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Most population gained, Michigan counties

Michigan counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Kent County, MIMI675,232+17,258−77%

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337+13,942−87%

03Ottawa County, MIMI308,459+12,259−76%

04Macomb County, MIMI886,221+5,004−93%

05Ingham County, MIMI289,709+4,809−286%

06Livingston County, MIMI197,315+3,449−92%

07Montcalm County, MIMI69,406+2,792−66%

08Allegan County, MIMI123,188+2,686−82%

09Mecosta County, MIMI42,320+2,606−20%

10Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795+2,125−86%

11Muskegon County, MIMI177,901+2,077−81%

12Marquette County, MIMI68,064+2,047−133%

13Newaygo County, MIMI51,622+1,644−83%

14Barry County, MIMI63,991+1,568−77%

15Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729+1,491−89%

16Clinton County, MIMI80,432+1,304−81%

17Antrim County, MIMI24,698+1,267−74%

18Monroe County, MIMI156,004+1,195−90%

19Branch County, MIMI45,993+1,131−74%

20Lake County, MIMI13,182+1,086−61%

21Luce County, MIMI6,339+1,000−21%

22Otsego County, MIMI26,080+989−81%

23Lapeer County, MIMI89,516+897−93%

24Wexford County, MIMI34,445+772−81%

25Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+754−75%

26Crawford County, MIMI13,722+734−64%

27Gladwin County, MIMI26,077+691−83%

28Montmorency County, MIMI9,842+689−50%

29Clare County, MIMI31,543+687−89%

30Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+681−85%

31Osceola County, MIMI23,516+625−80%

32Manistee County, MIMI25,656+624−81%

33Benzie County, MIMI18,568+598−84%

34Oceana County, MIMI27,177+518−88%

35Oscoda County, MIMI8,723+504−68%

36Van Buren County, MIMI76,071+484−92%

37Houghton County, MIMI37,842+481−16%

38Roscommon County, MIMI23,914+455−92%

39Eaton County, MIMI109,581+406−96%

40Mackinac County, MIMI11,236+402−68%

41Alcona County, MIMI10,556+389−75%

42Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121+351−88%

43Isabella County, MIMI64,691+297−97%

44Midland County, MIMI83,754+260−96%

45Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+222−90%

46Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793+214−96%

47Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128+146−78%

48Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186+140−77%

49Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187+140−77%

50Iron County, MIMI11,757+126−441%

51St. Clair County, MIMI160,486+103−99%

52Cass County, MIMI51,677+88−95%

53Arenac County, MIMI15,068+66−97%

54Iosco County, MIMI25,266+29−101%

55St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968+29−99%

56Baraga County, MIMI8,169+11−99%

57Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823+7−101%

58Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738-8−100%

59Mason County, MIMI29,040-12−100%

60Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036-18−100%

61Alpena County, MIMI28,853-54−108%

62Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-95−86%

63Dickinson County, MIMI25,827-120−119%

64Alger County, MIMI8,641-201−123%

65Ionia County, MIMI66,557-247−105%

66Delta County, MIMI36,582-321−143%

67Emmet County, MIMI33,775-337−105%

68Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681-413−122%

69Sanilac County, MIMI40,083-528−111%

70Menominee County, MIMI22,941-561−238%

71Gratiot County, MIMI41,190-571−117%

72Tuscola County, MIMI52,680-643−123%

73Chippewa County, MIMI36,081-704−118%

74Jackson County, MIMI159,552-814−109%

75Huron County, MIMI30,530-877−178%

76Calhoun County, MIMI133,408-902−145%

77Lenawee County, MIMI97,779-1,644−122%

78Bay County, MIMI102,123-1,733+11%

79Berrien County, MIMI152,444-1,872−274%

80Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214-2,044−105%

81Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-2,436+28%

82Genesee County, MIMI401,093-5,118−190%

83Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038-24,523−51%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES