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Grand Traverse County Demographics

A map of Grand Traverse County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
85,54389.8%
Multiracial
4,0814.3%
Hispanic
3,0103.2%
Native American/Other
1,2081.3%
Asian
8130.9%
Black
5830.6%

Grand Traverse County, Michigan had a population of 95,238 in 2020. It was 89.8% White, 0.6% Black, 0.9% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic, 1.3% Native American/Other, and 4.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Grand Traverse County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Grand Traverse County is the 22nd most populous county of the 83 counties in Michigan.

Grand Traverse County's White Population

85,543 residents of Grand Traverse County identify as White, or 89.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Grand Traverse County larger than the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Grand Traverse County is ranked #36 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Grand Traverse County is more White than neighboring Leelanau County (88.7% White). Grand Traverse County is less White than neighboring Wexford County (91.4% White), Kalkaska County (92.1% White), Antrim County (92.8% White), and Missaukee County (92.6% White).

Grand Traverse County's Black Population

583 residents of Grand Traverse County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Grand Traverse County less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Grand Traverse County is ranked #44 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Grand Traverse County is more Black than neighboring Kalkaska County (0.2% Black), Antrim County (0.2% Black), Missaukee County (0.2% Black), and Leelanau County (0.3% Black).

Grand Traverse County's Asian Population

813 residents of Grand Traverse County identify as Asian, or 0.9%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Grand Traverse County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Grand Traverse County is ranked #19 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Grand Traverse County is more Asian than neighboring Wexford County (0.6% Asian), Kalkaska County (0.3% Asian), Antrim County (0.3% Asian), Missaukee County (0.3% Asian), and Leelanau County (0.5% Asian).

Grand Traverse County's Hispanic Population

3,010 residents of Grand Traverse County identify as Hispanic, or 3.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Grand Traverse County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Grand Traverse County is ranked #41 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Grand Traverse County is more Hispanic than neighboring Wexford County (2.3% Hispanic), Kalkaska County (2% Hispanic), and Antrim County (2% Hispanic). Grand Traverse County is less Hispanic than neighboring Missaukee County (3.3% Hispanic), and Leelanau County (4.1% Hispanic).

Grand Traverse County's Native American/Other Population

1,208 residents of Grand Traverse County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Grand Traverse 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, Grand Traverse County is ranked #19 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Grand Traverse County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Wexford County (0.8% Native American/Other), Kalkaska County (1.1% Native American/Other), Antrim County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Missaukee County (0.5% Native American/Other). Grand Traverse County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Leelanau County (2.9% Native American/Other).

Grand Traverse County's Multiracial Population

4,081 residents of Grand Traverse County identify as Multiracial, or 4.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Grand Traverse County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Grand Traverse County is ranked #34 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Grand Traverse County is more Multiracial than neighboring Antrim County (3.6% Multiracial), Missaukee County (3.1% Multiracial), and Leelanau County (3.6% Multiracial).

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