| 2000 vs. 2017 Population Growth and Change Livingston County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = 20.68% Rank = #1 Ontonagon County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = -23.35% Rank = #83 Antrim County 2000 vs. 2017 Net Percent Change = -0.06% Rank = #37 With a spotlight on Antrim County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Michigan's 83 counties over the period 2000-2017. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2017 population grew in thirty-six Michigan counties while declining in forty-seven.
- Population growth in thirty-one counties outpaced the statewide average (0.98%), while growth in fifty-two counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Livingston County posted the highest growth of population (20.68%), while Ontonagon County placed last by logging a -23.35% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Livingston County, 20.68%) and lowest (Ontonagon County, -23.35%) over 2000-2017 equated to 44.03% ( = 20.68% − -23.35%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Michigan, Wayne County's net population growth over 2000-2017 of -263,818 made up -270.81% of the total net growth statewide (97,418):
Wayne County: Percent Share of Michigan's Population Growth, 2000-2017:-270.81% = (-263,818 / 97,418) x 100 Antrim County Snippets:- Over 2000-2017, Antrim County posted a -0.06% net decline in population.
- Antrim County was joined by fifty-one other counties whose population growth over 2000-2017 registered below the statewide average (0.98%).
- Ranked #37 among Michigan's 83 counties, Antrim County's population growth (-0.06%) trailed the statewide average of 0.98% by a 1.03% margin.
- Antrim County's net population growth (-0.06%, #37) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Charlevoix County (-0.06%, #38) and just below that of Manistee County (0.11%, #36).
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division. Regional Definitions. 2023. Web. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/ | | | | County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2017 | More than 15% | 15% to 10% | 10% to 5% | 5% to 0% | 0% to -5% | -5% to -10% | -10% to -15% | -15% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2017 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 83 | | | | | | Wayne County 2017 Population = 1,793,437 Percent of State = 17.85% Rank = #1 Keweenaw County 2017 Population = 2,042 Percent of State = 0.02% Rank = #83 Antrim County 2017 Population = 23,251 Percent of State = 0.23% Rank = #61 Again highlighting Antrim County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 population statewide (10,049,868). Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Wayne County's 2017 population totaled 1,793,437, equating to 17.85% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#83), Keweenaw County's population of 2,042 in 2017 comprised just 0.02% of the total statewide. Keweenaw County's population in 2017 equates to less than .01% to that of Wayne County's.
- Wayne County's 2017 population (1,793,437) exceeded the combined population (1,746,062) of Michigan's fifty-eight smallest counties.
Antrim County Snippets:- Antrim County's population in 2017 ranked #61, amounting to 0.23% of the statewide total.
- Antrim County's population of 23,251 placed below that of Roscommon County's (23,353, #60), and just above that of Osceola County's (22,863, #62).
- Antrim County's population of 23,251 exceeds the combined total (21,779) of Michigan's four smallest counties.
| | | | County Distribution of Population, 2017 | More than 500,000 | 500,000 to 400,000 | 400,000 to 300,000 | 300,000 to 200,000 | 200,000 to 100,000 | 100,000 or Below | Total | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 83 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Michigan by County: 2000 vs. 2017 | 2000 | | 2017 | | 2000 - 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,677 | 0.12 | | 10,065 | 0.10 | | -13.80 | -1,612 | -1.65 | | | 9,819 | 0.10 | | 9,023 | 0.09 | | -8.11 | -796 | -0.82 | | | 105,904 | 1.06 | | 117,564 | 1.17 | | 11.01 | 11,660 | 11.97 | | | 31,269 | 0.31 | | 28,892 | 0.29 | | -7.60 | -2,377 | -2.44 | | | 23,264 | 0.23 | | 23,251 | 0.23 | | -0.06 | -13 | -0.01 | | | 17,278 | 0.17 | | 15,037 | 0.15 | | -12.97 | -2,241 | -2.30 | | | 8,875 | 0.09 | | 8,408 | 0.08 | | -5.26 | -467 | -0.48 | | | 56,931 | 0.57 | | 61,035 | 0.61 | | 7.21 | 4,104 | 4.21 | | | 110,192 | 1.11 | | 104,967 | 1.04 | | -4.74 | -5,225 | -5.36 | | | 16,090 | 0.16 | | 17,713 | 0.18 | | 10.09 | 1,623 | 1.67 | | | 162,471 | 1.63 | | 155,050 | 1.54 | | -4.57 | -7,421 | -7.62 | | | 45,875 | 0.46 | | 44,326 | 0.44 | | -3.38 | -1,549 | -1.59 | | | 138,014 | 1.39 | | 134,526 | 1.34 | | -2.53 | -3,488 | -3.58 | | | 51,146 | 0.51 | | 51,527 | 0.51 | | 0.74 | 381 | 0.39 | | | 26,171 | 0.26 | | 26,156 | 0.26 | | -0.06 | -15 | -0.02 | | | 26,530 | 0.27 | | 25,618 | 0.25 | | -3.44 | -912 | -0.94 | | | 38,593 | 0.39 | | 37,550 | 0.37 | | -2.70 | -1,043 | -1.07 | | | 31,398 | 0.32 | | 30,594 | 0.30 | | -2.56 | -804 | -0.83 | | | 65,020 | 0.65 | | 78,126 | 0.78 | | 20.16 | 13,106 | 13.45 | | | 14,308 | 0.14 | | 13,174 | 0.13 | | -7.93 | -1,134 | -1.16 | | | 38,542 | 0.39 | | 36,790 | 0.37 | | -4.55 | -1,752 | -1.80 | | | 27,460 | 0.28 | | 26,009 | 0.26 | | -5.28 | -1,451 | -1.49 | | | 104,000 | 1.04 | | 108,762 | 1.08 | | 4.58 | 4,762 | 4.89 | | | 31,517 | 0.32 | | 33,631 | 0.33 | | 6.71 | 2,114 | 2.17 | | | 436,965 | 4.39 | | 408,345 | 4.06 | | -6.55 | -28,620 | -29.38 | | | 26,127 | 0.26 | | 25,201 | 0.25 | | -3.54 | -926 | -0.95 | | | 17,219 | 0.17 | | 15,708 | 0.16 | | -8.78 | -1,511 | -1.55 | | | 78,004 | 0.78 | | 93,123 | 0.93 | | 19.38 | 15,119 | 15.52 | | | 42,472 | 0.43 | | 41,972 | 0.42 | | -1.18 | -500 | -0.51 | | | 46,698 | 0.47 | | 45,851 | 0.46 | | -1.81 | -847 | -0.87 | | | 35,964 | 0.36 | | 37,749 | 0.38 | | 4.96 | 1,785 | 1.83 | | | 36,047 | 0.36 | | 31,811 | 0.32 | | -11.75 | -4,236 | -4.35 | | | 279,715 | 2.81 | | 287,387 | 2.86 | | 2.74 | 7,672 | 7.88 | | | 61,712 | 0.62 | | 65,920 | 0.66 | | 6.82 | 4,208 | 4.32 | | | 27,334 | 0.27 | | 25,220 | 0.25 | | -7.73 | -2,114 | -2.17 | | | 13,106 | 0.13 | | 11,517 | 0.11 | | -12.12 | -1,589 | -1.63 | | | 63,444 | 0.64 | | 67,380 | 0.67 | | 6.20 | 3,936 | 4.04 | | | 158,679 | 1.59 | | 161,016 | 1.60 | | 1.47 | 2,337 | 2.40 | | | 239,008 | 2.40 | | 260,368 | 2.59 | | 8.94 | 21,360 | 21.93 | | | 16,640 | 0.17 | | 17,531 | 0.17 | | 5.35 | 891 | 0.91 | | | 576,178 | 5.79 | | 649,357 | 6.46 | | 12.70 | 73,179 | 75.12 | | | 2,274 | 0.02 | | 2,042 | 0.02 | | -10.20 | -232 | -0.24 | | | 11,338 | 0.11 | | 12,351 | 0.12 | | 8.93 | 1,013 | 1.04 | | | 88,271 | 0.89 | | 88,867 | 0.88 | | 0.68 | 596 | 0.61 | | | 21,257 | 0.21 | | 22,033 | 0.22 | | 3.65 | 776 | 0.80 | | | 99,069 | 1.00 | | 99,526 | 0.99 | | 0.46 | 457 | 0.47 | | | 158,345 | 1.59 | | 191,096 | 1.90 | | 20.68 | 32,751 | 33.62 | | | 7,006 | 0.07 | | 5,772 | 0.06 | | -17.61 | -1,234 | -1.27 | | | 11,938 | 0.12 | | 10,754 | 0.11 | | -9.92 | -1,184 | -1.22 | | | 790,846 | 7.95 | | 877,754 | 8.73 | | 10.99 | 86,908 | 89.21 | | | 24,609 | 0.25 | | 24,636 | 0.25 | | 0.11 | 27 | 0.03 | | | 64,606 | 0.65 | | 66,603 | 0.66 | | 3.09 | 1,997 | 2.05 | | | 28,350 | 0.28 | | 28,960 | 0.29 | | 2.15 | 610 | 0.63 | | | 40,657 | 0.41 | | 40,360 | 0.40 | | -0.73 | -297 | -0.30 | | | 25,281 | 0.25 | | 23,590 | 0.23 | | -6.69 | -1,691 | -1.74 | | | 82,913 | 0.83 | | 83,480 | 0.83 | | 0.68 | 567 | 0.58 | | | 14,536 | 0.15 | | 14,962 | 0.15 | | 2.93 | 426 | 0.44 | | | 146,364 | 1.47 | | 152,505 | 1.52 | | 4.20 | 6,141 | 6.30 | | | 61,484 | 0.62 | | 65,700 | 0.65 | | 6.86 | 4,216 | 4.33 | | | 10,364 | 0.10 | | 9,110 | 0.09 | | -12.10 | -1,254 | -1.29 | | | 170,396 | 1.71 | | 175,196 | 1.74 | | 2.82 | 4,800 | 4.93 | | | 47,972 | 0.48 | | 48,820 | 0.49 | | 1.77 | 848 | 0.87 | | | 1,196,165 | 12.02 | | 1,270,081 | 12.64 | | 6.18 | 73,916 | 75.88 | | | 26,902 | 0.27 | | 26,351 | 0.26 | | -2.05 | -551 | -0.57 | | | 21,710 | 0.22 | | 20,761 | 0.21 | | -4.37 | -949 | -0.97 | | | 7,825 | 0.08 | | 5,998 | 0.06 | | -23.35 | -1,827 | -1.88 | | | 23,248 | 0.23 | | 22,863 | 0.23 | | -1.66 | -385 | -0.40 | | | 9,392 | 0.09 | | 8,144 | 0.08 | | -13.29 | -1,248 | -1.28 | | | 23,443 | 0.24 | | 24,780 | 0.25 | | 5.70 | 1,337 | 1.37 | | | 239,559 | 2.41 | | 287,975 | 2.87 | | 20.21 | 48,416 | 49.70 | | | 14,378 | 0.14 | | 12,965 | 0.13 | | -9.83 | -1,413 | -1.45 | | | 25,494 | 0.26 | | 23,353 | 0.23 | | -8.40 | -2,141 | -2.20 | | | 209,899 | 2.11 | | 192,006 | 1.91 | | -8.52 | -17,893 | -18.37 | | | 164,621 | 1.65 | | 159,841 | 1.59 | | -2.90 | -4,780 | -4.91 | | | 62,480 | 0.63 | | 60,750 | 0.60 | | -2.77 | -1,730 | -1.78 | | | 44,516 | 0.45 | | 41,090 | 0.41 | | -7.70 | -3,426 | -3.52 | | | 8,915 | 0.09 | | 7,967 | 0.08 | | -10.63 | -948 | -0.97 | | | 71,714 | 0.72 | | 68,608 | 0.68 | | -4.33 | -3,106 | -3.19 | | | 58,251 | 0.59 | | 53,527 | 0.53 | | -8.11 | -4,724 | -4.85 | | | 76,242 | 0.77 | | 75,366 | 0.75 | | -1.15 | -876 | -0.90 | | | 324,372 | 3.26 | | 373,451 | 3.72 | | 15.13 | 49,079 | 50.38 | | | 2,057,255 | 20.67 | | 1,793,437 | 17.85 | | -12.82 | -263,818 | -270.81 | | | 30,537 | 0.31 | | 33,187 | 0.33 | | 8.68 | 2,650 | 2.72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,952,450 | 100.00 | | 10,049,868 | 100.00 | | 0.98 | 97,418 | 100.00 | | | 8,145,304 | 81.84 | | 8,245,348 | 82.04 | | 1.23 | 100,044 | 102.70 | | | 1,807,146 | 18.16 | | 1,804,520 | 17.96 | | -0.15 | -2,626 | -2.70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 326,623,063 | | | 15.76 | 44,460,652 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 281,262,885 | | | 18.20 | 43,314,648 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,360,178 | | | 2.59 | 1,146,004 | |
Source: Calculations by the Michigan Regional Economic Analysis Project (MI-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | |
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