The Population Makeup in Michigan

Michigan's Population

Michigan is the eighth most populous state in the nation with slightly more than 10 million residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey. Non-elderly residents account for almost 88 percent of Michigan's population, which is mostly urban and concentrated in the southeastern portion of the state. According to the 2004-2006 Current Population Survey, Detroit-Warren-Livonia is Michigan's largest metropolitan area with a non-elderly population of almost four million individuals, or almost 45% of the state's non-elderly population. The number of non-elderly residents in other major urban areas is as follows: Grand Rapids-Wyoming (689,378), Ann Arbor (362,668), Lansing-East Lansing (358,181), Flint (344,897), Kalamazoo-Portage (276,879), Jackson (244,492), Holland-Grand Haven (209,575), Muskegon-North Shores (208,993), Saginaw-Saginaw Township North (190,094), Monroe (179,787), and Niles-Benton Harbor (115,687).

The state's racial breakdown is somewhat similar to the rest of the United States, except that the percentage of Hispanics (of any race) is substantially lower in Michigan than nationally. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey, in Michigan, 79.5 percent of the population is White, 14.1 percent is Black and 3.9 percent is Hispanic or Latino, of any race. In the United States 73.9 percent of the population is White, 12.4 percent is Black and 14.8 percent is Hispanic, of any race.

The tables below provide a snapshot of select population characteristics. For additional demographic information about Michigan, please visit the Michigan Information Center website at http://www.michigan.gov/census/.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey