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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 263,387 population of Kalamazoo County, Michigan comprised of 13,152 people who identified as Hispanic (4.99%), and 250,235 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan with a population of 214,530 (81.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,793 (11.69%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,244 (3.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 2017, with a population of 204,045 (77.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,610 (11.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,485 (3.98%).

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 2017

Total Population:263,387

Non Hispanic (95.01%)

Hispanic (4.99%)

Race in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2017

Total Population:263,387

White Alone (81.45%)

Black or African American Alone (11.69%)

Two or more races (3.51%)

Asian Alone (2.79%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.5%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2017

Total Population:263,387

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.47%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.24%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.98%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.17%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.73%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.41%)

Population By Race in Kalamazoo , MI in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	214,530	81.45%
Black or African American Alone	30,793	11.69%
Two Or More Races	9,244	3.51%
Asian Alone	7,339	2.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,321	0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	160	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Kalamazoo , MI in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	204,045	77.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	29,610	11.24%
White Alone - Hispanic	10,485	3.98%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,354	3.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,190	2.73%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,183	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	930	0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	890	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	391	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	149	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	106	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	54	0.02%