Filipino Population in Saginaw County, MI by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
The Filipino population in Saginaw County, MI is recorded at 286 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Saginaw County - including Saginaw charter township, Tittabawassee township, Chapin township, and others - report non-zero figures, reflecting a broad and distributed Filipino presence. However, the combined population across these cities exceeds the official county total - a likely result of rounding differences or sampling variations in small-population census data. The analysis below explores how Filipino communities are spread across Saginaw County, MI and comparable counties throughout Michigan.
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Top 5 cities with the largest Filipino population in Saginaw County
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1Saginaw charter townshipFilipino population in Saginaw charter township is 1620.39% of Saginaw charter township population is Filipino
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2Tittabawassee townshipFilipino population in Tittabawassee township is 610.57% of Tittabawassee township population is Filipino
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3Chapin townshipFilipino population in Chapin township is 222.20% of Chapin township population is Filipino
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4Lakefield townshipFilipino population in Lakefield township is 131.41% of Lakefield township population is Filipino
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5Thomas townshipFilipino population in Thomas township is 110.09% of Thomas township population is Filipino
Overview of Filipino population in Saginaw County
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Saginaw County with 286 Filipino residents (0.15% of 189,210 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 75th percentile nationally among counties and 77th percentile within Michigan for Filipino population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Saginaw County's Filipino population of 0.15% remains below Michigan's state average of 0.46% and the national average of 1.3%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
- Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Saginaw County contains 286 Filipino residents, representing less than 1% of Michigan's total Filipino population of 45,791.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate Saginaw County's density of 0.36 Filipino Americans per square mile remains below Michigan's average of 0.81 per square mile, with relatively sparse community distribution compared to state demographic concentrations.
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33 Cities in Saginaw County Ranked by Filipino Population
ACS data [1] show Filipino populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Saginaw charter township, Tittabawassee township, Chapin township, and Lakefield township. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 33 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
Methodology
This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Saginaw County, MI by their Filipino population, using the most recent ACS data available.
How the Census defines Filipino population
The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Filipino ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
- Some people identify as Filipino alone, while others identify as Filipino along with another race (such as Filipino and German).
- We’ve used the “Filipino alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Filipino population in each area.
How We Ranked the Data
This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Filipino alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
- % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Filipino .
- % of Total Saginaw County Filipino Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Filipino population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.
Things to Keep in Mind
Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
- In places with very small Filipino populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
- Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
- City that don’t have any reported Filipino population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Filipino populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2023.
