Great Lakes Wire

Of the 9,973,907 people living in Michigan in 2020, 50.8 percent (5,061,942) were women and 49.2 percent (4,911,965) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Great Lakes Wire.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by 21,405. In the 65 and over age range, there were 947,071 females and 765,770 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau compiles statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	3,038,949	30.5
Females 18 and over	3,060,354	30.7
Males 65 and over	765,770	7.7
Females 65 and over	947,071	9.5

Source: US Census Bureau