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.
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 2022
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 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 |