Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (903.86K), followed by Wayne County (872.45K), and Macomb County (689.02K).

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 2017
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Oakland County 903855
2 Wayne County 872449
3 Macomb County 689016
4 Kent County 478894
5 Genesee County 295418
6 Washtenaw County 259601
7 Ottawa County 240578
8 Kalamazoo County 204045
9 Ingham County 203163
10 Livingston County 179193
11 St. Clair County 145103
12 Monroe County 136789
13 Jackson County 134307
14 Saginaw County 132923
15 Muskegon County 132407
16 Berrien County 115616
17 Calhoun County 103780
18 Allegan County 102985
19 Bay County 93708
20 Eaton County 90727
21 Grand Traverse County 85449
22 Lenawee County 85329
23 Lapeer County 80926
24 Midland County 76370
25 Clinton County 70563
26 Shiawassee County 64462
27 Marquette County 61410
28 Van Buren County 61209
29 Isabella County 60848
30 Montcalm County 58378
31 Barry County 57163
32 Ionia County 56683
33 St. Joseph County 52530
34 Tuscola County 49369
35 Cass County 44419
36 Newaygo County 43787
37 Hillsdale County 43454
38 Mecosta County 39490
39 Branch County 39275
40 Sanilac County 38780
41 Gratiot County 35161
42 Houghton County 33515
43 Delta County 33367
44 Wexford County 31473
45 Emmet County 30190
46 Huron County 29835
47 Clare County 28964
48 Alpena County 27219
49 Mason County 26509
50 Chippewa County 26168
51 Charlevoix County 24583
52 Dickinson County 24221
53 Gladwin County 24211
54 Iosco County 23645
55 Cheboygan County 23485
56 Otsego County 23231
57 Roscommon County 22538
58 Antrim County 22061
59 Osceola County 22007
60 Manistee County 21786
61 Oceana County 21600
62 Menominee County 21429
63 Ogemaw County 19773
64 Leelanau County 19544
65 Kalkaska County 16556
66 Benzie County 16510
67 Arenac County 14226
68 Missaukee County 14119
69 Gogebic County 13731
70 Crawford County 13167
71 Presque Isle County 12184
72 Iron County 10503
73 Lake County 10162
74 Alcona County 9885
75 Montmorency County 8865
76 Mackinac County 7896
77 Oscoda County 7863
78 Alger County 7654
79 Schoolcraft County 6871
80 Baraga County 6168
81 Ontonagon County 5585
82 Luce County 4982
83 Keweenaw County 2020