Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for Michigan was 10.14M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.77M), followed by Oakland County (1.30M), and Macomb County (886.18K).

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 2024
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2024
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1 Wayne County 1771063
2 Oakland County 1296888
3 Macomb County 886175
4 Kent County 673002
5 Genesee County 402279
6 Washtenaw County 373875
7 Ottawa County 306235
8 Ingham County 290427
9 Kalamazoo County 264780
10 Livingston County 196976
11 Saginaw County 187714
12 Muskegon County 177428
13 St. Clair County 160308
14 Jackson County 160233
15 Monroe County 156045
16 Berrien County 152703
17 Calhoun County 133785
18 Allegan County 122429
19 Eaton County 109494
20 Bay County 102651
21 Lenawee County 97746
22 Grand Traverse County 96625
23 Lapeer County 89168
24 Midland County 84022
25 Clinton County 80050
26 Van Buren County 76129
27 Montcalm County 69314
28 Shiawassee County 67982
29 Marquette County 67979
30 Ionia County 66250
31 Isabella County 65072
32 Barry County 64025
33 St. Joseph County 61171
34 Tuscola County 52757
35 Cass County 51550
36 Newaygo County 51504
37 Branch County 46187
38 Hillsdale County 45590
39 Mecosta County 41947
40 Gratiot County 41372
41 Sanilac County 40293
42 Houghton County 38041
43 Delta County 36687
44 Chippewa County 36253
45 Wexford County 34460
46 Emmet County 33949
47 Clare County 31405
48 Huron County 30780
49 Mason County 29093
50 Alpena County 28903
51 Oceana County 27014
52 Charlevoix County 26105
53 Otsego County 26083
54 Dickinson County 25995
54 Gladwin County 25995
55 Cheboygan County 25964
56 Manistee County 25519
57 Iosco County 25361
58 Antrim County 24536
59 Roscommon County 23932
60 Osceola County 23484
61 Menominee County 23050
62 Leelanau County 22871
63 Ogemaw County 20985
64 Kalkaska County 18618
65 Benzie County 18520
66 Missaukee County 15239
67 Arenac County 15087
68 Gogebic County 14217
69 Crawford County 13599
70 Presque Isle County 13230
71 Lake County 13005
72 Iron County 11709
73 Mackinac County 11144
74 Alcona County 10624
75 Montmorency County 9828
76 Alger County 8695
77 Oscoda County 8596
78 Schoolcraft County 8178
79 Baraga County 8169
80 Luce County 6328
81 Ontonagon County 5824
82 Keweenaw County 2161