The graph below ranks each Michigan County by total of White residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Michigan total of White population by county
| County | White Population |
| Wayne |  975,118 |
| Oakland | 943,557 |
| Macomb | 716,315 |
| Kent | 513,984 |
| Genesee | 313,761 |
| Washtenaw | 264,062 |
| Ottawa | 251,284 |
| Ingham | 220,140 |
| Kalamazoo | 210,506 |
| Livingston | 177,419 |
| Saginaw | 152,182 |
| St. Clair | 151,821 |
| Monroe | 143,528 |
| Jackson | 141,181 |
| Muskegon | 138,641 |
| Berrien | 124,289 |
| Calhoun | 112,547 |
| Allegan | 106,860 |
| Bay | 101,759 |
| Eaton | 95,707 |
| Lenawee | 93,339 |
| Lapeer | 85,231 |
| Grand Traverse | 84,519 |
| Midland | 79,496 |
| Clinton | 71,801 |
| Van Buren | 69,000 |
| Shiawassee | 67,304 |
| Marquette | 63,625 |
| Isabella | 63,120 |
| Montcalm | 59,990 |
| Ionia | 59,238 |
| Barry | 57,411 |
| St. Joseph | 57,230 |
| Tuscola | 52,919 |
| Cass | 46,801 |
| Newaygo | 46,084 |
| Hillsdale | 45,081 |
| Branch | 41,835 |
| Sanilac | 41,231 |
| Mecosta | 40,419 |
| Gratiot | 38,665 |
| Delta | 34,922 |
| Houghton | 34,418 |
| Huron | 31,743 |
| Wexford | 31,599 |
| Emmet | 30,555 |
| Clare | 29,798 |
| Alpena | 28,484 |
| Chippewa | 28,075 |
| Mason | 27,451 |
| Dickinson | 25,539 |
| Oceana | 25,271 |
| Gladwin | 24,960 |
| Charlevoix | 24,913 |
| Iosco | 24,415 |
| Cheboygan | 24,107 |
| Roscommon | 23,465 |
| Otsego | 23,268 |
| Manistee | 22,698 |
| Antrim | 22,692 |
| Menominee | 22,628 |
| Osceola | 22,512 |
| Ogemaw | 20,787 |
| Leelanau | 20,258 |
| Benzie | 16,771 |
| Kalkaska | 16,486 |
| Arenac | 15,025 |
| Gogebic | 14,650 |
| Missaukee | 14,564 |
| Crawford | 13,569 |
| Presque Isle | 12,776 |
| Iron | 11,224 |
| Alcona | 10,382 |
| Lake | 10,004 |
| Montmorency | 9,259 |
| Mackinac | 8,441 |
| Oscoda | 8,365 |
| Alger | 8,161 |
| Schoolcraft | 7,259 |
| Baraga | 6,458 |
| Ontonagon | 6,223 |
| Luce | 5,241 |
| Keweenaw | 2,178 |