Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (38.3%), followed by Genesee County (20.3%), and Saginaw County (19.23%).

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 2022
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Oakland
Macomb
Muskegon
Ingham
Washtenaw
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.3
2 Genesee County 20.3
3 Saginaw County 19.23
4 Berrien County 14.13
5 Oakland County 13.94
6 Macomb County 13.74
6 Muskegon County 13.74
7 Ingham County 12.51
8 Washtenaw County 12.4
9 Kalamazoo County 11.87
10 Calhoun County 11.25
11 Luce County 10.87
12 Kent County 10.8
13 Lake County 10.56
14 Jackson County 8.2
15 Baraga County 7.86
16 Alger County 7.73
17 Eaton County 7.44
18 Chippewa County 6.2
19 Gratiot County 6.16
20 Ionia County 6.14
21 Cass County 5.07
22 Montcalm County 4.03
23 Mackinac County 3.84
24 Van Buren County 3.75
25 Manistee County 3.42
26 Monroe County 3.02
27 Isabella County 2.8
27 Lenawee County 2.8
28 St. Joseph County 2.56
29 Mecosta County 2.55
30 St. Clair County 2.53
31 Clinton County 2.13
32 Ottawa County 2.07
33 Bay County 2.06
34 Branch County 2
35 Allegan County 1.56
36 Marquette County 1.44
36 Midland County 1.44
37 Lapeer County 1.36
38 Oceana County 1.31
39 Newaygo County 1.29
40 Tuscola County 1.24
41 Houghton County 1.07
41 Osceola County 1.07
42 Mason County 1.05
43 Iosco County 0.96
44 Menominee County 0.95
45 Cheboygan County 0.94
46 Grand Traverse County 0.88
47 Barry County 0.85
47 Emmet County 0.85
48 Kalkaska County 0.83
48 Wexford County 0.83
49 Benzie County 0.81
50 Crawford County 0.8
50 Gogebic County 0.8
51 Shiawassee County 0.78
52 Alcona County 0.77
52 Clare County 0.77
53 Hillsdale County 0.76
54 Huron County 0.75
55 Sanilac County 0.74
56 Livingston County 0.72
56 Schoolcraft County 0.72
57 Missaukee County 0.7
58 Arenac County 0.69
59 Roscommon County 0.68
60 Alpena County 0.67
61 Otsego County 0.65
62 Leelanau County 0.64
63 Montmorency County 0.63
63 Oscoda County 0.63
64 Charlevoix County 0.62
64 Iron County 0.62
64 Presque Isle County 0.62
65 Ogemaw County 0.61
66 Dickinson County 0.54
66 Gladwin County 0.54
67 Antrim County 0.52
68 Delta County 0.49
69 Ontonagon County 0.47
70 Keweenaw County 0.28