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Fastest growing, Michigan counties · 2000

Michigan counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Livingston County, MIMI197,315+35.7%–

02Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186+35.3%–

03Lake County, MIMI13,182+32.0%–

04Benzie County, MIMI18,568+31.1%–

05Otsego County, MIMI26,080+29.8%–

06Roscommon County, MIMI23,914+28.8%–

07Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+27.8%–

08Antrim County, MIMI24,698+27.1%–

09Ottawa County, MIMI308,459+26.9%–

10Emmet County, MIMI33,775+25.5%–

11Newaygo County, MIMI51,622+25.3%–

12Clare County, MIMI31,543+25.2%–

13Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793+23.6%–

14Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+22.8%–

15Luce County, MIMI6,339+21.9%–

16Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036+21.5%–

17Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729+20.8%–

18Oscoda County, MIMI8,723+20.1%–

19Oceana County, MIMI27,177+19.7%–

20Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+19.2%–

21Gladwin County, MIMI26,077+18.8%–

22Lapeer County, MIMI89,516+17.6%–

23Allegan County, MIMI123,188+16.7%–

24Crawford County, MIMI13,722+16.4%–

25Isabella County, MIMI64,691+16.0%–

26Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121+15.9%–

27Arenac County, MIMI15,068+15.7%–

28Wexford County, MIMI34,445+15.6%–

29Alcona County, MIMI10,556+15.5%–

30Montcalm County, MIMI69,406+15.5%–

31Montmorency County, MIMI9,842+15.4%–

32Manistee County, MIMI25,656+15.3%–

33Osceola County, MIMI23,516+15.1%–

34Kent County, MIMI675,232+14.7%–

35Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214+14.1%–

36Barry County, MIMI63,991+13.4%–

37St. Clair County, MIMI160,486+12.8%–

38Mackinac County, MIMI11,236+11.9%–

39Clinton County, MIMI80,432+11.9%–

40Eaton County, MIMI109,581+11.6%–

41Sanilac County, MIMI40,083+11.6%–

42Chippewa County, MIMI36,081+11.4%–

43Mason County, MIMI29,040+10.7%–

44Branch County, MIMI45,993+10.3%–

45Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337+10.2%–

46Baraga County, MIMI8,169+10.0%–

47Alger County, MIMI8,641+9.9%–

48Macomb County, MIMI886,221+9.9%–

49Midland County, MIMI83,754+9.5%–

50Monroe County, MIMI156,004+9.2%–

51Van Buren County, MIMI76,071+8.9%–

52Mecosta County, MIMI42,320+8.7%–

53Gratiot County, MIMI41,190+8.5%–

54Lenawee County, MIMI97,779+8.1%–

55Ionia County, MIMI66,557+7.9%–

56Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187+7.2%–

57Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738+7.1%–

58Muskegon County, MIMI177,901+7.1%–

59Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795+6.8%–

60St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968+6.0%–

61Jackson County, MIMI159,552+5.8%–

62Tuscola County, MIMI52,680+5.0%–

63Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128+4.9%–

64Cass County, MIMI51,677+3.3%–

65Huron County, MIMI30,530+3.2%–

66Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681+2.7%–

67Dickinson County, MIMI25,827+2.4%–

68Alpena County, MIMI28,853+2.3%–

69Delta County, MIMI36,582+2.0%–

70Menominee County, MIMI22,941+1.6%–

71Houghton County, MIMI37,842+1.6%–

72Calhoun County, MIMI133,408+1.5%–

73Genesee County, MIMI401,093+1.3%–

74Berrien County, MIMI152,444+0.7%–

75Iron County, MIMI11,757-0.3%–

76Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-0.9%–

77Ingham County, MIMI289,709-0.9%–

78Bay County, MIMI102,123-1.4%–

79Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038-2.4%–

80Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-3.8%–

81Marquette County, MIMI68,064-8.8%–

82Iosco County, MIMI25,266-9.5%–

83Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823-11.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS