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GENERAL INFO

The US state Michigan (MI) is the 10th largest state by population and 11th biggest state by area. Michigan has 83 counties ranking it the 15th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Michigan
Abbreviation:MI
Capital:Lansing
Largest City:Detroit
Population:9,883,635
Population rank in US:10th
Total Area [mi²]:96,716
Total Area [km²]:250,493
Area rank in US:11th
Number of Counties:83

MICHIGAN COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Michigan Population Density Map per County:

Michigan County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Michigan County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Michigan County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

MICHIGAN COUNTIES LIST

Below are 83 Michigan counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Wayne County1,749,343
2Oakland County1,257,584
3Macomb County873,972
4Kent County656,955
5Genesee County405,813
6Washtenaw County367,601
7Ingham County292,406
8Ottawa County291,830
9Kalamazoo County265,066
10Livingston County191,995
11Saginaw County190,539
12Muskegon County173,566
13St. Clair County159,128
14Jackson County158,510
15Berrien County153,401
16Monroe County150,500
17Calhoun County134,159
18Allegan County118,081
19Eaton County110,268
20Bay County103,126
21Lenawee County98,451
22Grand Traverse County93,088
23Lapeer County87,607
24Midland County83,156
25Clinton County79,595
26Van Buren County75,677
27Isabella County69,872
28Shiawassee County68,122
29Marquette County66,699
30Ionia County64,697
31Montcalm County63,888
32Barry County61,550
33St. Joseph County60,964
34Tuscola County52,245
35Cass County51,787
36Newaygo County48,980
37Hillsdale County45,605
38Branch County43,517
39Mecosta County43,453
40Sanilac County41,170
41Gratiot County40,711
42Chippewa County37,349
43Delta County35,784
44Houghton County35,684
45Wexford County33,631
46Emmet County33,415
47Huron County30,981
48Clare County30,950
49Mason County29,144
50Alpena County28,405
51Oceana County26,467
52Charlevoix County26,143
53Gladwin County25,449
54Cheboygan County25,276
55Dickinson County25,239
56Iosco County25,127
57Otsego County24,668
58Manistee County24,558
59Roscommon County24,019
60Osceola County23,460
61Antrim County23,324
62Menominee County22,780
63Leelanau County21,761
64Ogemaw County20,997
65Kalkaska County18,038
66Benzie County17,766
67Missaukee County15,118
68Arenac County14,883
69Crawford County14,029
70Gogebic County13,975
71Presque Isle County12,592
72Lake County11,853
73Iron County11,066
74Mackinac County10,799
75Alcona County10,405
76Montmorency County9,328
77Alger County9,108
78Oscoda County8,241
79Baraga County8,209
80Schoolcraft County8,094
81Luce County6,229
82Ontonagon County5,720
83Keweenaw County2,116

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MICHIGAN COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Michigan?

Out of the 83 counties in Michigan, Wayne County is the largest by population. Marquette County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Michigan?

Keweenaw County is the smallest Michigan county by population. Benzie County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Michigan?

In terms of economics and average income level, Oakland County is the richest Michigan county.

What is the poorest county in Michigan?

Lake County is the poorest Michigan county.

MICHIGAN COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Michigan county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Michigan County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Michigan County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT MICHIGAN COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Michigan County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Michigan counties.

CREATE YOUR MICHIGAN DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Michigan Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Michigan state and Michigan counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Michigan Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Michigan

Official Website of the State of Michigan:
https://www.michigan.gov/

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