Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (38.77%), followed by Genesee County (20.33%), and Saginaw County (19.43%).

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 2019
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Macomb
Ingham
Washtenaw
Luce
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.77
2 Genesee County 20.33
3 Saginaw County 19.43
4 Berrien County 14.76
5 Muskegon County 14.03
6 Oakland County 13.91
7 Macomb County 12.62
8 Ingham County 12.4
9 Washtenaw County 12.31
10 Luce County 11.94
11 Kalamazoo County 11.89
12 Calhoun County 11.15
13 Kent County 10.65
14 Jackson County 8.13
15 Lake County 7.94
16 Baraga County 7.9
17 Alger County 7.37
18 Eaton County 7.21
19 Chippewa County 6.98
20 Gratiot County 6.21
21 Cass County 5.2
22 Ionia County 4.85
23 Van Buren County 3.87
24 Manistee County 3.43
25 Mackinac County 3.33
26 Lenawee County 2.88
27 Mecosta County 2.86
28 Monroe County 2.65
29 Isabella County 2.63
30 St. Clair County 2.56
31 Montcalm County 2.49
32 St. Joseph County 2.46
33 Branch County 2.36
34 Clinton County 2.17
35 Bay County 1.91
36 Ottawa County 1.9
37 Marquette County 1.78
38 Allegan County 1.51
39 Midland County 1.44
40 Tuscola County 1.31
41 Newaygo County 1.21
42 Lapeer County 1.2
43 Oceana County 1.15
44 Houghton County 0.96
45 Mason County 0.88
46 Osceola County 0.86
47 Iosco County 0.82
48 Crawford County 0.8
49 Shiawassee County 0.78
50 Grand Traverse County 0.77
51 Emmet County 0.76
52 Clare County 0.74
53 Cheboygan County 0.73
53 Kalkaska County 0.73
54 Leelanau County 0.72
55 Hillsdale County 0.71
56 Benzie County 0.69
57 Barry County 0.68
58 Livingston County 0.65
59 Huron County 0.63
59 Menominee County 0.63
59 Presque Isle County 0.63
60 Otsego County 0.62
60 Wexford County 0.62
61 Gogebic County 0.59
61 Roscommon County 0.59
61 Sanilac County 0.59
62 Alpena County 0.57
63 Alcona County 0.56
63 Missaukee County 0.56
64 Gladwin County 0.54
65 Dickinson County 0.51
65 Montmorency County 0.51
65 Oscoda County 0.51
66 Charlevoix County 0.48
67 Arenac County 0.47
68 Iron County 0.41
68 Schoolcraft County 0.41
69 Delta County 0.39
69 Ogemaw County 0.39
70 Keweenaw County 0.38
71 Antrim County 0.36
72 Ontonagon County 0.33