Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (39.05%), followed by Genesee County (20.43%), and Saginaw County (19.34%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Wayne County | 39.05 |
| 2 | Genesee County | 20.43 |
| 3 | Saginaw County | 19.34 |
| 4 | Berrien County | 15.09 |
| 5 | Muskegon County | 14.39 |
| 6 | Oakland County | 14.13 |
| 7 | Washtenaw County | 12.6 |
| 8 | Ingham County | 12.22 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 11.62 |
| 9 | Macomb County | 11.62 |
| 10 | Luce County | 11.37 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 11.13 |
| 12 | Kent County | 10.47 |
| 13 | Lake County | 9.63 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 8.14 |
| 15 | Baraga County | 7.62 |
| 16 | Alger County | 7.42 |
| 17 | Eaton County | 7 |
| 18 | Chippewa County | 6.77 |
| 19 | Gratiot County | 5.61 |
| 20 | Cass County | 5.36 |
| 21 | Ionia County | 4.83 |
| 22 | Gogebic County | 4.38 |
| 23 | Van Buren County | 3.96 |
| 24 | Manistee County | 3.45 |
| 25 | Lenawee County | 2.95 |
| 26 | Mackinac County | 2.88 |
| 27 | Mecosta County | 2.85 |
| 28 | Isabella County | 2.82 |
| 29 | St. Joseph County | 2.64 |
| 30 | St. Clair County | 2.58 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 2.42 |
| 32 | Montcalm County | 2.28 |
| 33 | Branch County | 2.18 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 1.88 |
| 35 | Ottawa County | 1.83 |
| 36 | Bay County | 1.79 |
| 37 | Marquette County | 1.73 |
| 38 | Allegan County | 1.46 |
| 39 | Midland County | 1.38 |
| 40 | Tuscola County | 1.22 |
| 41 | Lapeer County | 1.2 |
| 42 | Newaygo County | 1.18 |
| 43 | Grand Traverse County | 1.17 |
| 44 | Oceana County | 1.08 |
| 45 | Houghton County | 0.96 |
| 46 | Osceola County | 0.88 |
| 47 | Mason County | 0.85 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 0.76 |
| 49 | Emmet County | 0.71 |
| 50 | Hillsdale County | 0.66 |
| 51 | Shiawassee County | 0.65 |
| 52 | Iosco County | 0.64 |
| 53 | Cheboygan County | 0.6 |
| 53 | Clare County | 0.6 |
| 54 | Benzie County | 0.59 |
| 54 | Livingston County | 0.59 |
| 54 | Wexford County | 0.59 |
| 55 | Presque Isle County | 0.58 |
| 56 | Menominee County | 0.56 |
| 56 | Otsego County | 0.56 |
| 56 | Roscommon County | 0.56 |
| 57 | Leelanau County | 0.55 |
| 58 | Huron County | 0.53 |
| 58 | Sanilac County | 0.53 |
| 59 | Barry County | 0.52 |
| 59 | Kalkaska County | 0.52 |
| 60 | Charlevoix County | 0.5 |
| 61 | Gladwin County | 0.46 |
| 61 | Missaukee County | 0.46 |
| 62 | Dickinson County | 0.44 |
| 63 | Alpena County | 0.43 |
| 64 | Alcona County | 0.4 |
| 65 | Arenac County | 0.38 |
| 66 | Montmorency County | 0.36 |
| 67 | Delta County | 0.33 |
| 68 | Iron County | 0.31 |
| 69 | Antrim County | 0.29 |
| 69 | Ogemaw County | 0.29 |
| 70 | Oscoda County | 0.28 |
| 71 | Ontonagon County | 0.25 |
| 71 | Schoolcraft County | 0.25 |
| 72 | Keweenaw County | 0.23 |