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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Michigan (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,971,279. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (358,049), followed by Macomb County (182,867), and Oakland County (164,045).

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

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By 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
Saginaw County
Muskegon County
Jackson County
St. Clair County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By 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 358049
2 Macomb County 182867
3 Oakland County 164045
4 Kent County 104608
5 Genesee County 88331
6 Ottawa County 48490
7 Saginaw County 42795
8 Muskegon County 41547
9 Jackson County 38277
10 St. Clair County 38260
11 Ingham County 37572
12 Kalamazoo County 37053
13 Monroe County 36909
14 Livingston County 34379
14 Washtenaw County 34379
15 Calhoun County 32606
16 Berrien County 30270
17 Allegan County 29807
18 Bay County 25610
19 Lenawee County 25545
20 Lapeer County 23202
21 Eaton County 20296
22 Montcalm County 18643
23 Ionia County 18501
24 Shiawassee County 17298
25 Tuscola County 17211
26 Van Buren County 16781
27 Midland County 16603
28 Barry County 15584
29 Grand Traverse County 15170
30 St. Joseph County 14994
31 Newaygo County 14404
32 Clinton County 13985
33 Branch County 12854
34 Marquette County 12711
35 Hillsdale County 12643
36 Cass County 12627
37 Sanilac County 12480
38 Gratiot County 11925
39 Isabella County 11547
40 Huron County 9780
41 Delta County 9635
42 Mecosta County 9150
43 Clare County 8880
44 Chippewa County 8709
45 Wexford County 8370
46 Alpena County 7783
47 Mason County 7418
48 Menominee County 7360
49 Gladwin County 7342
50 Iosco County 7125
51 Cheboygan County 7075
52 Oceana County 6837
53 Houghton County 6767
54 Osceola County 6732
55 Roscommon County 6516
56 Manistee County 6295
57 Emmet County 6260
58 Dickinson County 6255
59 Ogemaw County 5957
60 Otsego County 5638
61 Antrim County 5486
62 Charlevoix County 5378
63 Kalkaska County 5073
64 Missaukee County 4384
65 Arenac County 4363
66 Benzie County 3932
67 Iron County 3872
68 Gogebic County 3866
69 Lake County 3847
70 Presque Isle County 3770
71 Leelanau County 3618
72 Alger County 3181
73 Alcona County 3167
74 Crawford County 3058
75 Mackinac County 3033
76 Montmorency County 2974
77 Schoolcraft County 2550
78 Baraga County 2535
79 Oscoda County 2234
80 Ontonagon County 2165
81 Luce County 1593
82 Keweenaw County 458