Luce County Demographics

A map of Luce County's Population by Race

Luce County, Michigan had a population of 5,339 in 2020. It was 84.5% White, 0.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 7.0% Native American/Other, and 6.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Luce County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Luce County is the 82nd most populous county of the 83 counties in Michigan.

Luce County's White Population

4,514 residents of Luce County identify as White, or 84.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Luce County larger than the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Luce County is ranked #55 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Luce County is more White than neighboring Mackinac County (74% White), Schoolcraft County (83.6% White), Alger County (82.8% White), and Chippewa County (66.7% White). Luce County is less White than neighboring Charlevoix County (91.7% White).

Luce County's Black Population

12 residents of Luce County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Luce County less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Luce County is ranked #73 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Luce County is more Black than neighboring Schoolcraft County (0.1% Black). Luce County is less Black than neighboring Mackinac County (0.5% Black), Alger County (6.6% Black), Chippewa County (7.1% Black), and Charlevoix County (0.3% Black).

Luce County's Asian Population

2 residents of Luce County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Luce County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Luce County is ranked #82 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Luce County is less Asian than neighboring Mackinac County (0.3% Asian), Schoolcraft County (0.2% Asian), Alger County (0.2% Asian), Chippewa County (0.5% Asian), and Charlevoix County (0.5% Asian).

Luce County's Hispanic Population

74 residents of Luce County identify as Hispanic, or 1.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Luce County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Luce County is ranked #74 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Luce County is more Hispanic than neighboring Schoolcraft County (1.2% Hispanic), and Alger County (1.3% Hispanic). Luce County is less Hispanic than neighboring Mackinac County (1.5% Hispanic), Chippewa County (2.1% Hispanic), and Charlevoix County (1.6% Hispanic).

Luce County's Native American/Other Population

375 residents of Luce County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 7.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Luce County slightly larger than the Native American/Other share of the population of Michigan (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Luce County is ranked #5 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Luce County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Alger County (4% Native American/Other), and Charlevoix County (1.9% Native American/Other). Luce County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Mackinac County (15.8% Native American/Other), Schoolcraft County (8.8% Native American/Other), and Chippewa County (15.5% Native American/Other).

Luce County's Multiracial Population

362 residents of Luce County identify as Multiracial, or 6.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Luce County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, Luce County is ranked #4 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Luce County is more Multiracial than neighboring Schoolcraft County (6.1% Multiracial), Alger County (5% Multiracial), and Charlevoix County (4.1% Multiracial). Luce County is less Multiracial than neighboring Mackinac County (7.9% Multiracial), and Chippewa County (8.1% Multiracial).

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