Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (672.68K), followed by Oakland County (172.65K), and Macomb County (105.40K).

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 2018
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 672676
2 Oakland County 172652
3 Macomb County 105398
4 Genesee County 81334
5 Kent County 63373
6 Washtenaw County 44622
7 Saginaw County 35478
8 Ingham County 33871
9 Kalamazoo County 30364
10 Muskegon County 24102
11 Berrien County 22342
12 Calhoun County 14340
13 Jackson County 12500
14 Eaton County 7305
15 Ottawa County 4468
16 St. Clair County 3827
17 Monroe County 3717
18 Ionia County 2882
19 Van Buren County 2691
20 Cass County 2563
21 Chippewa County 2483
22 Lenawee County 2471
23 Gratiot County 2365
24 Bay County 1790
25 Isabella County 1779
26 Allegan County 1570
27 Montcalm County 1556
28 Clinton County 1519
29 St. Joseph County 1441
30 Mecosta County 1171
31 Livingston County 1102
32 Midland County 1083
33 Marquette County 1011
34 Lapeer County 1001
35 Lake County 958
36 Branch County 935
37 Manistee County 838
38 Luce County 725
39 Alger County 660
40 Baraga County 649
41 Grand Traverse County 643
42 Tuscola County 630
43 Gogebic County 586
44 Newaygo County 506
45 Shiawassee County 431
46 Barry County 362
47 Mackinac County 352
48 Houghton County 335
49 Hillsdale County 289
50 Oceana County 249
51 Emmet County 246
52 Sanilac County 221
53 Mason County 218
54 Clare County 208
55 Wexford County 191
56 Osceola County 187
57 Iosco County 172
58 Alpena County 163
59 Huron County 157
60 Cheboygan County 151
61 Menominee County 137
62 Charlevoix County 127
63 Otsego County 124
64 Gladwin County 123
65 Delta County 121
66 Dickinson County 119
67 Leelanau County 118
68 Roscommon County 116
69 Benzie County 112
70 Kalkaska County 111
71 Crawford County 106
72 Presque Isle County 72
73 Missaukee County 70
74 Arenac County 68
75 Ogemaw County 62
76 Antrim County 60
77 Alcona County 47
78 Iron County 43
79 Oscoda County 38
80 Montmorency County 36
81 Schoolcraft County 34
82 Ontonagon County 19
83 Keweenaw County 7