Italian Population in Baraga County, MI by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

Italian residents in Baraga County, MI are officially estimated at 186, with all four of its incorporated cities - L'Anse township (91), L'Anse (85), Baraga township (57), and Baraga (12) - contributing to the total. While the sum across city estimates slightly exceeds the county-level figure, such differences are not uncommon in small-population groups due to statistical rounding and independent estimation methods. The analysis below explores how Italian communities are distributed across Michigan and neighboring county systems.

Top 5 cities with the largest Italian population in Baraga County

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  • 1
    L'Anse township
    Italian population in L'Anse township is 91
    2.55% of L'Anse township population is Italian
  • 2
    L'Anse
    Italian population in L'Anse is 85
    4.44% of L'Anse population is Italian
  • 3
    Baraga township
    Italian population in Baraga township is 57
    1.60% of Baraga township population is Italian
  • 4
    Baraga
    Italian population in Baraga is 12
    0.62% of Baraga population is Italian

Overview of Italian population in Baraga County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Baraga County contains 186 Italian residents (2.3% of 8,249 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 30th percentile nationally among counties and 3rd percentile within Michigan for Italian demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Baraga County's Italian population of 2.3% remains below Michigan's state average of 4.4% and the national average of 4.9%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Baraga County contains 186 Italian residents, representing less than 1% of Michigan's total Italian population of 437,343.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show Baraga County maintains fewer than 0.21 Italian Americans per square mile, compared to Michigan's average of 7.7 per square mile, placing the county among jurisdictions with minimal demographic representation within the state.
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Baraga County Cities Ranked by Italian Population

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ACS demographic data [1] document 186 Italian residents across all four cities in Baraga County, MI included in this analysis* — L'Anse township, L'Anse, Baraga township and Baraga. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on Census Bureau data.
cities in Baraga County, MI ranked by Italian population count
Rank by Italian Population
City
Italian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Baraga County Italian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 L'Anse township 91 2.55% 48.92%
2 L'Anse 85 4.44% 45.70%
3 Baraga township 57 1.60% 30.65%
4 Baraga 12 0.62% 6.45%
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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 Baraga County, MI by their Italian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Italian 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 Italian 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 Italian alone, while others identify as Italian along with another race (such as Italian and German).
  • We’ve used the “Italian alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Italian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Italian alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Italian .
  2. % of Total Baraga County Italian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Italian 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 Italian 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 Italian 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 Italian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.