Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Michigan counties, in April 2020, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (674.78K), followed by Oakland County (170.75K), and Macomb County (109.48K).

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

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

Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Wayne
674.78K
Oakland
170.75K
Macomb
109.48K
Genesee
79.91K
Kent
64.50K
Washtenaw
42.82K
Ingham
35.58K
Saginaw
34.62K
Kalamazoo
30.35K
Muskegon
23.91K
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Wayne County 674,782
2 Oakland County 170,753
3 Macomb County 109,476
4 Genesee County 79,914
5 Kent County 64,499
6 Washtenaw County 42,819
7 Ingham County 35,580
8 Saginaw County 34,615
9 Kalamazoo County 30,352
10 Muskegon County 23,908
11 Berrien County 21,420
12 Calhoun County 14,513
13 Jackson County 12,632
14 Eaton County 7,688
15 Ottawa County 5,462
16 Monroe County 4,138
17 St. Clair County 3,937
18 Ionia County 3,229
19 Chippewa County 2,625
20 Lenawee County 2,614
21 Van Buren County 2,428
22 Cass County 2,321
23 Gratiot County 2,238
24 Montcalm County 2,152
25 Isabella County 2,134
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