Which Michigan counties had the largest percentage increase in Muslim residents from 2010 to 2025?
Executive summary
Available sources do not provide a county-by-county breakdown of changes in Muslim residents in Michigan from 2010 to 2025, so a definitive list of which Michigan counties had the largest percentage increases cannot be produced from the provided material (not found in current reporting). The sources do indicate Michigan is among states with relatively large Muslim populations and point to concentrated communities (for example Dearborn in Wayne County), with state-level estimates ranging around 241,828 to 300,000 Muslims in 2025, but none compute county percentage change 2010–2025 [1] [2] [3].
1. Why the specific county answer is missing — data and reporting gaps
No supplied source offers county-level percentage changes for Muslim residents in Michigan between 2010 and 2025; the available items are state-level estimates, community profiles, and general commentary about growth drivers such as immigration and higher birth rates (not found in current reporting for county trends) [1] [4] [2]. Because the sources lack granular census-style tables or peer-reviewed demographic trend analysis by county, any claim about “which counties had the largest percentage increase” would be extrapolation beyond what these documents provide (not found in current reporting).
2. What the sources do tell us about Michigan’s Muslim population overall
Multiple sources identify Michigan as one of the states with a comparatively large Muslim population: a state-level count around 241,828 appears in one ranking, and another outlet cites an estimate near 300,000 and a Muslim share “over 3%” of the state population in 2025; Michigan is also listed among states with at least about 2% Muslim population in broader rankings [1] [2] [3]. These figures are useful for context but do not break down changes by county or provide 2010 baselines to compute percentage increases [1] [2] [3].
3. Where in Michigan Muslim populations are concentrated (and why that matters)
Reporting and profiles emphasize Dearborn (Wayne County) as a major center of Michigan’s Muslim and Arab-American population, describing Dearborn as having the proportionally largest Muslim population in the U.S. and hosting large community institutions and mosques; such concentration suggests Wayne County is an important locus of growth or continued high population, but the sources do not quantify year‑to‑year percentage change for Dearborn or other counties from 2010 to 2025 [5]. Community hubs matter because growth can be uneven: large absolute increases may concentrate in metropolitan counties while smaller counties could show higher percentage changes from a low base — something the supplied material does not analyze [5].
4. Reported drivers of Michigan’s Muslim population growth
The sources attribute Michigan’s Muslim population growth to immigration, higher birth rates, and historical settlement patterns tied to industry and family networks; legal and civic groups such as CAIR Michigan are mentioned as part of the community infrastructure that parallels demographic growth [4]. These explanations indicate plausible mechanisms for growth across both urban and suburban counties but do not identify which counties experienced the steepest percentage increases between 2010 and 2025 [4].
5. Conflicting or varying state-level estimates and what that implies
Different outlets use different methods and produce different totals: one dataset lists Michigan’s Muslim population at about 241,828 in 2025 while another popular article gives an estimate around 300,000 and a percentage “over 3%” [1] [2]. This variation in state-level estimates underscores the difficulty of producing precise county-level percentage-change rankings without consistent methodology and access to the underlying microdata [1] [2].
6. How to get the county-level answer you asked for (next steps)
To determine which Michigan counties had the largest percentage increases in Muslim residents from 2010 to 2025, you would need county-level religious-affiliation or ancestry estimates for both years from a consistent source (for example, detailed Pew, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, American Community Survey cross-tabs, or specialized demographic studies), none of which are included in the supplied material (not found in current reporting). If you want, I can outline specific data sources and steps to compute the change — for instance: obtain comparable county estimates for 2010 and 2025 from ISPU, Pew, or ACS-derived models; calculate percent change; and flag counties with large relative increases versus large absolute gains (not found in current reporting).
Sources cited in this piece: mentions of Michigan totals and rankings [1] [2] [3]; Dearborn community profile [5]; growth drivers and legal/community context [4].