Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Michigan's cities and places (towns and villages), Detroit city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (496.53K), followed by Southfield city (53.98K), and Flint city (45.71K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of Michigan cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Michigan.

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Detroit
Southfield
Flint
Grand Rapids
Pontiac
Warren
Lansing
Saginaw
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Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Population
1 Detroit city 496534
2 Southfield city 53984
3 Flint city 45711
4 Grand Rapids city 37567
5 Pontiac city 29702
6 Warren city 28386
7 Lansing city 26328
8 Saginaw city 19829
9 Inkster city 19135
10 Westland city 18657
11 Eastpointe city 18086
12 Kalamazoo city 17102
13 Oak Park city 16425
14 Farmington Hills city 15370
15 Muskegon city 13101
16 Taylor city 12737
17 Romulus city 11778
18 Kentwood city 10518
19 Harper Woods city 10269
20 Roseville city 9989
21 Battle Creek city 9423
22 Sterling Heights city 8802
23 Ann Arbor city 8393
24 Highland Park city 7918
25 Benton Harbor city 7633
26 Muskegon Heights city 7290
27 Wyoming city 6872
28 Dearborn Heights city 6198
29 Jackson city 6058
30 Beecher CDP 5969
31 East Lansing city 5776
32 Novi city 5040
33 Ypsilanti city 4926
34 Livonia city 4549
35 Dearborn city 4435
36 Buena Vista CDP 4332
37 Ecorse city 4322
38 Wayne city 4195
39 Lincoln Park city 3863
40 Auburn Hills city 3816
41 Mount Clemens city 3799
42 St. Clair Shores city 3773
43 Waverly CDP 3703
44 River Rouge city 3583
45 Troy city 3484
46 Fair Plain CDP 3302
47 Ionia city 3012
48 Burton city 2918
49 Hamtramck city 2851
50 Rochester Hills city 2813
51 Wixom city 2617
52 Lathrup Village city 2560
53 Portage city 2549
54 Port Huron city 2394
55 Bridgeport CDP 2364
56 Southgate city 2338
57 Madison Heights city 2227
58 Albion city 2213
59 Royal Oak city 2137
60 Holt CDP 2128
61 Cutlerville CDP 2082
62 Benton Heights CDP 2049
63 Center Line city 1942
64 Eastwood CDP 1873
65 Hazel Park city 1851
66 St. Louis city 1673
67 Garden City city 1660
68 Monroe city 1604
69 Holland city 1442
70 Melvindale city 1371
71 Mount Pleasant city 1370
72 Fraser city 1338
73 Okemos CDP 1302
74 Niles city 1301
75 Westwood CDP 1270
76 Allendale CDP 1268
77 Grosse Pointe Woods city 1258
78 Ferndale city 1176
79 Allen Park city 1139
80 Farmington city 1122
81 Bay City city 1070
82 Grand Blanc city 1035
83 Coldwater city 1010
84 Woodhaven city 999
85 Adrian city 985
86 Haslett CDP 967
87 Comstock Park CDP 958
88 Walker city 923
89 Norton Shores city 912
90 New Haven village 881
91 Midland city 836
92 Grosse Pointe Park city 805
93 Freeland CDP 799
94 Dowagiac city 785
95 Belleville city 744
96 Beverly Hills village 732
97 Three Rivers city 731
98 Lapeer city 695
99 Comstock Northwest CDP 669
100 Riverview city 662
101 Marquette city 618
102 Flat Rock city 608
103 Birmingham city 597
104 Grandville city 595
105 Baraga village 592
106 Springfield city 560
107 Mount Morris city 554
108 Northview CDP 546
109 South Haven city 496
110 Wyandotte city 494
111 Walled Lake city 489
112 Big Rapids city 452
113 Swartz Creek city 413
114 Roosevelt Park city 411
115 Trenton city 387
116 Forest Hills CDP 382
117 Cassopolis village 372
118 Berkley city 346
119 Rochester city 340
120 Edgemont Park CDP 334
121 Utica city 322
122 Alma city 314
123 New Baltimore city 312
124 Flushing city 310
125 South Monroe CDP 306
126 Parchment city 286
127 St. Joseph city 278
128 Mason city 243
129 Buchanan city 240
130 Berrien Springs village 228
131 Grosse Pointe Farms city 216
132 Gibraltar city 199
133 Franklin village 191
134 Fenton city 190
135 Baldwin village 187
136 Grosse Pointe city 185
137 Clawson city 183
138 Olivet city 173
139 Sturgis city 166
139 Vassar city 166
140 Charlotte city 161
140 Saline city 161
141 Milan city 159
142 Jenison CDP 158
143 Allegan city 157
143 White Cloud city 157
144 Traverse City city 156
145 Keego Harbor city 154
145 Level Park-Oak Park CDP 154
146 Bangor city 150
146 Houghton city 150
147 Bloomfield Hills city 147
148 West Monroe CDP 140
149 Romeo village 136
150 Owosso city 134
151 South Lyon city 131
152 Sault Ste. Marie city 129
153 Orchard Lake Village city 127
153 Plymouth city 127
154 Grand Haven city 123
155 Howell city 121
156 Bingham Farms village 119
157 Shields CDP 116
158 East Grand Rapids city 114
158 Grand Ledge city 114
159 Whitmore Lake CDP 104
160 Davison city 103
161 Hudsonville city 102
162 Cadillac city 100
163 Wolf Lake CDP 98
164 Brownlee Park CDP 91
165 Menominee city 89
166 Vicksburg village 88
167 Holly village 87
167 North Muskegon city 87
168 Byron Center CDP 85
168 Marshall city 85
168 Vandercook Lake CDP 85
169 Beechwood CDP 78
170 Zeeland city 77
171 Galesburg city 76
171 Temperance CDP 76
171 Wolverine Lake village 76
172 Marysville city 73
173 DeWitt city 72
174 Escanaba city 71
175 Vandalia village 68
176 Hancock city 66
176 Ludington city 66
177 Coopersville city 65
178 Dundee village 64
178 Milford village 64
179 Cedar Springs city 63
179 Sylvan Lake city 63
180 Paw Paw village 62
181 Hillsdale city 61
181 Michigan Center CDP 61
182 Lambertville CDP 60
183 Manistee city 58
183 St. Johns city 58
184 Alpena city 57
184 Greenville city 57
184 Sandusky city 57
184 Spring Arbor CDP 57
184 Wayland city 57
185 Clio city 56
185 Oxford village 56
186 Eaton Rapids city 55
187 K. I. Sawyer CDP 52
187 Richmond city 52
187 Tecumseh city 52
188 Caro city 51
189 Frankenmuth city 50
190 Fennville city 49
191 Gaylord city 48
192 Plainwell city 47
192 Rockwood city 47
193 Brighton city 46
193 Potterville city 46
193 Reed City city 46
194 Hartford city 45
194 Huntington Woods city 45
195 Cheboygan city 44
195 Essexville city 44
195 Ironwood city 44
195 Northville city 44
196 Belding city 43
196 Lowell city 43
196 Petoskey city 43
197 Bath CDP 42
197 Pleasant Ridge city 42
197 St. Clair city 42
198 Chelsea city 40
198 Middleville village 40
198 South Rockwood village 40
199 Millburg CDP 38
200 Harrison city 37
200 Mattawan village 37
200 Paw Paw Lake CDP 37
200 Sparta village 37
200 Whitehall city 37
201 Otsego city 36
201 Rockford city 36
202 Lake Fenton CDP 35
202 Linden city 35
202 Williamston city 35
203 Decatur village 34
203 Lake Michigan Beach CDP 34
203 Lawton village 34
204 Clare city 32
205 Kincheloe CDP 31
205 Montrose city 31
206 Carleton village 30
206 Village of Grosse Pointe Shores city 30
207 Lake Orion village 29
207 Zilwaukee city 29
208 Bad Axe city 28
208 Memphis city 28
208 Parma village 28
209 Coloma city 27
209 Union City village 27
210 Ferrysburg city 26
210 Iron Mountain city 26
211 Caledonia village 25
211 Centreville village 25
211 Dexter city 25
211 Goodrich village 25
211 Kingsford city 25
212 Bridgman city 24
212 Hastings city 24
213 Dorr CDP 23
213 Eau Claire village 23
213 Lakewood Club village 23
213 Marine City city 23
213 Tawas City city 23
213 Watervliet city 23
214 Dimondale village 22
214 Gladwin city 22
214 Hudson city 22
214 Imlay City city 22
214 Morenci city 22
215 Detroit Beach CDP 21
215 Negaunee city 21
215 Portland city 21
215 Stevensville village 21
216 Ishpeming city 20
216 Shoreham village 20
217 Luna Pier city 19
218 Augusta village 18
218 Canadian Lakes CDP 18
218 Concord village 18
218 Constantine village 18
218 Stony Point CDP 18
218 Woodland Beach CDP 18
219 Birch Run village 17
219 Houghton Lake CDP 17
219 Marlette city 17
219 New Buffalo city 17
219 Scottville city 17
219 Skidway Lake CDP 17
219 West Branch city 17
220 Auburn city 16
220 Au Sable CDP 16
220 Bellevue village 16
220 Evart city 16
220 Grayling city 16
220 Howard City village 16
220 Mackinac Island city 16
221 Mackinaw City village 15
221 Marcellus village 15
221 Trowbridge Park CDP 15
222 Bloomingdale village 14
222 Hart city 14
222 Lake Odessa village 14
222 Mecosta village 14
222 Ortonville village 14
222 Pinconning city 14
222 St. Ignace city 14
222 Spring Lake village 14
222 White Pigeon village 14
223 Brooklyn village 13
223 Fremont city 13
223 Gwinn CDP 13
223 Newaygo city 13
223 Ovid city 13
223 Richland village 13
224 Bessemer city 12
224 Boyne City city 12
224 Cass City village 12
224 Chums Corner CDP 12
224 Mendon village 12
224 Montague city 12
224 Oscoda CDP 12
224 St. Charles village 12
225 Charlevoix city 11
225 Chesaning village 11
225 Corunna city 11
225 Fruitport village 11
225 Manchester village 11
225 Pinckney village 11
225 Sand Lake village 11
225 Three Oaks village 11
225 Twin Lake CDP 11
226 Bronson city 10
226 Burt CDP 10
226 Croswell city 10
226 Edwardsburg village 10
226 Harbor Springs city 10
226 Harvey CDP 10
226 Muir village 10
226 Reading city 10
226 Roscommon village 10
227 Brown City city 9
227 Chassell CDP 9
227 Fowlerville village 9
227 Homer village 9
227 Lake LeAnn CDP 9
227 Lamont CDP 9
227 Leslie city 9
227 Maybee village 9
227 Millington village 9
227 Saranac village 9
227 Stanton city 9
227 Vineyard Lake CDP 9
228 Beaverton city 8
228 Blissfield village 8
228 Edmore village 8
228 Ithaca city 8
228 Rogers City city 8
228 Saugatuck city 8
228 Shepherd village 8
228 Village of Clarkston city 8
229 Argentine CDP 7
229 Athens village 7
229 Caspian city 7
229 Coleman city 7
229 Durand city 7
229 East Jordan city 7
229 East Tawas city 7
229 Interlochen CDP 7
229 Jonesville city 7
229 Kent City village 7
229 Kingsley village 7
229 Lake Isabella village 7
229 Manitou Beach-Devils Lake CDP 7
229 Morrice village 7
229 Munising city 7
229 Napoleon CDP 7
229 Pearl Beach CDP 7
229 Perry city 7
229 Port Austin village 7
229 Robin Glen-Indiantown CDP 7
229 Sand Lake CDP 7
229 Schoolcraft village 7
229 Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert CDP 7
230 Cannonsburg CDP 6
230 Gladstone city 6
230 Lake Ann village 6
230 Lake City city 6
230 Lawrence village 6
230 Manistique city 6
230 Manton city 6
230 Norway city 6
230 St. Helen CDP 6
230 Shelby village 6
230 West Ishpeming CDP 6
231 Algonac city 5
231 Almont village 5
231 Armada village 5
231 Barryton village 5
231 Bellaire village 5
231 Beulah village 5
231 Breedsville village 5
231 Clayton village 5
231 Clinton village 5
231 Gobles city 5
231 Grawn CDP 5
231 Hesperia village 5
231 Iron River city 5
231 Laingsburg city 5
231 Lake Linden village 5
231 Lakeport CDP 5
231 Leland CDP 5
231 Mancelona village 5
231 Maple City CDP 5
231 Parkdale CDP 5
231 Pigeon village 5
231 Quincy village 5
231 Reese village 5
231 South Gull Lake CDP 5
231 Standish city 5
231 Stockbridge village 5
231 Wacousta CDP 5
232 Alanson village 4
232 Barnes Lake CDP 4
232 Breckenridge village 4
232 Climax village 4
232 Dodgeville CDP 4
232 Douglas city 4
232 Elkton village 4
232 Fairgrove village 4
232 Freeport village 4
232 Galien village 4
232 Grass Lake village 4
232 Greilickville CDP 4
232 Harrisville city 4
232 Hopkins village 4
232 Jasper CDP 4
232 Kalkaska village 4
232 Lake Victoria CDP 4
232 Luther village 4
232 Middletown CDP 4
232 Nashville village 4
232 Northport village 4
232 Omer city 4
232 Petersburg city 4
232 Presque Isle Harbor CDP 4
232 Rapid City CDP 4
232 Ravenna village 4
232 Ruby CDP 4
232 Sanford village 4
232 Sherwood village 4
232 Tekonsha village 4
232 Thompsonville village 4
233 Addison village 3
233 Au Gres city 3
233 Buckley village 3
233 Burlington village 3
233 Burr Oak village 3
233 Capac village 3
233 Carp Lake CDP 3
233 Caseville city 3
233 Cement City village 3
233 Colon village 3
233 Columbiaville village 3
233 Conway CDP 3
233 Dowling CDP 3
233 Dryden village 3
233 Eagle village 3
233 Elsie village 3
233 Farwell village 3
233 Grant city 3
233 Hemlock CDP 3
233 Lake Leelanau CDP 3
233 L'Anse village 3
233 Laurium village 3
233 Lewiston CDP 3
233 Lexington village 3
233 Maple Rapids village 3
233 Marion village 3
233 Martin village 3
233 Mayville village 3
233 Newberry village 3
233 New Troy CDP 3
233 North Branch village 3
233 Ossineke CDP 3
233 Pellston village 3
233 Pittsford CDP 3
233 Sheridan village 3
233 South Range village 3
233 Vanderbilt village 3
233 Vermontville village 3
233 Waldron village 3
234 Akron village 2
234 Alba CDP 2
234 Applegate village 2
234 Atlantic Mine CDP 2
234 Baroda village 2
234 Barton Hills village 2
234 Benzonia village 2
234 Britton village 2
234 Carson City city 2
234 Copemish village 2
234 Covington CDP 2
234 Custer village 2
234 Eastlake village 2
234 Elm Hall CDP 2
234 Emmett village 2
234 Eureka CDP 2
234 Fife Lake village 2
234 Frankfort city 2
234 Gaastra city 2
234 Hartland CDP 2
234 Hersey village 2
234 Honor village 2
234 Hubbell CDP 2
234 Lakes of the North CDP 2
234 Lennon village 2
234 Leonard village 2
234 Levering CDP 2
234 Lyons village 2
234 Merrill village 2
234 Mio CDP 2
234 Mohawk CDP 2
234 Mulliken village 2
234 New Lothrop village 2
234 North Adams village 2
234 Oak Hill CDP 2
234 Paris CDP 2
234 Pentwater village 2
234 Prudenville CDP 2
234 Rothbury village 2
234 Sebewaing village 2
234 Shaftsburg CDP 2
234 Springport village 2
234 Ubly village 2
234 Wakefield city 2
235 Alden CDP 1
235 Arcadia CDP 1
235 Attica CDP 1
235 Bay Shore CDP 1
235 Bay View CDP 1
235 Beal City CDP 1
235 Bear Lake village 1
235 Bergland CDP 1
235 Boyne Falls village 1
235 Brutus CDP 1
235 Calumet village 1
235 Canada Creek Ranch CDP 1
235 Chatham village 1
235 Clarksville village 1
235 Clifford village 1
235 Copper City village 1
235 Daggett village 1
235 Dansville village 1
235 Deckerville village 1
235 Deerfield village 1
235 Ellsworth village 1
235 Empire village 1
235 Fountain village 1
235 Gaines village 1
235 Grand Marais CDP 1
235 Greenland CDP 1
235 Haring CDP 1
235 Henderson CDP 1
235 Hermansville CDP 1
235 Hillman village 1
235 Hurontown CDP 1
235 Indian River CDP 1
235 Ironton CDP 1
235 Jennings CDP 1
235 Le Roy village 1
235 Lincoln village 1
235 Litchfield city 1
235 Manistee Lake CDP 1
235 Mears CDP 1
235 Mesick village 1
235 Michiana village 1
235 Millersburg village 1
235 Millers Lake CDP 1
235 Montgomery village 1
235 Morley village 1
235 Norwood CDP 1
235 Onaway city 1
235 Onsted village 1
235 Otisville village 1
235 Otter Lake village 1
235 Painesdale CDP 1
235 Palo CDP 1
235 Pierson village 1
235 Powers village 1
235 Quinnesec CDP 1
235 Rapid River CDP 1
235 Rosebush village 1
235 South Boardman CDP 1
235 Sterling village 1
235 Stronach CDP 1
235 Sunfield village 1
235 Suttons Bay village 1
235 Trimountain CDP 1
235 Turner village 1
235 Tustin village 1
235 Twining village 1
235 Webberville village 1
235 Weidman CDP 1
235 Wellston CDP 1
235 Whittemore city 1
235 Yale city 1
236 Advance CDP 0
236 Ahmeek village 0
236 Allen village 0
236 Alpha village 0
236 Amasa CDP 0
236 Ashley village 0
236 Atlanta CDP 0
236 Bancroft village 0
236 Bay Port CDP 0
236 Bear Lake CDP 0
236 Bendon CDP 0
236 Big Bay CDP 0
236 Boon CDP 0
236 Brethren CDP 0
236 Brimley CDP 0
236 Bruce Crossing CDP 0
236 Byron village 0
236 Caberfae CDP 0
236 Cambria CDP 0
236 Camden village 0
236 Carney village 0
236 Carsonville village 0
236 Casnovia village 0
236 Cedar CDP 0
236 Central Lake village 0
236 Copper Harbor CDP 0
236 Cross Village CDP 0
236 Crystal CDP 0
236 Crystal Downs Country Club CDP 0
236 Crystal Falls city 0
236 Crystal Mountain CDP 0
236 Delton CDP 0
236 De Tour Village village 0
236 Dollar Bay CDP 0
236 Eagle Harbor CDP 0
236 Eagle River CDP 0
236 Eastport CDP 0
236 Elberta village 0
236 Elk Rapids village 0
236 Estral Beach village 0
236 Ewen CDP 0
236 Falmouth CDP 0
236 Filer City CDP 0
236 Forestville village 0
236 Fostoria CDP 0
236 Fowler village 0
236 Free Soil village 0
236 Fulton CDP 0
236 Gagetown village 0
236 Garden village 0
236 Glen Arbor CDP 0
236 Grand Beach village 0
236 Hanover village 0
236 Harbor Beach city 0
236 Hardwood Acres CDP 0
236 Harrietta village 0
236 Hickory Corners CDP 0
236 Horton Bay CDP 0
236 Hubbard Lake CDP 0
236 Hubbardston village 0
236 Ida CDP 0
236 Kaleva village 0
236 Kinde village 0
236 Kingston village 0
236 Lake Angelus city 0
236 Lake Gogebic CDP 0
236 Lakeview village 0
236 Loomis CDP 0
236 Lost Lake Woods CDP 0
236 Lupton CDP 0
236 McBain city 0
236 McBride village 0
236 Maple Grove CDP 0
236 Marenisco CDP 0
236 Mass City CDP 0
236 Melvin village 0
236 Metamora village 0
236 Michigamme CDP 0
236 Minden City village 0
236 Naubinway CDP 0
236 Nessen City CDP 0
236 New Era village 0
236 Nunica CDP 0
236 Oakley village 0
236 Oden CDP 0
236 Omena CDP 0
236 Onekama village 0
236 Ontonagon village 0
236 Owendale village 0
236 Palmer CDP 0
236 Peck village 0
236 Pelkie CDP 0
236 Perrinton village 0
236 Pewamo village 0
236 Pilgrim CDP 0
236 Ponshewaing CDP 0
236 Port Hope village 0
236 Port Sanilac village 0
236 Posen village 0
236 Prescott village 0
236 Ramsay CDP 0
236 Republic CDP 0
236 Riverdale CDP 0
236 Rock CDP 0
236 Rockland CDP 0
236 Rose City city 0
236 St. James CDP 0
236 Scotts CDP 0
236 Skanee CDP 0
236 Snover CDP 0
236 Stanwood village 0
236 Stephenson city 0
236 Three Lakes CDP 0
236 Tower CDP 0
236 Trufant CDP 0
236 Unionville village 0
236 Vernon village 0
236 Walkerville village 0
236 Walloon Lake CDP 0
236 Watersmeet CDP 0
236 Wedgewood CDP 0
236 Westphalia village 0
236 White Pine CDP 0
236 Winn CDP 0
236 Wolverine village 0
236 Woodland village 0
236 Zeba CDP 0