Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oakland County, MI in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 1,257,726 population of Oakland County, Michigan comprised of 55,599 people who identified as Hispanic (4.42%), and 1,202,127 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oakland County, Michigan with a population of 945,893 (75.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 175,002 (13.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 103,253 (8.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oakland County, Michigan in 2019, with a population of 897,949 (71.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 171,728 (13.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 102,676 (8.16%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 175,002 13.91%
White Alone 945,893 75.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,028 0.32%
Asian Alone 103,253 8.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 440 0.04%
Two Or More Races 29,110 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Oakland , MI in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,274 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 47,944 3.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,048 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 577 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 133 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,623 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 171,728 13.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 897,949 71.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,980 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 102,676 8.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 307 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 26,487 2.11%