Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Michigan Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 18.36%. Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Grosse Pointe Farms city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (90.54%), followed by Birmingham city (67.55%), and Haslett CDP (67.46%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Michigan cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Grosse Pointe Farms city
Birmingham city
Haslett CDP
Fenton city
Midland city
Mount Pleasant city
Okemos CDP
Rochester Hills city
East Lansing city
Grosse Pointe Park city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Grosse Pointe Farms city 90.54
2 Birmingham city 67.55
3 Haslett CDP 67.46
4 Fenton city 67.26
5 Midland city 64.35
6 Mount Pleasant city 62.93
7 Okemos CDP 57.58
8 Rochester Hills city 56.26
9 East Lansing city 56.06
10 Grosse Pointe Park city 53.33
11 East Grand Rapids city 50.00
12 Beverly Hills village 48.60
13 Troy city 45.73
14 Farmington Hills city 43.96
15 Portage city 41.96
16 Waverly CDP 38.75
17 Holt CDP 38.62
18 Flat Rock city 38.17
19 Rochester city 37.59
20 Wixom city 37.28
21 Ann Arbor city 36.39
22 Southfield city 36.16
23 Ferndale city 34.11
24 Clawson city 33.33
25 Allen Park city 32.16
26 Farmington city 32.12
27 Walker city 31.85
28 Royal Oak city 30.57
29 Allendale CDP 30.49
30 Novi city 30.00
31 Cutlerville CDP 29.66
32 Auburn Hills city 28.67
33 Monroe city 28.66
34 Northview CDP 28.44
35 Berkley city 28.36
36 Woodhaven city 28.20
37 Livonia city 28.12
38 St. Clair Shores city 27.37
39 Dearborn city 26.94
40 New Baltimore city 26.67
41 Oak Park city 26.56
42 Kentwood city 25.30
43 Comstock Park CDP 24.51
44 Norton Shores city 24.26
45 Taylor city 23.78
46 Grosse Pointe Woods city 23.48
47 Forest Hills CDP 23.21
48 Ypsilanti city 22.75
49 Sterling Heights city 21.86
50 Adrian city 21.18
51 Lansing city 21.02
52 Madison Heights city 20.55
53 Grand Rapids city 20.43
54 Romulus city 20.27
55 Cadillac city 20.11
56 Traverse City city 19.48
57 Westland city 18.49
58 South Lyon city 17.65
59 Southgate city 17.35
60 Harper Woods city 17.22
61 Warren city 17.07
62 Burton city 16.81
63 Fraser city 15.50
64 Eastpointe city 14.94
65 Wayne city 14.92
66 Hazel Park city 14.71
67 Kalamazoo city 14.56
68 Melvindale city 14.51
69 Niles city 14.45
70 Wyoming city 14.39
71 Hamtramck city 14.33
72 Grandville city 14.29
73 Detroit city 13.30
74 Howell city 12.69
75 Port Huron city 12.51
76 Dearborn Heights city 12.49
77 Pontiac city 10.98
78 Mount Clemens city 10.63
79 Jackson city 10.61
80 Holland city 10.40
81 Inkster city 10.36
82 Riverview city 10.28
83 Flint city 9.88
84 Battle Creek city 9.84
85 Lincoln Park city 9.68
86 Roseville city 9.65
87 Saginaw city 9.54
88 Sault Ste. Marie city 7.79
88 Wyandotte city 7.79
89 Muskegon Heights city 7.76
90 Muskegon city 6.94
91 Alpena city 6.85
92 Trenton city 6.37
93 Garden City city 4.85
94 Bay City city 3.19
95 Ionia city 1.53
96 Coldwater city 1.19
97 Sturgis city 0.75
98 Escanaba city 0.00
98 Grand Haven city 0.00
98 Jenison CDP 0.00
98 Lambertville CDP 0.00
98 Marquette city 0.00
98 Owosso city 0.00