Ranking of Michigan Counties By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,735,665. Among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (331,772), followed by Wayne County (207,453), and Kent County (144,703).

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Ranking of Michigan Counties By 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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
0 of 0
Rank County Number of People
1 Oakland County 331772
2 Wayne County 207453
3 Kent County 144703
4 Macomb County 133883
5 Washtenaw County 103975
6 Ottawa County 61800
7 Kalamazoo County 57382
8 Ingham County 55311
9 Genesee County 51062
10 Livingston County 49454
11 Berrien County 26307
12 Grand Traverse County 25357
13 Saginaw County 24972
14 Jackson County 23190
15 Monroe County 22347
16 Muskegon County 22080
17 St. Clair County 21006
18 Eaton County 19843
19 Midland County 18992
20 Allegan County 18485
21 Calhoun County 17399
22 Clinton County 16590
23 Marquette County 14462
24 Bay County 14383
25 Lenawee County 14289
26 Lapeer County 11317
27 Van Buren County 10293
28 Barry County 10153
29 Isabella County 9605
30 Emmet County 8624
31 Shiawassee County 8417
32 Leelanau County 7988
33 Ionia County 6905
34 Cass County 6876
35 Houghton County 6811
36 St. Joseph County 6204
37 Charlevoix County 6187
38 Montcalm County 6125
39 Newaygo County 5722
40 Mecosta County 5703
41 Hillsdale County 5475
42 Tuscola County 5194
43 Antrim County 5125
44 Delta County 4889
45 Mason County 4742
46 Chippewa County 4622
47 Gratiot County 4587
48 Otsego County 4513
49 Branch County 4497
50 Wexford County 4453
51 Dickinson County 4276
52 Benzie County 4216
53 Cheboygan County 4165
54 Sanilac County 4096
55 Manistee County 3942
56 Huron County 3648
57 Oceana County 3560
58 Alpena County 3477
59 Roscommon County 3051
60 Menominee County 2983
61 Iosco County 2967
62 Clare County 2591
63 Gladwin County 2580
64 Gogebic County 2356
65 Osceola County 2328
66 Crawford County 2033
67 Ogemaw County 1971
68 Kalkaska County 1960
69 Presque Isle County 1860
70 Mackinac County 1784
71 Iron County 1650
72 Arenac County 1597
73 Alcona County 1569
74 Missaukee County 1549
75 Alger County 1142
76 Lake County 1134
77 Schoolcraft County 1036
78 Montmorency County 1015
79 Baraga County 801
79 Oscoda County 801
80 Ontonagon County 713
81 Luce County 698
82 Keweenaw County 592