Michigan Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all the Michigan voting-age population (18 years and over), there were 1,031,144 people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 13.03% of the total voting-age population of Michigan.
Wayne County had the highest number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population (505,177), followed by Oakland County (134,928), and Macomb County (79,739).
On the other hand, the three counties with low number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Keweenaw County (3), Ontonagon County (5), and Oscoda County (7).
In terms of the percentage of each county's voting-age population, Wayne County had the highest percentage, with 36.70% of its voting-age population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Genesee County (18.48%), and Saginaw County (16.77%).
You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Michigan.
Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's voting-age population that identified as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Black Alone Voting-age Population | % of County Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | 12 | 0.14 |
| Alger County | 583 | 7.83 |
| Allegan County | 1028 | 1.13 |
| Alpena County | 63 | 0.27 |
| Antrim County | 23 | 0.12 |
| Arenac County | 25 | 0.20 |
| Baraga County | 599 | 8.92 |
| Barry County | 191 | 0.40 |
| Bay County | 1222 | 1.47 |
| Benzie County | 43 | 0.29 |
| Berrien County | 15294 | 12.63 |
| Branch County | 1042 | 3.06 |
| Calhoun County | 10479 | 10.11 |
| Cass County | 1826 | 4.51 |
| Charlevoix County | 52 | 0.25 |
| Cheboygan County | 80 | 0.38 |
| Chippewa County | 2566 | 8.57 |
| Clare County | 111 | 0.45 |
| Clinton County | 1350 | 2.21 |
| Crawford County | 37 | 0.35 |
| Delta County | 65 | 0.22 |
| Dickinson County | 47 | 0.23 |
| Eaton County | 5781 | 6.72 |
| Emmet County | 139 | 0.50 |
| Genesee County | 58394 | 18.48 |
| Gladwin County | 56 | 0.27 |
| Gogebic County | 68 | 0.57 |
| Grand Traverse County | 432 | 0.56 |
| Gratiot County | 1976 | 6.05 |
| Hillsdale County | 156 | 0.44 |
| Houghton County | 226 | 0.76 |
| Huron County | 54 | 0.21 |
| Ingham County | 26612 | 11.66 |
| Ionia County | 3145 | 6.01 |
| Iosco County | 143 | 0.68 |
| Iron County | 16 | 0.17 |
| Isabella County | 1877 | 3.61 |
| Jackson County | 9754 | 7.72 |
| Kalamazoo County | 21414 | 10.48 |
| Kalkaska County | 36 | 0.25 |
| Kent County | 44971 | 8.95 |
| Keweenaw County | 3 | 0.17 |
| Lake County | 746 | 7.32 |
| Lapeer County | 863 | 1.23 |
| Leelanau County | 42 | 0.23 |
| Lenawee County | 2211 | 2.82 |
| Livingston County | 893 | 0.59 |
| Luce County | 9 | 0.21 |
| Mackinac County | 50 | 0.55 |
| Macomb County | 79739 | 11.37 |
| Manistee County | 581 | 2.80 |
| Marquette County | 717 | 1.33 |
| Mason County | 136 | 0.58 |
| Mecosta County | 649 | 2.04 |
| Menominee County | 76 | 0.40 |
| Midland County | 717 | 1.10 |
| Missaukee County | 18 | 0.16 |
| Monroe County | 2949 | 2.42 |
| Montcalm County | 2056 | 3.93 |
| Montmorency County | 9 | 0.12 |
| Muskegon County | 17468 | 12.82 |
| Newaygo County | 348 | 0.90 |
| Oakland County | 134928 | 13.31 |
| Oceana County | 79 | 0.38 |
| Ogemaw County | 33 | 0.20 |
| Ontonagon County | 5 | 0.10 |
| Osceola County | 90 | 0.51 |
| Oscoda County | 7 | 0.10 |
| Otsego County | 82 | 0.41 |
| Ottawa County | 3876 | 1.72 |
| Presque Isle County | 18 | 0.16 |
| Roscommon County | 42 | 0.21 |
| Saginaw County | 24926 | 16.77 |
| St. Clair County | 2868 | 2.25 |
| St. Joseph County | 970 | 2.11 |
| Sanilac County | 137 | 0.43 |
| Schoolcraft County | 10 | 0.15 |
| Shiawassee County | 228 | 0.42 |
| Tuscola County | 267 | 0.64 |
| Van Buren County | 1861 | 3.20 |
| Washtenaw County | 33152 | 10.91 |
| Wayne County | 505177 | 36.70 |
| Wexford County | 120 | 0.46 |