Total Population in Michigan

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
10M
Rank #10 of 52
82th %ile

How Michigan Compares

Michigan
10M
National
330M
97.0% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#7 Ohio 12M
#8 Georgia 11M
#9 North Carolina 11M
#10 Michigan 10M
#11 New Jersey 9,343,809
#12 Virginia 8,705,170
#13 Washington 7,816,116
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Highest Population Counties in Michigan

# County Population
1 Wayne County 1,772,259
2 Oakland County 1,279,825
3 Macomb County 879,853
4 Kent County 663,150
5 Genesee County 403,305
6 Washtenaw County 369,822
7 Ottawa County 301,203
8 Ingham County 283,913
9 Kalamazoo County 262,375
10 Livingston County 195,833

Lowest Population Counties in Michigan

# County Population
83 Keweenaw County 2,133
82 Ontonagon County 5,850
81 Luce County 6,271
80 Schoolcraft County 8,128
79 Baraga County 8,191
78 Oscoda County 8,425
77 Alger County 8,762
76 Montmorency County 9,516
75 Alcona County 10,397
74 Mackinac County 10,957

Total Population in Michigan

Michigan has a total population of 10M, ranking #10 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 97.0% below the national value of 330M.

Across Michigan's 83 counties, total population ranges from 2,133 to 1,772,259. The county with the highest value is Wayne County at 1,772,259.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.