Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (39.44%), followed by Genesee County (20.62%), and Saginaw County (19.4%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Washtenaw
Ingham
Luce
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 39.44
2 Genesee County 20.62
3 Saginaw County 19.4
4 Berrien County 15.38
5 Muskegon County 14.48
6 Oakland County 14.31
7 Washtenaw County 12.71
8 Ingham County 12.1
9 Luce County 11.63
10 Kalamazoo County 11.5
11 Calhoun County 10.97
12 Macomb County 10.82
13 Kent County 10.43
14 Lake County 8.92
15 Jackson County 8.2
16 Baraga County 7.74
17 Alger County 6.97
18 Eaton County 6.96
19 Chippewa County 6.85
20 Gratiot County 5.63
21 Cass County 5.39
22 Ionia County 4.92
23 Gogebic County 4.52
24 Van Buren County 4.1
25 Manistee County 3.32
26 Mecosta County 2.79
27 Lenawee County 2.75
28 St. Joseph County 2.71
29 Isabella County 2.61
30 St. Clair County 2.49
31 Monroe County 2.33
32 Montcalm County 2.32
33 Branch County 2.1
34 Mackinac County 2.01
35 Clinton County 1.84
36 Ottawa County 1.81
37 Bay County 1.75
38 Marquette County 1.68
39 Allegan County 1.37
40 Midland County 1.35
41 Grand Traverse County 1.26
42 Tuscola County 1.2
43 Newaygo County 1.19
44 Lapeer County 1.17
45 Houghton County 0.89
46 Oceana County 0.85
47 Mason County 0.84
48 Osceola County 0.81
49 Hillsdale County 0.65
50 Clare County 0.64
51 Crawford County 0.63
51 Emmet County 0.63
52 Cheboygan County 0.62
53 Shiawassee County 0.6
54 Wexford County 0.58
55 Iosco County 0.57
56 Livingston County 0.56
57 Leelanau County 0.52
58 Benzie County 0.5
58 Menominee County 0.5
59 Barry County 0.49
59 Otsego County 0.49
59 Presque Isle County 0.49
60 Charlevoix County 0.48
60 Roscommon County 0.48
60 Sanilac County 0.48
61 Kalkaska County 0.47
62 Huron County 0.46
63 Missaukee County 0.45
64 Dickinson County 0.43
65 Gladwin County 0.38
66 Alpena County 0.36
67 Montmorency County 0.33
68 Arenac County 0.32
69 Delta County 0.3
70 Ogemaw County 0.29
71 Alcona County 0.27
72 Antrim County 0.25
72 Oscoda County 0.25
72 Schoolcraft County 0.25
73 Iron County 0.24
74 Ontonagon County 0.19
75 Keweenaw County 0.18