Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (964.67K), followed by Oakland County (948.78K), and Macomb County (713.70K).

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 White Alone Population in 2015
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Kent
Genesee
Washtenaw
Ottawa
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Livingston
Ranking of Michigan Counties By White Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Wayne County 964672
2 Oakland County 948783
3 Macomb County 713702
4 Kent County 528087
5 Genesee County 308873
6 Washtenaw County 270247
7 Ottawa County 260735
8 Ingham County 220075
9 Kalamazoo County 212607
10 Livingston County 180988
11 St. Clair County 150575
12 Saginaw County 147820
13 Monroe County 141744
14 Muskegon County 139765
15 Jackson County 139743
16 Berrien County 123438
17 Calhoun County 110461
18 Allegan County 108793
19 Bay County 99936
20 Eaton County 95481
21 Lenawee County 92563
22 Grand Traverse County 87067
23 Lapeer County 85144
24 Midland County 78787
25 Clinton County 72633
26 Van Buren County 68824
27 Shiawassee County 66345
28 Marquette County 63024
29 Isabella County 62756
30 Montcalm County 59742
31 Ionia County 59246
32 Barry County 57738
33 St. Joseph County 57013
34 Tuscola County 51940
35 Cass County 45970
36 Newaygo County 45959
37 Hillsdale County 44587
38 Branch County 41473
39 Sanilac County 40406
40 Mecosta County 40097
41 Gratiot County 37955
42 Delta County 34352
43 Houghton County 33922
44 Wexford County 31689
45 Huron County 31010
46 Emmet County 30541
47 Clare County 29638
48 Alpena County 27923
49 Mason County 27511
50 Chippewa County 27000
51 Oceana County 25173
52 Charlevoix County 25036
53 Dickinson County 24844
54 Gladwin County 24607
55 Iosco County 24349
56 Cheboygan County 23688
57 Otsego County 23281
58 Roscommon County 23147
59 Manistee County 22432
60 Osceola County 22351
61 Antrim County 22325
62 Menominee County 22292
63 Ogemaw County 20226
64 Leelanau County 20171
65 Benzie County 16735
66 Kalkaska County 16598
67 Arenac County 14809
68 Missaukee County 14383
69 Gogebic County 14081
70 Crawford County 13383
71 Presque Isle County 12419
72 Iron County 10926
73 Lake County 10124
74 Alcona County 10080
75 Montmorency County 9047
76 Mackinac County 8102
77 Oscoda County 8049
78 Alger County 7888
79 Schoolcraft County 7047
80 Baraga County 6351
81 Ontonagon County 5829
82 Luce County 5124
83 Keweenaw County 2085