Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population density per square mile (2.93K people per sqr mile), followed by Macomb County (1.84K people per sqr mile), and Oakland County (1.47K people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, Keweenaw County had the lowest population density (3.79 people per sqr mile), followed by Ontonagon County (4.44 people per sqr mile), and Luce County (5.94 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
| Rank | County | Population Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | 2931.43 |
| 2 | Macomb County | 1838.38 |
| 3 | Oakland County | 1469.43 |
| 4 | Kent County | 775.06 |
| 5 | Genesee County | 637.75 |
| 6 | Washtenaw County | 527.28 |
| 7 | Ottawa County | 525.63 |
| 8 | Ingham County | 512.34 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 465.64 |
| 10 | Muskegon County | 348.92 |
| 11 | Livingston County | 342.95 |
| 12 | Monroe County | 281.80 |
| 13 | Berrien County | 271.79 |
| 14 | Saginaw County | 237.42 |
| 15 | Bay County | 234.75 |
| 16 | Jackson County | 228.48 |
| 17 | St. Clair County | 222.29 |
| 18 | Grand Traverse County | 205.11 |
| 19 | Calhoun County | 190.17 |
| 20 | Eaton County | 189.80 |
| 21 | Midland County | 161.36 |
| 22 | Allegan County | 146.02 |
| 23 | Clinton County | 139.72 |
| 24 | Lapeer County | 136.97 |
| 25 | Lenawee County | 132.63 |
| 26 | Shiawassee County | 128.25 |
| 27 | Van Buren County | 124.36 |
| 28 | St. Joseph County | 121.73 |
| 29 | Ionia County | 116.93 |
| 30 | Barry County | 112.86 |
| 31 | Isabella County | 112.44 |
| 32 | Cass County | 105.26 |
| 33 | Montcalm County | 94.44 |
| 34 | Branch County | 88.59 |
| 35 | Hillsdale County | 76.48 |
| 36 | Gratiot County | 73.47 |
| 37 | Emmet County | 72.96 |
| 38 | Mecosta County | 71.54 |
| 39 | Tuscola County | 66.25 |
| 40 | Leelanau County | 64.23 |
| 41 | Charlevoix County | 62.58 |
| 42 | Wexford County | 59.61 |
| 43 | Newaygo County | 59.58 |
| 44 | Mason County | 58.70 |
| 45 | Benzie County | 56.21 |
| 46 | Clare County | 54.67 |
| 47 | Gladwin County | 50.59 |
| 48 | Alpena County | 50.55 |
| 49 | Oceana County | 49.54 |
| 50 | Antrim County | 49.26 |
| 51 | Otsego County | 48.72 |
| 52 | Manistee County | 46.16 |
| 53 | Iosco County | 45.96 |
| 54 | Roscommon County | 45.12 |
| 55 | Sanilac County | 42.19 |
| 56 | Arenac County | 41.31 |
| 57 | Osceola County | 40.42 |
| 58 | Huron County | 37.57 |
| 59 | Houghton County | 37.02 |
| 60 | Ogemaw County | 36.86 |
| 61 | Marquette County | 36.49 |
| 62 | Cheboygan County | 35.76 |
| 63 | Dickinson County | 34.10 |
| 64 | Kalkaska County | 32.05 |
| 65 | Delta County | 31.51 |
| 66 | Missaukee County | 26.65 |
| 67 | Chippewa County | 23.60 |
| 68 | Crawford County | 23.34 |
| 69 | Menominee County | 22.51 |
| 70 | Lake County | 21.31 |
| 71 | Presque Isle County | 19.71 |
| 72 | Montmorency County | 16.74 |
| 73 | Alcona County | 15.07 |
| 74 | Oscoda County | 14.53 |
| 75 | Gogebic County | 13.05 |
| 76 | Mackinac County | 10.60 |
| 77 | Iron County | 9.98 |
| 78 | Alger County | 9.66 |
| 79 | Baraga County | 9.08 |
| 80 | Schoolcraft County | 6.87 |
| 81 | Luce County | 5.94 |
| 82 | Ontonagon County | 4.44 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 3.79 |