Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Michigan counties, Chippewa County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (5.97K), followed by Wayne County (5.77K), and Oakland County (2.95K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2012
Chippewa
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Isabella
Kent
Genesee
Mackinac
Ingham
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population
1 Chippewa County 5968
2 Wayne County 5769
3 Oakland County 2950
4 Macomb County 2396
5 Isabella County 2214
6 Kent County 2069
7 Genesee County 1917
8 Mackinac County 1899
9 Ingham County 1265
10 Muskegon County 1237
11 Marquette County 1176
12 Baraga County 1163
13 Emmet County 1153
14 Washtenaw County 1036
15 Grand Traverse County 954
16 Kalamazoo County 921
17 Delta County 872
18 Ottawa County 812
19 Berrien County 803
20 Schoolcraft County 757
21 Cheboygan County 752
22 Calhoun County 726
23 Leelanau County 657
24 Saginaw County 649
25 Livingston County 638
26 St. Clair County 625
27 Menominee County 597
28 Allegan County 581
29 Van Buren County 550
30 Manistee County 519
31 Jackson County 504
32 Bay County 490
33 Cass County 481
34 Charlevoix County 397
34 Eaton County 397
35 Monroe County 391
36 Gogebic County 380
36 Lenawee County 380
37 Alger County 364
38 Lapeer County 347
39 Midland County 338
40 Luce County 335
41 Newaygo County 326
42 Clinton County 303
43 Montcalm County 295
44 Shiawassee County 292
45 Ionia County 268
46 Mason County 266
47 Barry County 264
48 Mecosta County 253
49 Benzie County 244
50 Tuscola County 238
51 St. Joseph County 231
52 Antrim County 222
53 Oceana County 214
54 Clare County 204
55 Gratiot County 192
56 Houghton County 186
57 Wexford County 185
58 Arenac County 177
58 Iosco County 177
59 Hillsdale County 174
60 Otsego County 168
61 Ogemaw County 166
62 Dickinson County 165
63 Branch County 156
64 Sanilac County 148
65 Roscommon County 147
66 Kalkaska County 144
67 Alpena County 143
68 Gladwin County 123
69 Osceola County 118
70 Iron County 114
71 Huron County 109
72 Presque Isle County 91
73 Crawford County 83
74 Lake County 78
75 Missaukee County 77
76 Ontonagon County 76
77 Alcona County 64
78 Oscoda County 53
79 Montmorency County 45
80 Keweenaw County 3