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Michigan County Map with Cities — All 83 Counties

All 83 of Michigan's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

Michigan CountiesFIPS 26
Alcona CountyAlger CountyAllegan CountyAlpena CountyAntrim CountyArenac CountyBaraga CountyBarry CountyBay CountyBenzie CountyBerrien CountyBranch CountyCalhoun CountyCass CountyCharlevoix CountyCheboygan CountyChippewa CountyClare CountyClinton CountyCrawford CountyDelta CountyDickinson CountyEaton CountyEmmet CountyGenesee CountyGladwin CountyGogebic CountyGrand Traverse CountyGratiot CountyHillsdale CountyHoughton CountyHuron CountyIngham CountyIonia CountyIosco CountyIron CountyIsabella CountyJackson CountyKalamazoo CountyKalkaska CountyKent CountyKeweenaw CountyLake CountyLapeer CountyLeelanau CountyLenawee CountyLivingston CountyLuce CountyMackinac CountyMacomb CountyManistee CountyMarquette CountyMason CountyMecosta CountyMenominee CountyMidland CountyMissaukee CountyMonroe CountyMontcalm CountyMontmorency CountyMuskegon CountyNewaygo CountyOakland CountyOceana CountyOgemaw CountyOntonagon CountyOsceola CountyOscoda CountyOtsego CountyOttawa CountyPresque Isle CountyRoscommon CountySaginaw CountySt. Clair CountySt. Joseph CountySanilac CountySchoolcraft CountyShiawassee CountyTuscola CountyVan Buren CountyWashtenaw CountyWayne CountyWexford CountyDetroitGrand RapidsAnn ArborLansingFlintPontiac Keweenaw  Alger  Ontonagon  Chippewa  Presque Isle  Leelanau  Huron  Delta  Alcona  Berrien  Muskegon  Manistee  Iron  Detroit  Grand Rapids  Ann Arbor  Lansing  Flint  Pontiac DetroitGrand RapidsSterling HeightsAnn ArborLansingFlintKalamazoo Keweenaw  Alger  Ontonagon  Chippewa  Presque Isle  Leelanau  Huron  Delta  Iosco  Alpena  Berrien  Gogebic  Muskegon  Manistee  Iron  Benzie  Bay  Clare  Gratiot  Detroit  Grand Rapids  Sterling Heights  Ann Arbor  Lansing  Flint  Kalamazoo DetroitGrand RapidsSterling HeightsAnn ArborLansingLivoniaFlintKalamazoo Keweenaw  Alger  Ontonagon  Chippewa  Presque Isle  Leelanau  Huron  Delta  Iosco  Alcona  Berrien  Sanilac  Gogebic  Muskegon  Charlevoix  Menominee  Manistee  Mason  Iron  Benzie  Saginaw  Lenawee  Arenac  Bay  Missaukee  Clare  Isabella  Crawford  Otsego  St. Joseph  Detroit  Grand Rapids  Sterling Heights  Ann Arbor  Lansing  Livonia  Flint  Kalamazoo DetroitGrand RapidsSterling HeightsAnn ArborLansingLivoniaFlintRochester HillsKalamazoo Keweenaw  Alger  Ontonagon  Marquette  Chippewa  Presque Isle  Leelanau  Huron  Delta  Luce  Iosco  Alcona  Alpena  Ottawa  Berrien  Sanilac  Gogebic  Muskegon  Charlevoix  Menominee  Manistee  Mason  Iron  Tuscola  Benzie  Lenawee  Montcalm  Arenac  Bay  Antrim  Missaukee  Clare  Isabella  Oscoda  Lake  Kalkaska  St. Joseph  Detroit  Grand Rapids  Sterling Heights  Ann Arbor  Lansing  Livonia  Flint  Rochester Hills  Kalamazoo 
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Michigan’s 83 counties, projected equal-area. Hover over a county, or tap it, for its seat and key numbers; select it for all its data.
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Michigan at a glance

Michigan’s 83 counties, by the numbers

The table lists every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:

  • Concentrated. Half of Michigan’s 10,127,884 residents live in just 6 of 83 counties, and the 5 largest hold 49.6% of the total. calculated from Census PEP V2025
  • Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 2.1×, and the 10 highest-income counties average 8.5% in poverty against 16.8% for the 10 lowest. calculated from Census SAIPE 2024
  • The median county. Half of Michigan’s counties have fewer than 37,842 residents, and half report a median household income below $64,623. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024
  • Lopsided density. Only 20 of 83 counties are denser than Michigan’s statewide average of 179 people per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
Alcona County10,556$53,9666.3%16/sq mi675 sq miHarrisville
Alger County8,641$63,9594.8%9/sq mi915 sq miMunising
Allegan County123,188$85,0803.5%149/sq mi825 sq miAllegan
Alpena County28,853$57,8274.5%50/sq mi572 sq miAlpena
Antrim County24,698$69,9244.2%52/sq mi476 sq miBellaire
Arenac County15,068$58,8595.3%41/sq mi363 sq miStandish
Baraga County8,169$59,6174.9%9/sq mi898 sq miL'Anse
Barry County63,991$81,9394.0%116/sq mi553 sq miHastings
Bay County102,123$64,7514.8%231/sq mi442 sq miBay City
Benzie County18,568$76,2153.9%58/sq mi320 sq miBeulah
Berrien County152,444$68,8824.2%268/sq mi568 sq miSt. Joseph
Branch County45,993$64,6363.6%91/sq mi506 sq miColdwater
Calhoun County133,408$65,0494.6%189/sq mi706 sq miMarshall
Cass County51,677$69,5794.3%105/sq mi490 sq miCassopolis
Charlevoix County26,036$71,5443.6%63/sq mi416 sq miCharlevoix
Cheboygan County25,793$58,8424.1%36/sq mi715 sq miCheboygan
Chippewa County36,081$61,7054.3%23/sq mi1,559 sq miSault Ste. Marie
Clare County31,543$48,2385.4%56/sq mi564 sq miHarrison
Clinton County80,432$90,1503.5%142/sq mi567 sq miSt. Johns
Crawford County13,722$57,6054.9%25/sq mi556 sq miGrayling
Delta County36,582$59,8274.5%31/sq mi1,171 sq miEscanaba
Dickinson County25,827$69,3603.9%34/sq mi761 sq miIron Mountain
Eaton County109,581$80,0803.8%191/sq mi575 sq miCharlotte
Emmet County33,775$79,2953.8%72/sq mi468 sq miPetoskey
Genesee County401,093$63,8285.1%630/sq mi637 sq miFlint
Gladwin County26,077$56,2725.3%52/sq mi502 sq miGladwin
Gogebic County14,285$53,0135.3%13/sq mi1,102 sq miBessemer
Grand Traverse County96,729$82,5153.2%208/sq mi464 sq miTraverse City
Gratiot County41,190$64,1574.5%72/sq mi568 sq miIthaca
Hillsdale County45,738$66,1184.1%76/sq mi598 sq miHillsdale
Houghton County37,842$55,5474.2%38/sq mi1,009 sq miHoughton
Huron County30,530$61,3174.2%37/sq mi836 sq miBad Axe
Ingham County289,709$66,3884.1%521/sq mi556 sq miMason
Ionia County66,557$75,3623.7%116/sq mi571 sq miIonia
Iosco County25,266$58,0925.5%46/sq mi549 sq miTawas City
Iron County11,757$53,5195.8%10/sq mi1,166 sq miCrystal Falls
Isabella County64,691$56,7344.3%113/sq mi573 sq miMount Pleasant
Jackson County159,552$67,3034.5%227/sq mi702 sq miJackson
Kalamazoo County263,795$72,0714.0%469/sq mi562 sq miKalamazoo
Kalkaska County18,693$71,6274.3%33/sq mi560 sq miKalkaska
Kent County675,232$80,7683.7%795/sq mi850 sq miGrand Rapids
Keweenaw County2,186$58,6134.8%4/sq mi540 sq miEagle River
Lake County13,182$48,5575.6%23/sq mi568 sq miBaldwin
Lapeer County89,516$78,0025.1%138/sq mi647 sq miLapeer
Leelanau County22,982$96,4193.5%66/sq mi347 sq miSuttons Bay Township
Lenawee County97,779$71,8494.2%130/sq mi750 sq miAdrian
Livingston County197,315$101,9954.3%349/sq mi565 sq miHowell
Luce County6,339$56,0095.2%7/sq mi899 sq miNewberry
Mackinac County11,236$60,8313.5%11/sq mi1,022 sq miSt. Ignace
Macomb County886,221$77,9285.5%1,849/sq mi479 sq miMount Clemens
Manistee County25,656$62,6684.6%47/sq mi542 sq miManistee
Marquette County68,064$67,0304.2%38/sq mi1,809 sq miMarquette
Mason County29,040$64,6235.0%59/sq mi495 sq miLudington
Mecosta County42,320$62,0744.6%76/sq mi555 sq miBig Rapids
Menominee County22,941$58,1003.7%22/sq mi1,044 sq miMenominee
Midland County83,754$78,6154.3%162/sq mi518 sq miMidland
Missaukee County15,274$66,5024.1%27/sq mi565 sq miLake City
Monroe County156,004$76,4904.3%284/sq mi549 sq miMonroe
Montcalm County69,406$66,1003.9%98/sq mi705 sq miStanton
Montmorency County9,842$51,9925.4%18/sq mi547 sq miAtlanta
Muskegon County177,901$61,5984.6%353/sq mi504 sq miMuskegon
Newaygo County51,622$66,1274.5%62/sq mi839 sq miWhite Cloud
Oakland County1,288,337$99,0704.7%1,485/sq mi867 sq miPontiac
Oceana County27,177$60,4494.8%51/sq mi538 sq miHart
Ogemaw County21,121$55,0575.9%37/sq mi564 sq miWest Branch
Ontonagon County5,823$52,9585.2%4/sq mi1,311 sq miOntonagon
Osceola County23,516$54,9284.7%42/sq mi566 sq miReed City
Oscoda County8,723$52,4627.3%15/sq mi566 sq miMio
Otsego County26,080$69,9814.0%51/sq mi515 sq miGaylord
Ottawa County308,459$89,7083.6%547/sq mi564 sq miGrand Haven
Presque Isle County13,128$59,9915.9%20/sq mi659 sq miRogers City
Roscommon County23,914$50,7275.5%46/sq mi520 sq miRoscommon
Saginaw County187,688$61,5725.1%234/sq mi801 sq miSaginaw
Sanilac County40,083$58,3834.6%42/sq mi963 sq miSandusky
Schoolcraft County8,187$58,5195.2%7/sq mi1,172 sq miManistique
Shiawassee County67,681$71,2354.2%127/sq mi531 sq miCorunna
St. Clair County160,486$71,5455.2%222/sq mi722 sq miPort Huron
St. Joseph County60,968$65,0964.4%122/sq mi501 sq miCentreville
Tuscola County52,680$62,4924.7%65/sq mi805 sq miCaro
Van Buren County76,071$67,4634.1%125/sq mi608 sq miPaw Paw
Washtenaw County370,214$90,9073.7%524/sq mi706 sq miAnn Arbor
Wayne County1,769,038$59,4846.7%2,891/sq mi612 sq miDetroit
Wexford County34,445$56,5584.7%61/sq mi565 sq miCadillac

Click a column heading to sort all 83 counties. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.

Download & print this Michigan map

Map of Michigan's 83 counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with major cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Livonia

Free, print-ready maps of all 83 Michigan counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with no watermark. They are public domain (CC0).

  • Full map (counties and major cities): PNG · PDF
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Michigan maps, colored by the data

Map of Michigan counties shaded by population, from official U.S. Census data
Population Map by County · Census PEP V2025
Map of Michigan counties shaded by median household income, from official U.S. Census data
Median Household Income Map by County · Census SAIPE 2024
Map of Michigan counties shaded by unemployment rate, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data
Unemployment Rate Map by County · BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary

Cities in Michigan

Michigan has 533 incorporated cities and villages. The largest is Detroit in Wayne County with 638,530 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.

DetroitWayne County638,530
Grand RapidsKent County198,535
WarrenMacomb County137,928
Sterling HeightsMacomb County133,573
Ann ArborWashtenaw County122,036
LansingIngham County +2 more (also Eaton County, Clinton County)113,023
DearbornWayne County107,423
LivoniaWayne County93,851
TroyOakland County87,898
WestlandWayne County83,633
Farmington HillsOakland County83,515
FlintGenesee County80,175
WyomingKent County77,353
Rochester HillsOakland County77,089
SouthfieldOakland County76,236
KalamazooKalamazoo County73,076
NoviOakland County66,717
PontiacOakland County62,104
TaylorWayne County62,081
Dearborn HeightsWayne County61,771
St. Clair ShoresMacomb County58,140
Royal OakOakland County57,950
KentwoodKent County54,296
Battle CreekCalhoun County52,374
PortageKalamazoo County49,259
RosevilleMacomb County47,123
East LansingIngham County +1 more (also Clinton County)45,758
SaginawSaginaw County43,536
MidlandMidland County +1 more (also Bay County)42,724
Lincoln ParkWayne County39,257
MuskegonMuskegon County37,226
HollandAllegan County +1 more (also Ottawa County)34,423
EastpointeMacomb County33,982
Bay CityBay County32,320
JacksonJackson County31,058
BurtonGenesee County29,500
SouthgateWayne County29,366
Oak ParkOakland County29,318
Port HuronSt. Clair County28,620
Madison HeightsOakland County28,419
Allen ParkWayne County27,925
HamtramckWayne County27,743
Garden CityWayne County26,739
InksterWayne County25,428
WalkerKent County25,386
Auburn HillsOakland County25,105
Norton ShoresMuskegon County25,041
RomulusWayne County24,831
WyandotteWayne County24,489
BirminghamOakland County21,763

The table shows the 50 most populous. Search the map above for the other 483.

A city can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts.

Which Michigan county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • Michigan’s highest median household income is in Livingston County ($101,995); the lowest is in Clare County ($48,238). Census SAIPE 2024
  • Michigan’s most populous county is Wayne County (1,769,038); the least populous is Keweenaw County (2,186), a 809× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
  • Michigan’s largest county by land area is Marquette County (1,809 sq mi); the smallest is Benzie County (320 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
  • Michigan’s highest population density is in Wayne County (2,891/sq mi); the lowest is in Keweenaw County (4/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
  • Michigan’s highest poverty rate is in Lake County (24.2%); the lowest is in Livingston County (5.4%). Census SAIPE 2024
  • In Michigan, unemployment is highest in Oscoda County (7.3%) and lowest in Grand Traverse County (3.2%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
  • Michigan’s highest median age is in Alcona County (60.0); the lowest is in Isabella County (30.1). Census ACS 2020–2024
  • Michigan’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Washtenaw County (58.7%); the lowest is in Lake County (12.7%). Census ACS 2020–2024

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

Michigan counties: common questions

How many counties are in Michigan?

Michigan has 83 counties covering 56,613 sq mi and about 10.1M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.

What is the largest county in Michigan?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Marquette County (1,809 sq mi); by population it’s Wayne County (1,769,038 residents).

What county is Detroit in?

Detroit, population 638,530, is in Wayne County. Use the search on the map to find any Michigan city’s county.

What is the richest county in Michigan?

By median household income, Livingston County is the richest at $101,995; the poorest is Clare County at $48,238. Census SAIPE 2024

What is the most populous county in Michigan?

Wayne County, with 1,769,038 residents, about 17.5% of Michigan’s people. That is 809× the least populous, Keweenaw County (2,186).

Sources & vintages

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