Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (687.59K), followed by Oakland County (176.78K), and Macomb County (100.89K).

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 2016
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 687587
2 Oakland County 176783
3 Macomb County 100889
4 Genesee County 83588
5 Kent County 67475
6 Washtenaw County 46230
7 Saginaw County 37255
8 Ingham County 35405
9 Kalamazoo County 30397
10 Muskegon County 24941
11 Berrien County 23302
12 Calhoun County 14949
13 Jackson County 12896
14 Eaton County 7640
15 Ottawa County 5204
16 St. Clair County 4120
17 Monroe County 3617
18 Ionia County 3099
19 Van Buren County 2980
20 Lenawee County 2904
21 Cass County 2750
22 Chippewa County 2554
23 Gratiot County 2297
24 Isabella County 2006
25 Bay County 1872
26 Allegan County 1674
27 St. Joseph County 1603
28 Clinton County 1462
29 Montcalm County 1435
30 Mecosta County 1232
31 Marquette County 1151
32 Midland County 1149
33 Lake County 1142
34 Livingston County 1106
35 Grand Traverse County 1076
36 Lapeer County 1062
37 Branch County 948
38 Manistee County 844
39 Luce County 720
40 Alger County 678
41 Gogebic County 672
42 Baraga County 650
42 Tuscola County 650
43 Newaygo County 564
44 Shiawassee County 448
45 Houghton County 349
46 Barry County 313
47 Mackinac County 308
48 Hillsdale County 302
49 Oceana County 285
50 Mason County 244
51 Emmet County 234
52 Sanilac County 218
53 Osceola County 203
54 Wexford County 194
55 Clare County 181
56 Huron County 167
57 Iosco County 162
58 Cheboygan County 153
59 Otsego County 137
60 Roscommon County 132
61 Charlevoix County 130
61 Menominee County 130
62 Alpena County 122
63 Delta County 120
64 Leelanau County 119
65 Gladwin County 115
66 Dickinson County 112
67 Benzie County 104
67 Crawford County 104
68 Kalkaska County 90
69 Presque Isle County 74
70 Missaukee County 69
71 Antrim County 68
72 Ogemaw County 61
73 Arenac County 58
74 Alcona County 41
75 Iron County 35
76 Montmorency County 33
77 Oscoda County 23
78 Schoolcraft County 20
79 Ontonagon County 15
80 Keweenaw County 5