Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (39.58%), followed by Genesee County (20.57%), and Saginaw County (18.62%).

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 2012
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Oakland
Muskegon
Washtenaw
Ingham
Luce
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 39.58
2 Genesee County 20.57
3 Saginaw County 18.62
4 Berrien County 15.26
5 Oakland County 14.01
6 Muskegon County 13.98
7 Washtenaw County 12.58
8 Ingham County 11.41
9 Luce County 11.13
10 Kalamazoo County 10.81
11 Calhoun County 10.63
12 Macomb County 9.74
13 Kent County 9.49
14 Lake County 8.65
15 Jackson County 8
16 Baraga County 7.4
17 Chippewa County 6.99
18 Alger County 6.72
19 Eaton County 6.43
20 Gratiot County 5.64
21 Cass County 5.28
22 Ionia County 4.74
23 Gogebic County 4.27
24 Van Buren County 3.91
25 Manistee County 3.21
26 Mecosta County 2.72
27 St. Joseph County 2.56
28 Isabella County 2.46
28 Lenawee County 2.46
29 Montcalm County 2.38
30 St. Clair County 2.34
31 Monroe County 2.14
32 Branch County 1.93
33 Clinton County 1.81
34 Marquette County 1.68
35 Bay County 1.48
36 Ottawa County 1.41
37 Grand Traverse County 1.24
38 Midland County 1.22
39 Mackinac County 1.18
39 Tuscola County 1.18
40 Allegan County 1.16
41 Lapeer County 1.09
42 Newaygo County 0.99
43 Houghton County 0.79
44 Mason County 0.64
45 Osceola County 0.6
46 Emmet County 0.59
47 Cheboygan County 0.56
48 Clare County 0.54
49 Iosco County 0.53
49 Livingston County 0.53
50 Hillsdale County 0.52
51 Shiawassee County 0.51
52 Benzie County 0.49
53 Presque Isle County 0.46
54 Huron County 0.44
54 Roscommon County 0.44
55 Oceana County 0.43
56 Crawford County 0.42
57 Barry County 0.41
57 Sanilac County 0.41
58 Otsego County 0.4
59 Dickinson County 0.38
60 Charlevoix County 0.37
60 Kalkaska County 0.37
60 Leelanau County 0.37
61 Wexford County 0.36
62 Alpena County 0.35
62 Menominee County 0.35
63 Arenac County 0.33
63 Gladwin County 0.33
63 Missaukee County 0.33
64 Delta County 0.26
65 Ogemaw County 0.25
66 Montmorency County 0.24
67 Schoolcraft County 0.23
68 Iron County 0.22
68 Oscoda County 0.22
69 Antrim County 0.19
69 Ontonagon County 0.19
70 Keweenaw County 0.18
71 Alcona County 0.15