Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Michigan was 9.95M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.76M), followed by Oakland County (1.25M), and Macomb County (868.33K).

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 2016
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2016
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1 Wayne County 1760835
2 Oakland County 1251563
3 Macomb County 868329
4 Kent County 644219
5 Genesee County 409054
6 Washtenaw County 366960
7 Ingham County 289633
8 Ottawa County 283686
9 Kalamazoo County 261584
10 Saginaw County 192636
11 Livingston County 188585
12 Muskegon County 173342
13 St. Clair County 159477
14 Jackson County 158345
15 Berrien County 154451
16 Monroe County 149278
17 Calhoun County 134343
18 Allegan County 115018
19 Eaton County 109220
20 Bay County 104421
21 Lenawee County 98595
22 Grand Traverse County 92076
23 Lapeer County 88227
24 Midland County 83485
25 Clinton County 77639
26 Van Buren County 75283
27 Isabella County 71247
28 Shiawassee County 68589
29 Marquette County 66563
30 Ionia County 64215
31 Montcalm County 62988
32 St. Joseph County 60761
33 Barry County 59801
34 Tuscola County 53260
35 Cass County 51326
36 Newaygo County 47812
37 Hillsdale County 45789
38 Branch County 43451
39 Mecosta County 43174
40 Sanilac County 41438
41 Gratiot County 40937
42 Chippewa County 37724
43 Houghton County 36354
44 Delta County 36217
45 Wexford County 33086
46 Emmet County 32910
47 Huron County 31471
48 Clare County 30382
49 Mason County 28846
50 Alpena County 28670
51 Oceana County 26327
52 Charlevoix County 26214
53 Dickinson County 25531
54 Cheboygan County 25452
55 Iosco County 25307
56 Gladwin County 25146
57 Manistee County 24452
58 Otsego County 24420
59 Roscommon County 23782
60 Menominee County 23217
61 Osceola County 23179
62 Antrim County 23090
63 Leelanau County 21508
64 Ogemaw County 20857
65 Benzie County 17523
66 Kalkaska County 17283
67 Gogebic County 15331
68 Arenac County 15126
69 Missaukee County 15028
70 Crawford County 13754
71 Presque Isle County 12718
72 Lake County 11861
73 Iron County 11168
74 Mackinac County 10713
75 Alcona County 10355
76 Montmorency County 9210
77 Alger County 9138
78 Baraga County 8532
79 Oscoda County 8238
80 Schoolcraft County 7952
81 Luce County 6332
82 Ontonagon County 5935
83 Keweenaw County 2143