Ranking of Michigan Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Michigan was 115.24K. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of deaths (20.84K), followed by Oakland County (12.27K), and Macomb County (10.29K).

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

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Wayne County 20841
2 Oakland County 12267
3 Macomb County 10288
4 Kent County 5772
5 Genesee County 5492
6 Ingham County 2733
7 Saginaw County 2722
8 Washtenaw County 2670
9 Kalamazoo County 2630
10 Ottawa County 2505
11 St. Clair County 2292
12 Muskegon County 2147
13 Jackson County 2067
14 Calhoun County 1943
15 Berrien County 1930
16 Monroe County 1872
17 Livingston County 1808
18 Bay County 1638
19 Eaton County 1363
20 Lenawee County 1312
21 Allegan County 1270
22 Lapeer County 1094
23 Grand Traverse County 1091
24 Van Buren County 954
25 Midland County 898
26 Shiawassee County 840
27 Clinton County 806
28 Montcalm County 791
29 Marquette County 775
30 Tuscola County 773
31 St. Joseph County 764
32 Isabella County 696
33 Barry County 693
34 Cass County 662
35 Sanilac County 642
36 Newaygo County 623
37 Delta County 615
38 Hillsdale County 602
39 Ionia County 592
40 Branch County 563
41 Huron County 543
42 Clare County 540
42 Gratiot County 540
43 Mecosta County 493
44 Roscommon County 486
45 Gladwin County 484
46 Iosco County 482
47 Emmet County 433
48 Alpena County 432
49 Chippewa County 428
50 Wexford County 424
51 Mason County 413
52 Cheboygan County 400
53 Manistee County 396
54 Dickinson County 394
55 Houghton County 387
56 Ogemaw County 360
57 Otsego County 337
58 Antrim County 334
58 Oceana County 334
59 Menominee County 328
60 Charlevoix County 314
61 Leelanau County 304
62 Osceola County 261
63 Benzie County 251
64 Arenac County 240
65 Gogebic County 239
66 Kalkaska County 237
67 Iron County 220
68 Alcona County 208
69 Lake County 205
70 Presque Isle County 204
71 Missaukee County 203
72 Crawford County 200
73 Montmorency County 197
74 Oscoda County 181
75 Mackinac County 162
76 Schoolcraft County 139
77 Baraga County 128
78 Ontonagon County 122
79 Alger County 111
80 Luce County 83
81 Keweenaw County 26