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
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Ingham
Saginaw
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Wayne County 505177
2 Oakland County 134928
3 Macomb County 79739
4 Genesee County 58394
5 Kent County 44971
6 Washtenaw County 33152
7 Ingham County 26612
8 Saginaw County 24926
9 Kalamazoo County 21414
10 Muskegon County 17468
11 Berrien County 15294
12 Calhoun County 10479
13 Jackson County 9754
14 Eaton County 5781
15 Ottawa County 3876
16 Ionia County 3145
17 Monroe County 2949
18 St. Clair County 2868
19 Chippewa County 2566
20 Lenawee County 2211
21 Montcalm County 2056
22 Gratiot County 1976
23 Isabella County 1877
24 Van Buren County 1861
25 Cass County 1826
26 Clinton County 1350
27 Bay County 1222
28 Branch County 1042
29 Allegan County 1028
30 St. Joseph County 970
31 Livingston County 893
32 Lapeer County 863
33 Lake County 746
34 Marquette County 717
34 Midland County 717
35 Mecosta County 649
36 Baraga County 599
37 Alger County 583
38 Manistee County 581
39 Grand Traverse County 432
40 Newaygo County 348
41 Tuscola County 267
42 Shiawassee County 228
43 Houghton County 226
44 Barry County 191
45 Hillsdale County 156
46 Iosco County 143
47 Emmet County 139
48 Sanilac County 137
49 Mason County 136
50 Wexford County 120
51 Clare County 111
52 Osceola County 90
53 Otsego County 82
54 Cheboygan County 80
55 Oceana County 79
56 Menominee County 76
57 Gogebic County 68
58 Delta County 65
59 Alpena County 63
60 Gladwin County 56
61 Huron County 54
62 Charlevoix County 52
63 Mackinac County 50
64 Dickinson County 47
65 Benzie County 43
66 Leelanau County 42
66 Roscommon County 42
67 Crawford County 37
68 Kalkaska County 36
69 Ogemaw County 33
70 Arenac County 25
71 Antrim County 23
72 Missaukee County 18
72 Presque Isle County 18
73 Iron County 16
74 Alcona County 12
75 Schoolcraft County 10
76 Luce County 9
76 Montmorency County 9
77 Oscoda County 7
78 Ontonagon County 5
79 Keweenaw County 3