Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alger County, MI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 9,152 population of Alger County, Michigan comprised of 139 people who identified as Hispanic (1.52%), and 9,013 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alger County, Michigan with a population of 7,755 (84.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 667 (7.29%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 405 (4.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alger County, Michigan in 2017, with a population of 7,654 (83.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 660 (7.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 384 (4.2%).

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

You can find similar information for other Michigan counties, and for Michigan.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Alger County, MI in 2017
Total Population:9,152
98.48%
Non Hispanic (98.48%)
Hispanic (1.52%)
Race in Alger County, MI in 2017
Total Population:9,152
84.74%
White Alone (84.74%)
Black or African American Alone (7.29%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.43%)
Two or more races (3.08%)
Asian Alone (0.46%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)
Ethnicity in Alger County, MI in 2017
Total Population:9,152
83.63%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.63%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.21%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.2%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.99%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.1%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.86%)
Population By Race in Alger , MI in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 7,755 84.74%
Black or African American Alone 667 7.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 405 4.43%
Two Or More Races 282 3.08%
Asian Alone 42 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Alger , MI in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,654 83.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 660 7.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 384 4.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 274 2.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 101 1.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.08%
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%