Fastest growing counties in Michigan.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
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Montmorency County | 1 | 6.86% | 9,799 | 9,170 |
Keweenaw County | 2 | 6.26% | 2,189 | 2,060 |
Lake County | 3 | 5.98% | 12,817 | 12,094 |
Oscoda County | 4 | 5.63% | 8,699 | 8,235 |
Crawford County | 5 | 5% | 13,642 | 12,992 |
Antrim County | 6 | 4.67% | 24,553 | 23,458 |
Kalkaska County | 7 | 4.49% | 18,736 | 17,931 |
Mecosta County | 8 | 4.09% | 41,416 | 39,790 |
Alcona County | 9 | 3.82% | 10,581 | 10,192 |
Leelanau County | 10 | 3.8% | 23,155 | 22,308 |
Montcalm County | 11 | 3.7% | 69,099 | 66,635 |
Otsego County | 12 | 3.18% | 25,933 | 25,133 |
Benzie County | 13 | 3.14% | 18,555 | 17,990 |
Ottawa County | 14 | 3% | 305,826 | 296,907 |
Luce County | 15 | 2.87% | 6,596 | 6,412 |
Gladwin County | 16 | 2.79% | 26,085 | 25,378 |
Manistee County | 17 | 2.76% | 25,759 | 25,066 |
Newaygo County | 18 | 2.75% | 51,488 | 50,111 |
Barry County | 19 | 2.58% | 64,214 | 62,598 |
Roscommon County | 20 | 2.44% | 24,044 | 23,472 |
Baraga County | 21 | 2.39% | 8,337 | 8,142 |
Branch County | 22 | 2.33% | 45,928 | 44,884 |
Marquette County | 23 | 2.18% | 67,450 | 66,012 |
Missaukee County | 24 | 2.16% | 15,390 | 15,065 |
Houghton County | 25 | 2.15% | 38,038 | 37,237 |
Cheboygan County | 26 | 2.13% | 26,132 | 25,587 |
Osceola County | 27 | 2.06% | 23,381 | 22,909 |
Livingston County | 28 | 1.76% | 197,380 | 193,968 |
Presque Isle County | 29 | 1.71% | 13,227 | 13,005 |
Muskegon County | 30 | 1.6% | 177,589 | 174,784 |
Allegan County | 31 | 1.59% | 122,588 | 120,669 |
Wexford County | 32 | 1.58% | 34,226 | 33,693 |
Clare County | 33 | 1.56% | 31,325 | 30,843 |
Ontonagon County | 34 | 1.5% | 5,891 | 5,804 |
Ogemaw County | 35 | 1.35% | 21,061 | 20,780 |
Oceana County | 36 | 1.24% | 27,042 | 26,712 |
Iron County | 37 | 1.21% | 11,775 | 11,634 |
Grand Traverse County | 38 | 1.17% | 96,544 | 95,425 |
Arenac County | 39 | 1.11% | 15,167 | 15,001 |
Midland County | 40 | 1% | 84,316 | 83,478 |
Lapeer County | 41 | 0.83% | 89,322 | 88,583 |
Schoolcraft County | 42 | 0.83% | 8,124 | 8,057 |
Kent County | 43 | 0.8% | 663,788 | 658,492 |
Clinton County | 44 | 0.78% | 79,788 | 79,170 |
Kalamazoo County | 45 | 0.67% | 263,538 | 261,796 |
Cass County | 46 | 0.48% | 51,807 | 51,559 |
Van Buren County | 47 | 0.47% | 75,927 | 75,574 |
Dickinson County | 48 | 0.45% | 26,021 | 25,904 |
Charlevoix County | 49 | 0.4% | 26,145 | 26,041 |
Ingham County | 50 | 0.39% | 285,797 | 284,675 |
Iosco County | 51 | 0.35% | 25,273 | 25,184 |
Alpena County | 52 | 0.31% | 28,975 | 28,886 |
Shiawassee County | 53 | 0.11% | 68,083 | 68,010 |
St. Joseph County | 54 | 0.06% | 60,978 | 60,941 |
Monroe County | 55 | -0.03% | 154,855 | 154,896 |
Mason County | 56 | -0.11% | 29,000 | 29,033 |
Gratiot County | 57 | -0.12% | 41,632 | 41,683 |
St. Clair County | 58 | -0.19% | 160,080 | 160,380 |
Delta County | 59 | -0.19% | 36,799 | 36,870 |
Oakland County | 60 | -0.21% | 1,269,827 | 1,272,493 |
Emmet County | 61 | -0.24% | 34,031 | 34,113 |
Eaton County | 62 | -0.36% | 108,786 | 109,175 |
Macomb County | 63 | -0.49% | 875,967 | 880,238 |
Sanilac County | 64 | -0.6% | 40,254 | 40,499 |
Hillsdale County | 65 | -0.64% | 45,439 | 45,731 |
Calhoun County | 66 | -0.66% | 133,308 | 134,200 |
Mackinac County | 67 | -0.7% | 10,740 | 10,816 |
Jackson County | 68 | -0.71% | 159,090 | 160,231 |
Isabella County | 69 | -1% | 63,870 | 64,518 |
Tuscola County | 70 | -1.07% | 52,744 | 53,312 |
Alger County | 71 | -1.14% | 8,741 | 8,842 |
Genesee County | 72 | -1.15% | 401,121 | 405,777 |
Chippewa County | 73 | -1.27% | 36,321 | 36,787 |
Bay County | 74 | -1.33% | 102,362 | 103,742 |
Saginaw County | 75 | -1.42% | 187,191 | 189,882 |
Berrien County | 76 | -1.63% | 151,687 | 154,197 |
Ionia County | 77 | -1.77% | 65,688 | 66,870 |
Gogebic County | 78 | -1.92% | 14,071 | 14,346 |
Washtenaw County | 79 | -1.95% | 364,568 | 371,834 |
Huron County | 80 | -2.09% | 30,709 | 31,364 |
Wayne County | 81 | -2.58% | 1,743,396 | 1,789,586 |
Lenawee County | 82 | -2.58% | 96,760 | 99,325 |
Menominee County | 83 | -3.35% | 22,665 | 23,451 |