Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oakland County, MI in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,272,413 population of Oakland County, Michigan comprised of 57,983 people who identified as Hispanic (4.56%), and 1,214,430 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oakland County, Michigan with a population of 955,359 (75.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 176,359 (13.86%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 106,053 (8.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oakland County, Michigan in 2020, with a population of 905,246 (71.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 172,965 (13.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 105,490 (8.29%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 176,359 13.86%
White Alone 955,359 75.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,095 0.32%
Asian Alone 106,053 8.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 416 0.03%
Two Or More Races 30,131 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Oakland , MI in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,394 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 50,113 3.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,066 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 563 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 124 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,723 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 172,965 13.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 905,246 71.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,029 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 105,490 8.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 292 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 27,408 2.15%