How many people live in ?

Updated annually
In 2025, there were 10.1 million people living in Michigan. That makes Michigan the 10th-most populous state, home to 3% of people living in the US.

10.1M

population of Michigan (2025)

3%

Michigan share of the US population (2025)
The population of Michigan was about 4.2 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Michigan grew by about 27,900 people.

About 10.1 million people lived in Michigan in 2025. That's about 4.2 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are Michigan's age demographics?

About 1.99 million Michigan residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.6% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 2.11 million Michigan residents, or 20.8% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A higher share of Michigan's population is is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Michigan's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 73.3% of Michigan’s population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Michigan also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.7%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Michigan’s Hispanic population accounted for 6.2%, below the 20% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 4% of the state, compared with 6.5% nationally.

A higher share of Michigan's population is is non-Hispanic white than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Michigan's most populous counties?

In 2024, six out of 83 counties accounted for over half of Michigan’s population:
  • Wayne County, 1.77 million (17.5% of the population)
  • Oakland County, 1.3 million (12.8%)
  • Macomb County, 886,200 (8.8%)
  • Kent County, 673,000 (6.7%)
  • Genesee County, 402,300 (4%)
  • Washtenaw County, 373,900 (3.7%)

In 2024, Wayne County was the most populous county in Michigan.

Population estimates

What are Michigan's most populous cities?

The largest city in Michigan is Detroit with about 645,700 residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in Michigan ranked by population

Cities and counties in Michigan ranked by population
1.

Detroit 

645,705
2.

Grand Rapids

200,117
3.

Warren 

137,686
4.

Sterling Heights

134,342
5.

Ann Arbor

122,925
6.

Lansing 

114,336
7.

Dearborn 

106,377
8.

Livonia 

93,113
9.

Troy 

89,209
10.

Farmington Hills

84,173

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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