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
496.53K
Southfield
53.98K
Flint
45.71K
Grand Rapids
37.57K
Pontiac
29.70K
Warren
28.39K
Lansing
26.33K
Saginaw
19.83K
Inkster
19.14K
Westland
18.66K
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Black Alone Population
1 Detroit city 496,534
2 Southfield city 53,984
3 Flint city 45,711
4 Grand Rapids city 37,567
5 Pontiac city 29,702
6 Warren city 28,386
7 Lansing city 26,328
8 Saginaw city 19,829
9 Inkster city 19,135
10 Westland city 18,657
11 Eastpointe city 18,086
12 Kalamazoo city 17,102
13 Oak Park city 16,425
14 Farmington Hills city 15,370
15 Muskegon city 13,101
16 Taylor city 12,737
17 Romulus city 11,778
18 Kentwood city 10,518
19 Harper Woods city 10,269
20 Roseville city 9,989
21 Battle Creek city 9,423
22 Sterling Heights city 8,802
23 Ann Arbor city 8,393
24 Highland Park city 7,918
25 Benton Harbor city 7,633
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