Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (673.59K), followed by Oakland County (177.21K), and Macomb County (120.09K).

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 2022
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Wayne County 673585
2 Oakland County 177214
3 Macomb County 120087
4 Genesee County 81595
5 Kent County 71176
6 Washtenaw County 45431
7 Saginaw County 36224
8 Ingham County 35452
9 Kalamazoo County 30954
10 Muskegon County 24124
11 Berrien County 21590
12 Calhoun County 15008
13 Jackson County 13107
14 Eaton County 8099
15 Ottawa County 6220
16 Monroe County 4689
17 Ionia County 4101
18 St. Clair County 4031
19 Van Buren County 2840
20 Lenawee County 2753
21 Montcalm County 2710
22 Cass County 2610
23 Gratiot County 2533
24 Chippewa County 2243
25 Bay County 2109
26 Allegan County 1888
27 Isabella County 1802
28 Clinton County 1700
29 St. Joseph County 1557
30 Livingston County 1419
31 Lake County 1336
32 Midland County 1208
33 Lapeer County 1207
34 Mecosta County 1041
35 Marquette County 957
36 Branch County 890
37 Manistee County 868
38 Grand Traverse County 843
39 Luce County 682
40 Alger County 678
41 Tuscola County 657
42 Newaygo County 654
43 Baraga County 651
44 Barry County 536
45 Shiawassee County 529
46 Mackinac County 421
47 Houghton County 396
48 Oceana County 352
49 Hillsdale County 349
50 Mason County 309
51 Sanilac County 298
52 Emmet County 289
53 Wexford County 283
54 Osceola County 249
55 Cheboygan County 245
55 Iosco County 245
56 Clare County 242
57 Huron County 234
58 Menominee County 221
59 Alpena County 194
60 Delta County 180
61 Otsego County 166
62 Charlevoix County 161
62 Roscommon County 161
63 Kalkaska County 151
64 Benzie County 148
65 Leelanau County 147
66 Dickinson County 141
67 Gladwin County 137
68 Ogemaw County 127
69 Antrim County 125
70 Gogebic County 115
71 Crawford County 108
72 Missaukee County 107
73 Arenac County 105
74 Presque Isle County 83
75 Alcona County 80
76 Iron County 72
77 Montmorency County 60
78 Schoolcraft County 59
79 Oscoda County 53
80 Ontonagon County 28
81 Keweenaw County 6