Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (710.72K), followed by Oakland County (171.45K), and Genesee County (86.03K).

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 2012
Wayne
Oakland
Genesee
Macomb
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Berrien
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 710719
2 Oakland County 171454
3 Genesee County 86025
4 Macomb County 82733
5 Kent County 58424
6 Washtenaw County 44371
7 Saginaw County 36947
8 Ingham County 32343
9 Kalamazoo County 27618
10 Berrien County 23907
11 Muskegon County 23793
12 Calhoun County 14326
13 Jackson County 12801
14 Eaton County 6940
15 Ottawa County 3831
16 St. Clair County 3759
17 Monroe County 3226
18 Ionia County 3030
19 Van Buren County 2945
20 Cass County 2736
21 Chippewa County 2728
22 Lenawee County 2437
23 Gratiot County 2366
24 Isabella County 1736
25 Bay County 1583
26 St. Joseph County 1564
27 Montcalm County 1503
28 Clinton County 1382
29 Allegan County 1296
30 Mecosta County 1181
31 Marquette County 1137
32 Grand Traverse County 1107
33 Midland County 1019
34 Lake County 992
35 Livingston County 971
36 Lapeer County 962
37 Branch County 846
38 Manistee County 792
39 Luce County 721
40 Gogebic County 685
41 Tuscola County 647
42 Baraga County 646
43 Alger County 635
44 Newaygo County 474
45 Shiawassee County 350
46 Houghton County 290
47 Hillsdale County 242
48 Barry County 239
49 Emmet County 195
50 Mason County 183
51 Sanilac County 175
52 Clare County 167
53 Cheboygan County 143
54 Huron County 142
55 Osceola County 140
56 Iosco County 134
57 Mackinac County 130
58 Wexford County 117
59 Oceana County 113
60 Roscommon County 106
61 Alpena County 103
62 Dickinson County 99
63 Charlevoix County 96
64 Delta County 95
64 Otsego County 95
65 Benzie County 85
65 Gladwin County 85
66 Menominee County 83
67 Leelanau County 79
68 Kalkaska County 63
69 Presque Isle County 60
70 Crawford County 59
71 Ogemaw County 53
72 Arenac County 51
73 Missaukee County 50
74 Antrim County 44
75 Iron County 25
76 Montmorency County 23
77 Oscoda County 19
77 Schoolcraft County 19
78 Alcona County 16
79 Ontonagon County 12
80 Keweenaw County 4