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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Michigan counties, in April 2020, among all of Michigan's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Detroit city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (77.69%), followed by Inkster city (73.35%), and Southfield city (70.46%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Michigan.

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Detroit
Inkster
Southfield
Harper Woods
Flint
Oak Park
Eastpointe
Pontiac
Romulus
Saginaw
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Detroit city 77.69
2 Inkster city 73.35
3 Southfield city 70.46
4 Harper Woods city 66.29
5 Flint city 56.26
6 Oak Park city 55.57
7 Eastpointe city 52.70
8 Pontiac city 48.21
9 Romulus city 46.78
10 Saginaw city 44.86
11 Muskegon city 34.19
12 Mount Clemens city 24.20
13 Ypsilanti city 23.86
14 Wayne city 23.68
15 Lansing city 23.37
16 Kalamazoo city 23.24
17 Ionia city 22.52
18 Westland city 21.84
19 Roseville city 20.94
20 Warren city 20.36
21 Taylor city 20.09
22 Kentwood city 19.37
23 Jackson city 19.35
24 Grand Rapids city 18.89
25 Farmington Hills city 18.30
26 Battle Creek city 17.87
27 Auburn Hills city 15.67
28 Waverly CDP 15.55
29 Wixom city 15.22
30 Hazel Park city 12.35
31 East Lansing city 12.10
32 Cutlerville CDP 11.67
33 Niles city 10.85
34 Melvindale city 10.67
35 Hamtramck city 10.03
36 Burton city 9.82
37 Dearborn Heights city 9.79
38 Farmington city 9.68
39 Lincoln Park city 9.60
40 Comstock Park CDP 9.12
41 Fraser city 9.09
42 Wyoming city 8.98
43 Holt CDP 8.30
44 Port Huron city 8.26
45 Monroe city 7.84
46 Madison Heights city 7.82
47 Southgate city 7.79
48 Woodhaven city 7.72
49 Grosse Pointe Woods city 7.63
50 Novi city 7.61
51 Coldwater city 7.31
52 Grosse Pointe Park city 6.94
53 Beverly Hills village 6.92
54 Ann Arbor city 6.78
55 Sterling Heights city 6.55
56 St. Clair Shores city 6.41
57 Mount Pleasant city 6.32
58 Ferndale city 6.13
59 Garden City city 6.06
60 Flat Rock city 5.77
61 Riverview city 5.30
62 Portage city 5.21
63 Okemos CDP 5.18
64 Haslett CDP 4.92
65 Adrian city 4.77
66 Livonia city 4.76
67 Allendale CDP 4.68
68 Holland city 4.20
69 Dearborn city 4.03
70 Troy city 3.99
71 Allen Park city 3.98
72 Grandville city 3.70
73 Rochester Hills city 3.69
74 Royal Oak city 3.67
74 Walker city 3.67
75 Norton Shores city 3.64
76 Northview CDP 3.57
77 Bay City city 3.28
78 Marquette city 3.00
79 Birmingham city 2.74
80 Rochester city 2.61
81 New Baltimore city 2.58
82 Berkley city 2.28
83 Grosse Pointe Farms city 2.13
84 Trenton city 2.09
85 Midland city 1.97
85 Wyandotte city 1.97
86 Clawson city 1.61
87 Fenton city 1.58
88 Sturgis city 1.50
89 Forest Hills CDP 1.34
90 Howell city 1.20
91 Grand Haven city 1.12
91 South Lyon city 1.12
92 East Grand Rapids city 1.00
92 Traverse City city 1.00
93 Sault Ste. Marie city 0.97
94 Cadillac city 0.96
95 Jenison CDP 0.95
96 Owosso city 0.91
97 Escanaba city 0.57
97 Lambertville CDP 0.57
98 Alpena city 0.56