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Most population lost, Michigan counties · 2010

Michigan counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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, MIMI1,769,038-240,578+376%

02Genesee County, MIMI401,093-10,351−282%

03Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-9,870+418%

04Berrien County, MIMI152,444-5,640−625%

05Huron County, MIMI30,530-2,961−363%

06Tuscola County, MIMI52,680-2,537−192%

07Bay County, MIMI102,123-2,386+52%

08Calhoun County, MIMI133,408-1,839−192%

09Alpena County, MIMI28,853-1,716−342%

10Iosco County, MIMI25,266-1,452−49%

11Delta County, MIMI36,582-1,451−296%

12Sanilac County, MIMI40,083-1,433−131%

13Arenac County, MIMI15,068-1,370−159%

14Iron County, MIMI11,757-1,321+3470%

15Dickinson County, MIMI25,827-1,304−303%

16Menominee County, MIMI22,941-1,297−419%

17St. Clair County, MIMI160,486-1,195−106%

18St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968-1,127−132%

19Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681-1,039−154%

20Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823-1,038+0%

21Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128-1,035−255%

22Roscommon County, MIMI23,914-1,020−118%

23Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-943+38%

24Mackinac County, MIMI11,236-830−165%

25Oscoda County, MIMI8,723-778−149%

26Alcona County, MIMI10,556-777−149%

27Montmorency County, MIMI9,842-550−140%

28Branch County, MIMI45,993-539−113%

29Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187-418−170%

30Luce County, MIMI6,339-393−131%

31Gladwin County, MIMI26,077-331−108%

32Clare County, MIMI31,543-326−105%

33Oceana County, MIMI27,177-303−107%

34Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793-296−106%

35Alger County, MIMI8,641-261−129%

36Crawford County, MIMI13,722-199−110%

37Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186-145−124%

38Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036-141−103%

39Chippewa County, MIMI36,081-23−101%

40Van Buren County, MIMI76,071-5−100%

41Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121+54−98%

42Baraga County, MIMI8,169+114−86%

43Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738+161−95%

44Gratiot County, MIMI41,190+191−94%

45Lake County, MIMI13,182+206−93%

46Manistee County, MIMI25,656+206−94%

47Osceola County, MIMI23,516+331−89%

48Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+371−84%

49Lapeer County, MIMI89,516+415−97%

50Mason County, MIMI29,040+431−84%

51Antrim County, MIMI24,698+470−90%

52Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+582−81%

53Newaygo County, MIMI51,622+586−94%

54Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+589−87%

55Houghton County, MIMI37,842+612+7%

56Midland County, MIMI83,754+755−90%

57Otsego County, MIMI26,080+863−84%

58Lenawee County, MIMI97,779+1,002−86%

59Cass County, MIMI51,677+1,189−27%

60Emmet County, MIMI33,775+1,257−80%

61Benzie County, MIMI18,568+1,527−60%

62Ingham County, MIMI289,709+1,575−161%

63Jackson County, MIMI159,552+1,826−79%

64Muskegon County, MIMI177,901+1,988−82%

65Montcalm County, MIMI69,406+2,076−75%

66Mecosta County, MIMI42,320+2,245−31%

67Wexford County, MIMI34,445+2,251−45%

68Ionia County, MIMI66,557+2,387−47%

69Barry County, MIMI63,991+2,418−64%

70Marquette County, MIMI68,064+2,443−139%

71Eaton County, MIMI109,581+4,104−62%

72Allegan County, MIMI123,188+5,743−62%

73Monroe County, MIMI156,004+6,076−51%

74Isabella County, MIMI64,691+6,960−20%

75Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337+8,206−93%

76Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729+9,332−30%

77Clinton County, MIMI80,432+10,629+55%

78Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795+11,728−23%

79Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214+21,896−45%

80Livingston County, MIMI197,315+24,016−42%

81Ottawa County, MIMI308,459+25,487−50%

82Kent County, MIMI675,232+28,287−62%

83Macomb County, MIMI886,221+52,829−25%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS