How many people live in Luce County, MI?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 6,300 people living in Luce County, MI. That makes Luce County the 81st-most populous county in Michigan. It is home to 0.06% of people living in the state.
6.33K
population of Luce County, MI (2024)
0.06%
County share of the Michigan population (2024)
About 6,300 people lived in Luce County, MI in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Luce County, MI’s age demographics?
About 1,500 Luce County, MI residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 23% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 19.6% of Michigan’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 978 Luce County residents, or 15.5% 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 Luce County, MI's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Luce County, MI’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 75.1% of the Luce County, MI population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Luce County, MI also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.4%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Luce County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.25% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Luce 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 Luce County, MI is Pentland with about 2,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Luce County, MI ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pentland | 2,694 |
| 2. | Newberry | 1,390 |
| 3. | Lakefield | 1,094 |
| 4. | Columbus | 163 |
| 5. | Balance of McMillan | 987 |
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