Counties in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Oakland County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 83 counties in 2024, at 13.3%. Baraga County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Michigan was 7.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.3Oakland County
Lowest0.7Baraga County
Median1.983 counties
Michigan7.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Oakland CountyOakland County: 13.3 %13.3Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 13.1 %13.1Macomb CountyMacomb County: 11.7 %11.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 10.3 %10.3Ingham CountyIngham County: 9.4 %9.4Kent CountyKent County: 8.9 %8.9Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 5.9 %5.9Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 5.8 %5.8Berrien CountyBerrien County: 5.5 %5.5Houghton CountyHoughton County: 5.3 %5.3Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 5.1 %5.1Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 4.6 %4.6Eaton CountyEaton County: 4.2 %4.2Oceana CountyOceana County: 4.2 %4.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4.1 %4.1St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 4.1 %4.1Branch CountyBranch County: 3.9 %3.9Allegan CountyAllegan County: 3.5 %3.5Isabella CountyIsabella County: 3.3 %3.3Midland CountyMidland County: 3.2 %3.2Livingston CountyLivingston County: 3 %3Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 2.9 %2.9Genesee CountyGenesee County: 2.9 %2.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 2.8 %2.8Barry CountyBarry County: 2.7 %2.7Cass CountyCass County: 2.7 %2.7Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 2.4 %2.4Lapeer CountyLapeer County: 2.4 %2.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 2.3 %2.3Montcalm CountyMontcalm County: 2.3 %2.3Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 2.2 %2.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 2.2 %2.2Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 2.2 %2.2Marquette CountyMarquette County: 2.1 %2.1Newaygo CountyNewaygo County: 2.1 %2.1Iosco CountyIosco County: 2 %2Mecosta CountyMecosta County: 2 %2Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 2 %2St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 2 %2Alcona CountyAlcona County: 2 %2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oakland County13.3+0.2 pts
2Washtenaw County13.1+0.2 pts
3Macomb County11.7+0.3 pts
4Wayne County10.3+0.6 pts
5Ingham County9.40 pts
6Kent County8.9+0.3 pts
7Mackinac County5.9+0.6 pts
8Kalamazoo County5.8-0 pts
9Berrien County5.50 pts
10Houghton County5.30 pts
11Ottawa County5.1+0.1 pts
12Van Buren County4.6-0.2 pts
13Eaton County4.2-0.2 pts
14Oceana County4.2-0.4 pts
15Calhoun County4.1-0.1 pts
16St. Joseph County4.1-0 pts
17Branch County3.9-1.1 pts
18Allegan County3.5+0.2 pts
19Isabella County3.3+0.3 pts
20Midland County3.2+0.1 pts
21Livingston County3+0.1 pts
22Chippewa County2.9-0.3 pts
23Genesee County2.9+0.1 pts
24Clinton County2.8+0.2 pts
25Barry County2.7+0.6 pts
26Cass County2.7+0.4 pts
27Saginaw County2.4+0.1 pts
28Lapeer County2.4+0.2 pts
29Monroe County2.3-0.1 pts
30Montcalm County2.30 pts
31Cheboygan County2.2+0.1 pts
32Jackson County2.2-0.1 pts
33Lenawee County2.2-0 pts
34Marquette County2.1-0.1 pts
35Newaygo County2.1+0.1 pts
36Iosco County2-0.1 pts
37Mecosta County2+0.3 pts
38Grand Traverse County2-0.1 pts
38St. Clair County20 pts
40Alcona County2+0.2 pts
41Muskegon County1.9-0.1 pts
42Ogemaw County1.9+0.3 pts
43Leelanau County1.9-0.2 pts
44Montmorency County1.8+0.6 pts
45Charlevoix County1.8-0 pts
45Wexford County1.8+0.1 pts
47Mason County1.7+0.2 pts
48Huron County1.70 pts
49Missaukee County1.6+0.1 pts
50Antrim County1.60 pts
50Dickinson County1.6+0.1 pts
52Otsego County1.6+0.1 pts
53Menominee County1.6-0 pts
54Crawford County1.6+0.1 pts
54Manistee County1.6-0.4 pts
56Keweenaw County1.6-0.3 pts
57Emmet County1.5+0.3 pts
58Hillsdale County1.5+0.2 pts
58Kalkaska County1.5+0.3 pts
60Luce County1.4+0.3 pts
61Benzie County1.40 pts
61Sanilac County1.40 pts
63Ionia County1.4+0.1 pts
64Gratiot County1.3+0.1 pts
65Roscommon County1.3-0.1 pts
66Bay County1.3+0.1 pts
67Gladwin County1.2-0 pts
68Alpena County1.2-0.1 pts
69Gogebic County1.2+0.3 pts
70Shiawassee County1.20 pts
71Presque Isle County1.1-0.1 pts
72Ontonagon County1.1-0.1 pts
73Alger County1.1-0.1 pts
74Schoolcraft County1-0.1 pts
75Lake County1-0.2 pts
76Delta County1+0.3 pts
77Oscoda County0.9+0.1 pts
78Iron County0.9+0.1 pts
79Osceola County0.9-0.1 pts
79Tuscola County0.9-0.1 pts
81Clare County0.9+0.2 pts
82Arenac County0.80 pts
83Baraga County0.7+0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"foreign_born_share","level":"province","within":"Michigan","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=foreign_born_share&level=province&within=Michigan&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Oakland County, with 13.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Baraga County, with 0.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Foreign-born population share: other rankings

Counties in Michigan: more rankings