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Largest senior population, Michigan counties

Michigan counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 8,465.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038293,523+18%

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337235,056+74%

03Macomb County, MIMI886,221160,868+49%

04Kent County, MIMI675,23298,825+66%

05Genesee County, MIMI401,09375,735+50%

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21458,242+122%

07Ottawa County, MIMI308,45950,320+109%

08Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79542,340+56%

09Ingham County, MIMI289,70942,210+61%

10▲1Livingston County, MIMI197,31538,667+197%

11▼1Saginaw County, MIMI187,68838,429+36%

12Berrien County, MIMI152,44432,703+39%

13▲1St. Clair County, MIMI160,48632,649+63%

14▼1Muskegon County, MIMI177,90132,488+48%

15▲1Monroe County, MIMI156,00430,930+91%

16▼1Jackson County, MIMI159,55230,511+50%

17Calhoun County, MIMI133,40824,927+32%

18Bay County, MIMI102,12322,568+40%

19▲1Allegan County, MIMI123,18822,378+91%

20▼1Eaton County, MIMI109,58121,940+87%

21Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72921,109+108%

22Lenawee County, MIMI97,77920,023+60%

23Lapeer County, MIMI89,51617,916+113%

24Midland County, MIMI83,75416,923+70%

25Van Buren County, MIMI76,07115,078+61%

26Clinton County, MIMI80,43214,971+113%

27Marquette County, MIMI68,06413,634+56%

28Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68113,473+57%

29Barry County, MIMI63,99112,372+85%

30Montcalm County, MIMI69,40612,113+63%

31▲2Cass County, MIMI51,67711,620+68%

32▼1Tuscola County, MIMI52,68011,619+56%

33▼1St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96811,403+41%

34Ionia County, MIMI66,55710,522+71%

35Newaygo County, MIMI51,62210,512+72%

36▲1Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7389,763+58%

37▲1Delta County, MIMI36,5829,658+48%

38▲1Sanilac County, MIMI40,0839,406+37%

39▼3Isabella County, MIMI64,6919,022+58%

40Branch County, MIMI45,9938,787+46%

41Emmet County, MIMI33,7758,521+90%

42Huron County, MIMI30,5308,465+21%

43Mecosta County, MIMI42,3208,399+57%

44Roscommon County, MIMI23,9148,192+35%

45▲2Clare County, MIMI31,5437,988+48%

46Iosco County, MIMI25,2667,872+33%

47▲1Mason County, MIMI29,0407,689+62%

48▲1Leelanau County, MIMI22,9827,673+109%

49▲2Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7937,494+58%

50▼5Gratiot County, MIMI41,1907,377+29%

51▼1Alpena County, MIMI28,8537,265+36%

52Chippewa County, MIMI36,0817,114+46%

53▲4Manistee County, MIMI25,6567,095+60%

54▲2Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0367,067+81%

55Wexford County, MIMI34,4457,065+65%

56▼3Gladwin County, MIMI26,0777,019+47%

57▲1Antrim County, MIMI24,6986,930+72%

58▼4Houghton County, MIMI37,8426,775+21%

59Dickinson County, MIMI25,8276,278+26%

60Menominee County, MIMI22,9416,261+43%

61Oceana County, MIMI27,1776,047+61%

62▲1Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1215,834+44%

63▼1Otsego County, MIMI26,0805,654+77%

64Benzie County, MIMI18,5685,261+88%

65Osceola County, MIMI23,5165,119+56%

66Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1284,450+38%

67Gogebic County, MIMI14,2854,203+7%

68Arenac County, MIMI15,0684,104+43%

69Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6933,961+74%

70Alcona County, MIMI10,5563,843+34%

71Iron County, MIMI11,7573,662+11%

72Crawford County, MIMI13,7223,645+54%

73▲1Lake County, MIMI13,1823,423+53%

74▲1Missaukee County, MIMI15,2743,341+56%

75▼2Mackinac County, MIMI11,2363,255+49%

76Montmorency County, MIMI9,8423,152+28%

77Oscoda County, MIMI8,7232,474+30%

78▲1Alger County, MIMI8,6412,380+40%

79▼1Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1872,352+42%

80Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8232,236+32%

81Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,901+34%

82Luce County, MIMI6,3391,418+31%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186779+66%

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