Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (673.54K), followed by Oakland County (173.56K), and Macomb County (115.39K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 673541
2 Oakland County 173558
3 Macomb County 115391
4 Genesee County 80983
5 Kent County 64651
6 Washtenaw County 44245
7 Saginaw County 34943
8 Ingham County 32071
9 Kalamazoo County 29486
10 Muskegon County 23722
11 Berrien County 21436
12 Calhoun County 14467
13 Jackson County 12798
14 Eaton County 7616
15 Ottawa County 4965
16 Monroe County 4248
17 Ionia County 3923
18 St. Clair County 3804
19 Montcalm County 2861
20 Van Buren County 2580
21 Cass County 2550
22 Lenawee County 2546
23 Gratiot County 2420
24 Chippewa County 2009
25 Bay County 1877
26 Isabella County 1644
27 Allegan County 1586
28 Clinton County 1448
29 St. Joseph County 1419
30 Livingston County 1236
31 Lake County 1224
32 Lapeer County 1153
33 Midland County 1033
34 Branch County 1029
35 Marquette County 921
35 Mecosta County 921
36 Manistee County 837
37 Grand Traverse County 732
38 Alger County 653
39 Baraga County 649
40 Tuscola County 622
41 Newaygo County 526
42 Luce County 487
43 Shiawassee County 437
44 Barry County 423
45 Mackinac County 383
46 Houghton County 368
47 Hillsdale County 297
48 Emmet County 263
49 Mason County 260
50 Oceana County 255
51 Sanilac County 240
52 Wexford County 226
53 Osceola County 225
54 Clare County 224
55 Iosco County 215
56 Menominee County 199
57 Huron County 198
58 Cheboygan County 195
59 Alpena County 185
60 Roscommon County 152
61 Delta County 150
62 Otsego County 148
63 Kalkaska County 143
64 Charlevoix County 140
65 Dickinson County 136
66 Gladwin County 130
67 Benzie County 126
68 Leelanau County 120
69 Ogemaw County 113
70 Gogebic County 99
71 Crawford County 96
72 Missaukee County 95
73 Antrim County 91
74 Presque Isle County 83
75 Arenac County 82
76 Alcona County 64
77 Iron County 57
78 Oscoda County 51
79 Montmorency County 50
80 Schoolcraft County 44
81 Ontonagon County 20
82 Keweenaw County 6