Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (905.73K), followed by Wayne County (875.92K), and Macomb County (692.38K).

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 2016
Oakland
Wayne
Macomb
Kent
Genesee
Washtenaw
Ottawa
Kalamazoo
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Oakland County 905727
2 Wayne County 875919
3 Macomb County 692378
4 Kent County 477090
5 Genesee County 296596
6 Washtenaw County 258277
7 Ottawa County 238680
8 Kalamazoo County 203496
9 Ingham County 202896
10 Livingston County 178253
11 St. Clair County 145528
12 Monroe County 136874
13 Jackson County 134277
14 Saginaw County 133749
15 Muskegon County 132271
16 Berrien County 116049
17 Calhoun County 104326
18 Allegan County 101965
19 Bay County 94204
20 Eaton County 90881
21 Lenawee County 85477
22 Grand Traverse County 85237
23 Lapeer County 81098
24 Midland County 76524
25 Clinton County 69927
26 Shiawassee County 64712
27 Marquette County 61427
28 Van Buren County 61282
29 Isabella County 61005
30 Montcalm County 57968
31 Ionia County 56695
32 Barry County 56523
33 St. Joseph County 52694
34 Tuscola County 49844
35 Cass County 44326
36 Hillsdale County 43498
37 Newaygo County 43381
38 Branch County 39414
39 Mecosta County 39413
40 Sanilac County 38996
41 Gratiot County 35380
42 Delta County 33673
43 Houghton County 33559
44 Wexford County 31366
45 Emmet County 30088
46 Huron County 30033
47 Clare County 28902
48 Alpena County 27489
49 Mason County 26413
50 Chippewa County 26267
51 Charlevoix County 24634
52 Dickinson County 24369
53 Gladwin County 24131
54 Iosco County 23836
55 Cheboygan County 23509
56 Otsego County 23104
57 Roscommon County 22642
58 Osceola County 21948
59 Antrim County 21929
60 Manistee County 21786
61 Menominee County 21687
62 Oceana County 21591
63 Ogemaw County 19786
64 Leelanau County 19474
65 Benzie County 16449
66 Kalkaska County 16349
67 Arenac County 14360
68 Missaukee County 14156
69 Gogebic County 13760
70 Crawford County 13043
71 Presque Isle County 12208
72 Iron County 10593
73 Lake County 10004
74 Alcona County 9955
75 Montmorency County 8849
76 Oscoda County 7896
77 Mackinac County 7891
78 Alger County 7625
79 Schoolcraft County 6854
80 Baraga County 6260
81 Ontonagon County 5643
82 Luce County 4982
83 Keweenaw County 2083