Ionia County, Michigan

According to the 2000 Census, Ionia County, Michigan has a population of 61,518 people. Of those, 56,572 (92%) are White, 2,807 (5%) are Black, and 1,711 (3%) are Latino[1]. However, 5,247 (or 9% of the 61,518 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Ionia County a population of 56,271 with a demographic that is 97% White, 0% Black, and 2% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 61,518 5,247 56,271
White 56,572 2,028 54,544
Black 2,807 2,642 165
Latino 1,711 312 1,399


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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