Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Michigan was 10.08M. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population (1.76M), followed by Oakland County (1.28M), and Macomb County (879.27K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Wayne County | 1762371 |
| 2 | Oakland County | 1281836 |
| 3 | Macomb County | 879271 |
| 4 | Kent County | 665109 |
| 5 | Genesee County | 401711 |
| 6 | Washtenaw County | 370398 |
| 7 | Ottawa County | 303575 |
| 8 | Ingham County | 287710 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 263297 |
| 10 | Livingston County | 196772 |
| 11 | Saginaw County | 187769 |
| 12 | Muskegon County | 176476 |
| 13 | St. Clair County | 160280 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 159835 |
| 15 | Monroe County | 155590 |
| 16 | Berrien County | 152651 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 133505 |
| 18 | Allegan County | 121874 |
| 19 | Eaton County | 109072 |
| 20 | Bay County | 102774 |
| 21 | Lenawee County | 97621 |
| 22 | Grand Traverse County | 96457 |
| 23 | Lapeer County | 89060 |
| 24 | Midland County | 84007 |
| 25 | Clinton County | 79823 |
| 26 | Van Buren County | 75905 |
| 27 | Montcalm County | 68431 |
| 28 | Shiawassee County | 68005 |
| 29 | Marquette County | 67654 |
| 30 | Ionia County | 66104 |
| 31 | Isabella County | 64485 |
| 32 | Barry County | 63881 |
| 33 | St. Joseph County | 61062 |
| 34 | Tuscola County | 52856 |
| 35 | Cass County | 51566 |
| 36 | Newaygo County | 51189 |
| 37 | Hillsdale County | 45616 |
| 38 | Branch County | 45613 |
| 39 | Mecosta County | 41722 |
| 40 | Gratiot County | 41434 |
| 41 | Sanilac County | 40434 |
| 42 | Houghton County | 37847 |
| 43 | Delta County | 36846 |
| 44 | Chippewa County | 36340 |
| 45 | Wexford County | 34266 |
| 46 | Emmet County | 34039 |
| 47 | Clare County | 31376 |
| 48 | Huron County | 30943 |
| 49 | Mason County | 29199 |
| 50 | Alpena County | 28870 |
| 51 | Oceana County | 27010 |
| 52 | Charlevoix County | 26089 |
| 53 | Cheboygan County | 26078 |
| 54 | Dickinson County | 26069 |
| 55 | Gladwin County | 25959 |
| 56 | Otsego County | 25785 |
| 57 | Manistee County | 25485 |
| 58 | Iosco County | 25361 |
| 59 | Antrim County | 24466 |
| 60 | Roscommon County | 23920 |
| 61 | Osceola County | 23289 |
| 62 | Menominee County | 23123 |
| 63 | Leelanau County | 22970 |
| 64 | Ogemaw County | 20983 |
| 65 | Benzie County | 18460 |
| 66 | Kalkaska County | 18422 |
| 67 | Missaukee County | 15325 |
| 68 | Arenac County | 15152 |
| 69 | Gogebic County | 14263 |
| 70 | Crawford County | 13557 |
| 71 | Presque Isle County | 13278 |
| 72 | Lake County | 12766 |
| 73 | Iron County | 11722 |
| 74 | Mackinac County | 10942 |
| 75 | Alcona County | 10513 |
| 76 | Montmorency County | 9714 |
| 77 | Alger County | 8740 |
| 78 | Oscoda County | 8572 |
| 79 | Baraga County | 8222 |
| 80 | Schoolcraft County | 8167 |
| 81 | Luce County | 6389 |
| 82 | Ontonagon County | 5857 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 2181 |