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Population/Demographics
Population The US Census Bureau estimates that the population of Michigan was 9,876,187 on July 1, 2011, a -0.08% decrease since the 2010 United States Census. The center of population of Michigan is located in Shiawassee County, in the southeastern corner of the civil township of Bennington, which is located northwest of the village of Morrice. As of the 2010 American Community Survey for the U.S. Census, the state had a foreign-born population of 592,212, or 6.0% of the total. Michigan has the largest Dutch, Finnish, and Macedonian populations in the United States. The 2010 Census reported: The ten largest reported ancestries in Michigan are: The large majority of Michigan's population is Caucasian. Americans of European descent live throughout Michigan and most of Metro Detroit. Large European American groups include those of German, Irish, French, Belgian and British ancestry. People of Scandinavian descent, especially those of Finnish ancestry, have a notable presence in the Upper Peninsula. Western Michigan is known for the Dutch heritage of many residents (the highest concentration of any state), especially in metropolitan Grand Rapids. About 300,000 people trace their descent from the Middle East, Dearborn has a sizeable Arab community, with many Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, and Lebanese who immigrated for jobs in the auto industry in the 1920s along with more recent Yemenis and Iraqis. African Americans, who came to Detroit and other northern cities in the Great Migration of the early 20th century, form a majority of the population of the city of Detroit and of other cities, including Flint and Benton Harbor. An individual from Michigan is called a "Michigander" or "Michiganian". Also at times, but rarely, a "Michiganite". Residents of the Upper Peninsula are sometimes referred to as "Yoopers" (a phonetic pronunciation of "U.P.ers"), and Upper Peninsula residents sometimes refer to those from the lower as "trolls" (they live below the bridge).
 * White: 78.9% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 76.6%)
 * Black or African American: 14.2%
 * American Indian: 0.6%
 * Asian: 2.4%
 * Pacific Islander: <0.1%
 * Some other race: 1.5%
 * Multiracial: 2.3%
 * Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 4.4%
 * German (22.3%)
 * Irish (11.9%)
 * English (10.1%)
 * Polish (9.0%)
 * French or French Canadian (6.7%)
 * Dutch (5.1%)
 * Italian (4.7%)
 * American (4.6%)
 * Scottish (2.4%)
 * Swedish (1.7%)