Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Michigan counties, Oakland County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (888.97K), followed by Wayne County (853.61K), and Macomb County (654.06K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2023
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Oakland County 888974
2 Wayne County 853606
3 Macomb County 654057
4 Kent County 475376
5 Genesee County 286165
6 Washtenaw County 251866
7 Ottawa County 251516
8 Kalamazoo County 198605
9 Ingham County 194714
10 Livingston County 184151
11 St. Clair County 144684
12 Monroe County 139009
13 Muskegon County 133842
14 Jackson County 133594
15 Saginaw County 128631
16 Berrien County 113671
17 Allegan County 106170
18 Calhoun County 101236
19 Bay County 91110
20 Grand Traverse County 88593
21 Eaton County 88204
22 Lenawee County 83576
23 Lapeer County 80811
24 Midland County 76079
25 Clinton County 70475
26 Shiawassee County 63718
27 Marquette County 61331
28 Van Buren County 60553
29 Montcalm County 60418
30 Barry County 59049
31 Ionia County 57289
32 Isabella County 53975
33 St. Joseph County 51426
34 Tuscola County 48904
35 Newaygo County 45703
36 Cass County 44238
37 Hillsdale County 42777
38 Branch County 39685
39 Sanilac County 37511
40 Mecosta County 37249
41 Houghton County 34755
42 Gratiot County 34648
43 Delta County 33789
44 Wexford County 31735
45 Emmet County 30982
46 Clare County 29449
47 Huron County 29148
48 Alpena County 27377
49 Mason County 26395
50 Chippewa County 25068
51 Gladwin County 24558
52 Dickinson County 24424
53 Charlevoix County 24374
54 Otsego County 24107
55 Cheboygan County 23693
56 Iosco County 23519
57 Antrim County 22960
58 Manistee County 22606
59 Roscommon County 22492
60 Oceana County 21819
61 Osceola County 21781
62 Menominee County 21010
63 Leelanau County 20758
64 Ogemaw County 19681
65 Kalkaska County 17226
66 Benzie County 17196
67 Missaukee County 14261
68 Arenac County 14142
69 Gogebic County 13003
70 Crawford County 12681
71 Presque Isle County 12594
72 Iron County 10951
73 Alcona County 9915
74 Lake County 9773
75 Montmorency County 9146
76 Oscoda County 8017
77 Mackinac County 7801
78 Alger County 7224
79 Schoolcraft County 6841
80 Baraga County 5995
81 Ontonagon County 5517
82 Luce County 4869
83 Keweenaw County 2081