Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (38.8%), followed by Genesee County (20.29%), and Saginaw County (19.48%).

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 2018
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Ingham
Washtenaw
Macomb
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.8
2 Genesee County 20.29
3 Saginaw County 19.48
4 Berrien County 14.86
5 Muskegon County 14.21
6 Oakland County 13.98
7 Ingham County 12.39
8 Washtenaw County 12.34
9 Macomb County 12.26
10 Kalamazoo County 11.92
11 Luce County 11.47
12 Calhoun County 11.14
13 Kent County 10.58
14 Lake County 8.38
15 Jackson County 8.11
16 Baraga County 7.83
17 Alger County 7.33
18 Eaton County 7.01
19 Chippewa County 6.69
20 Gratiot County 5.96
21 Cass County 5.15
22 Ionia County 4.66
23 Gogebic County 3.91
24 Van Buren County 3.89
25 Manistee County 3.46
26 Mackinac County 3.3
27 Lenawee County 2.89
28 Mecosta County 2.82
29 Isabella County 2.66
30 Monroe County 2.63
31 St. Clair County 2.54
31 St. Joseph County 2.54
32 Montcalm County 2.51
33 Branch County 2.29
34 Clinton County 2.08
35 Bay County 1.94
36 Ottawa County 1.86
37 Marquette County 1.58
38 Allegan County 1.54
39 Midland County 1.41
40 Tuscola County 1.29
41 Newaygo County 1.25
42 Lapeer County 1.22
43 Oceana County 1.14
44 Houghton County 0.96
45 Osceola County 0.91
46 Crawford County 0.89
46 Mason County 0.89
47 Emmet County 0.78
48 Iosco County 0.76
49 Grand Traverse County 0.74
50 Benzie County 0.73
51 Clare County 0.71
51 Shiawassee County 0.71
52 Hillsdale County 0.69
53 Kalkaska County 0.67
53 Leelanau County 0.67
54 Cheboygan County 0.66
55 Barry County 0.65
56 Menominee County 0.64
57 Livingston County 0.63
57 Wexford County 0.63
58 Sanilac County 0.59
59 Alpena County 0.58
59 Missaukee County 0.58
60 Presque Isle County 0.57
61 Otsego County 0.55
62 Roscommon County 0.54
63 Charlevoix County 0.52
63 Huron County 0.52
64 Gladwin County 0.51
65 Alcona County 0.48
65 Dickinson County 0.48
66 Arenac County 0.47
66 Oscoda County 0.47
67 Schoolcraft County 0.44
68 Montmorency County 0.41
69 Iron County 0.4
70 Delta County 0.37
71 Keweenaw County 0.34
72 Ontonagon County 0.33
73 Ogemaw County 0.32
74 Antrim County 0.31