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Largest German population, Michigan counties · 2020

Michigan counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337207,041–

02Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038163,162–

03Macomb County, MIMI886,221160,773–

04Kent County, MIMI675,232118,802–

05Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21469,185–

06Genesee County, MIMI401,09364,705–

07Ottawa County, MIMI308,45955,414–

08Ingham County, MIMI289,70954,377–

09Saginaw County, MIMI187,68850,072–

10Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79549,147–

11Livingston County, MIMI197,31545,746–

12St. Clair County, MIMI160,48643,434–

13Monroe County, MIMI156,00441,435–

14Berrien County, MIMI152,44434,806–

15Jackson County, MIMI159,55234,095–

16Muskegon County, MIMI177,90128,859–

17Bay County, MIMI102,12327,805–

18Lenawee County, MIMI97,77925,279–

19Eaton County, MIMI109,58125,127–

20Clinton County, MIMI80,43225,061–

21Calhoun County, MIMI133,40824,581–

22Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72924,468–

23Allegan County, MIMI123,18822,414–

24Lapeer County, MIMI89,51621,984–

25Midland County, MIMI83,75421,360–

26Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68118,574–

27Ionia County, MIMI66,55717,695–

28Isabella County, MIMI64,69116,562–

29Van Buren County, MIMI76,07116,090–

30St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96815,377–

31Tuscola County, MIMI52,68014,907–

32Barry County, MIMI63,99114,047–

33Montcalm County, MIMI69,40613,134–

34Huron County, MIMI30,53012,416–

35Cass County, MIMI51,67712,068–

36Marquette County, MIMI68,06411,804–

37Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73811,275–

38Branch County, MIMI45,99311,155–

39Sanilac County, MIMI40,08310,667–

40Mecosta County, MIMI42,32010,113–

41Newaygo County, MIMI51,6229,887–

42Gratiot County, MIMI41,1908,878–

43Emmet County, MIMI33,7758,324–

44Mason County, MIMI29,0407,515–

45Alpena County, MIMI28,8537,409–

46Wexford County, MIMI34,4456,854–

47Delta County, MIMI36,5826,821–

48Iosco County, MIMI25,2666,751–

49Clare County, MIMI31,5436,719–

50Otsego County, MIMI26,0806,625–

51Gladwin County, MIMI26,0776,501–

52Houghton County, MIMI37,8426,474–

53Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0366,424–

54Manistee County, MIMI25,6566,338–

55Menominee County, MIMI22,9416,066–

56Roscommon County, MIMI23,9146,036–

57Antrim County, MIMI24,6985,808–

58Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7935,726–

59Leelanau County, MIMI22,9825,713–

60Oceana County, MIMI27,1775,561–

61Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,421–

62Osceola County, MIMI23,5165,371–

63Dickinson County, MIMI25,8275,355–

64Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1215,191–

65Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6934,289–

66Benzie County, MIMI18,5684,049–

67Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1283,947–

68Crawford County, MIMI13,7223,883–

69Arenac County, MIMI15,0683,678–

70Missaukee County, MIMI15,2743,422–

71Montmorency County, MIMI9,8423,007–

72Oscoda County, MIMI8,7232,890–

73Alcona County, MIMI10,5562,561–

74Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,327–

75Lake County, MIMI13,1822,109–

76Iron County, MIMI11,7571,962–

77Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,920–

78Luce County, MIMI6,3391,451–

79Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,418–

80Alger County, MIMI8,6411,266–

81Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8231,190–

82Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,078–

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186405–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES