Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (978.88K), followed by Oakland County (940.77K), and Macomb County (718.28K).

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 White Alone Population in 2011
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Wayne County 978882
2 Oakland County 940774
3 Macomb County 718277
4 Kent County 510012
5 Genesee County 317221
6 Washtenaw County 263104
7 Ottawa County 249178
8 Ingham County 220005
9 Kalamazoo County 209027
10 Livingston County 176662
11 St. Clair County 152961
12 Saginaw County 152893
13 Monroe County 144274
14 Jackson County 141029
15 Muskegon County 138761
16 Berrien County 125154
17 Calhoun County 112940
18 Allegan County 106476
19 Bay County 102345
20 Eaton County 95811
21 Lenawee County 93806
22 Lapeer County 85280
23 Grand Traverse County 84106
24 Midland County 79407
25 Clinton County 71578
26 Van Buren County 69698
27 Shiawassee County 68045
28 Marquette County 63362
29 Isabella County 63203
30 Montcalm County 60249
31 Ionia County 59297
32 St. Joseph County 57511
33 Barry County 57417
34 Tuscola County 53638
35 Cass County 47000
36 Newaygo County 46452
37 Hillsdale County 45448
38 Branch County 41979
39 Sanilac County 41715
40 Mecosta County 40699
41 Gratiot County 38940
42 Delta County 35003
43 Houghton County 34657
44 Huron County 32091
45 Wexford County 31613
46 Emmet County 30433
47 Clare County 30120
48 Alpena County 28619
49 Chippewa County 28068
50 Mason County 27553
51 Oceana County 25477
52 Dickinson County 25352
53 Gladwin County 25347
54 Charlevoix County 25033
55 Iosco County 24742
56 Cheboygan County 24242
57 Roscommon County 23674
58 Otsego County 23323
59 Manistee County 22943
60 Menominee County 22782
61 Osceola County 22730
62 Antrim County 22645
63 Ogemaw County 20912
64 Leelanau County 20044
65 Benzie County 16773
66 Kalkaska County 16609
67 Arenac County 15152
68 Gogebic County 14829
69 Missaukee County 14520
70 Crawford County 13672
71 Presque Isle County 12826
72 Iron County 11433
73 Alcona County 10544
74 Lake County 10039
75 Montmorency County 9398
76 Oscoda County 8403
77 Mackinac County 8384
78 Alger County 8205
79 Schoolcraft County 7405
80 Baraga County 6586
81 Ontonagon County 6438
82 Luce County 5245
83 Keweenaw County 2149