Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.15M people in Michigan with Unclassified ancestry. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population with Unclassified ancestry (301.40K), followed by Oakland County (219.17K), and Macomb County (153.81K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Wayne County
Oakland County
Macomb County
Kent County
Genesee County
Ingham County
Washtenaw County
Kalamazoo County
Ottawa County
Muskegon County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wayne County 301400
2 Oakland County 219165
3 Macomb County 153812
4 Kent County 134480
5 Genesee County 85901
6 Ingham County 69849
7 Washtenaw County 68542
8 Kalamazoo County 63816
9 Ottawa County 61312
10 Muskegon County 60479
11 Berrien County 43236
12 Calhoun County 40628
13 Saginaw County 39165
14 Monroe County 39083
15 St. Clair County 38720
16 Livingston County 37791
17 Jackson County 34181
18 Allegan County 29571
19 Bay County 28895
20 Eaton County 27290
21 Montcalm County 25717
22 Lapeer County 23924
23 Midland County 23030
24 Lenawee County 22704
25 Grand Traverse County 22217
26 Van Buren County 19998
27 Clinton County 18236
28 Ionia County 18077
29 Barry County 17821
30 Cass County 17730
31 Shiawassee County 16945
32 Isabella County 16624
33 Newaygo County 16453
34 Tuscola County 16187
35 Hillsdale County 15376
36 St. Joseph County 15248
37 Marquette County 14305
38 Gratiot County 13206
39 Mecosta County 12732
40 Branch County 11517
41 Wexford County 11424
42 Sanilac County 11066
43 Clare County 9228
44 Chippewa County 9212
45 Delta County 9055
46 Gladwin County 8850
47 Mason County 8227
48 Osceola County 8135
49 Oceana County 7766
50 Houghton County 7048
51 Manistee County 6663
52 Huron County 6595
53 Emmet County 6512
54 Cheboygan County 6405
55 Iosco County 6355
56 Ogemaw County 6221
57 Menominee County 6153
58 Alpena County 5786
59 Roscommon County 5667
60 Charlevoix County 5545
61 Otsego County 5531
62 Benzie County 5379
63 Dickinson County 5322
64 Antrim County 4794
65 Leelanau County 4469
66 Arenac County 4363
67 Kalkaska County 4212
68 Lake County 4150
69 Missaukee County 3528
70 Crawford County 2732
71 Presque Isle County 2590
72 Mackinac County 2491
73 Gogebic County 2369
74 Oscoda County 2182
75 Alger County 2175
76 Montmorency County 1948
77 Schoolcraft County 1903
78 Alcona County 1794
79 Baraga County 1784
80 Iron County 1608
81 Luce County 1367
82 Ontonagon County 700
83 Keweenaw County 311