Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (40.74%), followed by Genesee County (20.85%), and Saginaw County (19.46%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Washtenaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Calhoun
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 40.74
2 Genesee County 20.85
3 Saginaw County 19.46
4 Berrien County 15.49
5 Muskegon County 14.53
6 Oakland County 13.85
7 Washtenaw County 12.86
8 Ingham County 12.13
9 Kalamazoo County 11.13
10 Calhoun County 11.03
10 Luce County 11.03
11 Kent County 10.22
12 Lake County 9.18
13 Macomb County 8.82
14 Jackson County 8.06
15 Baraga County 7.19
16 Chippewa County 6.62
17 Eaton County 6.49
18 Alger County 6.39
19 Gratiot County 5.6
20 Cass County 5.51
21 Ionia County 4.75
22 Van Buren County 4.21
23 Gogebic County 4.03
24 Branch County 3.09
25 St. Joseph County 2.69
26 Mecosta County 2.64
27 Manistee County 2.62
28 Lenawee County 2.61
29 Isabella County 2.5
30 St. Clair County 2.46
31 Montcalm County 2.36
32 Monroe County 2.19
33 Clinton County 2.07
34 Marquette County 1.74
35 Bay County 1.63
36 Ottawa County 1.61
37 Allegan County 1.28
38 Midland County 1.23
39 Grand Traverse County 1.21
40 Tuscola County 1.16
41 Newaygo County 1.1
42 Lapeer County 1.08
43 Houghton County 0.75
44 Mason County 0.66
45 Mackinac County 0.61
45 Osceola County 0.61
46 Oceana County 0.55
47 Cheboygan County 0.53
47 Emmet County 0.53
48 Iosco County 0.49
48 Shiawassee County 0.49
49 Clare County 0.48
49 Hillsdale County 0.48
50 Livingston County 0.46
51 Presque Isle County 0.45
52 Benzie County 0.43
53 Wexford County 0.4
54 Barry County 0.39
55 Huron County 0.38
55 Roscommon County 0.38
56 Crawford County 0.37
56 Sanilac County 0.37
57 Dickinson County 0.35
57 Otsego County 0.35
58 Leelanau County 0.34
59 Kalkaska County 0.32
59 Menominee County 0.32
59 Missaukee County 0.32
60 Charlevoix County 0.3
61 Alpena County 0.28
62 Gladwin County 0.24
63 Delta County 0.22
64 Arenac County 0.21
65 Antrim County 0.2
66 Ogemaw County 0.19
67 Oscoda County 0.16
68 Montmorency County 0.15
69 Keweenaw County 0.14
70 Schoolcraft County 0.13
71 Alcona County 0.12
71 Iron County 0.12
72 Ontonagon County 0.09