Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (679.23K), followed by Oakland County (173.65K), and Macomb County (99.51K).

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 2016
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 679228
2 Oakland County 173650
3 Macomb County 99508
4 Genesee County 82397
5 Kent County 61937
6 Washtenaw County 45147
7 Saginaw County 35616
8 Ingham County 33307
9 Kalamazoo County 29246
10 Muskegon County 24389
11 Berrien County 22812
12 Calhoun County 14401
13 Jackson County 12537
14 Eaton County 7286
15 Ottawa County 4309
16 St. Clair County 3907
17 Monroe County 3419
18 Ionia County 2998
19 Van Buren County 2727
20 Cass County 2656
21 Lenawee County 2567
22 Chippewa County 2527
23 Gratiot County 2250
24 Isabella County 1910
25 Bay County 1666
26 St. Joseph County 1508
27 Allegan County 1477
28 Montcalm County 1402
29 Clinton County 1352
30 Mecosta County 1180
31 Marquette County 1126
32 Lake County 1105
33 Midland County 1064
34 Grand Traverse County 1031
35 Livingston County 1014
36 Lapeer County 990
37 Branch County 911
38 Manistee County 837
39 Luce County 718
40 Gogebic County 668
41 Alger County 666
42 Baraga County 644
43 Tuscola County 610
44 Newaygo County 474
45 Shiawassee County 389
46 Houghton County 338
47 Mackinac County 305
48 Barry County 284
49 Hillsdale County 271
50 Emmet County 227
50 Oceana County 227
51 Mason County 205
52 Sanilac County 197
53 Osceola County 182
54 Wexford County 175
55 Clare County 172
56 Huron County 160
57 Iosco County 155
58 Cheboygan County 141
59 Otsego County 128
60 Charlevoix County 122
61 Roscommon County 121
62 Alpena County 120
63 Menominee County 119
64 Gladwin County 109
65 Delta County 108
65 Dickinson County 108
66 Leelanau County 103
67 Crawford County 92
68 Benzie County 91
69 Kalkaska County 82
70 Presque Isle County 72
71 Missaukee County 58
72 Arenac County 56
72 Ogemaw County 56
73 Antrim County 54
74 Alcona County 40
75 Iron County 34
76 Montmorency County 31
77 Oscoda County 22
78 Schoolcraft County 20
79 Ontonagon County 15
80 Keweenaw County 5