Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 259,816 population of Kalamazoo County, Michigan comprised of 12,287 people who identified as Hispanic (4.73%), and 247,529 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan with a population of 212,607 (81.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,012 (11.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,759 (3.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 2015, with a population of 202,943 (78.11%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,836 (11.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,664 (3.72%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2015

Total Population:259,816

Non Hispanic (95.27%)

Hispanic (4.73%)

Race in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2015

Total Population:259,816

White Alone (81.83%)

Black or African American Alone (11.55%)

Two or more races (3.37%)

Asian Alone (2.69%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.5%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2015

Total Population:259,816

Non-Hispanic White Alone (78.11%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.1%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.64%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.41%)

Population By Race in Kalamazoo , MI in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	212,607	81.83%
Black or African American Alone	30,012	11.55%
Two Or More Races	8,759	3.37%
Asian Alone	6,986	2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,298	0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	154	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Kalamazoo , MI in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	202,943	78.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	28,836	11.1%
White Alone - Hispanic	9,664	3.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,875	3.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,845	2.64%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,176	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	927	0.36%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	884	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	371	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	141	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	103	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	51	0.02%