Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Michigan was 9.99M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.76M), followed by Oakland County (1.26M), and Macomb County (872.09K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2018
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1 Wayne County 1755868
2 Oakland County 1257472
3 Macomb County 872089
4 Kent County 653636
5 Genesee County 406626
6 Washtenaw County 370548
7 Ingham County 291267
8 Ottawa County 289578
9 Kalamazoo County 265120
10 Livingston County 191259
11 Saginaw County 190841
12 Muskegon County 173719
13 St. Clair County 159186
14 Jackson County 158594
15 Berrien County 153892
16 Monroe County 150218
17 Calhoun County 133858
18 Allegan County 117137
19 Eaton County 109684
20 Bay County 103674
21 Lenawee County 98118
22 Grand Traverse County 92587
23 Lapeer County 87987
24 Midland County 83447
25 Clinton County 79229
26 Van Buren County 75434
27 Isabella County 70392
28 Shiawassee County 68064
29 Marquette County 66406
30 Ionia County 64290
31 Montcalm County 63854
32 Barry County 61195
33 St. Joseph County 60808
34 Tuscola County 52692
35 Cass County 51773
36 Newaygo County 48914
37 Hillsdale County 45709
38 Branch County 43474
39 Mecosta County 43471
40 Sanilac County 41233
41 Gratiot County 40582
42 Chippewa County 37423
43 Houghton County 35993
44 Delta County 35887
45 Wexford County 33452
46 Emmet County 33168
47 Huron County 31193
48 Clare County 30684
49 Mason County 29121
50 Alpena County 28422
51 Oceana County 26577
52 Charlevoix County 26247
53 Cheboygan County 25574
54 Dickinson County 25431
55 Gladwin County 25326
56 Iosco County 25195
57 Otsego County 24675
58 Manistee County 24479
59 Roscommon County 23822
60 Antrim County 23339
61 Osceola County 23310
62 Menominee County 22908
63 Leelanau County 21662
64 Ogemaw County 20876
65 Kalkaska County 17774
66 Benzie County 17748
67 Gogebic County 15095
68 Missaukee County 15094
69 Arenac County 15033
70 Crawford County 13881
71 Presque Isle County 12712
72 Lake County 11850
73 Iron County 11094
74 Mackinac County 10790
75 Alcona County 10364
76 Montmorency County 9260
77 Alger County 9105
78 Baraga County 8313
79 Oscoda County 8249
80 Schoolcraft County 8007
81 Luce County 6336
82 Ontonagon County 5816
83 Keweenaw County 2076