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St. Clair County Demographics

A map of St. Clair County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
142,39688.8%
Multiracial
6,8834.3%
Hispanic
5,5053.4%
Black
3,7732.4%
Native American/Other
1,0170.6%
Asian
8090.5%

St. Clair County, Michigan had a population of 160,383 in 2020. It was 88.8% White, 2.4% Black, 0.5% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 4.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of St. Clair County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

St. Clair County is the 13th most populous county of the 83 counties in Michigan.

St. Clair County's White Population

142,396 residents of St. Clair County identify as White, or 88.8%. This makes the White share of the population of St. Clair County larger than the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, St. Clair County is ranked #43 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

St. Clair County is more White than neighboring Macomb County (75.5% White), Oakland County (69% White), and Wayne County (47.8% White). St. Clair County is less White than neighboring Sanilac County (91.6% White), and Lapeer County (89% White).

St. Clair County's Black Population

3,773 residents of St. Clair County identify as Black, or 2.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of St. Clair County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, St. Clair County is ranked #29 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

St. Clair County is more Black than neighboring Sanilac County (0.4% Black), and Lapeer County (1.1% Black). St. Clair County is less Black than neighboring Macomb County (12.3% Black), Oakland County (13.2% Black), and Wayne County (37.3% Black).

St. Clair County's Asian Population

809 residents of St. Clair County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of St. Clair County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, St. Clair County is ranked #37 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

St. Clair County is more Asian than neighboring Sanilac County (0.2% Asian), and Lapeer County (0.4% Asian). St. Clair County is less Asian than neighboring Macomb County (4.3% Asian), Oakland County (8.3% Asian), and Wayne County (3.6% Asian).

St. Clair County's Hispanic Population

5,505 residents of St. Clair County identify as Hispanic, or 3.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of St. Clair County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, St. Clair County is ranked #35 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

St. Clair County is more Hispanic than neighboring Macomb County (3% Hispanic). St. Clair County is less Hispanic than neighboring Sanilac County (4.1% Hispanic), Lapeer County (4.8% Hispanic), Oakland County (4.8% Hispanic), and Wayne County (6.6% Hispanic).

St. Clair County's Native American/Other Population

1,017 residents of St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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, St. Clair County is ranked #60 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

St. Clair County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Sanilac County (0.5% Native American/Other). St. Clair County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Wayne County (0.7% Native American/Other).

St. Clair County's Multiracial Population

6,883 residents of St. Clair County identify as Multiracial, or 4.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of St. Clair County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 83 counties in Michigan, St. Clair County is ranked #33 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

St. Clair County is more Multiracial than neighboring Sanilac County (3.2% Multiracial), Lapeer County (4.1% Multiracial), Oakland County (4.1% Multiracial), and Wayne County (4% Multiracial).

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