Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Michigan Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,704,205. Among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (325,355), followed by Wayne County (202,020), and Kent County (142,094).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Oakland County
Wayne County
Kent County
Macomb County
Washtenaw County
Ottawa County
Kalamazoo County
Ingham County
Genesee County
Livingston County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Oakland County 325355
2 Wayne County 202020
3 Kent County 142094
4 Macomb County 132433
5 Washtenaw County 101538
6 Ottawa County 60505
7 Kalamazoo County 56140
8 Ingham County 53773
9 Genesee County 50208
10 Livingston County 48882
11 Berrien County 25511
12 Grand Traverse County 25003
13 Saginaw County 24172
14 Jackson County 22803
15 Monroe County 21886
16 Muskegon County 21789
17 St. Clair County 20636
18 Eaton County 19491
19 Midland County 18775
20 Allegan County 18234
21 Calhoun County 17112
22 Clinton County 16353
23 Marquette County 14387
24 Bay County 14195
25 Lenawee County 14000
26 Lapeer County 11235
27 Van Buren County 10211
28 Barry County 10055
29 Isabella County 9485
30 Emmet County 8494
31 Shiawassee County 8290
32 Leelanau County 7943
33 Cass County 6797
34 Ionia County 6785
35 Houghton County 6783
36 Charlevoix County 6175
37 St. Joseph County 6118
38 Montcalm County 6077
39 Newaygo County 5681
40 Mecosta County 5664
41 Hillsdale County 5450
42 Tuscola County 5150
43 Antrim County 5101
44 Delta County 4887
45 Mason County 4646
46 Chippewa County 4600
47 Otsego County 4486
48 Branch County 4463
49 Wexford County 4453
50 Gratiot County 4348
51 Dickinson County 4253
52 Benzie County 4198
53 Cheboygan County 4156
54 Sanilac County 4057
55 Manistee County 3904
56 Huron County 3625
57 Alpena County 3467
58 Oceana County 3452
59 Roscommon County 3027
60 Iosco County 2936
61 Menominee County 2931
62 Gladwin County 2580
63 Clare County 2572
64 Gogebic County 2350
65 Osceola County 2253
66 Crawford County 2033
67 Kalkaska County 1949
68 Ogemaw County 1932
69 Presque Isle County 1855
70 Mackinac County 1781
71 Iron County 1650
72 Arenac County 1578
73 Alcona County 1569
74 Missaukee County 1537
75 Alger County 1133
76 Lake County 1126
77 Schoolcraft County 1036
78 Montmorency County 1010
79 Baraga County 801
80 Oscoda County 798
81 Ontonagon County 713
82 Luce County 685
83 Keweenaw County 586