Ranking of Michigan Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Deaths for Michigan was 97.49K. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of deaths (18.28K), followed by Oakland County (10.56K), and Macomb County (8.91K).

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

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Wayne County 18277
2 Oakland County 10562
3 Macomb County 8912
4 Kent County 4801
5 Genesee County 4659
6 Washtenaw County 2226
7 Kalamazoo County 2205
8 Saginaw County 2177
9 Ingham County 2087
10 Ottawa County 1933
11 St. Clair County 1831
12 Berrien County 1816
13 Jackson County 1810
14 Muskegon County 1737
15 Calhoun County 1574
16 Livingston County 1493
17 Monroe County 1490
18 Bay County 1277
19 Lenawee County 1058
20 Allegan County 1045
21 Eaton County 1041
22 Lapeer County 918
23 Grand Traverse County 890
24 Van Buren County 842
25 Midland County 818
26 Shiawassee County 737
27 Marquette County 718
28 St. Joseph County 680
29 Clinton County 655
30 Montcalm County 623
31 Tuscola County 601
32 Barry County 569
33 Sanilac County 558
34 Ionia County 545
35 Cass County 528
36 Hillsdale County 517
37 Newaygo County 496
38 Isabella County 495
39 Branch County 489
40 Delta County 483
41 Clare County 474
42 Gratiot County 473
43 Huron County 465
44 Roscommon County 435
45 Mecosta County 432
46 Iosco County 427
47 Alpena County 406
48 Emmet County 382
49 Houghton County 365
50 Cheboygan County 345
51 Manistee County 342
52 Gladwin County 337
53 Chippewa County 334
54 Ogemaw County 333
55 Dickinson County 325
56 Wexford County 324
57 Mason County 314
58 Oceana County 282
59 Charlevoix County 281
60 Otsego County 278
61 Menominee County 267
62 Antrim County 260
63 Osceola County 259
64 Leelanau County 243
65 Arenac County 231
66 Presque Isle County 228
67 Gogebic County 197
68 Crawford County 195
69 Kalkaska County 194
70 Iron County 193
71 Alcona County 192
72 Benzie County 181
73 Lake County 170
74 Montmorency County 163
75 Missaukee County 153
76 Oscoda County 141
77 Mackinac County 138
78 Schoolcraft County 122
79 Alger County 114
80 Baraga County 110
81 Ontonagon County 107
82 Luce County 68
83 Keweenaw County 36