YOOPER COUNTIES

Mike Miller Updaged August 5, 2026

The Upper Peninsula has 15 counties.  Marquette County has the largest population at 67,077.  Keweenaw County has the fewest people with 2,156.

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RANKING OF YOOPER COUNTIES

MARQUETTE
Population: 67,077 (1st)
Pop. Density: 36.25 people/sq. mile (2nd)
Land Area: 1,821 sq. miles (1st)
Water Area: 1,604 sq. miles (4th)
County Seat: Marquette
Towns: Marquette, Arnold, Big Bay, Champion, Gwinn, Harvey, Ishpeming, Little Lake, Michigamme, Negaunee, Palmer, Republic, Skandia

HOUGHTON
Population: 37,361 (2nd)
Pop. Density: 36.92 people/sq. mile (1st)
Land Area: 1,012 sq. miles (10th)
Water Area: 490 sq. miles (10th)
County Seat: Houghton
Towns: Atlantic Mine, Calumet, Chassell, Dollar Bay, Hancock, Houghton, Hubbell, Lake Linden, Laurium, Nisula, Painesdale, Sidnaw, South Range, Toivola

DELTA
Population: 36,903 (3rd)
Pop. Density: 31.54 people/sq. mile (4th)
Land Area: 1,170 sq. miles (6th)
Water Area: 822 sq. miles (8th)
County Seat: Escanaba
Towns: Bark River, Cornell, Escanaba, Garden, Gladstone, Perkins, Rapid River, Rock, Wells, Nahma

CHIPPEWA
Population: 36,785 (4th)
Pop. Density: 23.57 people/sq. mile (5th)
Land Area: 1,561 sq. miles (2nd)
Water Area: 1,137 sq. miles (5th)
County Seat: Sault Ste. Marie
Towns: Barbeau, Brimley, Dafter, De Tour Village, Drumond Island, Hulbert, Kincheloe, Kinross, Pickford, Rudyard, Sault Ste. Marie, Trout Lake, Goetzville, Paradise, Eckerman

DICKINSON
Population: 25,947 (5th)
Pop. Density: 33.87 people/sq. mile (3rd)
Land Area: 766 sq. miles (14th)
Water Area: 11 sq. miles (15th)
County Seat: Iron Mountain
Towns: Channing, Felch, Foster City, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Loretto, Norway, Quinnesec, Sagola, Vulcan

MENOMINEE
Population: 23,502 (6th)
Pop. Density: 22.51 people/sq. mile (6th)
Land Area: 1,044 sq. miles (8th)
Water Area: 294 sq. miles (12th)
County Seat: Menominee
Towns: Carney, Cedar River, Daggett, Harris, Hermansville, Ingalls, Menominee, Nadeau, Perronville, Powers, Spalding, Stephenson, Wallace, Wilson

GOGEBIC
Population: 14,380 (7th)
Pop. Density: 13.06 people/sq. mile (7th)
Land Area: 1,101 sq. miles (7th)
Water Area: 375 sq. miles (11th)
County Seat: Bessemer
Towns: Bessemer, Ironwood, Marenisco, Ramsay, Wakefield, Watersmeet

IRON
Population: 11,631 (8th)
Pop. Density: 9.89 people/sq. mile (9th)
Land Area: 1,176 sq. miles (5th)
Water Area: 45 sq. miles (14th)
County Seat: Crystal Falls
Towns: Amasa, Caspian, Crystal Falls, Gaastra, Iron River, Stambaugh

MACKINAC
Population: 11,444 (9th)
Pop. Density: 10.69 people/sq. mile
Land Area: 1,022 sq. miles
County Seat: St. Ignace
Towns: St. Ignace, Mackinac Island, Clark, Garfield, Moran, Portage, Marquette, Brevort, Newton, Cedarville, Hessel, Naubinway, Engadine, Curtis

ALGER
Population: 8,842 (10th)
Pop. Density: 9.63 people/sq. mile (10th)
Land Area: 918 sq. miles (11th)
Water Area: 4,131 sq. miles (2nd)
County Seat: Munising
Towns: Au Train, Chatham, Christmas, Deerton, Grand Marais, Limestone, Munising, Shingleton, Trenary, Wetmore, Eben Junction

BARAGA
Population: 8,158 (11th)
Pop. Density: 9.02 people/sq. mile (11th)
Land Area: 904 sq. miles (12th)
Water Area: 165 sq. miles (13th)
County Seat: L'Anse
Towns: Baraga, Covington, Keweenaw Bay, L'Anse, Pelkie, Watton

SCHOOLCRAFT
Population: 8,047 (12th)
Pop. Density: 6.83 people/sq. mile (12th)
Land Area: 1,178 sq. miles (4th)
Water Area: 706 sq. miles (9th)
County Seat: Manistique
Towns: Manistique

ONTONAGON
Population: 5,816 (13th)
Pop. Density: 4.43 people/sq. mile (14th)
Land Area: 1,312 sq. miles (3rd)
Water Area: 2,430 sq. miles (3rd)
County Seat: Ontonagon
Towns: Ontonagon, Trout Creek, White Pine

LUCE
Population: 5,339 (14th)
Pop. Density: 5.91 people/sq. mile (13th)
Land Area: 903 sq. miles (13th)
Water Area: 1,009 sq. miles (7th)
County Seat: Newberry
Towns: McMillan, Newberry

KEWEENAW
Population: 2,156 (15th)
Pop. Density: 3.78 people/sq. mile (15th)
Land Area: 541 sq. miles (15th)
Water Area: 5,425 sq. miles (1st)
County Seat: Eagle River
Towns: Copper Harbor, Eagle Harbor, Mohawk, Allouez

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