US Census Data

Largest by population in Michigan

Michigan counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Michigan by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Wayne County leads at 1,773,767.

Among cities & places, Detroit leads at 636,644.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Wayne County1,773,767
2Oakland County1,272,294
3Macomb County877,624
4Kent County658,844
5Genesee County404,087
6Washtenaw County368,394
7Ottawa County298,614
8Ingham County282,015
9Kalamazoo County261,437
10Livingston County195,143
11Saginaw County189,210
12Muskegon County175,378
13Jackson County160,187
14St. Clair County160,089
15Monroe County155,001
16Berrien County153,411
17Calhoun County133,846
18Allegan County120,913
19Eaton County109,000
20Bay County103,235
21Lenawee County98,823
22Grand Traverse County95,757
23Lapeer County88,703
24Midland County83,641
25Clinton County79,419
26Van Buren County75,681
27Shiawassee County68,061
28Montcalm County67,174
29Ionia County66,706
30Marquette County66,430
31Isabella County64,475
32Barry County62,982
33St. Joseph County60,870
34Tuscola County53,071
35Cass County51,606
36Newaygo County50,414
37Hillsdale County45,658
38Branch County44,914
39Gratiot County41,478
40Sanilac County40,574
41Mecosta County40,321
42Houghton County37,428
43Delta County36,829
44Chippewa County36,448
45Emmet County34,159
46Wexford County33,868
47Huron County31,258
48Clare County31,109
49Mason County29,177
50Alpena County28,908
51Oceana County26,788
52Charlevoix County26,143
53Dickinson County25,940
54Cheboygan County25,778
55Gladwin County25,543
56Otsego County25,352
57Iosco County25,333
58Manistee County25,247
59Antrim County23,876
60Roscommon County23,639
61Menominee County23,295
62Osceola County23,122
63Leelanau County22,607
64Ogemaw County20,853
65Benzie County18,177
66Kalkaska County18,116
67Missaukee County15,156
68Arenac County15,054
69Gogebic County14,348
70Crawford County13,271
71Presque Isle County13,142
72Lake County12,393
73Iron County11,650
74Mackinac County10,865
75Alcona County10,310
76Montmorency County9,372
77Alger County8,813
78Oscoda County8,338
79Baraga County8,249
80Schoolcraft County8,093
81Luce County6,325
82Ontonagon County5,870
83Keweenaw County2,106

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Detroit636,644
2Grand Rapids197,768
3Warren138,128
4Sterling Heights133,473
5Ann Arbor121,179
6Lansing112,546
7Dearborn107,846
8Livonia94,058
9Troy87,307
10Westland84,155
11Farmington Hills83,316
12Flint80,835
13Wyoming76,865
14Rochester Hills76,086
15Southfield76,025
16Kalamazoo73,132
17Novi66,224
18Taylor62,405
19Dearborn Heights62,099
20Pontiac61,914
21St. Clair Shores58,287
22Royal Oak57,880
23Kentwood54,114
24Battle Creek52,392
25Portage49,015
26Roseville47,240
27East Lansing45,394
28Saginaw43,879
29Midland42,461
30Lincoln Park39,511
31Muskegon37,203
32Holland34,266
33Eastpointe34,003
34Bay City32,445
35Jackson31,206
36Southgate29,551
37Burton29,529
38Oak Park29,370
39Port Huron28,724
40Forest Hills28,494
41Madison Heights28,411
42Allen Park28,128
43Hamtramck27,830
44Garden City26,910
45Allendale25,741
46Inkster25,602
47Okemos25,503
48Holt25,275
49Walker25,201
50Norton Shores25,000
51Romulus24,951
52Auburn Hills24,911
53Wyandotte24,593
54Waverly23,301
55Birmingham21,612
56Mount Pleasant21,420
57Marquette20,691
58Adrian20,493
59Monroe20,330
60Ypsilanti19,937
61Cutlerville19,465
62Ferndale19,156
63Haslett19,025
64Trenton18,242
65Wayne17,413
66Jenison17,334
67Wixom17,126
68Grosse Pointe Woods16,177
69Grandville16,135
70Mount Clemens15,567
71Traverse City15,491
72Northview15,225
73Harper Woods15,205
74Berkley15,084
75Hazel Park14,945
76Owosso14,658
77Fraser14,604
78Coldwater13,847
79Sault Ste. Marie13,373
80Ionia12,950
81Rochester12,939
82Woodhaven12,761
83Melvindale12,605
84Escanaba12,374
85Riverview12,269
86New Baltimore12,060
87Fenton11,950
88Niles11,838
89South Lyon11,825
90Farmington11,472
91East Grand Rapids11,394
92Grosse Pointe Park11,394
93Clawson11,314
94Sturgis11,077
95Grand Haven10,966
96Beverly Hills10,507
97Flat Rock10,418
98Cadillac10,404
99Comstock Park10,306
100Alpena10,178

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