How many people live in Chippewa County, MI?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 36,300 people living in Chippewa County, MI. That makes Chippewa County the 44th-most populous county in Michigan. It is home to 0.36% of people living in the state.
36.3K
population of Chippewa County, MI (2024)
0.36%
County share of the Michigan population (2024)
About 36,300 people lived in Chippewa County, MI in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Chippewa County, MI’s age demographics?
About 7,400 Chippewa County, MI residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 19.6% of Michigan’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,400 Chippewa County residents, or 17.6% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.8% of Michigan’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Chippewa County, MI's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Chippewa County, MI’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 68.9% of the Chippewa County, MI population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Chippewa County, MI also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (16.3%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Chippewa County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 6.1% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Chippewa County, MI has a higher share of a non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population than Michigan as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Chippewa County, MI is Sault Ste. Marie with about 13,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Chippewa County, MI ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sault Ste. Marie | 13,288 |
| 2. | Kinross | 6,674 |
| 3. | Soo | 3,000 |
| 4. | Bruce | 2,029 |
| 5. | Bay Mills | 1,630 |
| 6. | Pickford | 1,554 |
| 7. | Dafter | 1,344 |
| 8. | Rudyard | 1,298 |
| 9. | Superior | 1,269 |
| 10. | Drummond | 995 |
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