Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.28K), followed by Chippewa County (6.06K), and Kent County (4.50K).

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 other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
Wayne
Chippewa
Kent
Oakland
Macomb
Isabella
Genesee
Mackinac
Ingham
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Wayne County 8280
2 Chippewa County 6056
3 Kent County 4501
4 Oakland County 3826
5 Macomb County 2840
6 Isabella County 2612
7 Genesee County 2348
8 Mackinac County 1923
9 Ingham County 1859
10 Muskegon County 1552
11 Ottawa County 1541
12 Washtenaw County 1474
13 Kalamazoo County 1278
14 Emmet County 1234
15 Marquette County 1217
16 Baraga County 1207
17 Grand Traverse County 1075
18 Saginaw County 1018
19 Berrien County 990
20 Calhoun County 979
21 Van Buren County 914
22 Delta County 895
23 Leelanau County 803
24 Allegan County 793
25 St. Clair County 791
26 Cheboygan County 785
27 Schoolcraft County 767
28 Livingston County 742
29 Jackson County 650
30 Menominee County 640
31 Bay County 618
32 Manistee County 559
33 Cass County 545
34 Lenawee County 538
35 Monroe County 528
36 Eaton County 516
37 Charlevoix County 429
38 Lapeer County 427
39 Newaygo County 403
40 Gogebic County 399
41 Midland County 394
42 Ionia County 388
43 Alger County 383
44 Oceana County 373
45 Clinton County 366
46 Montcalm County 360
47 Shiawassee County 358
48 St. Joseph County 348
49 Luce County 345
50 Mason County 317
51 Mecosta County 308
52 Barry County 301
53 Tuscola County 291
54 Benzie County 262
55 Gratiot County 247
56 Antrim County 244
57 Clare County 226
58 Houghton County 218
59 Sanilac County 217
60 Branch County 214
61 Wexford County 208
62 Hillsdale County 203
62 Iosco County 203
63 Arenac County 188
64 Otsego County 187
65 Dickinson County 179
65 Ogemaw County 179
66 Roscommon County 164
67 Kalkaska County 153
68 Alpena County 150
69 Gladwin County 142
70 Iron County 137
71 Osceola County 131
72 Huron County 118
73 Missaukee County 104
74 Presque Isle County 102
75 Crawford County 95
75 Lake County 95
76 Ontonagon County 82
77 Alcona County 68
78 Oscoda County 62
79 Montmorency County 47
80 Keweenaw County 3