Delta County, Michigan
County seat: Escanaba · Population 36,582 (2025) · 1,171 sq mi
Delta County is the 43rd most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 36,582 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Escanaba. It is part of the Upper Peninsula (Region 1) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Delta County facts
- County seat
- Escanaba
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 36,582 −0.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,171 sq mi 5th largest of 83
- Water area
- 820 sq mi
- Population density
- 31 per sq mi
- Established
- 1843
- Same name
- One of 3 Delta Counties in the US
- Named after
- delta fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
- Largest city
- Escanaba 12,257
- Median household income
- $57,809
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26041
Cities and towns in Delta County
Delta County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Delta County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba (county seat) | City | 12,257 | |
| Gladstone | City | 5,189 | |
| Garden | Village | 187 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid River | 223 | |
| Rock | 160 |
ZIP codes in Delta County
13 ZIP codes reach into Delta County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49807 also Menominee County
- 49817 also Schoolcraft County
- 49818 also Marquette County
- 49829
- 49835
- 49837
- 49854 also Schoolcraft County
- 49864
- 49872
- 49878 also Alger County
- 49880 also Marquette County
- 49894
- 49895 also Alger and Schoolcraft counties
Population of Delta County, 2020–2025
Delta County shrank by 326 people (−0.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,170 more deaths than births and a net gain of 842 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 36,877 |
| 2021 | 36,839 |
| 2022 | 36,814 |
| 2023 | 36,820 |
| 2024 | 36,713 |
| 2025 | 36,582 |
Neighboring counties
- Menominee County southwest · 22,941 people
- Schoolcraft County east · 8,187 people
- Door County, Wisconsin south · 30,616 people
- Marquette County northwest · 68,064 people
- Alger County north · 8,641 people
- Leelanau County southeast · 22,982 people
Printable Delta County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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