Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oakland County, MI in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 1,271,025 population of Oakland County, Michigan comprised of 63,837 people who identified as Hispanic (5.02%), and 1,207,188 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oakland County, Michigan with a population of 948,701 (74.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 177,214 (13.94%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 109,191 (8.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oakland County, Michigan in 2022, with a population of 893,296 (70.28%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 173,731 (13.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 108,521 (8.54%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 177,214 13.94%
White Alone 948,701 74.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,278 0.34%
Asian Alone 109,191 8.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 419 0.03%
Two Or More Races 31,222 2.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Oakland , MI in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,483 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 55,405 4.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,235 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 670 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 156 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,888 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 173,731 13.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 893,296 70.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,043 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 108,521 8.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 263 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 28,334 2.23%