Michigan Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

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.

Michigan Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
Michigan Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
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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