Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (684.98K), followed by Oakland County (173.93K), and Macomb County (95.44K).

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 2015
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 684981
2 Oakland County 173926
3 Macomb County 95439
4 Genesee County 83182
5 Kent County 61158
6 Washtenaw County 44959
7 Saginaw County 35859
8 Ingham County 32731
9 Kalamazoo County 28836
10 Muskegon County 24342
11 Berrien County 23214
12 Calhoun County 14393
13 Jackson County 12762
14 Eaton County 7269
15 Ottawa County 4259
16 St. Clair County 3869
17 Monroe County 3322
18 Ionia County 3038
19 Van Buren County 2779
20 Cass County 2676
21 Chippewa County 2589
22 Lenawee County 2531
23 Gratiot County 2335
24 Isabella County 1783
25 Bay County 1625
26 St. Joseph County 1542
27 Montcalm County 1380
28 Allegan County 1378
29 Clinton County 1307
30 Mecosta County 1192
31 Grand Traverse County 1135
32 Marquette County 1122
33 Lake County 1077
34 Midland County 1035
35 Livingston County 1003
36 Lapeer County 989
37 Branch County 897
38 Manistee County 822
39 Luce County 750
40 Gogebic County 698
41 Baraga County 665
42 Alger County 659
43 Tuscola County 604
44 Newaygo County 480
45 Shiawassee County 370
46 Houghton County 328
47 Hillsdale County 273
48 Barry County 262
49 Mackinac County 258
50 Emmet County 218
51 Mason County 199
52 Oceana County 198
53 Sanilac County 196
54 Clare County 183
55 Osceola County 170
56 Wexford County 167
57 Huron County 153
58 Iosco County 152
59 Cheboygan County 136
60 Charlevoix County 115
61 Otsego County 113
61 Roscommon County 113
62 Dickinson County 112
63 Gladwin County 110
64 Alpena County 108
65 Menominee County 106
66 Delta County 102
66 Leelanau County 102
67 Kalkaska County 99
68 Crawford County 83
69 Benzie County 81
70 Presque Isle County 72
71 Missaukee County 61
72 Ogemaw County 48
73 Antrim County 47
74 Arenac County 46
75 Montmorency County 35
76 Alcona County 33
77 Iron County 29
78 Oscoda County 23
79 Schoolcraft County 22
80 Ontonagon County 15
81 Keweenaw County 6