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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 261,584 population of Kalamazoo County, Michigan comprised of 12,647 people who identified as Hispanic (4.84%), and 248,937 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan with a population of 213,543 (81.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,397 (11.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,005 (3.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 2016, with a population of 203,496 (77.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,246 (11.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,047 (3.84%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,397 11.62%
White Alone 213,543 81.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,285 0.49%
Asian Alone 7,201 2.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 153 0.06%
Two Or More Races 9,005 3.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Kalamazoo , MI in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,151 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,047 3.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 361 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 148 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 51 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 889 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,246 11.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 203,496 77.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 924 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,053 2.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,116 3.1%