Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.49% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Inkster city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (5.83%), followed by Wayne city (5.42%), and Romulus city (4.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Inkster city

Wayne city

Romulus city

Westland city

Southfield city

Flint city

Lambertville CDP

Saginaw city

Garden City city

Taylor city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Inkster city	5.83
2	Wayne city	5.42
3	Romulus city	4.04
4	Westland city	3.07
5	Southfield city	1.69
6	Flint city	1.52
7	Lambertville CDP	1.50
8	Saginaw city	1.48
9	Garden City city	1.42
10	Taylor city	1.34
11	Mount Clemens city	1.31
12	Detroit city	1.28
13	Ionia city	1.16
14	Oak Park city	1.13
15	Muskegon city	1.12
16	Livonia city	1.08
17	Lansing city	1.04
18	Wixom city	1.03
19	Waverly CDP	1.02
20	Farmington Hills city	0.98
21	Kentwood city	0.95
22	Coldwater city	0.92
22	Grand Rapids city	0.92
23	Cutlerville CDP	0.90
24	Holt CDP	0.80
25	Holland city	0.71
26	Harper Woods city	0.65
27	Auburn Hills city	0.60
28	Portage city	0.59
29	Ypsilanti city	0.57
30	Niles city	0.55
31	Wyoming city	0.52
32	Sault Ste. Marie city	0.51
33	Eastpointe city	0.49
34	Grosse Pointe Farms city	0.48
35	Owosso city	0.46
36	Novi city	0.45
37	Pontiac city	0.44
38	Burton city	0.42
38	Haslett CDP	0.42
39	Warren city	0.41
40	Northview CDP	0.40
40	Southgate city	0.40
41	Sterling Heights city	0.39
42	Birmingham city	0.38
43	Kalamazoo city	0.37
43	Royal Oak city	0.37
44	Grandville city	0.36
45	Mount Pleasant city	0.35
46	East Lansing city	0.33
46	Port Huron city	0.33
47	Farmington city	0.28
48	Muskegon Heights city	0.26
48	Rochester city	0.26
49	Madison Heights city	0.25
50	Ann Arbor city	0.23
51	Dearborn Heights city	0.22
51	Fenton city	0.22
52	Beverly Hills village	0.21
53	Norton Shores city	0.19
53	Rochester Hills city	0.19
54	Roseville city	0.18
55	Dearborn city	0.16
55	Ferndale city	0.16
55	Okemos CDP	0.16
56	Troy city	0.15
57	Fraser city	0.14
57	Jackson city	0.14
57	Marquette city	0.14
58	Lincoln Park city	0.13
59	Alpena city	0.11
59	Battle Creek city	0.11
59	Monroe city	0.11
60	Wyandotte city	0.09
61	Allen Park city	0.08
61	Cadillac city	0.08
61	Hamtramck city	0.08
61	Howell city	0.08
62	East Grand Rapids city	0.07
62	South Lyon city	0.07
63	Escanaba city	0.06
63	Hazel Park city	0.06
64	Sturgis city	0.05
65	Flat Rock city	0.01