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Most densely populated, Michigan counties · 2020

Michigan counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0382,931−13%

02Macomb County, MIMI886,2211,838+12%

03Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3371,469+7%

04Kent County, MIMI675,232775+15%

05Genesee County, MIMI401,093638−7%

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214527+15%

07Ottawa County, MIMI308,459526+24%

08Ingham County, MIMI289,709512+2%

09Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795466+10%

10Muskegon County, MIMI177,901349+3%

11Livingston County, MIMI197,315343+24%

12Monroe County, MIMI156,004282+6%

13Berrien County, MIMI152,444272−5%

14Saginaw County, MIMI187,688237−9%

15Bay County, MIMI102,123235−6%

16Jackson County, MIMI159,552228+1%

17St. Clair County, MIMI160,486222−2%

18Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729205+23%

19Calhoun County, MIMI133,408190−3%

20Eaton County, MIMI109,581190+5%

21Midland County, MIMI83,754161+1%

22Allegan County, MIMI123,188146+14%

23Clinton County, MIMI80,432139+22%

24Lapeer County, MIMI89,516137+1%

25Lenawee County, MIMI97,779133+1%

26Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681128−5%

27Van Buren County, MIMI76,071124−1%

28St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968122−2%

29Ionia County, MIMI66,557117+9%

30Barry County, MIMI63,991113+10%

31Isabella County, MIMI64,691112+2%

32Cass County, MIMI51,677105+1%

33Montcalm County, MIMI69,40694+9%

34Branch County, MIMI45,99389−2%

35Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73876−2%

36Gratiot County, MIMI41,19073−1%

37Emmet County, MIMI33,77573+9%

38Mecosta County, MIMI42,32072−2%

39Tuscola County, MIMI52,68066−8%

40Leelanau County, MIMI22,98264+6%

41Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03663−0%

42Wexford County, MIMI34,44560+10%

43Newaygo County, MIMI51,62260+4%

44Mason County, MIMI29,04059+3%

45Benzie County, MIMI18,56856+12%

46Clare County, MIMI31,54355−1%

47Gladwin County, MIMI26,07751−2%

48Alpena County, MIMI28,85351−8%

49Oceana County, MIMI27,17750−1%

50Antrim County, MIMI24,69849+1%

51Otsego County, MIMI26,08049+8%

52Manistee County, MIMI25,65646+2%

53Iosco County, MIMI25,26646−8%

54Roscommon County, MIMI23,91445−8%

55Sanilac County, MIMI40,08342−9%

56Arenac County, MIMI15,06841−13%

57Osceola County, MIMI23,51640−1%

58Huron County, MIMI30,53038−13%

59Houghton County, MIMI37,84237+4%

60Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12137−4%

61Marquette County, MIMI68,06436+2%

62Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79336−3%

63Dickinson County, MIMI25,82734−6%

64Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69332+8%

65Delta County, MIMI36,58232−4%

66Missaukee County, MIMI15,27427+4%

67Chippewa County, MIMI36,08124−5%

68Crawford County, MIMI13,72223−9%

69Menominee County, MIMI22,94123−7%

70Lake County, MIMI13,18221+7%

71Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12820−10%

72Montmorency County, MIMI9,84217−11%

73Alcona County, MIMI10,55615−13%

74Oscoda County, MIMI8,72315−13%

75Gogebic County, MIMI14,28513−17%

76Mackinac County, MIMI11,23611−9%

77Iron County, MIMI11,75710−11%

78Alger County, MIMI8,64110−10%

79Baraga County, MIMI8,1699−7%

80Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1877−10%

81Luce County, MIMI6,3396−24%

82Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8234−26%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1864−11%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES