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Clare County Demographics

A map of Clare County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
28,62892.8%
Multiracial
1,1263.6%
Hispanic
6212.0%
Native American/Other
2690.9%
Black
1400.5%
Asian
720.2%

Clare County, Michigan had a population of 30,856 in 2020. It was 92.8% White, 0.5% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Clare County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Clare County is the 48th most populous county of the 83 counties in Michigan.

Clare County's White Population

28,628 residents of Clare County identify as White, or 92.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Clare County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clare County is ranked #15 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Clare County is more White than neighboring Isabella County (82.3% White), Missaukee County (92.6% White), and Osceola County (92.6% White). Clare County is less White than neighboring Roscommon County (93.3% White), and Gladwin County (93.9% White).

Clare County's Black Population

140 residents of Clare County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Clare County less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clare County is ranked #53 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Clare County is more Black than neighboring Roscommon County (0.3% Black), Missaukee County (0.2% Black), and Gladwin County (0.3% Black). Clare County is less Black than neighboring Isabella County (3.2% Black), and Osceola County (0.7% Black).

Clare County's Asian Population

72 residents of Clare County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Clare County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clare County is ranked #75 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Clare County is more Asian than neighboring Osceola County (0.1% Asian). Clare County is less Asian than neighboring Isabella County (1.7% Asian), Roscommon County (0.3% Asian), Missaukee County (0.3% Asian), and Gladwin County (0.3% Asian).

Clare County's Hispanic Population

621 residents of Clare County identify as Hispanic, or 2.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Clare County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clare County is ranked #56 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Clare County is more Hispanic than neighboring Roscommon County (1.9% Hispanic), Gladwin County (1.9% Hispanic), and Osceola County (1.7% Hispanic). Clare County is less Hispanic than neighboring Isabella County (4.7% Hispanic), and Missaukee County (3.3% Hispanic).

Clare County's Native American/Other Population

269 residents of Clare County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Clare 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, Clare County is ranked #36 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Clare County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Roscommon County (0.6% Native American/Other), Missaukee County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Gladwin County (0.6% Native American/Other). Clare County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Isabella County (3.5% Native American/Other).

Clare County's Multiracial Population

1,126 residents of Clare County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Clare County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clare County is ranked #61 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Clare County is more Multiracial than neighboring Missaukee County (3.1% Multiracial), and Gladwin County (3.1% Multiracial). Clare County is less Multiracial than neighboring Isabella County (4.7% Multiracial), and Osceola County (4% Multiracial).

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