Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (38.48%), followed by Genesee County (20.35%), and Saginaw County (19.38%).

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 2021
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Oakland
Muskegon
Macomb
Ingham
Washtenaw
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.48
2 Genesee County 20.35
3 Saginaw County 19.38
4 Berrien County 14.31
5 Oakland County 13.91
6 Muskegon County 13.88
7 Macomb County 13.35
8 Ingham County 12.65
9 Washtenaw County 12.46
10 Kalamazoo County 11.82
11 Calhoun County 11.24
12 Lake County 11.02
13 Kent County 10.76
14 Jackson County 8.23
15 Luce County 8.16
16 Baraga County 7.91
17 Alger County 7.52
18 Eaton County 7.4
19 Ionia County 6.08
20 Gratiot County 6.03
21 Chippewa County 5.68
22 Cass County 5.19
23 Montcalm County 4.34
24 Van Buren County 3.79
25 Mackinac County 3.57
26 Manistee County 3.34
27 Lenawee County 2.94
28 Monroe County 2.9
29 Isabella County 2.75
30 St. Joseph County 2.52
31 St. Clair County 2.51
32 Branch County 2.5
33 Mecosta County 2.49
34 Bay County 2.05
35 Clinton County 2.03
36 Ottawa County 1.99
37 Allegan County 1.54
38 Marquette County 1.46
39 Lapeer County 1.39
40 Midland County 1.35
41 Tuscola County 1.26
42 Newaygo County 1.22
42 Oceana County 1.22
43 Osceola County 1.07
44 Houghton County 1.02
44 Mason County 1.02
45 Menominee County 0.98
46 Iosco County 0.94
47 Crawford County 0.87
48 Grand Traverse County 0.85
49 Emmet County 0.82
49 Kalkaska County 0.82
50 Cheboygan County 0.81
51 Clare County 0.77
52 Benzie County 0.76
52 Wexford County 0.76
53 Barry County 0.75
54 Shiawassee County 0.73
55 Hillsdale County 0.72
55 Missaukee County 0.72
56 Huron County 0.71
56 Roscommon County 0.71
57 Gogebic County 0.7
58 Livingston County 0.69
59 Sanilac County 0.68
60 Alcona County 0.67
61 Presque Isle County 0.66
62 Alpena County 0.64
63 Oscoda County 0.63
64 Leelanau County 0.62
64 Otsego County 0.62
65 Arenac County 0.59
66 Montmorency County 0.58
67 Charlevoix County 0.57
67 Ogemaw County 0.57
68 Schoolcraft County 0.56
69 Dickinson County 0.54
70 Gladwin County 0.53
70 Iron County 0.53
71 Antrim County 0.45
71 Delta County 0.45
72 Ontonagon County 0.34
73 Keweenaw County 0.28