Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (38.59%), followed by Genesee County (20.33%), and Saginaw County (19.34%).

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

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Macomb
Washtenaw
Ingham
Luce
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.59
2 Genesee County 20.33
3 Saginaw County 19.34
4 Berrien County 14.54
5 Muskegon County 13.98
6 Oakland County 13.84
7 Macomb County 13.01
8 Washtenaw County 12.42
9 Ingham County 12.39
10 Luce County 11.9
11 Kalamazoo County 11.84
12 Lake County 11.29
13 Calhoun County 11.21
14 Kent County 10.71
15 Jackson County 8.15
16 Baraga County 7.76
17 Alger County 7.75
18 Eaton County 7.24
19 Chippewa County 6.85
20 Ionia County 6.29
21 Gratiot County 6.11
22 Cass County 5.21
23 Montcalm County 4.23
24 Van Buren County 3.86
25 Mackinac County 3.47
26 Manistee County 3.27
27 Lenawee County 2.88
28 Monroe County 2.76
29 Isabella County 2.73
30 St. Clair County 2.53
31 St. Joseph County 2.49
32 Mecosta County 2.43
33 Branch County 2.31
34 Clinton County 2.09
35 Bay County 1.96
36 Ottawa County 1.93
37 Marquette County 1.65
38 Allegan County 1.55
39 Midland County 1.35
40 Lapeer County 1.31
41 Tuscola County 1.23
42 Newaygo County 1.18
43 Oceana County 1.13
44 Houghton County 0.98
45 Osceola County 0.95
46 Iosco County 0.92
47 Mason County 0.91
48 Grand Traverse County 0.85
49 Crawford County 0.79
49 Kalkaska County 0.79
50 Benzie County 0.78
50 Menominee County 0.78
51 Clare County 0.74
52 Cheboygan County 0.72
53 Emmet County 0.71
54 Gogebic County 0.69
54 Shiawassee County 0.69
55 Livingston County 0.68
56 Barry County 0.67
56 Wexford County 0.67
57 Hillsdale County 0.65
57 Huron County 0.65
57 Roscommon County 0.65
58 Alcona County 0.64
59 Arenac County 0.63
59 Sanilac County 0.63
60 Missaukee County 0.62
61 Leelanau County 0.61
62 Otsego County 0.6
62 Presque Isle County 0.6
63 Alpena County 0.59
63 Montmorency County 0.59
64 Charlevoix County 0.57
64 Gladwin County 0.57
64 Oscoda County 0.57
65 Ogemaw County 0.56
65 Schoolcraft County 0.56
66 Dickinson County 0.54
67 Iron County 0.5
68 Keweenaw County 0.44
69 Antrim County 0.41
70 Delta County 0.39
71 Ontonagon County 0.28