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Most population lost, Michigan counties · 2020

Michigan counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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, MIMI1,769,038-27,023−47%

02Genesee County, MIMI401,093-19,579−445%

03Saginaw County, MIMI187,688-10,045+427%

04Isabella County, MIMI64,691-5,917−168%

05Bay County, MIMI102,123-3,915+150%

06Mecosta County, MIMI42,320-3,084−195%

07St. Clair County, MIMI160,486-2,657−114%

08Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681-2,554−233%

09Sanilac County, MIMI40,083-2,503−154%

10Berrien County, MIMI152,444-2,497−332%

11Tuscola County, MIMI52,680-2,406−187%

12Gogebic County, MIMI14,285-2,047+200%

13Calhoun County, MIMI133,408-1,836−192%

14Chippewa County, MIMI36,081-1,735−144%

15Huron County, MIMI30,530-1,711−252%

16Luce County, MIMI6,339-1,292−202%

17Crawford County, MIMI13,722-1,086−154%

18Marquette County, MIMI68,064-1,060−83%

19Roscommon County, MIMI23,914-990−117%

20Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823-964−7%

21Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738-942−130%

22Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121-929−131%

23Arenac County, MIMI15,068-897−138%

24Alcona County, MIMI10,556-775−149%

25Alger County, MIMI8,641-759−185%

26Gratiot County, MIMI41,190-715−122%

27Cass County, MIMI51,677-704−143%

28Baraga County, MIMI8,169-702−189%

29Alpena County, MIMI28,853-691−197%

30Van Buren County, MIMI76,071-671−111%

31Iosco County, MIMI25,266-650−77%

32Osceola County, MIMI23,516-637−121%

33Montmorency County, MIMI9,842-612−144%

34Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793-573−111%

35Menominee County, MIMI22,941-527−230%

36Lenawee County, MIMI97,779-469−106%

37Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187-438−173%

38Oscoda County, MIMI8,723-421−127%

39Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128-394−159%

40Branch County, MIMI45,993-386−109%

41St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968-356−110%

42Gladwin County, MIMI26,077-306−107%

43Mackinac County, MIMI11,236-279−122%

44Dickinson County, MIMI25,827-221−134%

45Iron County, MIMI11,757-186+403%

46Delta County, MIMI36,582-166−122%

47Antrim County, MIMI24,698-149−103%

48Midland County, MIMI83,754-135−102%

49Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186-110−118%

50Clare County, MIMI31,543-70−101%

51Oceana County, MIMI27,177+89−98%

52Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036+105−98%

53Jackson County, MIMI159,552+118−99%

54Missaukee County, MIMI15,274+203−91%

55Manistee County, MIMI25,656+299−91%

56Lapeer County, MIMI89,516+300−98%

57Mason County, MIMI29,040+347−87%

58Benzie County, MIMI18,568+445−88%

59Lake County, MIMI13,182+557−80%

60Leelanau County, MIMI22,982+593−87%

61Houghton County, MIMI37,842+733+29%

62Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693+786−74%

63Otsego County, MIMI26,080+927−83%

64Wexford County, MIMI34,445+938−77%

65Eaton County, MIMI109,581+1,416−87%

66Emmet County, MIMI33,775+1,418−78%

67Newaygo County, MIMI51,622+1,518−84%

68Monroe County, MIMI156,004+2,788−77%

69Ionia County, MIMI66,557+2,899−35%

70Barry County, MIMI63,991+3,250−51%

71Montcalm County, MIMI69,406+3,272−60%

72Muskegon County, MIMI177,901+3,636−68%

73Clinton County, MIMI80,432+3,746−45%

74Ingham County, MIMI289,709+4,005−255%

75Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729+8,252−38%

76Allegan County, MIMI123,188+9,094−40%

77Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795+11,339−25%

78Livingston County, MIMI197,315+12,899−69%

79Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214+27,467−31%

80Ottawa County, MIMI308,459+32,399−36%

81Macomb County, MIMI886,221+40,239−43%

82Kent County, MIMI675,232+55,352−25%

83Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337+72,033−35%

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