Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Updated on February 25, 2023.
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Michigan counties, in April 2020, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (37.62%), followed by Genesee County (19.67%), and Saginaw County (18.21%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Michigan.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Michigan Counties By
Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone
from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone % of County Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne County | 37.62 |
| 2 | Genesee County | 19.67 |
| 3 | Saginaw County | 18.21 |
| 4 | Berrien County | 13.88 |
| 5 | Muskegon County | 13.60 |
| 6 | Oakland County | 13.40 |
| 7 | Ingham County | 12.49 |
| 8 | Macomb County | 12.42 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 11.60 |
| 10 | Washtenaw County | 11.50 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 10.81 |
| 12 | Kent County | 9.80 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 7.88 |
| 14 | Baraga County | 7.40 |
| 15 | Lake County | 7.37 |
| 16 | Chippewa County | 7.14 |
| 17 | Eaton County | 7.04 |
| 18 | Alger County | 6.64 |
| 19 | Gratiot County | 5.36 |
| 20 | Ionia County | 4.83 |
| 21 | Cass County | 4.50 |
| 22 | Isabella County | 3.31 |
| 23 | Montcalm County | 3.23 |
| 24 | Van Buren County | 3.21 |
| 25 | Monroe County | 2.67 |
| 26 | Lenawee County | 2.63 |
| 27 | Branch County | 2.58 |
| 28 | St. Clair County | 2.46 |
| 29 | Manistee County | 2.45 |
| 30 | St. Joseph County | 2.24 |
| 31 | Clinton County | 2.17 |
| 32 | Mecosta County | 2.00 |
| 33 | Ottawa County | 1.84 |
| 34 | Bay County | 1.64 |
| 35 | Allegan County | 1.32 |
| 36 | Marquette County | 1.22 |
| 37 | Midland County | 1.15 |
| 38 | Lapeer County | 1.11 |
| 39 | Newaygo County | 0.87 |
| 40 | Tuscola County | 0.78 |
| 41 | Houghton County | 0.77 |
| 42 | Osceola County | 0.72 |
| 43 | Iosco County | 0.68 |
| 44 | Grand Traverse County | 0.63 |
| 45 | Mason County | 0.62 |
| 46 | Livingston County | 0.59 |
| 47 | Wexford County | 0.57 |
| 48 | Mackinac County | 0.56 |
| 49 | Gogebic County | 0.55 |
| 50 | Barry County | 0.50 |
| 51 | Oceana County | 0.50 |
| 52 | Clare County | 0.49 |
| 53 | Emmet County | 0.48 |
| 54 | Shiawassee County | 0.48 |
| 55 | Menominee County | 0.46 |
| 56 | Hillsdale County | 0.45 |
| 57 | Crawford County | 0.44 |
| 58 | Sanilac County | 0.41 |
| 59 | Otsego County | 0.40 |
| 60 | Cheboygan County | 0.38 |
| 61 | Benzie County | 0.37 |
| 62 | Alpena County | 0.34 |
| 63 | Charlevoix County | 0.30 |
| 64 | Leelanau County | 0.30 |
| 65 | Ogemaw County | 0.30 |
| 66 | Gladwin County | 0.28 |
| 67 | Roscommon County | 0.28 |
| 68 | Presque Isle County | 0.27 |
| 69 | Huron County | 0.26 |
| 70 | Delta County | 0.25 |
| 71 | Dickinson County | 0.25 |
| 72 | Keweenaw County | 0.24 |
| 73 | Alcona County | 0.23 |
| 74 | Arenac County | 0.23 |
| 75 | Luce County | 0.23 |
| 76 | Kalkaska County | 0.22 |
| 77 | Missaukee County | 0.22 |
| 78 | Iron County | 0.21 |
| 79 | Montmorency County | 0.20 |
| 80 | Antrim County | 0.17 |
| 81 | Ontonagon County | 0.14 |
| 82 | Schoolcraft County | 0.12 |
| 83 | Oscoda County | 0.10 |