RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most population gained, Michigan counties · 2000

Michigan counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is +3,303.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337+110,564–

02Kent County, MIMI675,232+73,704–

03Macomb County, MIMI886,221+70,749–

04Ottawa County, MIMI308,459+50,546–

05Livingston County, MIMI197,315+41,306–

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214+39,958–

07St. Clair County, MIMI160,486+18,628–

08Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795+15,192–

09Allegan County, MIMI123,188+15,156–

10Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729+13,381–

11Lapeer County, MIMI89,516+13,136–

12Monroe County, MIMI156,004+12,345–

13Muskegon County, MIMI177,901+11,217–

14Eaton County, MIMI109,581+10,776–

15Newaygo County, MIMI51,622+9,672–

16Isabella County, MIMI64,691+8,727–

17Jackson County, MIMI159,552+8,666–

18Montcalm County, MIMI69,406+8,207–

19Lenawee County, MIMI97,779+7,414–

20Midland County, MIMI83,754+7,223–

21Clinton County, MIMI80,432+6,870–

22Barry County, MIMI63,991+6,698–

23Emmet County, MIMI33,775+6,397–

24Clare County, MIMI31,543+6,300–

25Van Buren County, MIMI76,071+6,203–

26Roscommon County, MIMI23,914+5,693–

27Genesee County, MIMI401,093+5,682–

28Otsego County, MIMI26,080+5,344–

29Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793+5,050–

30Antrim County, MIMI24,698+4,925–

31Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036+4,622–

32Sanilac County, MIMI40,083+4,619–

33Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+4,592–

34Ionia County, MIMI66,557+4,494–

35Oceana County, MIMI27,177+4,419–

36Branch County, MIMI45,993+4,285–

37Gladwin County, MIMI26,077+4,127–

38Wexford County, MIMI34,445+4,124–

39Chippewa County, MIMI36,081+3,939–

40Benzie County, MIMI18,568+3,798–

41St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968+3,509–

42Gratiot County, MIMI41,190+3,303–

43Manistee County, MIMI25,656+3,262–

44Mecosta County, MIMI42,320+3,245–

45Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738+3,096–

46Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+3,074–

47Osceola County, MIMI23,516+3,051–

48Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121+2,964–

49Tuscola County, MIMI52,680+2,768–

50Lake County, MIMI13,182+2,750–

51Mason County, MIMI29,040+2,737–

52Arenac County, MIMI15,068+2,338–

53Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+2,331–

54Crawford County, MIMI13,722+2,013–

55Calhoun County, MIMI133,408+2,003–

56Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681+1,917–

57Cass County, MIMI51,677+1,627–

58Oscoda County, MIMI8,723+1,576–

59Alcona County, MIMI10,556+1,574–

60Montmorency County, MIMI9,842+1,379–

61Mackinac County, MIMI11,236+1,269–

62Luce County, MIMI6,339+1,261–

63Huron County, MIMI30,530+1,128–

64Berrien County, MIMI152,444+1,075–

65Alger County, MIMI8,641+890–

66Baraga County, MIMI8,169+792–

67Delta County, MIMI36,582+740–

68Alpena County, MIMI28,853+709–

69Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128+668–

70Dickinson County, MIMI25,827+641–

71Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187+601–

72Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186+600–

73Houghton County, MIMI37,842+570–

74Menominee County, MIMI22,941+406–

75Iron County, MIMI11,757-37–

76Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-682–

77Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823-1,036–

78Bay County, MIMI102,123-1,566–

79Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-1,907–

80Ingham County, MIMI289,709-2,592–

81Iosco County, MIMI25,266-2,870–

82Marquette County, MIMI68,064-6,253–

83Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038-50,525–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS