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Most segregated, Michigan counties

Michigan counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 22. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alpena County, MI, up 39 places to #32.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03861−6%

02Genesee County, MIMI401,09350−8%

03▲1Saginaw County, MIMI187,68848−9%

04▼1Muskegon County, MIMI177,90145−15%

05Berrien County, MIMI152,44443−10%

06▲1Kent County, MIMI675,23242−6%

07▼1Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33741−10%

08Jackson County, MIMI159,55240−6%

09▲6Gratiot County, MIMI41,19040+9%

10▲1Calhoun County, MIMI133,40838−5%

11▼2Eaton County, MIMI109,58137−14%

12▲12Lapeer County, MIMI89,51636+8%

13▼1Ottawa County, MIMI308,45936−10%

14▲6Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214350%

15▲2Macomb County, MIMI886,22134−4%

16▲2St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96834−2%

17▲12Mackinac County, MIMI11,23633+13%

18▲5Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79532−5%

19▲3Ingham County, MIMI289,70932−7%

20▼6Lenawee County, MIMI97,77932−13%

21▼5Chippewa County, MIMI36,08132−11%

22▲22Bay County, MIMI102,12330+21%

23▲2Branch County, MIMI45,99330−10%

24▲7Oceana County, MIMI27,17729+2%

25▲1Houghton County, MIMI37,84228−17%

26▼5Van Buren County, MIMI76,07128−20%

27▲24Luce County, MIMI6,33927+18%

28▲10Cass County, MIMI51,67727−1%

29▼2Allegan County, MIMI123,18827−18%

30▲29Missaukee County, MIMI15,27426+35%

31▼18St. Clair County, MIMI160,48626−34%

32▲39Alpena County, MIMI28,85324+62%

33▲6Livingston County, MIMI197,31524−10%

34Leelanau County, MIMI22,98223−17%

35▼5Midland County, MIMI83,75423−22%

36▲13Huron County, MIMI30,53023−1%

37▲5Baraga County, MIMI8,16923−8%

38▼10Ionia County, MIMI66,55723−29%

39▼3Menominee County, MIMI22,94123−17%

40▲7Monroe County, MIMI156,00422−4%

41▲24Emmet County, MIMI33,77522+29%

42▼5Manistee County, MIMI25,65622−19%

43▼8Clinton County, MIMI80,43222−22%

44▲14Alger County, MIMI8,64122+8%

45Montcalm County, MIMI69,40621−13%

46▲11Barry County, MIMI63,99121+3%

47▼4Marquette County, MIMI68,06421−17%

48▼2Delta County, MIMI36,58220−15%

49▲32Montmorency County, MIMI9,84219+122%

50▲18Oscoda County, MIMI8,72319+22%

51▼18Iosco County, MIMI25,26619−33%

52▼2Isabella County, MIMI64,69118−21%

53▲10Gladwin County, MIMI26,077180%

54▲13Iron County, MIMI11,75718+10%

55▼1Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72918−19%

56▼8Roscommon County, MIMI23,91417−27%

57▼5Mason County, MIMI29,04017−22%

58▼39Lake County, MIMI13,18217−51%

59▲2Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68117−9%

60▼28Dickinson County, MIMI25,82717−41%

61▼51Gogebic County, MIMI14,28516−61%

62▼22Mecosta County, MIMI42,32016−37%

63▲9Otsego County, MIMI26,08016+7%

64▲6Tuscola County, MIMI52,68015−2%

65▲1Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12815−9%

66▼11Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73814−33%

67▼14Antrim County, MIMI24,69814−36%

68▲11Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79314+42%

69▲5Crawford County, MIMI13,72214−2%

70▲7Newaygo County, MIMI51,62213+3%

71▼11Clare County, MIMI31,54313−29%

72▼8Sanilac County, MIMI40,08313−30%

73▲3Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12112−8%

74▼12Wexford County, MIMI34,44511−37%

75Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,18711−18%

76▼35Benzie County, MIMI18,56811−56%

77▲3Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69310+7%

78Alcona County, MIMI10,55610−14%

79▲3Arenac County, MIMI15,0689+35%

80▼11Osceola County, MIMI23,5168−46%

81▼25Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0368−61%

82▼9Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8237−48%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1860−85%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES