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Clinton County Demographics

A map of Clinton County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
67,91585.8%
Hispanic
3,9405.0%
Multiracial
3,2654.1%
Asian
1,8702.4%
Black
1,6402.1%
Native American/Other
4980.6%

Clinton County, Michigan had a population of 79,128 in 2020. It was 85.8% White, 2.1% Black, 2.4% Asian, 5.0% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 4.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Clinton County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Clinton County is the 25th most populous county of the 83 counties in Michigan.

Clinton County's White Population

67,915 residents of Clinton County identify as White, or 85.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Clinton County larger than the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clinton County is ranked #53 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Clinton County is more White than neighboring Gratiot County (83.4% White), Ingham County (67.2% White), and Eaton County (79.9% White). Clinton County is less White than neighboring Shiawassee County (91.4% White), and Ionia County (86.2% White).

Clinton County's Black Population

1,640 residents of Clinton County identify as Black, or 2.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Clinton County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clinton County is ranked #31 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Clinton County is more Black than neighboring Shiawassee County (0.5% Black). Clinton County is less Black than neighboring Gratiot County (5.3% Black), Ingham County (12.1% Black), Eaton County (6.8% Black), and Ionia County (4.8% Black).

Clinton County's Asian Population

1,870 residents of Clinton County identify as Asian, or 2.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Clinton County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clinton County is ranked #10 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Clinton County is more Asian than neighboring Gratiot County (0.4% Asian), Eaton County (2.2% Asian), Shiawassee County (0.4% Asian), and Ionia County (0.3% Asian). Clinton County is less Asian than neighboring Ingham County (5.8% Asian).

Clinton County's Hispanic Population

3,940 residents of Clinton County identify as Hispanic, or 5.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Clinton County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clinton County is ranked #23 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Clinton County is more Hispanic than neighboring Shiawassee County (3% Hispanic). Clinton County is less Hispanic than neighboring Gratiot County (7.6% Hispanic), Ingham County (8.6% Hispanic), and Eaton County (6% Hispanic).

Clinton County's Native American/Other Population

498 residents of Clinton County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Clinton 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, Clinton County is ranked #63 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Clinton County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Gratiot County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Ingham County (0.9% Native American/Other).

Clinton County's Multiracial Population

3,265 residents of Clinton County identify as Multiracial, or 4.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Clinton County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Clinton County is ranked #39 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Clinton County is more Multiracial than neighboring Gratiot County (2.8% Multiracial), and Ionia County (3% Multiracial). Clinton County is less Multiracial than neighboring Ingham County (5.5% Multiracial), and Eaton County (4.5% Multiracial).

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