Counties in Michigan by foreign-born share of the population

Oakland County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 83 counties in 2021, at 13%. Delta County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Michigan was 6.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest0.7Delta County
Median1.883 counties
Michigan6.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Oakland CountyOakland County: 13 %13Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 12.5 %12.5Macomb CountyMacomb County: 11.5 %11.5Ingham CountyIngham County: 9.7 %9.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 9.4 %9.4Kent CountyKent County: 8.3 %8.3Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 5.4 %5.4Berrien CountyBerrien County: 5.2 %5.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 5.1 %5.1Houghton CountyHoughton County: 5 %5Oceana CountyOceana County: 5 %5Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 5 %5Eaton CountyEaton County: 4.5 %4.5Branch CountyBranch County: 4.4 %4.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4 %4Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 3.8 %3.8Midland CountyMidland County: 3.6 %3.6St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 3.4 %3.4Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 3.3 %3.3Allegan CountyAllegan County: 3.3 %3.3Livingston CountyLivingston County: 2.9 %2.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 2.8 %2.8Genesee CountyGenesee County: 2.8 %2.8Isabella CountyIsabella County: 2.7 %2.7Lapeer CountyLapeer County: 2.6 %2.6Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 2.5 %2.5Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 2.3 %2.3Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 2.2 %2.2Iosco CountyIosco County: 2.2 %2.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 2.2 %2.2Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 2.1 %2.1Newaygo CountyNewaygo County: 2.1 %2.1Barry CountyBarry County: 2.1 %2.1St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 2.1 %2.1Marquette CountyMarquette County: 2.1 %2.1Manistee CountyManistee County: 2.1 %2.1Ontonagon CountyOntonagon County: 2 %2Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 2 %2Jackson CountyJackson County: 2 %2Muskegon CountyMuskegon County: 2 %2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Oakland County13
2Washtenaw County12.5
3Macomb County11.5
4Ingham County9.7
5Wayne County9.4
6Kent County8.3
7Kalamazoo County5.4
8Berrien County5.2
9Ottawa County5.1
10Houghton County5
11Oceana County5
11Van Buren County5
13Eaton County4.5
14Branch County4.4
15Calhoun County4
16Mackinac County3.8
17Midland County3.6
18St. Joseph County3.4
19Chippewa County3.3
20Allegan County3.3
21Livingston County2.9
22Clinton County2.8
23Genesee County2.8
24Isabella County2.7
25Lapeer County2.6
26Saginaw County2.5
27Lenawee County2.3
28Grand Traverse County2.2
29Iosco County2.2
29Monroe County2.2
31Leelanau County2.1
31Newaygo County2.1
33Barry County2.1
34St. Clair County2.1
35Marquette County2.1
36Manistee County2.1
37Ontonagon County2
38Keweenaw County2
39Jackson County2
40Muskegon County2
41Cass County1.9
42Roscommon County1.8
43Benzie County1.8
43Otsego County1.8
45Charlevoix County1.7
46Cheboygan County1.7
47Mecosta County1.6
48Alger County1.6
49Missaukee County1.6
50Mason County1.6
50Sanilac County1.6
52Alpena County1.6
52Menominee County1.6
54Ionia County1.5
55Emmet County1.5
56Crawford County1.5
57Alcona County1.4
58Huron County1.4
59Dickinson County1.4
60Presque Isle County1.4
61Montcalm County1.3
62Gladwin County1.3
62Luce County1.3
64Wexford County1.2
65Hillsdale County1.2
66Antrim County1.2
67Clare County1.2
68Gratiot County1.1
68Osceola County1.1
70Bay County1.1
71Ogemaw County1
72Shiawassee County1
73Arenac County1
74Iron County1
75Lake County1
76Oscoda County0.9
77Gogebic County0.9
78Kalkaska County0.9
79Baraga County0.8
80Tuscola County0.8
81Montmorency County0.8
81Schoolcraft County0.8
83Delta County0.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Oakland County, with 13% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Delta County, with 0.7% in 2021.

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.

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