Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of 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 (4.16% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan counties, Ottawa County had the highest percentage of its population with Dutch ancestry (27.43%), followed by Allegan County (21.48%), and Kent County (16.22%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
Ottawa County
Allegan County
Kent County
Missaukee County
Newaygo County
Barry County
Muskegon County
Kalamazoo County
Oceana County
Ionia County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ottawa County 27.43
2 Allegan County 21.48
3 Kent County 16.22
4 Missaukee County 14.86
5 Newaygo County 12.70
6 Barry County 12.10
7 Muskegon County 8.34
8 Kalamazoo County 8.33
9 Oceana County 7.68
10 Ionia County 7.27
11 Van Buren County 6.81
12 Wexford County 5.92
13 Mason County 5.66
14 Lake County 5.27
15 Osceola County 5.25
16 Montcalm County 5.14
17 Charlevoix County 4.85
18 Mecosta County 4.83
19 Antrim County 4.58
20 St. Joseph County 4.23
21 Leelanau County 4.16
22 Chippewa County 3.97
23 Grand Traverse County 3.90
24 Clinton County 3.81
25 Emmet County 3.78
26 Kalkaska County 3.73
27 Benzie County 3.28
28 Manistee County 3.20
29 Berrien County 3.17
30 Cass County 3.15
31 Eaton County 3.10
32 Calhoun County 3.03
33 Alcona County 2.90
33 Branch County 2.90
34 Crawford County 2.83
35 Mackinac County 2.80
36 Gladwin County 2.74
37 Oscoda County 2.72
38 Shiawassee County 2.63
39 Isabella County 2.54
40 Schoolcraft County 2.49
41 Delta County 2.48
42 Iosco County 2.46
43 Midland County 2.42
44 Ontonagon County 2.41
45 Houghton County 2.40
46 Gratiot County 2.34
47 Roscommon County 2.31
48 Ingham County 2.28
49 Bay County 2.26
50 Cheboygan County 2.23
51 Lapeer County 2.20
51 Marquette County 2.20
52 Jackson County 2.16
53 Clare County 2.15
54 Montmorency County 2.11
55 Dickinson County 2.08
56 Washtenaw County 2.05
57 Luce County 1.99
58 Lenawee County 1.94
59 Livingston County 1.90
60 Hillsdale County 1.85
61 Tuscola County 1.82
62 Otsego County 1.80
63 Menominee County 1.79
64 St. Clair County 1.70
65 Alpena County 1.67
66 Presque Isle County 1.65
67 Arenac County 1.64
68 Gogebic County 1.60
69 Keweenaw County 1.56
70 Ogemaw County 1.44
71 Monroe County 1.41
72 Alger County 1.35
72 Genesee County 1.35
73 Baraga County 1.33
74 Oakland County 1.21
75 Iron County 1.16
76 Huron County 1.15
77 Sanilac County 1.13
78 Macomb County 1.04
79 Saginaw County 1.02
80 Wayne County 0.72