Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (663.97K), followed by Oakland County (173.73K), and Macomb County (118.22K).

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 2022
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 663973
2 Oakland County 173731
3 Macomb County 118222
4 Genesee County 80231
5 Kent County 64909
6 Washtenaw County 44158
7 Saginaw County 34430
8 Ingham County 33159
9 Kalamazoo County 29641
10 Muskegon County 23472
11 Berrien County 21045
12 Calhoun County 14426
13 Jackson County 12689
14 Eaton County 7639
15 Ottawa County 5220
16 Monroe County 4391
17 Ionia County 3951
18 St. Clair County 3787
19 Montcalm County 2635
20 Van Buren County 2545
21 Cass County 2482
22 Gratiot County 2455
23 Lenawee County 2367
24 Chippewa County 2214
25 Bay County 1879
26 Isabella County 1654
27 Allegan County 1597
28 Clinton County 1505
29 St. Joseph County 1440
30 Livingston County 1302
31 Lake County 1203
32 Lapeer County 1126
33 Midland County 1117
34 Mecosta County 968
35 Marquette County 915
36 Manistee County 856
37 Branch County 787
38 Grand Traverse County 756
39 Luce County 680
40 Alger County 671
41 Baraga County 645
42 Tuscola County 615
43 Newaygo County 547
44 Barry County 477
45 Shiawassee County 466
46 Mackinac County 415
47 Houghton County 383
48 Hillsdale County 309
49 Oceana County 275
50 Emmet County 266
51 Mason County 265
52 Sanilac County 261
53 Wexford County 250
54 Cheboygan County 227
54 Clare County 227
55 Osceola County 225
56 Iosco County 219
57 Huron County 212
58 Alpena County 194
59 Menominee County 191
60 Delta County 165
61 Otsego County 158
62 Charlevoix County 151
63 Kalkaska County 147
64 Roscommon County 145
65 Dickinson County 138
66 Gladwin County 133
67 Benzie County 131
68 Leelanau County 124
69 Ogemaw County 120
70 Gogebic County 113
71 Antrim County 108
72 Arenac County 98
73 Missaukee County 94
74 Crawford County 89
75 Presque Isle County 79
76 Alcona County 75
77 Iron County 68
78 Montmorency County 54
79 Oscoda County 51
79 Schoolcraft County 51
80 Ontonagon County 28
81 Keweenaw County 6