Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (900.72K), followed by Wayne County (868.91K), and Macomb County (684.48K).

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 2018
Oakland
Wayne
Macomb
Kent
Genesee
Washtenaw
Ottawa
Kalamazoo
Ingham
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Oakland County 900715
2 Wayne County 868913
3 Macomb County 684476
4 Kent County 479483
5 Genesee County 294172
6 Washtenaw County 259732
7 Ottawa County 242513
8 Kalamazoo County 204392
9 Ingham County 202032
10 Livingston County 180298
11 St. Clair County 144956
12 Monroe County 137068
13 Jackson County 133958
14 Muskegon County 132337
15 Saginaw County 131669
16 Berrien County 115186
17 Allegan County 103417
18 Calhoun County 103311
19 Bay County 93177
20 Eaton County 90756
21 Grand Traverse County 85967
22 Lenawee County 84838
23 Lapeer County 80687
24 Midland County 76242
25 Clinton County 70962
26 Shiawassee County 64066
27 Marquette County 61245
28 Van Buren County 61220
29 Isabella County 60249
30 Montcalm County 58542
31 Barry County 57485
32 Ionia County 56742
33 St. Joseph County 52464
34 Tuscola County 49113
35 Cass County 44688
36 Newaygo County 44274
37 Hillsdale County 43254
38 Mecosta County 39563
39 Branch County 39214
40 Sanilac County 38711
41 Gratiot County 34755
42 Delta County 33295
43 Houghton County 33182
44 Wexford County 31640
45 Emmet County 30241
46 Huron County 29702
47 Clare County 29053
48 Alpena County 27156
49 Mason County 26609
50 Chippewa County 25927
51 Charlevoix County 24599
52 Gladwin County 24247
53 Dickinson County 24177
54 Cheboygan County 23552
55 Iosco County 23536
56 Otsego County 23343
57 Roscommon County 22553
58 Antrim County 22090
59 Osceola County 21983
60 Manistee County 21762
61 Oceana County 21686
62 Menominee County 21261
63 Ogemaw County 19752
64 Leelanau County 19565
65 Kalkaska County 16673
66 Benzie County 16625
67 Arenac County 14217
68 Missaukee County 14136
69 Gogebic County 13575
70 Crawford County 13115
71 Presque Isle County 12153
72 Iron County 10447
73 Lake County 10155
74 Alcona County 9929
75 Montmorency County 8867
76 Mackinac County 7887
77 Oscoda County 7863
78 Alger County 7606
79 Schoolcraft County 6868
80 Baraga County 6053
81 Ontonagon County 5516
82 Luce County 4954
83 Keweenaw County 2008