Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.20K), followed by Chippewa County (6.23K), and Kent County (4.70K).

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 2016
Wayne
Chippewa
Kent
Oakland
Macomb
Isabella
Genesee
Ingham
Mackinac
Ottawa
Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Wayne County 8204
2 Chippewa County 6233
3 Kent County 4698
4 Oakland County 3836
5 Macomb County 2884
6 Isabella County 2779
7 Genesee County 2272
8 Ingham County 1817
9 Mackinac County 1791
10 Ottawa County 1591
11 Muskegon County 1590
12 Washtenaw County 1521
13 Kalamazoo County 1285
14 Marquette County 1264
15 Emmet County 1245
16 Baraga County 1193
17 Grand Traverse County 1188
18 Calhoun County 1048
19 Saginaw County 1038
20 Berrien County 965
21 Delta County 946
22 Van Buren County 900
23 Livingston County 875
24 Allegan County 847
25 St. Clair County 817
26 Leelanau County 787
27 Cheboygan County 747
28 Schoolcraft County 736
29 Menominee County 667
30 Bay County 647
31 Jackson County 645
32 Cass County 631
33 Lenawee County 581
34 Eaton County 568
35 Manistee County 564
36 Monroe County 550
37 Lapeer County 467
38 Gogebic County 438
39 Charlevoix County 433
40 Midland County 421
41 Alger County 416
42 Ionia County 415
43 Newaygo County 407
44 Oceana County 403
45 Clinton County 384
45 Montcalm County 384
46 Shiawassee County 382
47 Luce County 340
48 St. Joseph County 337
49 Mecosta County 325
50 Tuscola County 324
51 Barry County 316
51 Mason County 316
52 Benzie County 284
53 Gratiot County 283
54 Antrim County 257
55 Hillsdale County 255
56 Clare County 248
57 Sanilac County 243
58 Dickinson County 235
59 Houghton County 233
60 Wexford County 226
61 Iosco County 225
62 Otsego County 209
63 Branch County 206
64 Roscommon County 201
65 Ogemaw County 200
66 Alpena County 180
66 Arenac County 180
67 Gladwin County 156
68 Kalkaska County 152
69 Iron County 150
70 Osceola County 141
71 Huron County 131
72 Lake County 127
73 Missaukee County 125
74 Presque Isle County 117
75 Crawford County 110
76 Ontonagon County 80
77 Oscoda County 73
78 Alcona County 72
79 Montmorency County 57
80 Keweenaw County 5