POPULATION FOR MICHIGAN COUNTIES

County

Name

Population

% of

Change

80-90

1980

Rank

1990

Rank

County

Name

Population

% of Change

80-90

1980

Rank

1990

Rank

1980

1990

1980

1990

Wayne

2,337,891

2,111,687

-9.7

1

1

Houghton

37,872

35,446

-6.4

41

43

Oakland

1,011,893

1,083,592

7.1

2

2

Huron

36,459

34,951

-4.1

43

44

Macomb

694,600

717,400

3.3

3

3

Chippewa

29,029

34,604

19.2

46

45

Kent

444,506

500,631

12.6

5

4

Alpena

32,315

30,605

-5.3

45

46

Genesee

450,449

430,459

-4.4

4

5

Iosco

28,349

30,209

6.6

47

47

Washtenaw

264,748

282,937

6.9

7

6

Dickinson

25,341

26,831

5.9

50

48

Ingham

275,520

281,912

2.3

6

7

Wexford

25,102

26,360

5.0

51

49

Kalamazoo

212,378

223,411

5.2

9

8

Mason

26,365

25,537

-3.1

48

50

Saginaw

228,059

211,946

-7.1

8

9

Emmet

22,992

25,040

8.9

54

51

Ottowa

157,174

187,768

19.5

12

10

Clare

23,882

24,952

4.7

52

52

Berrien

171,276

161,378

-5.8

10

11

Menominee

26,201

24,920

-4.9

49

53

Muskegon

157,589

158,983

0.9

11

12

Oceana

22,002

22,454

2.1

55

54

Jackson

151,495

149,756

-1.1

13

13

Gladwin

19,957

21,896

9.7

57

55

St. Clair

138,802

145,607

4.9

15

14

Charlevoix

19,907

21,468

7.8

58

56

Calhoun

141,557

135,982

-3.9

14

15

Cheboygan

20,649

21,398

3.6

56

57

Monroe

134,659

133,600

-0.8

16

16

Manistee

23,019

21,265

-7.6

53

58

Livingston

100,289

115,645

15.3

18

17

Osceola

18,928

20,146

6.4

60

59

Bay

119,881

111,773

-6.8

17

18

Roscommon

16,374

19,776

20.8

62

60

Eaton

88,337

92,879

5.1

20

19

Ogemaw

16,436

18,681

13.7

61

61

Lenawee

89,948

91,476

1.7

19

20

Antrim

16,194

18,185

12.3

63

62

Allegan

81,555

90,509

11.0

21

21

Gogebic

19,686

18,052

-8.3

59

63

Midland

73,758

75,651

2.8

23

22

Otsego

14,993

17,957

19.8

64

64

Lapeer

70,038

74,768

6.8

25

23

Leelenau

14,007

16,527

18.0

67

65

Marquette

74,101

70,887

-4.3

22

24

Arenac

14,706

14,931

1.5

65

66

Van Buren

66,814

70,060

4.9

26

25

Presque Isle

14,267

13,743

-3.7

66

67

Shaiwassee

71,140

69,770

-1.9

24

26

Kalkaska

10,952

13,497

23.2

70

68

Grand Traverse

54,899

64,273

17.1

30

27

Iron

13,635

13,175

-3.4

68

69

St Joseph

56,083

58,913

5.0

28

28

Crawford

9,465

12,260

29.5

75

70

Clinton

55,893

57,883

3.6

29

29

Benzie

11,205

12,200

8.9

69

71

Ionia

51,815

57,024

10.1

32

30

Missaukee

10,009

12,147

21.4

72

72

Tuscola

56,961

55,948

-2.6

27

31

Mackinac

10,178

10,674

4.9

71

75

Isabella

54,110

54,624

0.9

31

32

Alcona

9,740

10,145

4.2

74

74

Montcalm

47,555

53,059

11.6

34

33

Alger

9,225

8,972

-2.7

76

75

Barry

45,781

60,057

9.3

35

34

Montmorency

7,492

8,936

19.3

80

76

Cass

49,499

49,477

0.0

33

35

Ontonagon

9,861

8,854

-10.2

73

77

Hillsdale

42,071

43,431

3.2

36

36

Lake

7,711

8,583

11.3

79

78

Branch

40,188

41,502

3.3

39

37

Schoolcraft

8,575

8,302

-3.2

77

79

Sanilac

40,789

39,928

-2.1

37

38

Baraga

8,484

7,954

-6.2

78

80

Gratiot

40,448

38,982

-3.6

38

39

Oscoda

6,858

7,842

14.3

81

81

Newaygo

34,917

38,202

9.4

44

40

Luce

6,659

5,783

-13.5

82

82

Delta

38,947

37,780

-3.0

40

41

Keweenaw

1,963

1,701

-13.3

83

83

Mecosta

36,961

37,308

0.9

42

42