Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mecosta County, MI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 43,271 population of Mecosta County, Michigan comprised of 1,007 people who identified as Hispanic (2.33%), and 42,264 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mecosta County, Michigan with a population of 40,281 (93.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,226 (2.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,001 (2.31%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mecosta County, Michigan in 2017, with a population of 39,490 (91.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,170 (2.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 922 (2.13%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Mecosta, Michigan.

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Population By Race in Mecosta , MI in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,226 2.83%
White Alone 40,281 93.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 336 0.78%
Asian Alone 406 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,001 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Mecosta , MI in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 791 1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 62 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 79 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,170 2.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,490 91.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 274 0.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 399 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 922 2.13%