Michigan counties quiz

The 83 counties in the quiz

They’re the 83 counties of Michigan, as counted by the US Census Bureau. The state capital, Lansing, is in Ingham County.

How to play

In Point mode we name a county and you tap it on the map; in Type mode one lights up and you type its name (accents don’t matter); and in Time trial you get 6 seconds per question. If you miss, we show you where it was, which way it lies and a hint drawn from the data: its size rank and its neighbors.

Each game has 10, 20 or all the questions, and at the end you can practice just the ones you missed. Your best score for each mode is saved in this browser only: neither we nor anyone else can see it, and there’s no sign-up.

The hardest ones

The smallest counties are the hardest, since they barely show on the map: Benzie (320 sq mi), Leelanau (347 sq mi), and Arenac (363 sq mi). Zoom in with the buttons or two fingers to tap them.

Tips to learn them

• The 5 counties bordering Indiana trace that border on the map: Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, and St. Joseph.
• Wayne is the most populous (1,769,038 people in 2025) and, together with Oakland and Macomb, is home to 39% of Michigan’s people.

Playing in class

If you teach in Michigan, start with your school’s county and its neighbors and add a few each day. Otherwise, it’s a good way to get to know the state before studying it.

With the Challenge your class link, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, with no accounts or passwords, and each student sees their own score, time and streak. To practice on paper, there’s a printable worksheet of the same map with an answer key.

List of all 83 counties

1. Alcona pop. 10,556
2. Alger pop. 8,641
3. Allegan pop. 123,188
4. Alpena pop. 28,853
5. Antrim pop. 24,698
6. Arenac pop. 15,068
7. Baraga pop. 8,169
8. Barry pop. 63,991
9. Bay pop. 102,123
10. Benzie pop. 18,568
11. Berrien pop. 152,444
12. Branch pop. 45,993
13. Calhoun pop. 133,408
14. Cass pop. 51,677
15. Charlevoix pop. 26,036
16. Cheboygan pop. 25,793
17. Chippewa pop. 36,081
18. Clare pop. 31,543
19. Clinton pop. 80,432
20. Crawford pop. 13,722
21. Delta pop. 36,582
22. Dickinson pop. 25,827
23. Eaton pop. 109,581
24. Emmet pop. 33,775
25. Genesee pop. 401,093
26. Gladwin pop. 26,077
27. Gogebic pop. 14,285
28. Grand Traverse pop. 96,729
29. Gratiot pop. 41,190
30. Hillsdale pop. 45,738
31. Houghton pop. 37,842
32. Huron pop. 30,530
33. Ingham pop. 289,709
34. Ionia pop. 66,557
35. Iosco pop. 25,266
36. Iron pop. 11,757
37. Isabella pop. 64,691
38. Jackson pop. 159,552
39. Kalamazoo pop. 263,795
40. Kalkaska pop. 18,693
41. Kent pop. 675,232
42. Keweenaw pop. 2,186
43. Lake pop. 13,182
44. Lapeer pop. 89,516
45. Leelanau pop. 22,982
46. Lenawee pop. 97,779
47. Livingston pop. 197,315
48. Luce pop. 6,339
49. Mackinac pop. 11,236
50. Macomb pop. 886,221
51. Manistee pop. 25,656
52. Marquette pop. 68,064
53. Mason pop. 29,040
54. Mecosta pop. 42,320
55. Menominee pop. 22,941
56. Midland pop. 83,754
57. Missaukee pop. 15,274
58. Monroe pop. 156,004
59. Montcalm pop. 69,406
60. Montmorency pop. 9,842
61. Muskegon pop. 177,901
62. Newaygo pop. 51,622
63. Oakland pop. 1,288,337
64. Oceana pop. 27,177
65. Ogemaw pop. 21,121
66. Ontonagon pop. 5,823
67. Osceola pop. 23,516
68. Oscoda pop. 8,723
69. Otsego pop. 26,080
70. Ottawa pop. 308,459
71. Presque Isle pop. 13,128
72. Roscommon pop. 23,914
73. Saginaw pop. 187,688
74. Sanilac pop. 40,083
75. Schoolcraft pop. 8,187
76. Shiawassee pop. 67,681
77. St. Clair pop. 160,486
78. St. Joseph pop. 60,968
79. Tuscola pop. 52,680
80. Van Buren pop. 76,071
81. Washtenaw pop. 370,214
82. Wayne pop. 1,769,038
83. Wexford pop. 34,445