Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (728.34K), followed by Oakland County (171.44K), and Genesee County (88.09K).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
Wayne
Oakland
Genesee
Macomb
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Berrien
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 728341
2 Oakland County 171437
3 Genesee County 88085
4 Macomb County 79141
5 Kent County 62282
6 Washtenaw County 45067
7 Saginaw County 38714
8 Ingham County 34706
9 Kalamazoo County 28228
10 Berrien County 24520
11 Muskegon County 24238
12 Calhoun County 14789
13 Jackson County 12887
14 Eaton County 7173
15 Ottawa County 4407
16 St. Clair County 3945
17 Monroe County 3370
18 Van Buren County 3203
19 Ionia County 3053
20 Cass County 2838
21 Lenawee County 2689
22 Chippewa County 2646
23 Gratiot County 2350
24 Bay County 1819
25 Isabella County 1751
26 St. Joseph County 1604
27 Montcalm County 1531
28 Clinton County 1480
29 Allegan County 1439
30 Mecosta County 1194
31 Marquette County 1159
32 Grand Traverse County 1110
33 Midland County 1050
34 Lake County 1018
35 Lapeer County 983
36 Livingston County 900
37 Branch County 858
38 Manistee County 764
39 Luce County 718
40 Tuscola County 656
41 Baraga County 653
42 Gogebic County 624
43 Alger County 613
44 Newaygo County 539
45 Shiawassee County 371
46 Houghton County 300
47 Barry County 252
48 Hillsdale County 251
49 Mason County 200
50 Emmet County 197
51 Sanilac County 178
52 Clare County 164
53 Osceola County 154
54 Cheboygan County 147
55 Oceana County 144
56 Iosco County 141
57 Huron County 135
57 Wexford County 135
58 Mackinac County 105
59 Delta County 96
60 Roscommon County 95
61 Dickinson County 94
62 Otsego County 91
63 Menominee County 90
64 Charlevoix County 89
65 Alpena County 88
66 Gladwin County 83
67 Leelanau County 82
68 Benzie County 79
69 Kalkaska County 70
70 Presque Isle County 65
71 Crawford County 56
72 Antrim County 54
73 Missaukee County 49
74 Ogemaw County 45
75 Arenac County 41
76 Montmorency County 24
77 Iron County 21
78 Oscoda County 17
79 Schoolcraft County 15
80 Alcona County 14
81 Ontonagon County 11
82 Keweenaw County 4