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.
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 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 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 |