Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for Michigan was 9.99M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.75M), followed by Oakland County (1.26M), and Macomb County (872.39K).

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 2019
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2019
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1 Wayne County 1750093
2 Oakland County 1257726
3 Macomb County 872389
4 Kent County 656800
5 Genesee County 405702
6 Washtenaw County 368242
7 Ottawa County 291460
8 Ingham County 291426
9 Kalamazoo County 265531
10 Livingston County 192058
11 Saginaw County 190484
12 Muskegon County 173645
13 St. Clair County 159339
14 Jackson County 158357
15 Berrien County 153352
16 Monroe County 150412
17 Calhoun County 133806
18 Allegan County 118045
19 Eaton County 110119
20 Bay County 102964
21 Lenawee County 98519
22 Grand Traverse County 93032
23 Lapeer County 87808
24 Midland County 83412
25 Clinton County 79615
26 Van Buren County 75594
27 Isabella County 69635
28 Shiawassee County 68065
29 Marquette County 66689
30 Ionia County 64654
31 Montcalm County 63708
32 Barry County 61481
33 St. Joseph County 60826
34 Tuscola County 52355
35 Cass County 51847
36 Newaygo County 49027
37 Hillsdale County 45548
38 Mecosta County 43583
39 Branch County 43444
40 Sanilac County 41220
41 Gratiot County 40681
42 Chippewa County 37287
43 Delta County 35744
44 Houghton County 35709
45 Wexford County 33654
46 Emmet County 33337
47 Huron County 30904
48 Clare County 30884
49 Mason County 29154
50 Alpena County 28391
51 Oceana County 26562
52 Charlevoix County 26202
53 Gladwin County 25430
54 Dickinson County 25336
55 Cheboygan County 25331
56 Iosco County 25244
57 Otsego County 24664
58 Manistee County 24619
59 Roscommon County 23986
60 Osceola County 23394
61 Antrim County 23359
62 Menominee County 22772
63 Leelanau County 21692
64 Ogemaw County 20933
65 Kalkaska County 17984
66 Benzie County 17767
67 Missaukee County 15079
68 Arenac County 14944
69 Crawford County 14012
70 Gogebic County 13971
71 Presque Isle County 12602
72 Lake County 11752
73 Iron County 11053
74 Mackinac County 10807
75 Alcona County 10453
76 Montmorency County 9304
77 Alger County 9078
78 Oscoda County 8318
79 Baraga County 8245
80 Schoolcraft County 8081
81 Luce County 6266
82 Ontonagon County 5713
83 Keweenaw County 2085