukee County 378
68 Arenac County 354
69 Schoolcraft County 342
70 Montmorency County 332
71 Alcona County 324
72 Alger County 297
73 Ontonagon County 281
74 Presque Isle County 274
75 Mackinac County 271
76 Oscoda County 269
77 Baraga County 170
78 Lake County 149
79 Luce County 101
80 Keweenaw County 91