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Largest Irish population, Michigan counties

Michigan counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 3,964. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Houghton County, MI, up 7 places to #50.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337135,151−13%

02Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038119,192−24%

03Macomb County, MIMI886,22183,865−16%

04Kent County, MIMI675,23261,057−15%

05Genesee County, MIMI401,09344,446−7%

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21437,837−8%

07Ingham County, MIMI289,70929,394−19%

08▲1Livingston County, MIMI197,31529,046−9%

09▼1Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79527,440−17%

10Ottawa County, MIMI308,45924,567−3%

11Jackson County, MIMI159,55222,808−7%

12St. Clair County, MIMI160,48620,608−17%

13Saginaw County, MIMI187,68818,050−12%

14Monroe County, MIMI156,00417,887−23%

15Berrien County, MIMI152,44415,856−22%

16▲1Muskegon County, MIMI177,90114,676−21%

17▼1Eaton County, MIMI109,58113,842−13%

18▲1Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72913,672+7%

19▼1Calhoun County, MIMI133,40812,694−18%

20Lapeer County, MIMI89,51611,047−19%

21▲3Lenawee County, MIMI97,77910,771−27%

22Allegan County, MIMI123,18810,407−14%

23▲3Midland County, MIMI83,75410,153−13%

24▲1Clinton County, MIMI80,43210,0440%

25▼4Bay County, MIMI102,12310,039−28%

26▼3Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6819,757−11%

27Van Buren County, MIMI76,0718,200−27%

28Isabella County, MIMI64,6918,191−29%

29▲2Montcalm County, MIMI69,4067,539−13%

30▼1Ionia County, MIMI66,5577,385−16%

31▲1Barry County, MIMI63,9916,862−4%

32▼2Marquette County, MIMI68,0646,760−10%

33▲2Tuscola County, MIMI52,6806,190−12%

34▼1Cass County, MIMI51,6775,329−28%

35▲3Newaygo County, MIMI51,6225,197−10%

36▲4Sanilac County, MIMI40,0835,145−4%

37▼3St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9685,083−17%

38▼2Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7384,853−30%

39Branch County, MIMI45,9934,832−16%

40▼3Mecosta County, MIMI42,3204,554−31%

41▲2Emmet County, MIMI33,7754,269−25%

42▲5Otsego County, MIMI26,0803,9640%

43▼1Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0363,932−10%

44▼3Clare County, MIMI31,5433,768−24%

45▲4Chippewa County, MIMI36,0813,766−19%

46▼1Gratiot County, MIMI41,1903,766−32%

47▼1Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7933,547+4%

48▲4Iosco County, MIMI25,2663,446−9%

49▼1Delta County, MIMI36,5823,416−26%

50▲7Houghton County, MIMI37,8423,205−16%

51▼1Antrim County, MIMI24,6983,139−11%

52▼1Huron County, MIMI30,5303,121−19%

53▼9Wexford County, MIMI34,4453,020−39%

54▲4Gladwin County, MIMI26,0772,967−19%

55▼1Leelanau County, MIMI22,9822,883+8%

56▲3Alpena County, MIMI28,8532,799−12%

57▼4Mason County, MIMI29,0402,795−26%

58▲6Manistee County, MIMI25,6562,789−8%

59▼4Roscommon County, MIMI23,9142,766−16%

60▲1Oceana County, MIMI27,1772,740−19%

61▲2Benzie County, MIMI18,5682,455−15%

62Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1212,419−25%

63▼3Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,407−13%

64▲1Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6932,405+11%

65▼9Osceola County, MIMI23,5162,237−26%

66Crawford County, MIMI13,7222,091−20%

67▲1Menominee County, MIMI22,9411,862−8%

68▼1Arenac County, MIMI15,0681,774−13%

69▲1Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,526+3%

70▼1Missaukee County, MIMI15,2741,455−25%

71▲2Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,435+9%

72▼1Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,257−16%

73▼1Lake County, MIMI13,1821,251−5%

74▲4Iron County, MIMI11,7571,235+24%

75Gogebic County, MIMI14,2851,229−15%

76▼2Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,200−11%

77Alger County, MIMI8,641990−10%

78▼2Oscoda County, MIMI8,723964−27%

79▲1Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1878670%

80▼1Luce County, MIMI6,339780+1%

81▲1Baraga County, MIMI8,169646−13%

82▼1Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823621−17%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186117+19%

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