Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for Michigan was 9.93M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.77M), followed by Oakland County (1.25M), and Macomb County (865.03K).

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 Population in 2015
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2015
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1 Wayne County 1764866
2 Oakland County 1244895
3 Macomb County 865031
4 Kent County 637333
5 Genesee County 410574
6 Washtenaw County 363555
7 Ingham County 287255
8 Ottawa County 280907
9 Kalamazoo County 259816
10 Saginaw County 193384
11 Livingston County 187221
12 Muskegon County 172506
13 St. Clair County 159757
14 Jackson County 159325
15 Berrien County 155136
16 Monroe County 149439
17 Calhoun County 134377
18 Allegan County 114122
19 Eaton County 108701
20 Bay County 105271
21 Lenawee County 98432
22 Grand Traverse County 91610
23 Lapeer County 88376
24 Midland County 83706
25 Clinton County 77037
26 Van Buren County 75087
27 Isabella County 70798
28 Shiawassee County 68538
29 Marquette County 67357
30 Ionia County 64073
31 Montcalm County 62778
32 St. Joseph County 60809
33 Barry County 59434
34 Tuscola County 53723
35 Cass County 51370
36 Newaygo County 47900
37 Hillsdale County 45894
38 Branch County 43635
39 Mecosta County 43013
40 Sanilac County 41463
41 Gratiot County 41333
42 Chippewa County 37998
43 Delta County 36431
44 Houghton County 36248
45 Emmet County 32931
46 Wexford County 32885
47 Huron County 31761
48 Clare County 30611
49 Mason County 28754
50 Alpena County 28728
51 Oceana County 26316
52 Charlevoix County 26219
53 Dickinson County 25675
54 Cheboygan County 25399
55 Iosco County 25360
56 Gladwin County 25227
57 Manistee County 24462
58 Otsego County 24209
59 Roscommon County 23910
60 Menominee County 23494
61 Osceola County 23180
62 Antrim County 23036
63 Leelanau County 21633
64 Ogemaw County 20876
65 Benzie County 17386
66 Kalkaska County 17254
67 Gogebic County 15537
68 Arenac County 15304
69 Missaukee County 14884
70 Crawford County 13854
71 Presque Isle County 12800
72 Lake County 11691
73 Iron County 11327
74 Mackinac County 10814
75 Alcona County 10327
76 Montmorency County 9292
77 Alger County 9265
78 Baraga County 8583
79 Oscoda County 8275
80 Schoolcraft County 8118
81 Luce County 6431
82 Ontonagon County 6037
83 Keweenaw County 2124