Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (657.61K), followed by Oakland County (173.42K), and Macomb County (121.23K).

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 2023
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Genesee
Kent
Washtenaw
Saginaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Wayne County 657607
2 Oakland County 173421
3 Macomb County 121225
4 Genesee County 79857
5 Kent County 65551
6 Washtenaw County 43748
7 Saginaw County 34140
8 Ingham County 33397
9 Kalamazoo County 29678
10 Muskegon County 23415
11 Berrien County 20663
12 Calhoun County 14519
13 Jackson County 12364
14 Eaton County 7611
15 Ottawa County 5412
16 Monroe County 4506
17 St. Clair County 3859
18 Ionia County 3626
19 Montcalm County 2902
20 Gratiot County 2583
21 Van Buren County 2538
22 Cass County 2454
23 Lenawee County 2198
24 Chippewa County 2197
25 Bay County 1894
26 Allegan County 1644
27 Isabella County 1624
28 Clinton County 1554
29 St. Joseph County 1448
30 Livingston County 1353
31 Lapeer County 1237
32 Lake County 1235
33 Midland County 1146
34 Branch County 1121
35 Marquette County 1007
36 Mecosta County 965
37 Manistee County 872
38 Luce County 840
39 Grand Traverse County 802
40 Alger County 666
41 Tuscola County 656
42 Baraga County 647
43 Newaygo County 564
44 Barry County 548
45 Shiawassee County 462
46 Mackinac County 446
47 Houghton County 379
48 Hillsdale County 305
49 Wexford County 273
50 Oceana County 272
51 Clare County 266
52 Emmet County 264
53 Cheboygan County 259
54 Mason County 256
55 Osceola County 249
55 Sanilac County 249
56 Huron County 225
57 Iosco County 220
58 Alpena County 203
59 Menominee County 195
60 Otsego County 179
61 Delta County 173
62 Kalkaska County 156
63 Charlevoix County 155
64 Roscommon County 148
65 Ogemaw County 146
66 Gladwin County 144
67 Dickinson County 142
68 Benzie County 139
69 Leelanau County 132
70 Antrim County 125
71 Gogebic County 112
72 Crawford County 104
73 Arenac County 99
74 Iron County 86
74 Missaukee County 86
75 Alcona County 84
76 Presque Isle County 82
77 Oscoda County 62
78 Montmorency County 55
79 Schoolcraft County 47
80 Ontonagon County 27
81 Keweenaw County 7