The 2020 census pegs the Motor City’s population at 639,111, a decrease of about 6% from 2010 when the census count showed 713,777 residents. More on the 2020 Census data from Michigan from the AP:Īs expected, Detroit’s population continued a decades-long slide that began in the 1950s when more than 1.8 million people filled the 139-square-mile city. Here’s a map and table showing the 2020 Census data for Michigan population change: ![]() Related: How the census data could change Michigan’s political landscape Mid-Michigan counties saw decent drops in population, including Saginaw County (-5%), Genesee County (-4.6%), and Bay County (-3.6%).Ĭensus figures released in April showed that, as a whole, Michigan grew slightly in population to 10,077,331 in 2020, but the increase was not enough to stop the state from losing a U.S. ![]() Wayne County, the state’s most populated county, declined slightly, by about 1.5%, while Macomb County saw a 4.8% increase in population. Luce County, in the eastern U.P., had a population loss of 19.5%, while Ontonagon County, in the northwest U.P., dropped 14.2%. The areas that saw the biggest drops in population were mostly in the Upper Peninsula, where some counties saw double-digit percentage decline in the last decade. In Michigan, the areas with the most growth in population since 2010 are mostly in the West Michigan area, including Ottawa County (+12.3%) and Kent County (+9.2%), and in Metro Detroit, including Washtenaw County (+8%), Livingston County (+7.1%) and Oakland County (+6%). The first local level data for the 2020 US Census was released this week, showing population growth and decline at the county level from 2010 to 2020.
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