Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (40.02%), followed by Genesee County (20.84%), 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 2012
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Washtenaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Luce
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 40.02
2 Genesee County 20.84
3 Saginaw County 19.46
4 Berrien County 15.58
5 Muskegon County 14.26
6 Oakland County 14.25
7 Washtenaw County 12.87
8 Ingham County 12.1
9 Kalamazoo County 11.25
10 Luce County 11.16
11 Calhoun County 10.95
12 Kent County 10.29
13 Macomb County 9.88
14 Lake County 8.89
15 Jackson County 8.2
16 Baraga County 7.47
17 Chippewa County 7.02
18 Alger County 6.77
19 Eaton County 6.72
20 Gratiot County 5.71
21 Cass County 5.44
22 Ionia County 4.87
23 Gogebic County 4.28
24 Van Buren County 4.18
25 Manistee County 3.24
26 Mecosta County 2.78
27 Lenawee County 2.72
28 St. Joseph County 2.69
29 Isabella County 2.58
30 St. Clair County 2.44
31 Montcalm County 2.42
32 Monroe County 2.26
33 Branch County 1.98
34 Clinton County 1.93
35 Ottawa County 1.75
36 Marquette County 1.72
37 Bay County 1.65
38 Allegan County 1.35
39 Grand Traverse County 1.28
39 Midland County 1.28
40 Tuscola County 1.24
41 Mackinac County 1.2
42 Lapeer County 1.16
43 Newaygo County 1.11
44 Houghton County 0.83
45 Mason County 0.75
46 Osceola County 0.66
47 Emmet County 0.62
48 Oceana County 0.59
49 Cheboygan County 0.57
49 Livingston County 0.57
50 Clare County 0.56
50 Hillsdale County 0.56
50 Shiawassee County 0.56
51 Iosco County 0.53
52 Crawford County 0.52
53 Benzie County 0.5
54 Roscommon County 0.47
55 Presque Isle County 0.46
56 Sanilac County 0.45
57 Barry County 0.44
57 Huron County 0.44
57 Leelanau County 0.44
58 Otsego County 0.42
59 Charlevoix County 0.39
59 Dickinson County 0.39
59 Kalkaska County 0.39
59 Wexford County 0.39
60 Menominee County 0.38
61 Missaukee County 0.37
62 Alpena County 0.36
63 Arenac County 0.34
63 Gladwin County 0.34
64 Delta County 0.28
65 Ogemaw County 0.27
66 Montmorency County 0.26
66 Oscoda County 0.26
67 Antrim County 0.24
68 Iron County 0.23
68 Schoolcraft County 0.23
69 Ontonagon County 0.19
70 Keweenaw County 0.18
71 Alcona County 0.15