Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Michigan White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,576,980. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (185,422), followed by Macomb County (151,556), and Oakland County (125,061).

The chart below shows the top 10 Michigan counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Wayne County
Macomb County
Oakland County
Kent County
Genesee County
Ottawa County
St. Clair County
Monroe County
Muskegon County
Jackson County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Wayne County 185422
2 Macomb County 151556
3 Oakland County 125061
4 Kent County 82202
5 Genesee County 68340
6 Ottawa County 43278
7 St. Clair County 36172
8 Monroe County 35222
9 Muskegon County 33881
10 Jackson County 33820
11 Livingston County 33343
12 Saginaw County 32836
13 Kalamazoo County 30980
14 Ingham County 28919
15 Allegan County 28010
16 Calhoun County 26364
17 Washtenaw County 25141
18 Berrien County 24404
19 Bay County 24148
20 Lenawee County 23789
21 Lapeer County 22089
22 Eaton County 17551
23 Montcalm County 17417
24 Shiawassee County 16751
25 Ionia County 16726
26 Tuscola County 16507
27 Midland County 15679
28 Barry County 15331
29 Van Buren County 14850
30 Grand Traverse County 14406
31 St. Joseph County 13836
32 Newaygo County 13525
33 Clinton County 13270
34 Hillsdale County 12404
35 Sanilac County 12089
36 Branch County 11998
37 Marquette County 11957
38 Cass County 11458
39 Gratiot County 10461
40 Isabella County 10423
41 Huron County 9485
42 Delta County 9112
43 Mecosta County 8627
44 Clare County 8620
45 Wexford County 7903
46 Alpena County 7465
47 Gladwin County 7147
48 Menominee County 7133
49 Mason County 6945
50 Iosco County 6773
51 Cheboygan County 6603
52 Houghton County 6508
53 Osceola County 6498
54 Oceana County 6353
55 Roscommon County 6261
56 Chippewa County 6243
57 Dickinson County 6040
58 Emmet County 5800
59 Ogemaw County 5776
60 Manistee County 5627
61 Otsego County 5465
62 Antrim County 5271
63 Charlevoix County 5170
64 Kalkaska County 4926
65 Missaukee County 4229
66 Arenac County 4192
67 Iron County 3791
68 Benzie County 3728
69 Presque Isle County 3658
70 Lake County 3558
71 Gogebic County 3511
72 Leelanau County 3305
73 Alcona County 3016
74 Crawford County 2917
75 Montmorency County 2914
76 Alger County 2602
77 Schoolcraft County 2243
78 Mackinac County 2198
79 Oscoda County 2132
80 Ontonagon County 2098
81 Baraga County 1908
82 Luce County 1174
83 Keweenaw County 439