Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, 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 (6.24K), and Kent County (4.75K).

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 2017
Wayne
Chippewa
Kent
Oakland
Macomb
Isabella
Genesee
Ingham
Mackinac
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Wayne County 8277
2 Chippewa County 6237
3 Kent County 4750
4 Oakland County 3887
5 Macomb County 2849
6 Isabella County 2764
7 Genesee County 2285
8 Ingham County 1867
9 Mackinac County 1797
10 Muskegon County 1600
11 Ottawa County 1592
12 Washtenaw County 1521
13 Kalamazoo County 1321
14 Marquette County 1305
15 Emmet County 1285
16 Baraga County 1177
17 Grand Traverse County 1171
18 Calhoun County 1058
19 Saginaw County 1046
20 Berrien County 963
21 Delta County 956
22 Van Buren County 883
23 Livingston County 874
24 Allegan County 851
25 St. Clair County 850
26 Leelanau County 785
27 Schoolcraft County 745
28 Cheboygan County 737
29 Menominee County 668
30 Bay County 661
31 Cass County 635
32 Jackson County 631
33 Lenawee County 590
34 Manistee County 561
35 Eaton County 558
36 Monroe County 541
37 Lapeer County 467
38 Gogebic County 450
39 Charlevoix County 444
40 Midland County 428
41 Ionia County 427
42 Clinton County 412
42 Newaygo County 412
43 Oceana County 410
44 Alger County 405
45 Montcalm County 380
46 Shiawassee County 379
47 St. Joseph County 352
47 Tuscola County 352
48 Luce County 344
49 Mecosta County 336
50 Mason County 320
51 Barry County 303
52 Gratiot County 290
53 Benzie County 282
54 Clare County 262
55 Hillsdale County 260
56 Dickinson County 253
57 Antrim County 249
58 Houghton County 245
58 Sanilac County 245
59 Iosco County 232
60 Otsego County 226
61 Wexford County 219
62 Ogemaw County 213
63 Branch County 211
64 Roscommon County 207
65 Arenac County 187
66 Alpena County 184
67 Iron County 163
68 Kalkaska County 158
68 Osceola County 158
69 Gladwin County 152
70 Missaukee County 127
71 Lake County 119
71 Presque Isle County 119
72 Huron County 114
73 Crawford County 105
74 Ontonagon County 88
75 Oscoda County 82
76 Alcona County 75
77 Montmorency County 62
78 Keweenaw County 6