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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 80.53K people in Michigan with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.80% 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 Subsaharan African ancestry (6.59%), followed by Wayne city (5.93%), and Kentwood city (5.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Inkster city

Wayne city

Kentwood city

Westland city

Romulus city

Lansing city

Southfield city

Grand Rapids city

Okemos CDP

Taylor city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Inkster city	6.59
2	Wayne city	5.93
3	Kentwood city	5.09
4	Westland city	4.92
5	Romulus city	4.74
6	Lansing city	3.20
7	Southfield city	2.97
8	Grand Rapids city	2.57
9	Okemos CDP	2.17
10	Taylor city	1.96
11	Oak Park city	1.88
12	Mount Clemens city	1.84
13	Waverly CDP	1.82
14	Detroit city	1.70
15	Flint city	1.57
16	Saginaw city	1.56
17	Lambertville CDP	1.50
18	Cutlerville CDP	1.49
18	Garden City city	1.49
19	Niles city	1.47
19	Wixom city	1.47
20	Muskegon city	1.46
21	South Lyon city	1.41
22	Farmington Hills city	1.38
22	Wyoming city	1.38
23	Haslett CDP	1.22
24	Ionia city	1.21
25	Ann Arbor city	1.17
26	Livonia city	1.16
27	Ypsilanti city	1.15
28	Pontiac city	1.11
29	Kalamazoo city	1.09
30	Holt CDP	1.08
31	Northview CDP	1.06
32	Novi city	1.04
33	East Lansing city	1.02
34	Holland city	0.98
35	Portage city	0.95
36	Coldwater city	0.92
37	Comstock Park CDP	0.82
38	Harper Woods city	0.81
39	Port Huron city	0.79
40	Mount Pleasant city	0.72
41	Auburn Hills city	0.71
42	Grosse Pointe Farms city	0.67
43	Warren city	0.63
44	Beverly Hills village	0.59
44	Sterling Heights city	0.59
45	Eastpointe city	0.54
46	Birmingham city	0.53
47	Battle Creek city	0.51
47	Sault Ste. Marie city	0.51
48	Jackson city	0.49
49	Dearborn city	0.48
50	Grandville city	0.46
50	Owosso city	0.46
51	Rochester city	0.45
52	Troy city	0.44
53	Burton city	0.42
53	Southgate city	0.42
54	Dearborn Heights city	0.41
55	East Grand Rapids city	0.40
56	Farmington city	0.38
56	Royal Oak city	0.38
57	Muskegon Heights city	0.37
58	Madison Heights city	0.33
59	Ferndale city	0.31
60	Allendale CDP	0.30
60	Hamtramck city	0.30
60	Roseville city	0.30
61	Grosse Pointe Park city	0.28
61	Midland city	0.28
62	Rochester Hills city	0.27
63	Riverview city	0.26
64	Jenison CDP	0.25
65	Fenton city	0.22
66	Allen Park city	0.20
66	Berkley city	0.20
67	Norton Shores city	0.19
68	Melvindale city	0.18
69	Lincoln Park city	0.16
70	Fraser city	0.14
70	Marquette city	0.14
71	Alpena city	0.13
71	St. Clair Shores city	0.13
72	Grosse Pointe Woods city	0.12
73	Monroe city	0.11
74	Wyandotte city	0.09
75	Cadillac city	0.08
75	Howell city	0.08
76	Forest Hills CDP	0.07
77	Escanaba city	0.06
77	Hazel Park city	0.06
77	Traverse City city	0.06
77	Woodhaven city	0.06
78	Adrian city	0.05
78	Sturgis city	0.05
79	Trenton city	0.04
80	Bay City city	0.03
81	Flat Rock city	0.01