Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Michigan was 9.90M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.80M), followed by Oakland County (1.22M), and Macomb County (849.76K).
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 related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Michigan Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Wayne County | 1795797 |
| 2 | Oakland County | 1223723 |
| 3 | Macomb County | 849761 |
| 4 | Kent County | 615871 |
| 5 | Genesee County | 418243 |
| 6 | Washtenaw County | 352685 |
| 7 | Ingham County | 283592 |
| 8 | Ottawa County | 270868 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 255413 |
| 10 | Saginaw County | 198409 |
| 11 | Livingston County | 182805 |
| 12 | Muskegon County | 170191 |
| 13 | St. Clair County | 160637 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 159988 |
| 15 | Berrien County | 156669 |
| 16 | Monroe County | 150835 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 134755 |
| 18 | Allegan County | 111506 |
| 19 | Eaton County | 108013 |
| 20 | Bay County | 106980 |
| 21 | Lenawee County | 99041 |
| 22 | Grand Traverse County | 89238 |
| 23 | Lapeer County | 88200 |
| 24 | Midland County | 83743 |
| 25 | Clinton County | 76171 |
| 26 | Van Buren County | 75312 |
| 27 | Isabella County | 70679 |
| 28 | Shiawassee County | 69345 |
| 29 | Marquette County | 67840 |
| 30 | Ionia County | 63890 |
| 31 | Montcalm County | 63100 |
| 32 | St. Joseph County | 60987 |
| 33 | Barry County | 59025 |
| 34 | Tuscola County | 54705 |
| 35 | Cass County | 51815 |
| 36 | Newaygo County | 47886 |
| 37 | Hillsdale County | 46270 |
| 38 | Branch County | 43790 |
| 39 | Mecosta County | 43502 |
| 40 | Sanilac County | 42306 |
| 41 | Gratiot County | 41975 |
| 42 | Chippewa County | 39006 |
| 43 | Delta County | 36840 |
| 44 | Houghton County | 36752 |
| 45 | Emmet County | 32813 |
| 46 | Wexford County | 32518 |
| 47 | Huron County | 32449 |
| 48 | Clare County | 30796 |
| 49 | Alpena County | 29168 |
| 50 | Mason County | 28667 |
| 51 | Oceana County | 26302 |
| 52 | Charlevoix County | 26193 |
| 53 | Dickinson County | 26176 |
| 54 | Cheboygan County | 25745 |
| 55 | Gladwin County | 25543 |
| 56 | Iosco County | 25455 |
| 57 | Manistee County | 24675 |
| 58 | Roscommon County | 24184 |
| 59 | Otsego County | 24043 |
| 60 | Menominee County | 23736 |
| 61 | Osceola County | 23327 |
| 62 | Antrim County | 23251 |
| 63 | Leelanau County | 21380 |
| 64 | Ogemaw County | 21356 |
| 65 | Benzie County | 17319 |
| 66 | Kalkaska County | 17104 |
| 67 | Gogebic County | 16037 |
| 68 | Arenac County | 15500 |
| 69 | Missaukee County | 15009 |
| 70 | Crawford County | 13952 |
| 71 | Presque Isle County | 13084 |
| 72 | Iron County | 11569 |
| 73 | Lake County | 11462 |
| 74 | Mackinac County | 11066 |
| 75 | Alcona County | 10571 |
| 76 | Montmorency County | 9515 |
| 77 | Alger County | 9456 |
| 78 | Baraga County | 8725 |
| 79 | Oscoda County | 8574 |
| 80 | Schoolcraft County | 8348 |
| 81 | Luce County | 6479 |
| 82 | Ontonagon County | 6414 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 2169 |