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

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (505.18K), followed by Oakland County (134.93K), and Macomb County (79.74K).

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 voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in Michigan.

Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Wayne
505.18K
Oakland
134.93K
Macomb
79.74K
Genesee
58.39K
Kent
44.97K
Washtenaw
33.15K
Ingham
26.61K
Saginaw
24.93K
Kalamazoo
21.41K
Muskegon
17.47K
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Wayne County 505,177
2 Oakland County 134,928
3 Macomb County 79,739
4 Genesee County 58,394
5 Kent County 44,971
6 Washtenaw County 33,152
7 Ingham County 26,612
8 Saginaw County 24,926
9 Kalamazoo County 21,414
10 Muskegon County 17,468
11 Berrien County 15,294
12 Calhoun County 10,479
13 Jackson County 9,754
14 Eaton County 5,781
15 Ottawa County 3,876
16 Ionia County 3,145
17 Monroe County 2,949
18 St. Clair County 2,868
19 Chippewa County 2,566
20 Lenawee County 2,211
21 Montcalm County 2,056
22 Gratiot County 1,976
23 Isabella County 1,877
24 Van Buren County 1,861
25 Cass County 1,826
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