Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alger County, MI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 9,138 population of Alger County, Michigan comprised of 146 people who identified as Hispanic (1.6%), and 8,992 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alger County, Michigan with a population of 7,728 (84.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 678 (7.42%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 416 (4.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alger County, Michigan in 2016, with a population of 7,625 (83.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 666 (7.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 395 (4.32%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Alger, Michigan.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Alger County, MI in 2016
Total Population:9,138
98.4%
Non Hispanic (98.4%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Race in Alger County, MI in 2016
Total Population:9,138
84.57%
White Alone (84.57%)
Black or African American Alone (7.42%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.55%)
Two or more races (3.01%)
Asian Alone (0.44%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)
Ethnicity in Alger County, MI in 2016
Total Population:9,138
83.44%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.44%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.29%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.32%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.92%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.13%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.90%)
Population By Race in Alger , MI in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 7,728 84.57%
Black or African American Alone 678 7.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 416 4.55%
Two Or More Races 275 3.01%
Asian Alone 40 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Alger , MI in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,625 83.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 666 7.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 395 4.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 267 2.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 103 1.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%