Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (683.01K), followed by Oakland County (177.07K), and Macomb County (117.17K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 683010
2 Oakland County 177067
3 Macomb County 117167
4 Genesee County 82344
5 Kent County 70905
6 Washtenaw County 45469
7 Saginaw County 36721
8 Ingham County 34303
9 Kalamazoo County 30781
10 Muskegon County 24362
11 Berrien County 21951
12 Calhoun County 15047
13 Jackson County 13188
14 Eaton County 8057
15 Ottawa County 5940
16 Monroe County 4517
17 Ionia County 4065
18 St. Clair County 4023
19 Montcalm County 2923
20 Lenawee County 2917
21 Van Buren County 2870
22 Cass County 2675
23 Gratiot County 2491
24 Bay County 2110
25 Chippewa County 2037
26 Allegan County 1866
27 Isabella County 1768
28 Clinton County 1615
29 St. Joseph County 1536
30 Lake County 1352
31 Livingston County 1341
32 Lapeer County 1231
33 Branch County 1130
34 Midland County 1125
35 Mecosta County 997
36 Marquette County 959
37 Manistee County 847
38 Grand Traverse County 814
39 Tuscola County 666
40 Alger County 660
41 Baraga County 655
42 Newaygo County 617
43 Shiawassee County 496
44 Luce County 488
45 Barry County 474
46 Mackinac County 389
47 Houghton County 382
48 Hillsdale County 329
49 Oceana County 327
50 Mason County 300
51 Emmet County 280
52 Sanilac County 277
53 Wexford County 257
54 Osceola County 248
55 Clare County 241
56 Iosco County 239
57 Menominee County 228
58 Huron County 222
59 Cheboygan County 208
60 Alpena County 185
61 Roscommon County 168
62 Delta County 165
63 Otsego County 156
64 Charlevoix County 150
65 Kalkaska County 147
66 Leelanau County 141
67 Dickinson County 139
68 Benzie County 138
69 Gladwin County 134
70 Ogemaw County 119
71 Crawford County 115
72 Missaukee County 109
73 Antrim County 108
74 Gogebic County 101
75 Arenac County 89
76 Presque Isle County 87
77 Alcona County 69
78 Iron County 61
79 Montmorency County 54
80 Oscoda County 52
81 Schoolcraft County 45
82 Ontonagon County 20
83 Keweenaw County 6