Barry County Demographics

A map of Barry County's Population by Race

Barry County, Michigan had a population of 62,423 in 2020. It was 91.0% White, 0.5% Black, 0.4% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Barry County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Barry County is the 32nd most populous county of the 83 counties in Michigan.

Barry County's White Population

56,779 residents of Barry County identify as White, or 91.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Barry County larger than the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Barry County is ranked #31 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Barry County is more White than neighboring Kalamazoo County (73.9% White), Ionia County (86.2% White), Calhoun County (74.7% White), Eaton County (79.9% White), and Kent County (70.7% White).

Barry County's Black Population

295 residents of Barry County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Barry County less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Barry County is ranked #49 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Barry County is less Black than neighboring Kalamazoo County (11.3% Black), Ionia County (4.8% Black), Calhoun County (10.6% Black), Eaton County (6.8% Black), and Kent County (9.5% Black).

Barry County's Asian Population

245 residents of Barry County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Barry County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Barry County is ranked #49 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Barry County is more Asian than neighboring Ionia County (0.3% Asian). Barry County is less Asian than neighboring Kalamazoo County (2.7% Asian), Calhoun County (2.8% Asian), Eaton County (2.2% Asian), and Kent County (3.3% Asian).

Barry County's Hispanic Population

2,142 residents of Barry County identify as Hispanic, or 3.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Barry County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Barry County is ranked #36 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Barry County is less Hispanic than neighboring Kalamazoo County (5.6% Hispanic), Ionia County (5% Hispanic), Calhoun County (5.5% Hispanic), Eaton County (6% Hispanic), and Kent County (11.4% Hispanic).

Barry County's Native American/Other Population

434 residents of Barry County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Barry County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Michigan (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Barry County is ranked #52 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Barry County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Ionia County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Eaton County (0.6% Native American/Other). Barry County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Kalamazoo County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Calhoun County (0.9% Native American/Other).

Barry County's Multiracial Population

2,528 residents of Barry County identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Barry County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Barry County is ranked #45 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Barry County is more Multiracial than neighboring Ionia County (3% Multiracial). Barry County is less Multiracial than neighboring Kalamazoo County (5.6% Multiracial), Calhoun County (5.4% Multiracial), Eaton County (4.5% Multiracial), and Kent County (4.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.