Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (720.47K), followed by Oakland County (168.61K), and Genesee County (86.95K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
Wayne
Oakland
Genesee
Macomb
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Berrien
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 720472
2 Oakland County 168605
3 Genesee County 86950
4 Macomb County 78081
5 Kent County 57363
6 Washtenaw County 44073
7 Saginaw County 37063
8 Ingham County 32724
9 Kalamazoo County 27150
10 Berrien County 24016
11 Muskegon County 23776
12 Calhoun County 14365
13 Jackson County 12590
14 Eaton County 6854
15 St. Clair County 3771
16 Ottawa County 3705
17 Monroe County 3203
18 Van Buren County 3020
19 Ionia County 2973
20 Cass County 2752
21 Chippewa County 2637
22 Lenawee County 2431
23 Gratiot County 2319
24 Isabella County 1660
25 Bay County 1646
26 St. Joseph County 1522
27 Montcalm County 1510
28 Clinton County 1389
29 Allegan County 1245
30 Mecosta County 1168
31 Marquette County 1129
32 Grand Traverse County 1074
33 Midland County 1000
34 Lake County 990
35 Lapeer County 928
36 Livingston County 846
37 Branch County 839
38 Manistee County 758
39 Luce County 716
40 Baraga County 647
41 Tuscola County 631
42 Gogebic County 622
43 Alger County 608
44 Newaygo County 481
45 Shiawassee County 345
46 Houghton County 290
47 Hillsdale County 234
48 Barry County 230
49 Emmet County 187
50 Mason County 172
51 Sanilac County 162
52 Clare County 155
53 Cheboygan County 142
54 Iosco County 139
55 Osceola County 138
56 Huron County 134
57 Wexford County 126
58 Mackinac County 105
59 Oceana County 100
60 Dickinson County 92
61 Delta County 89
61 Roscommon County 89
62 Otsego County 88
63 Alpena County 86
64 Charlevoix County 84
64 Menominee County 84
65 Gladwin County 82
66 Benzie County 75
67 Kalkaska County 70
68 Leelanau County 67
69 Presque Isle County 65
70 Crawford County 47
71 Missaukee County 45
72 Antrim County 42
73 Arenac County 40
74 Ogemaw County 39
75 Montmorency County 22
76 Iron County 21
77 Schoolcraft County 15
78 Alcona County 14
78 Oscoda County 14
79 Ontonagon County 11
80 Keweenaw County 4