Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oakland County, MI in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,257,472 population of Oakland County, Michigan comprised of 53,614 people who identified as Hispanic (4.26%), and 1,203,858 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oakland County, Michigan with a population of 946,910 (75.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 175,841 (13.98%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 101,728 (8.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oakland County, Michigan in 2018, with a population of 900,715 (71.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 172,652 (13.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 101,167 (8.05%).

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

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Population By Race in Oakland , MI in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 175,841 13.98%
White Alone 946,910 75.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,942 0.31%
Asian Alone 101,728 8.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 439 0.04%
Two Or More Races 28,612 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Oakland , MI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,189 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 46,195 3.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 964 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 561 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 139 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,566 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 172,652 13.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 900,715 71.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,978 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 101,167 8.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 300 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 26,046 2.07%