Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 48.91K people in Michigan with African ancestry. Among all Michigan cities and places, Detroit city had the highest population with African ancestry (8.24K), followed by Westland city (2.61K), and Grand Rapids city (1.83K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Michigan.

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Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Detroit city

Westland city

Grand Rapids city

Inkster city

Southfield city

Flint city

Lansing city

Livonia city

Romulus city

Wayne city

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Detroit city	8238
2	Westland city	2611
3	Grand Rapids city	1826
4	Inkster city	1506
5	Southfield city	1284
6	Flint city	1266
7	Lansing city	1180
8	Livonia city	1026
9	Romulus city	1010
10	Wayne city	956
11	Taylor city	846
12	Farmington Hills city	824
13	Saginaw city	662
14	Benton Harbor city	632
15	Warren city	566
16	Sterling Heights city	518
17	Kentwood city	514
18	Muskegon city	420
19	Fair Plain CDP	405
20	Benton Heights CDP	404
21	Wyoming city	395
22	Garden City city	387
23	Comstock Northwest CDP	344
24	Oak Park city	335
25	River Rouge city	299
26	Novi city	293
27	Portage city	288
28	Ann Arbor city	283
29	Kalamazoo city	274
30	Pontiac city	270
31	Holland city	243
32	Waverly CDP	237
33	Highland Park city	225
34	Ecorse city	224
35	Royal Oak city	214
36	Holt CDP	207
37	Mount Clemens city	206
38	St. Louis city	177
39	Cutlerville CDP	174
40	Wixom city	173
41	Dearborn city	171
42	Eastpointe city	168
43	East Lansing city	158
44	Lambertville CDP	151
45	Auburn Hills city	144
46	Rochester Hills city	143
47	Ionia city	135
48	Dearborn Heights city	134
49	Troy city	127
50	Coldwater city	126
51	Burton city	125
52	Southgate city	120
53	Ypsilanti city	116
54	Belleville city	115
55	Harper Woods city	100
56	Port Huron city	95
57	Plymouth city	93
58	Eastwood CDP	90
59	Roseville city	87
60	Birmingham city	83
61	Haslett CDP	81
62	Buena Vista CDP	80
63	Mount Pleasant city	77
64	Bridgeport CDP	74
65	Brownlee Park CDP	73
66	Madison Heights city	71
67	Sault Ste. Marie city	69
68	Owosso city	67
69	Niles city	66
70	Northview CDP	61
71	Battle Creek city	59
72	Grandville city	58
73	Marysville city	57
74	Freeland CDP	56
75	Roosevelt Park city	52
76	Lincoln Park city	51
77	Grosse Pointe Farms city	48
77	South Monroe CDP	48
78	Center Line city	47
78	Norton Shores city	47
78	Petoskey city	47
79	Dowagiac city	43
79	Jackson city	43
80	Okemos CDP	41
81	St. Johns city	39
82	New Haven village	37
83	Frankenmuth city	36
84	Berrien Springs village	34
84	Rochester city	34
85	Farmington city	32
86	Ferndale city	31
86	Lathrup Village city	31
86	Mason city	31
87	Marquette city	28
88	Beecher CDP	26
88	Fenton city	26
88	Muskegon Heights city	26
89	Walled Lake city	25
90	Big Rapids city	23
91	Allen Park city	22
91	Beverly Hills village	22
91	Hamtramck city	22
91	Mattawan village	22
91	Monroe city	22
91	Wyandotte city	22
92	Fraser city	20
92	St. Joseph city	20
93	Edgemont Park CDP	19
93	Franklin village	19
94	Allegan city	18
94	Bloomfield Hills city	18
94	Delton CDP	18
94	Mount Morris city	18
95	Newaygo city	15
95	Orchard Lake Village city	15
95	Ossineke CDP	15
96	Skidway Lake CDP	14
97	Albion city	13
97	Baraga village	13
97	Manchester village	13
98	Cass City village	12
98	Lyons village	12
98	Westphalia village	12
99	Alpena city	11
99	K. I. Sawyer CDP	11
99	Olivet city	11
100	Goodrich village	10
101	Clinton village	9
101	Hazel Park city	9
101	Hillsdale city	9
101	Kingsford city	9
101	Lapeer city	9
102	Cadillac city	8
102	Cassopolis village	8
102	Charlotte city	8
102	East Grand Rapids city	8
102	Escanaba city	8
102	Grand Blanc city	8
102	Howell city	8
102	Lawton village	8
102	South Lyon city	8
103	Brighton city	7
103	Clare city	7
103	Harrison city	7
103	Houghton city	7
104	Beaverton city	6
104	Deckerville village	6
104	Grand Marais CDP	6
104	Hancock city	6
104	Lawrence village	6
104	Otisville village	6
104	South Rockwood village	6
104	Sturgis city	6
105	Cheboygan city	5
105	Garden village	5
105	Ishpeming city	5
105	Oakley village	5
105	Reese village	5
105	Yale city	5
106	Cement City village	4
106	Crystal Falls city	4
106	Eaton Rapids city	4
106	Hubbell CDP	4
106	Kingsley village	4
106	Suttons Bay village	4
106	Village of Clarkston city	4
107	Coloma city	3
107	Galesburg city	3
107	Hart city	3
107	Ravenna village	3
107	Richmond city	3
107	Rogers City city	3
107	Roscommon village	3
107	Sand Lake village	3
108	Dansville village	2
108	Harrisville city	2
108	Lakes of the North CDP	2
108	Tawas City city	2
109	Brutus CDP	1
109	Flat Rock city	1
109	Lakeview village	1
109	Mackinaw City village	1
109	Mendon village	1
109	Muir village	1
109	Nashville village	1
109	Ontonagon village	1
109	Rosebush village	1
109	Trufant CDP	1