Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (667.40K), followed by Oakland County (177.01K), and Macomb County (123.14K).

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 2023
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 667404
2 Oakland County 177011
3 Macomb County 123141
4 Genesee County 81242
5 Kent County 71898
6 Washtenaw County 44999
7 Saginaw County 35939
8 Ingham County 35745
9 Kalamazoo County 31001
10 Muskegon County 24086
11 Berrien County 21215
12 Calhoun County 15125
13 Jackson County 12772
14 Eaton County 8065
15 Ottawa County 6471
16 Monroe County 4808
17 St. Clair County 4099
18 Ionia County 3765
19 Montcalm County 2984
20 Van Buren County 2836
21 Gratiot County 2661
22 Cass County 2602
23 Lenawee County 2583
24 Chippewa County 2223
25 Bay County 2120
26 Allegan County 1938
27 Isabella County 1780
28 Clinton County 1741
29 St. Joseph County 1567
30 Livingston County 1474
31 Lake County 1358
32 Lapeer County 1315
33 Midland County 1246
34 Branch County 1227
35 Marquette County 1050
36 Mecosta County 1045
37 Grand Traverse County 892
38 Manistee County 885
39 Luce County 842
40 Tuscola County 700
41 Alger County 673
42 Newaygo County 662
43 Baraga County 653
44 Barry County 614
45 Shiawassee County 525
46 Mackinac County 454
47 Houghton County 395
48 Hillsdale County 349
49 Oceana County 346
50 Wexford County 307
51 Mason County 296
52 Emmet County 286
53 Sanilac County 282
54 Clare County 281
55 Cheboygan County 278
56 Osceola County 275
57 Iosco County 257
58 Huron County 241
59 Menominee County 229
60 Alpena County 203
61 Delta County 192
62 Otsego County 191
63 Charlevoix County 170
64 Roscommon County 166
65 Kalkaska County 160
66 Ogemaw County 155
67 Benzie County 153
67 Leelanau County 153
68 Gladwin County 148
69 Dickinson County 145
70 Antrim County 142
71 Crawford County 121
72 Gogebic County 114
73 Arenac County 108
74 Missaukee County 99
75 Iron County 90
76 Alcona County 89
77 Presque Isle County 86
78 Oscoda County 64
79 Montmorency County 61
80 Schoolcraft County 55
81 Ontonagon County 27
82 Keweenaw County 7