Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (683.78K), followed by Oakland County (176.88K), and Macomb County (104.12K).

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 2017
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 683779
2 Oakland County 176876
3 Macomb County 104123
4 Genesee County 82804
5 Kent County 68357
6 Washtenaw County 46046
7 Saginaw County 37212
8 Ingham County 35885
9 Kalamazoo County 30793
10 Muskegon County 25019
11 Berrien County 23141
12 Calhoun County 14935
13 Jackson County 12840
14 Eaton County 7653
15 Ottawa County 5232
16 St. Clair County 4090
17 Monroe County 3790
18 Ionia County 3094
19 Van Buren County 3004
20 Lenawee County 2864
21 Cass County 2722
22 Chippewa County 2585
23 Gratiot County 2477
24 Isabella County 1970
25 Bay County 1933
26 Allegan County 1729
27 St. Joseph County 1578
28 Clinton County 1555
29 Montcalm County 1508
30 Mecosta County 1226
31 Livingston County 1166
31 Midland County 1166
32 Lake County 1103
33 Lapeer County 1095
34 Marquette County 1042
35 Branch County 946
36 Manistee County 808
37 Luce County 747
38 Gogebic County 672
39 Alger County 667
40 Tuscola County 666
41 Grand Traverse County 663
42 Baraga County 649
43 Newaygo County 581
44 Shiawassee County 451
45 Barry County 366
46 Houghton County 328
47 Mackinac County 326
48 Hillsdale County 293
49 Oceana County 272
50 Mason County 257
51 Emmet County 248
52 Sanilac County 240
53 Clare County 213
54 Wexford County 209
55 Osceola County 205
56 Iosco County 180
57 Cheboygan County 166
58 Menominee County 152
59 Huron County 151
60 Alpena County 142
61 Leelanau County 139
62 Charlevoix County 133
63 Otsego County 129
63 Roscommon County 129
64 Delta County 127
65 Gladwin County 126
66 Dickinson County 120
67 Benzie County 117
68 Crawford County 115
69 Kalkaska County 104
70 Presque Isle County 80
71 Missaukee County 79
72 Antrim County 77
73 Ogemaw County 68
74 Arenac County 61
75 Alcona County 46
76 Iron County 37
77 Montmorency County 36
77 Schoolcraft County 36
78 Oscoda County 30
79 Ontonagon County 19
80 Keweenaw County 7