Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 252,634 population of Kalamazoo County, Michigan comprised of 10,579 people who identified as Hispanic (4.19%), and 242,055 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan with a population of 209,027 (82.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,228 (11.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,954 (3.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 2011, with a population of 200,835 (79.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,150 (10.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,192 (3.24%).

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

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Population By Race in Kalamazoo , MI in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,228 11.17%
White Alone 209,027 82.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,269 0.5%
Asian Alone 6,022 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 134 0.05%
Two Or More Races 7,954 3.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Kalamazoo , MI in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,078 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,192 3.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 339 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 114 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 41 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 815 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,150 10.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 200,835 79.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 930 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,908 2.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,139 2.83%