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Gratiot County, Michigan

Gratiot County had 41,372 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 568.4 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 83 in Michigan by population and 41st by land area.

Population
41,372
#40 of 83 in Michigan · #1,165 in US
Area
568.4 sq mi
#41 of 83 in Michigan · #1,795 in US
Density
73 / sq mi
#37 of 83 in Michigan · #1,147 in US
Median household income
$60,251
#43 of 83 in Michigan · #1,809 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Gratiot County within Michigan. Pin: Lansing.

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Gratiot County population, land area and income

Gratiot County had 41,372 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 568.4 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 83 in Michigan by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 72.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Michigan has 38,041 residents, about the same as Gratiot County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,251 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

41,372

3144th1st

1165th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

568 sq mi

3144th1st

1795th of 3,144 (US)

Density

72.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1147th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,251

3143rd1st

1809th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Michigan (83)

Population

41,372

83rd1st

40th of 83 (MI)

Land area

568 sq mi

83rd1st

41st of 83 (MI)

Density

72.8 / sq mi

83rd1st

37th of 83 (MI)

Median household income

$60,251

83rd1st

43rd of 83 (MI)

How Gratiot County's population changed since 2020

Gratiot County lost 315 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 69th of 83 in Michigan for growth. The median Michigan county changed by +0.9%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Gratiot County recorded 1,572 births and 2,210 deaths, a natural change of -638. Net international migration added +96 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +158. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 638 people.

41.7k202041.3k202141.1k202241.4k202341.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,572
Deaths
2,210
Net international migration
+96
Net domestic migration
+158
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-62

Where Gratiot County is

The Census internal point of Gratiot County is at 43.292300, -84.604700. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Michigan's 83 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Gratiot County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Calhoun County: -0.3%Benzie County: +2.9%Newaygo County: +2.8%Antrim County: +4.6%Montcalm County: +4.0%Kalamazoo County: +1.1%Isabella County: +0.9%Ingham County: +1.9%Jackson County: +0.0%Kent County: +2.2%Oceana County: +1.1%Roscommon County: +2.0%Clare County: +1.8%Gladwin County: +2.5%Branch County: +2.9%Iosco County: +0.7%Bay County: -1.1%Shiawassee County: -0.0%Ionia County: -1.0%Otsego County: +3.8%Alcona County: +4.3%Missaukee County: +1.1%Crawford County: +4.7%Lapeer County: +0.7%Arenac County: +0.5%Gogebic County: -0.9%Marquette County: +2.2%Alpena County: +0.1%Lenawee County: -1.6%Berrien County: -1.1%Leelanau County: +2.5%Clinton County: +1.1%Alger County: -1.6%Gratiot County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Van Buren County: +0.7%Dickinson County: +0.3%Charlevoix County: +0.3%Sanilac County: -0.5%Wexford County: +2.3%Houghton County: +2.1%Saginaw County: -1.1%Kalkaska County: +3.8%Ottawa County: +3.1%Presque Isle County: +1.8%Eaton County: +0.3%Barry County: +2.3%Lake County: +7.5%Cheboygan County: +1.5%Wayne County: -1.0%Macomb County: +0.7%Oscoda County: +4.4%Emmet County: -0.5%Ontonagon County: +0.4%Schoolcraft County: +1.5%Monroe County: +0.7%Tuscola County: -1.0%Luce County: -1.3%Menominee County: -1.7%Mason County: +0.2%Muskegon County: +1.5%Baraga County: +0.3%Genesee County: -0.9%Grand Traverse County: +1.3%Washtenaw County: +0.5%Huron County: -1.9%Cass County: -0.0%Delta County: -0.5%Montmorency County: +7.2%Oakland County: +1.9%Chippewa County: -1.5%Keweenaw County: +5.0%Hillsdale County: -0.3%Manistee County: +1.8%Allegan County: +1.5%Mecosta County: +3.8%Iron County: +0.8%Osceola County: +2.5%St. Clair County: -0.1%Livingston County: +1.5%Ogemaw County: +1.0%Midland County: +0.6%Mackinac County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
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Orange pin: Gratiot County internal point. Dark pin: Lansing.

Internal point

Decimal
43.292300, -84.604700
DMS
43°17'32.28"N 84°36'16.92"W
UTM
16N 694312.4E 4796061.1N
Geohash
dpey6c0ez
Plus code
86MQ79RW+W4

Towns in Gratiot County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Gratiot County, 20,896 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gratiot County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Alma with 9,349.

  1. 01Alma9,349
  2. 02St. Louis7,465
  3. 03Ithaca2,813
  4. 04Breckenridge1,269
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gratiot County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Gratiot County. The most populous is Saginaw County, MI, with 187,714 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lansing and the nearest big city

Lansing is 38.7 miles S of Gratiot County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lansing, MI (population 114,336), 40.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mount Pleasant, MI (population 21,090), 22.7 miles away.

Gratiot County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gratiot County is 26057: state code 26 for Michigan plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,251.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gratiot County, Michigan?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 41,372. That is down 315 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,687.

What is the FIPS code of Gratiot County?

26057. The first two digits (26) are Michigan; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gratiot County?

Alma, with 9,349 residents inside Gratiot County in 2024.

Which counties border Gratiot County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saginaw County, MI; Midland County, MI; Clinton County, MI; Montcalm County, MI; Shiawassee County, MI; Ionia County, MI; Isabella County, MI.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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