Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,538,539. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (178,575), followed by Macomb County (149,822), and Oakland County (121,370).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Wayne County
Macomb County
Oakland County
Kent County
Genesee County
Ottawa County
St. Clair County
Monroe County
Jackson County
Muskegon County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Wayne County 178575
2 Macomb County 149822
3 Oakland County 121370
4 Kent County 78540
5 Genesee County 66787
6 Ottawa County 41180
7 St. Clair County 35631
8 Monroe County 34376
9 Jackson County 33329
10 Muskegon County 33105
11 Livingston County 33089
12 Saginaw County 31426
13 Kalamazoo County 30329
14 Allegan County 27416
15 Ingham County 26986
16 Calhoun County 25671
17 Washtenaw County 23920
18 Berrien County 23813
19 Bay County 23538
20 Lenawee County 22757
21 Lapeer County 21617
22 Montcalm County 17168
23 Eaton County 17062
24 Shiawassee County 16459
25 Ionia County 16341
26 Tuscola County 16305
27 Midland County 15476
28 Barry County 15066
29 Van Buren County 14403
30 Grand Traverse County 14212
31 St. Joseph County 13619
32 Newaygo County 13380
33 Clinton County 12971
34 Hillsdale County 12294
35 Sanilac County 11917
36 Marquette County 11878
37 Branch County 11791
38 Cass County 11287
39 Isabella County 10249
40 Gratiot County 10144
41 Huron County 9440
42 Delta County 9054
43 Mecosta County 8524
44 Clare County 8517
45 Wexford County 7842
46 Alpena County 7430
47 Gladwin County 7099
48 Menominee County 7051
49 Mason County 6836
50 Iosco County 6668
51 Cheboygan County 6547
52 Houghton County 6488
53 Osceola County 6464
54 Chippewa County 6216
55 Roscommon County 6197
56 Dickinson County 5993
57 Oceana County 5916
58 Emmet County 5749
59 Ogemaw County 5714
60 Manistee County 5532
61 Otsego County 5462
62 Antrim County 5250
63 Charlevoix County 5114
64 Kalkaska County 4899
65 Missaukee County 4194
66 Arenac County 4158
67 Iron County 3776
68 Benzie County 3724
69 Presque Isle County 3620
70 Lake County 3519
71 Gogebic County 3497
72 Leelanau County 3257
73 Alcona County 2999
74 Montmorency County 2895
75 Crawford County 2888
76 Alger County 2596
77 Schoolcraft County 2243
78 Mackinac County 2187
79 Oscoda County 2132
80 Ontonagon County 2092
81 Baraga County 1855
82 Luce County 1167
83 Keweenaw County 439