How many people live in Delta County, MI?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 36,700 people living in Delta County, MI. That makes Delta County the 43rd-most populous county in Michigan. It is home to 0.36% of people living in the state.
36.7K
population of Delta County, MI (2024)
0.36%
County share of the Michigan population (2024)
About 36,700 people lived in Delta County, MI in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Delta County, MI’s age demographics?
About 10,100 Delta County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 27.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 19.6% of Michigan’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,800 Delta County residents, or 18.4% 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 higher share of Delta County, MI's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Delta County, MI’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 91.7% of the Delta County, MI population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Delta County, MI also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.9%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Delta County’s Hispanic population accounts for 1.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.48% 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.
Delta County, MI has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Michigan as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Delta County, MI is Escanaba with about 12,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Delta County, MI ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Escanaba | 12,296 |
| 2. | Gladstone | 5,226 |
| 3. | Wells | 4,835 |
| 4. | Escanaba | 3,546 |
| 5. | Ford River | 2,018 |
| 6. | Masonville | 1,629 |
| 7. | Bark River | 1,587 |
| 8. | Brampton | 1,031 |
| 9. | Ensign | 740 |
| 10. | Baldwin | 698 |
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