Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone 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 percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (36.70%), followed by Genesee County (18.48%), and Saginaw County (16.77%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties based on the percentage of the voting-age 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 counties for other racial groups in Michigan.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Michigan Counties By
Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone
from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone % of County Voting-age Pop. |
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| 1 | Wayne County | 36.70 |
| 2 | Genesee County | 18.48 |
| 3 | Saginaw County | 16.77 |
| 4 | Oakland County | 13.31 |
| 5 | Muskegon County | 12.82 |
| 6 | Berrien County | 12.63 |
| 7 | Ingham County | 11.66 |
| 8 | Macomb County | 11.37 |
| 9 | Washtenaw County | 10.91 |
| 10 | Kalamazoo County | 10.48 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 10.11 |
| 12 | Kent County | 8.95 |
| 13 | Baraga County | 8.92 |
| 14 | Chippewa County | 8.57 |
| 15 | Alger County | 7.83 |
| 16 | Jackson County | 7.72 |
| 17 | Lake County | 7.32 |
| 18 | Eaton County | 6.72 |
| 19 | Gratiot County | 6.05 |
| 20 | Ionia County | 6.01 |
| 21 | Cass County | 4.51 |
| 22 | Montcalm County | 3.93 |
| 23 | Isabella County | 3.61 |
| 24 | Van Buren County | 3.20 |
| 25 | Branch County | 3.06 |
| 26 | Lenawee County | 2.82 |
| 27 | Manistee County | 2.80 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 2.42 |
| 29 | St. Clair County | 2.25 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 2.21 |
| 31 | St. Joseph County | 2.11 |
| 32 | Mecosta County | 2.04 |
| 33 | Ottawa County | 1.72 |
| 34 | Bay County | 1.47 |
| 35 | Marquette County | 1.33 |
| 36 | Lapeer County | 1.23 |
| 37 | Allegan County | 1.13 |
| 38 | Midland County | 1.10 |
| 39 | Newaygo County | 0.90 |
| 40 | Houghton County | 0.76 |
| 41 | Iosco County | 0.68 |
| 42 | Tuscola County | 0.64 |
| 43 | Livingston County | 0.59 |
| 44 | Mason County | 0.58 |
| 45 | Gogebic County | 0.57 |
| 46 | Grand Traverse County | 0.56 |
| 47 | Mackinac County | 0.55 |
| 48 | Osceola County | 0.51 |
| 49 | Emmet County | 0.50 |
| 50 | Wexford County | 0.46 |
| 51 | Clare County | 0.45 |
| 52 | Hillsdale County | 0.44 |
| 53 | Sanilac County | 0.43 |
| 54 | Shiawassee County | 0.42 |
| 55 | Otsego County | 0.41 |
| 56 | Barry County | 0.40 |
| 56 | Menominee County | 0.40 |
| 57 | Cheboygan County | 0.38 |
| 57 | Oceana County | 0.38 |
| 58 | Crawford County | 0.35 |
| 59 | Benzie County | 0.29 |
| 60 | Alpena County | 0.27 |
| 60 | Gladwin County | 0.27 |
| 61 | Charlevoix County | 0.25 |
| 61 | Kalkaska County | 0.25 |
| 62 | Dickinson County | 0.23 |
| 62 | Leelanau County | 0.23 |
| 63 | Delta County | 0.22 |
| 64 | Huron County | 0.21 |
| 64 | Luce County | 0.21 |
| 64 | Roscommon County | 0.21 |
| 65 | Arenac County | 0.20 |
| 65 | Ogemaw County | 0.20 |
| 66 | Iron County | 0.17 |
| 66 | Keweenaw County | 0.17 |
| 67 | Missaukee County | 0.16 |
| 67 | Presque Isle County | 0.16 |
| 68 | Schoolcraft County | 0.15 |
| 69 | Alcona County | 0.14 |
| 70 | Antrim County | 0.12 |
| 70 | Montmorency County | 0.12 |
| 71 | Ontonagon County | 0.10 |
| 71 | Oscoda County | 0.10 |