Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (675.31K), followed by Oakland County (173.65K), and Macomb County (102.68K).

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 2017
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 675307
2 Oakland County 173650
3 Macomb County 102683
4 Genesee County 81643
5 Kent County 62700
6 Washtenaw County 44951
7 Saginaw County 35531
8 Ingham County 33693
9 Kalamazoo County 29610
10 Muskegon County 24464
11 Berrien County 22634
12 Calhoun County 14379
13 Jackson County 12491
14 Eaton County 7281
15 Ottawa County 4333
16 St. Clair County 3864
17 Monroe County 3585
18 Ionia County 2993
19 Van Buren County 2751
20 Cass County 2627
21 Chippewa County 2558
22 Lenawee County 2509
23 Gratiot County 2425
24 Isabella County 1873
25 Bay County 1716
26 Allegan County 1509
27 St. Joseph County 1481
28 Montcalm County 1473
29 Clinton County 1427
30 Mecosta County 1170
31 Livingston County 1081
32 Midland County 1067
33 Lake County 1063
34 Lapeer County 1031
35 Marquette County 1009
36 Branch County 898
37 Manistee County 800
38 Luce County 745
39 Gogebic County 670
40 Alger County 660
41 Baraga County 643
42 Tuscola County 626
43 Grand Traverse County 621
44 Newaygo County 475
45 Shiawassee County 394
46 Barry County 332
47 Mackinac County 322
48 Houghton County 317
49 Hillsdale County 268
50 Emmet County 237
51 Mason County 218
51 Oceana County 218
51 Sanilac County 218
52 Clare County 198
53 Wexford County 190
54 Osceola County 182
55 Iosco County 165
56 Cheboygan County 148
57 Huron County 146
58 Menominee County 143
59 Alpena County 140
60 Charlevoix County 125
61 Gladwin County 121
62 Otsego County 120
63 Leelanau County 119
64 Roscommon County 118
65 Dickinson County 117
66 Delta County 116
67 Benzie County 100
68 Crawford County 99
69 Kalkaska County 97
70 Presque Isle County 78
71 Missaukee County 68
72 Ogemaw County 63
73 Antrim County 62
74 Arenac County 59
75 Alcona County 45
76 Iron County 36
77 Schoolcraft County 35
78 Montmorency County 34
79 Oscoda County 29
80 Ontonagon County 19
81 Keweenaw County 7