"From 2010 to 2018, the population in Michigan increased by less than 0.01%, and of the 83 counties, less than half have seen positive gains over the eight-year-period, according to the U.S. Census.
The average percent change across all counties was a 0.9% loss in population.
Ottawa County had the highest percent increase in the state at more than 10%.
Ontonagon County, with the second lowest population in the state, saw the largest percent decrease over the last eight years at -14.5%.
Wayne County, the state's most-populated county with more than 1.7 million people in 2018, lost almost 1 million people over 10 years for a 3.7% decrease that was the 20th worst decline in Michigan..."
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