Population Trends by Race and County
Michigan, 2008

(Click on Selected Race Category for Gender and Age Data)

County White Black Native American Asian and
Pacific Islander
 Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Number   Percent 
 Michigan Total 8,198,006 82.0% 1,474,795 14.7% 74,790 0.8% 255,831 2.6%
 Alcona 11,375 98.4% 67 0.6% 87 0.8% 27 0.2%
 Alger 8,356 88.5% 599 6.4% 430 4.6% 53 0.6%
 Allegan 109,395 96.8% 1,963 1.7% 721 0.6% 896 0.8%
 Alpena 28,977 98.2% 229 0.8% 151 0.5% 163 0.6%
 Antrim 23,536 97.6% 203 0.8% 296 1.2% 74 0.3%
 Arenac 15,638 95.6% 457 2.8% 210 1.3% 56 0.3%
 Baraga 6,576 77.1% 686 8.0% 1,231 14.4% 35 0.4%
 Barry 57,872 98.3% 443 0.8% 356 0.6% 219 0.4%
 Bay 103,904 96.7% 2,197 2.0% 764 0.7% 630 0.6%
 Benzie 16,854 96.9% 172 1.0% 343 2.0% 27 0.2%
 Berrien 131,713 82.6% 24,187 15.2% 912 0.6% 2,669 1.7%
 Branch 43,175 94.4% 1,851 4.1% 296 0.7% 404 0.9%
 Calhoun 117,040 86.2% 15,454 11.4% 1,107 0.8% 2,260 1.7%
 Cass 46,150 92.0% 3,148 6.3% 573 1.1% 314 0.6%
 Charlevoix 25,106 96.8% 211 0.8% 513 2.0% 106 0.4%
 Cheboygan 25,237 95.8% 192 0.7% 864 3.3% 61 0.2%
 Chippewa 30,317 77.8% 2,829 7.3% 5,382 13.8% 443 1.1%
 Clare 29,690 98.0% 234 0.8% 283 0.9% 105 0.4%
 Clinton 67,309 96.5% 1,437 2.1% 341 0.5% 639 0.9%
 Crawford 13,811 95.5% 459 3.2% 103 0.7% 90 0.6%
 Delta 35,808 96.3% 173 0.5% 1,066 2.9% 132 0.4%
 Dickinson 26,363 98.3% 111 0.4% 185 0.7% 153 0.6%
 Eaton 96,938 90.8% 7,358 6.9% 602 0.6% 1,883 1.8%
 Emmet 31,854 95.0% 256 0.8% 1,199 3.6% 226 0.7%
 Genesee 334,206 77.9% 86,821 20.3% 3,177 0.7% 4,586 1.1%
 Gladwin 25,508 98.4% 150 0.6% 168 0.7% 94 0.4%
 Gobebic 14,684 91.5% 823 5.1% 479 3.0% 57 0.4%
 Grand Traverse 83,370 96.9% 1,071 1.2% 1,025 1.2% 605 0.7%
 Gratiot 39,513 93.5% 2,170 5.1% 302 0.7% 260 0.6%
 Hillsdale 45,412 98.3% 389 0.8% 201 0.4% 210 0.5%
 Houghton 33,724 95.9% 550 1.6% 239 0.7% 661 1.9%
 Huron 32,321 98.5% 160 0.5% 129 0.4% 195 0.6%
 Ingham 229,488 82.7% 32,973 11.9% 2,087 0.8% 12,980 4.7%
 Ionia 59,167 92.7% 3,777 5.9% 523 0.8% 366 0.6%
 Iosco 25,268 97.4% 247 1.0% 239 0.9% 178 0.7%
 Iron 11,603 96.7% 219 1.8% 151 1.3% 28 0.2%
 Isabella 61,073 91.5% 2,072 3.1% 2,174 3.3% 1,459 2.2%
 Jackson 144,312 90.1% 13,659 8.5% 870 0.5% 1,339 0.8%
 Kalamazoo 211,836 86.1% 26,497 10.8% 1,437 0.6% 6,142 2.5%
 Kalkaska 16,698 97.8% 155 0.9% 163 1.0% 50 0.3%
 Kent 526,542 87.0% 60,597 10.0% 3,773 0.6% 14,301 2.4%
 Keweenaw 2,151 97.7% 46 2.1% 3 0.1% 2 0.1%
 Lake 9,584 87.0% 1,255 11.4% 145 1.3% 30 0.3%
 Lapeer 88,707 97.6% 1,211 1.3% 437 0.5% 520 0.6%
 Leelanau 20,608 94.6% 128 0.6% 943 4.3% 104 0.5%
 Lenawee 96,780 96.0% 2,805 2.8% 524 0.5% 692 0.7%
 Livingston 178,048 97.5% 1,616 0.9% 931 0.5% 1,980 1.1%
 Luce 5,479 82.8% 610 9.2% 482 7.3% 43 0.7%
 Mackinac 8,679 81.7% 101 1.0% 1,799 16.9% 45 0.4%
 Macomb 733,604 88.3% 65,936 7.9% 3,587 0.4% 27,536 3.3%
 Manistee 23,373 94.9% 687 2.8% 438 1.8% 142 0.6%
 Marquette 62,615 95.6% 1,181 1.8% 1,273 1.9% 423 0.7%
 Mason 28,095 97.6% 309 1.1% 278 1.0% 100 0.4%
 Mecosta 38,785 93.3% 1,925 4.6% 359 0.9% 493 1.2%
 Menominee 23,222 96.0% 128 0.5% 763 3.2% 89 0.4%
 Midland 79,253 95.9% 1,235 1.5% 380 0.5% 1,737 2.1%
 Missaukee 14,767 98.4% 111 0.7% 90 0.6% 33 0.2%
 Monroe 147,006 96.1% 4,228 2.8% 557 0.4% 1,158 0.8%
 Montcalm 60,408 95.9% 1,763 2.8% 494 0.8% 306 0.5%
 Montmorency 10,249 99.2% 32 0.3% 42 0.4% 12 0.1%
 Muskegon 146,743 84.2% 24,717 14.2% 1,715 1.0% 1,169 0.7%
 Newaygo 47,546 97.2% 729 1.5% 429 0.9% 193 0.4%
 Oakland 973,163 81.0% 155,312 12.9% 4,368 0.4% 69,331 5.8%
 Oceana 26,937 97.6% 208 0.8% 361 1.3% 92 0.3%
 Ogemaw 20,600 98.0% 136 0.7% 166 0.8% 114 0.5%
 Ontonagon 6,686 98.1% 25 0.4% 94 1.4% 14 0.2%
 Osceola 22,475 98.0% 239 1.0% 156 0.7% 60 0.3%
 Oscoda 8,742 98.9% 11 0.1% 74 0.8% 9 0.1%
 Otsego 23,285 97.8% 178 0.8% 183 0.8% 162 0.7%
 Ottawa 248,217 95.3% 4,513 1.7% 1,214 0.5% 6,420 2.5%
 Presque Isle 13,442 98.5% 81 0.6% 93 0.7% 34 0.3%
 Roscommon 24,583 98.2% 166 0.7% 180 0.7% 113 0.5%
 Saginaw 158,957 79.2% 38,334 19.1% 1,137 0.6% 2,317 1.2%
 St. Clair 161,992 95.9% 4,800 2.8% 1,078 0.6% 1,024 0.6%
 St. Joseph 59,626 95.8% 1,890 3.0% 322 0.5% 394 0.6%
 Sanilac 42,395 98.5% 285 0.7% 207 0.5% 137 0.3%
 Schoolcraft 7,513 91.4% 36 0.4% 638 7.8% 33 0.4%
 Shiawassee 69,730 98.4% 459 0.7% 455 0.6% 236 0.3%
 Tuscola 54,648 97.3% 882 1.6% 440 0.8% 217 0.4%
 Van Buren 72,437 93.1% 4,063 5.2% 939 1.2% 362 0.5%
 Washtenaw 270,433 77.9% 45,255 13.0% 1,704 0.5% 29,984 8.6%
 Wayne 1,077,771 55.3% 809,686 41.5% 9,875 0.5% 52,597 2.7%
 Wexford 30,953 97.7% 237 0.8% 285 0.9% 198 0.6%
                 

Notes:

Number: Population estimates as of July 1 for the specified year.

Percent of total population.

Source: Table prepared by the Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health using Population Estimates (latest update 7/2010) released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.   For more information about these estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau under a collaborative agreement with NCHS, see the NCHS bridged-race methodology.


Last Updated: 08/27/2010