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Largest German population, Michigan counties

Michigan counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 8,762. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leelanau County, MI, up 7 places to #52.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337201,687−15%

02Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038157,568−28%

03Macomb County, MIMI886,221152,664−21%

04Kent County, MIMI675,232113,592−14%

05▲1Genesee County, MIMI401,09365,218−16%

06▼1Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21463,844−17%

07Ottawa County, MIMI308,45955,607−5%

08Ingham County, MIMI289,70950,306−22%

09▲1Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79547,801−22%

10▼1Saginaw County, MIMI187,68846,886−28%

11Livingston County, MIMI197,31541,756−19%

12St. Clair County, MIMI160,48640,997−25%

13Monroe County, MIMI156,00438,314−28%

14▲1Jackson County, MIMI159,55234,535−17%

15▼1Berrien County, MIMI152,44434,468−33%

16Muskegon County, MIMI177,90130,528−20%

17Bay County, MIMI102,12328,488−18%

18▲2Clinton County, MIMI80,43224,231−12%

19▲4Allegan County, MIMI123,18823,780−9%

20▼2Lenawee County, MIMI97,77923,730−27%

21▼2Eaton County, MIMI109,58123,495−27%

22Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72923,472−13%

23▼2Calhoun County, MIMI133,40822,171−29%

24▲1Midland County, MIMI83,75421,376−21%

25▼1Lapeer County, MIMI89,51620,678−19%

26▲1Ionia County, MIMI66,55716,665−15%

27▲4Tuscola County, MIMI52,68016,186−18%

28Isabella County, MIMI64,69115,923−27%

29▼3Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68115,919−23%

30▼1Van Buren County, MIMI76,07115,125−26%

31▼1St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96814,596−28%

32Barry County, MIMI63,99113,159−9%

33▲3Marquette County, MIMI68,06413,1570%

34▼1Montcalm County, MIMI69,40612,235−34%

35▼1Huron County, MIMI30,53011,764−23%

36▼1Cass County, MIMI51,67710,800−33%

37▲2Sanilac County, MIMI40,08310,282−23%

38▼1Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73810,220−34%

39▼1Branch County, MIMI45,99310,013−30%

40▲1Newaygo County, MIMI51,6229,868−22%

41▲1Gratiot County, MIMI41,1909,139−28%

42▲1Emmet County, MIMI33,7758,762−13%

43▼3Mecosta County, MIMI42,3208,491−33%

44▲3Delta County, MIMI36,5827,352−17%

45▲1Wexford County, MIMI34,4457,345−19%

46▼1Alpena County, MIMI28,8537,095−31%

47▼3Mason County, MIMI29,0407,045−21%

48Iosco County, MIMI25,2666,994−17%

49Clare County, MIMI31,5436,717−24%

50▲2Houghton County, MIMI37,8426,398−13%

51▲2Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0366,302−16%

52▲7Leelanau County, MIMI22,9826,008−7%

53▲3Roscommon County, MIMI23,9146,004−17%

54▼4Otsego County, MIMI26,0805,945−28%

55Menominee County, MIMI22,9415,877−33%

56▲1Antrim County, MIMI24,6985,871−11%

57▲1Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7935,868−19%

58▼7Gladwin County, MIMI26,0775,784−26%

59▲1Oceana County, MIMI27,1775,717−18%

60▲4Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1215,663−20%

61▼7Manistee County, MIMI25,6565,591−26%

62▲1Dickinson County, MIMI25,8275,187−26%

63▼2Chippewa County, MIMI36,0814,921−39%

64▲1Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6934,878−4%

65▼3Osceola County, MIMI23,5164,647−36%

66▲1Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1284,181−27%

67▲2Arenac County, MIMI15,0684,054−12%

68▼2Benzie County, MIMI18,5683,955−23%

69▲1Missaukee County, MIMI15,2743,571−7%

70▼2Crawford County, MIMI13,7223,327−13%

71Montmorency County, MIMI9,8423,0930%

72▲1Alcona County, MIMI10,5562,774−8%

73▲1Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,556−9%

74▲2Iron County, MIMI11,7572,435−13%

75▲2Mackinac County, MIMI11,2362,410−15%

76▼4Oscoda County, MIMI8,7232,346−29%

77▼2Lake County, MIMI13,1821,847−30%

78▲1Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,681−22%

79▲1Alger County, MIMI8,6411,565−18%

80▲1Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8231,446+3%

81▲1Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,035−22%

82▼4Luce County, MIMI6,339956−25%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186310−21%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES