Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kalamazoo County, MI in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 260,523 population of Kalamazoo County, Michigan comprised of 15,011 people who identified as Hispanic (5.76%), and 245,512 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan with a population of 210,609 (80.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,781 (11.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,138 (3.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 2021, with a population of 198,658 (76.25%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,486 (11.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,951 (4.59%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,781 11.82%
White Alone 210,609 80.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,371 0.53%
Asian Alone 7,433 2.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 191 0.07%
Two Or More Races 10,138 3.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Kalamazoo , MI in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,295 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,951 4.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 437 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 164 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 63 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,101 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,486 11.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 198,658 76.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 934 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,269 2.79%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 128 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,037 3.47%