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Most population lost, Michigan counties

Michigan counties that lost 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

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038-24,523−51%

02Genesee County, MIMI401,093-5,118−190%

03Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-2,436+28%

04Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214-2,044−105%

05Berrien County, MIMI152,444-1,872−274%

06Bay County, MIMI102,123-1,733+11%

07Lenawee County, MIMI97,779-1,644−122%

08Calhoun County, MIMI133,408-902−145%

09Huron County, MIMI30,530-877−178%

10Jackson County, MIMI159,552-814−109%

11Chippewa County, MIMI36,081-704−118%

12Tuscola County, MIMI52,680-643−123%

13Gratiot County, MIMI41,190-571−117%

14Menominee County, MIMI22,941-561−238%

15Sanilac County, MIMI40,083-528−111%

16Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681-413−122%

17Emmet County, MIMI33,775-337−105%

18Delta County, MIMI36,582-321−143%

19Ionia County, MIMI66,557-247−105%

20Alger County, MIMI8,641-201−123%

21Dickinson County, MIMI25,827-120−119%

22Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-95−86%

23Alpena County, MIMI28,853-54−108%

24Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036-18−100%

25Mason County, MIMI29,040-12−100%

26Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738-8−100%

27Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823+7−101%

28Baraga County, MIMI8,169+11−99%

29Iosco County, MIMI25,266+29−101%

30St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968+29−99%

31Arenac County, MIMI15,068+66−97%

32Cass County, MIMI51,677+88−95%

33St. Clair County, MIMI160,486+103−99%

34Iron County, MIMI11,757+126−441%

35Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186+140−77%

36Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187+140−77%

37Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128+146−78%

38Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793+214−96%

39Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+222−90%

40Midland County, MIMI83,754+260−96%

41Isabella County, MIMI64,691+297−97%

42Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121+351−88%

43Alcona County, MIMI10,556+389−75%

44Mackinac County, MIMI11,236+402−68%

45Eaton County, MIMI109,581+406−96%

46Roscommon County, MIMI23,914+455−92%

47Houghton County, MIMI37,842+481−16%

48Van Buren County, MIMI76,071+484−92%

49Oscoda County, MIMI8,723+504−68%

50Oceana County, MIMI27,177+518−88%

51Benzie County, MIMI18,568+598−84%

52Manistee County, MIMI25,656+624−81%

53Osceola County, MIMI23,516+625−80%

54Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+681−85%

55Clare County, MIMI31,543+687−89%

56Montmorency County, MIMI9,842+689−50%

57Gladwin County, MIMI26,077+691−83%

58Crawford County, MIMI13,722+734−64%

59Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+754−75%

60Wexford County, MIMI34,445+772−81%

61Lapeer County, MIMI89,516+897−93%

62Otsego County, MIMI26,080+989−81%

63Luce County, MIMI6,339+1,000−21%

64Lake County, MIMI13,182+1,086−61%

65Branch County, MIMI45,993+1,131−74%

66Monroe County, MIMI156,004+1,195−90%

67Antrim County, MIMI24,698+1,267−74%

68Clinton County, MIMI80,432+1,304−81%

69Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729+1,491−89%

70Barry County, MIMI63,991+1,568−77%

71Newaygo County, MIMI51,622+1,644−83%

72Marquette County, MIMI68,064+2,047−133%

73Muskegon County, MIMI177,901+2,077−81%

74Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795+2,125−86%

75Mecosta County, MIMI42,320+2,606−20%

76Allegan County, MIMI123,188+2,686−82%

77Montcalm County, MIMI69,406+2,792−66%

78Livingston County, MIMI197,315+3,449−92%

79Ingham County, MIMI289,709+4,809−286%

80Macomb County, MIMI886,221+5,004−93%

81Ottawa County, MIMI308,459+12,259−76%

82Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337+13,942−87%

83Kent County, MIMI675,232+17,258−77%

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