Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (706.58K), followed by Oakland County (176.88K), and Macomb County (89.16K).

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 2013
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 706582
2 Oakland County 176884
3 Macomb County 89163
4 Genesee County 86169
5 Kent County 64781
6 Washtenaw County 45610
7 Saginaw County 38167
8 Ingham County 34235
9 Kalamazoo County 29130
10 Muskegon County 25011
11 Berrien County 24142
12 Calhoun County 14844
13 Jackson County 13010
14 Eaton County 7487
15 Ottawa County 4884
16 St. Clair County 3987
17 Monroe County 3427
18 Van Buren County 3103
19 Ionia County 3099
20 Cass County 2803
21 Lenawee County 2689
22 Chippewa County 2591
23 Gratiot County 2480
24 Bay County 1834
25 Isabella County 1809
26 St. Joseph County 1631
27 Allegan County 1562
28 Montcalm County 1437
29 Clinton County 1433
30 Mecosta County 1225
31 Marquette County 1133
32 Grand Traverse County 1116
33 Midland County 1093
34 Lapeer County 1009
35 Lake County 1001
36 Livingston County 992
37 Branch County 867
38 Manistee County 798
39 Luce County 744
40 Gogebic County 696
41 Baraga County 652
42 Alger County 643
43 Tuscola County 622
44 Newaygo County 554
45 Shiawassee County 391
46 Houghton County 308
47 Barry County 282
48 Hillsdale County 274
49 Mason County 235
50 Sanilac County 199
51 Emmet County 192
52 Clare County 189
53 Oceana County 188
54 Osceola County 185
55 Cheboygan County 150
56 Mackinac County 148
57 Huron County 144
58 Wexford County 143
59 Iosco County 132
60 Dickinson County 117
61 Charlevoix County 116
62 Roscommon County 110
63 Delta County 108
64 Otsego County 105
65 Leelanau County 103
66 Alpena County 100
67 Gladwin County 95
68 Menominee County 92
69 Crawford County 84
70 Benzie County 82
71 Kalkaska County 76
72 Presque Isle County 65
73 Missaukee County 64
74 Ogemaw County 53
75 Antrim County 51
76 Arenac County 50
77 Iron County 33
78 Montmorency County 24
79 Alcona County 21
80 Schoolcraft County 20
81 Oscoda County 19
82 Ontonagon County 12
83 Keweenaw County 4