Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (39.96%), followed by Genesee County (20.6%), and Saginaw County (18.63%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Washtenaw
Ingham
Luce
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 39.96
2 Genesee County 20.6
3 Saginaw County 18.63
4 Berrien County 15.31
5 Muskegon County 13.98
6 Oakland County 13.9
7 Washtenaw County 12.59
8 Ingham County 11.57
9 Luce County 10.98
10 Kalamazoo County 10.75
11 Calhoun County 10.63
12 Kent County 9.43
13 Macomb County 9.25
14 Lake County 8.64
15 Jackson County 7.89
16 Baraga County 7.32
17 Chippewa County 6.78
18 Alger County 6.39
19 Eaton County 6.35
20 Gratiot County 5.51
21 Cass County 5.27
22 Ionia County 4.66
23 Van Buren County 3.98
24 Gogebic County 3.86
25 Manistee County 3.06
26 Mecosta County 2.69
27 St. Joseph County 2.49
28 Lenawee County 2.45
29 Montcalm County 2.39
30 Isabella County 2.35
31 St. Clair County 2.33
32 Monroe County 2.11
33 Branch County 1.91
34 Clinton County 1.83
35 Marquette County 1.67
36 Bay County 1.53
37 Ottawa County 1.39
38 Grand Traverse County 1.22
39 Midland County 1.19
40 Tuscola County 1.14
41 Allegan County 1.12
42 Lapeer County 1.05
43 Newaygo County 1
44 Mackinac County 0.95
45 Houghton County 0.79
46 Mason County 0.6
47 Osceola County 0.59
48 Emmet County 0.57
49 Cheboygan County 0.55
50 Iosco County 0.54
51 Clare County 0.5
51 Hillsdale County 0.5
52 Presque Isle County 0.49
52 Shiawassee County 0.49
53 Livingston County 0.47
54 Benzie County 0.43
55 Huron County 0.41
55 Kalkaska County 0.41
56 Barry County 0.39
56 Wexford County 0.39
57 Oceana County 0.38
57 Sanilac County 0.38
58 Otsego County 0.37
58 Roscommon County 0.37
59 Dickinson County 0.35
59 Menominee County 0.35
60 Crawford County 0.34
61 Charlevoix County 0.32
61 Gladwin County 0.32
62 Leelanau County 0.31
63 Missaukee County 0.3
64 Alpena County 0.29
65 Arenac County 0.26
66 Delta County 0.24
67 Montmorency County 0.23
68 Antrim County 0.18
68 Iron County 0.18
68 Keweenaw County 0.18
68 Ogemaw County 0.18
68 Schoolcraft County 0.18
69 Ontonagon County 0.17
70 Oscoda County 0.16
71 Alcona County 0.13