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Mecosta County, Michigan

A county in Michigan, ranked 39 of 83 by population.

CountyFIPS 26107

Within Michigan
Mecosta County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Big Rapids, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
42,320
+1,906 (+4.7%) since 2020
Land area
555.2
square miles. A further 2.8% of the total area is water
Population density
76.2
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Big Rapids
Seat of county government.
Established
1840
185 years ago
Largest city
Big Rapids city
Population 8,623.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Mecosta County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Mecosta County, Michigan from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 793 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Mecosta County ranks

Position among the 83 counties of Michigan, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn MichiganNationally
Population42,32039th of 831,147th of 3,144
Land area555.2 sq mi57th of 831,871st of 3,144
Population density76.2 per sq mi36th of 831,118th of 3,144
Median household income$60,95154th of 831,996th of 3,143

Full data for Mecosta County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population42,320Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202040,414Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?40,332Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area555.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area16.1 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area571.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?76.2 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$60,951American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$178,900American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age40.0American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households16,708American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units21,139American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-24
392 births, 416 deaths
Net migration
+413
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 6 areas bordering Mecosta County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Montcalm CountyMichigan24 mi69,406
Isabella CountyMichigan24 mi64,691
Newaygo CountyMichigan24 mi51,622
Osceola CountyMichigan24 mi23,516
Clare CountyMichigana single point31,543
Lake CountyMichigana single point13,182

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 83 counties of Michigan

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.