Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Michigan counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Michigan, Detroit city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (77.17%), followed by Inkster city (72.77%), and Southfield city (70.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Michigan, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Michigan.

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Detroit
Inkster
Southfield
Harper Woods
Flint
Oak Park
Eastpointe
Pontiac
Romulus
Saginaw
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 Detroit city 77.17
2 Inkster city 72.77
3 Southfield city 70.11
4 Harper Woods city 65.83
5 Flint city 55.74
6 Oak Park city 55.24
7 Eastpointe city 52.32
8 Pontiac city 47.15
9 Romulus city 46.41
10 Saginaw city 43.38
11 Muskegon city 33.83
12 Mount Clemens city 24.05
13 Ypsilanti city 23.52
14 Wayne city 23.41
15 Kalamazoo city 22.78
16 Lansing city 22.53
17 Ionia city 22.38
18 Westland city 21.66
19 Roseville city 20.79
20 Warren city 20.22
21 Taylor city 19.82
22 Jackson city 18.87
22 Kentwood city 18.87
23 Grand Rapids city 18.35
24 Farmington Hills city 18.18
25 Battle Creek city 17.65
26 Auburn Hills city 15.37
27 Waverly CDP 15.15
28 Wixom city 15.06
29 Hazel Park city 12.08
30 East Lansing city 12.01
31 Cutlerville CDP 11.30
32 Niles city 10.62
33 Melvindale city 10.33
34 Hamtramck city 9.90
35 Burton city 9.70
36 Dearborn Heights city 9.62
37 Farmington city 9.58
38 Lincoln Park city 9.18
39 Fraser city 8.98
40 Comstock Park CDP 8.71
41 Wyoming city 8.40
42 Holt CDP 8.00
43 Port Huron city 7.95
44 Madison Heights city 7.73
45 Monroe city 7.70
46 Woodhaven city 7.66
47 Southgate city 7.61
48 Novi city 7.53
49 Grosse Pointe Woods city 7.47
50 Coldwater city 7.13
51 Grosse Pointe Park city 6.79
52 Beverly Hills village 6.78
53 Ann Arbor city 6.65
54 Sterling Heights city 6.48
55 St. Clair Shores city 6.36
56 Mount Pleasant city 6.18
57 Ferndale city 6.06
58 Garden City city 5.92
59 Flat Rock city 5.48
60 Riverview city 5.20
61 Okemos CDP 5.12
62 Portage city 5.05
63 Haslett CDP 4.72
64 Livonia city 4.70
65 Allendale CDP 4.65
66 Adrian city 4.16
67 Dearborn city 3.95
68 Troy city 3.92
69 Allen Park city 3.90
70 Holland city 3.72
71 Rochester Hills city 3.63
72 Royal Oak city 3.60
73 Grandville city 3.56
74 Norton Shores city 3.51
75 Walker city 3.47
76 Northview CDP 3.33
77 Bay City city 3.06
78 Marquette city 2.95
79 Birmingham city 2.69
80 Rochester city 2.59
81 New Baltimore city 2.53
82 Berkley city 2.24
83 Grosse Pointe Farms city 2.05
84 Trenton city 2.03
85 Midland city 1.93
86 Wyandotte city 1.86
87 Clawson city 1.56
88 Fenton city 1.52
89 Sturgis city 1.44
90 Forest Hills CDP 1.31
91 Howell city 1.18
92 Grand Haven city 1.11
92 South Lyon city 1.11
93 East Grand Rapids city 0.99
94 Traverse City city 0.98
95 Sault Ste. Marie city 0.97
96 Cadillac city 0.92
97 Owosso city 0.90
98 Jenison CDP 0.86
99 Escanaba city 0.57
100 Alpena city 0.56
101 Lambertville CDP 0.54