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How many counties in Michigan? All 83 listed

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Michigan has 83 counties and county equivalents holding 10,051,595 residents. The most populous county in Michigan is Wayne County with 1,773,767 residents; the smallest is Keweenaw County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 6% with no local add-ons.

All 83 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Wayne County1,773,767$59,521$170,200$1,087
Oakland County1,272,294$95,296$320,400$1,319
Macomb County877,624$76,399$231,400$1,175
Kent County658,844$80,390$265,700$1,176
Genesee County404,087$60,673$172,900$936
Washtenaw County368,394$87,156$353,000$1,400
Ottawa County298,614$87,144$291,200$1,148
Ingham County282,015$64,354$187,500$1,058
Kalamazoo County261,437$70,525$227,500$1,049
Livingston County195,143$101,315$331,100$1,236
Saginaw County189,210$58,347$139,400$921
Muskegon County175,378$63,495$180,900$960
Jackson County160,187$65,004$182,900$958
St. Clair County160,089$69,349$213,900$999
Monroe County155,001$75,272$215,700$1,017
Berrien County153,411$63,152$211,400$923
Calhoun County133,846$60,385$151,500$937
Allegan County120,913$80,255$247,000$1,065
Eaton County109,000$78,025$206,700$1,042
Bay County103,235$60,523$135,100$809
Lenawee County98,823$67,013$181,100$965
Grand Traverse County95,757$79,486$296,200$1,215
Lapeer County88,703$76,228$229,100$959
Midland County83,641$77,538$184,300$974
Clinton County79,419$85,928$243,700$1,039
Van Buren County75,681$66,902$189,900$845
Shiawassee County68,061$64,464$164,600$876
Montcalm County67,174$64,892$172,100$867
Ionia County66,706$73,436$189,400$840
Marquette County66,430$64,675$202,000$923
Isabella County64,475$53,759$165,100$863
Barry County62,982$77,873$243,700$955
St. Joseph County60,870$64,707$167,600$825
Tuscola County53,071$62,847$136,900$796
Cass County51,606$68,011$205,200$870
Newaygo County50,414$61,931$178,300$882
Hillsdale County45,658$60,869$170,500$801
Branch County44,914$61,958$147,500$900
Gratiot County41,478$61,128$136,800$808
Sanilac County40,574$59,074$162,200$814
Mecosta County40,321$57,774$169,900$867
Houghton County37,428$56,573$140,300$767
Delta County36,829$54,829$146,800$698
Chippewa County36,448$60,631$153,100$793
Emmet County34,159$73,724$275,300$1,033
Wexford County33,868$63,123$160,300$877
Huron County31,258$56,963$141,300$743
Clare County31,109$49,805$117,400$743
Mason County29,177$62,296$199,300$840
Alpena County28,908$51,909$137,800$660
Oceana County26,788$63,624$167,600$768
Charlevoix County26,143$76,495$242,800$929
Dickinson County25,940$61,882$130,300$744
Cheboygan County25,778$61,619$175,200$822
Gladwin County25,543$55,576$153,200$689
Otsego County25,352$67,285$196,500$880
Iosco County25,333$47,777$122,900$659
Manistee County25,247$60,879$166,600$820
Antrim County23,876$71,421$222,500$920
Roscommon County23,639$54,106$148,000$789
Menominee County23,295$55,688$142,700$675
Osceola County23,122$57,050$139,600$764
Leelanau County22,607$91,943$406,900$1,223
Ogemaw County20,853$51,983$138,600$828
Benzie County18,177$72,603$254,400$974
Kalkaska County18,116$60,365$174,300$767
Missaukee County15,156$61,868$163,700$838
Arenac County15,054$56,989$129,000$741
Gogebic County14,348$49,672$99,700$577
Crawford County13,271$58,614$149,900$825
Presque Isle County13,142$56,713$135,200$625
Lake County12,393$49,680$122,900$863
Iron County11,650$53,614$101,500$510
Mackinac County10,865$58,598$165,600$761
Alcona County10,310$53,568$157,500$790
Montmorency County9,372$47,803$142,000$811
Alger County8,813$59,406$165,700$712
Oscoda County8,338$50,581$126,000$675
Baraga County8,249$55,117$124,400$557
Schoolcraft County8,093$57,708$123,500$654
Luce County6,325$54,338$110,400$799
Ontonagon County5,870$51,844$101,000$571
Keweenaw County2,106$53,893$181,400$679

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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