Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (906.15K), followed by Wayne County (895.46K), and Macomb County (700.21K).

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 Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Oakland County 906148
2 Wayne County 895462
3 Macomb County 700207
4 Kent County 464512
5 Genesee County 303545
6 Washtenaw County 251828
7 Ottawa County 230425
8 Ingham County 203199
9 Kalamazoo County 202033
10 Livingston County 173760
11 St. Clair County 147710
12 Monroe County 139220
13 Saginaw County 139045
14 Jackson County 136644
15 Muskegon County 131510
16 Berrien County 118296
17 Calhoun County 106991
18 Allegan County 99570
19 Bay County 97241
20 Eaton County 91015
21 Lenawee County 86665
22 Grand Traverse County 82995
23 Lapeer County 81683
24 Midland County 77465
25 Clinton County 68882
26 Shiawassee County 65820
27 Marquette County 62950
28 Van Buren County 61907
29 Isabella County 61243
30 Montcalm County 58230
31 Ionia County 56576
32 Barry County 56202
33 St. Joseph County 53438
34 Tuscola County 51464
35 Cass County 45136
36 Hillsdale County 44236
37 Newaygo County 43523
38 Branch County 40128
39 Mecosta County 39988
40 Sanilac County 39934
41 Gratiot County 36540
42 Delta County 34574
43 Houghton County 34155
44 Huron County 31108
45 Wexford County 31019
46 Emmet County 30146
47 Clare County 29402
48 Alpena County 28100
49 Chippewa County 27644
50 Mason County 26462
51 Dickinson County 25164
52 Charlevoix County 24729
53 Gladwin County 24682
54 Iosco County 24133
55 Cheboygan County 23850
56 Roscommon County 23199
57 Otsego County 22911
58 Menominee County 22342
59 Osceola County 22230
60 Antrim County 22191
61 Manistee County 22180
62 Oceana County 21843
63 Ogemaw County 20409
64 Leelanau County 19455
65 Benzie County 16388
66 Kalkaska County 16323
67 Arenac County 14769
68 Gogebic County 14513
69 Missaukee County 14286
70 Crawford County 13367
71 Presque Isle County 12637
72 Iron County 11069
73 Alcona County 10238
74 Lake County 9835
75 Montmorency County 9194
76 Mackinac County 8280
77 Oscoda County 8265
78 Alger County 8035
79 Schoolcraft County 7222
80 Baraga County 6411
81 Ontonagon County 6149
82 Luce County 5130
83 Keweenaw County 2127