Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (38.98%), followed by Genesee County (20.34%), and Saginaw County (18.55%).

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 2014
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Washtenaw
Luce
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.98
2 Genesee County 20.34
3 Saginaw County 18.55
4 Berrien County 15.07
5 Muskegon County 14.18
6 Oakland County 14.07
7 Washtenaw County 12.42
8 Luce County 11.6
9 Ingham County 11.38
10 Kalamazoo County 11.05
11 Macomb County 10.67
12 Calhoun County 10.61
13 Kent County 9.6
14 Lake County 8.67
15 Jackson County 7.99
16 Baraga County 7.65
17 Alger County 6.92
18 Chippewa County 6.8
19 Eaton County 6.64
20 Gratiot County 5.54
21 Cass County 5.21
22 Ionia County 4.77
23 Gogebic County 4.51
24 Van Buren County 3.78
25 Manistee County 3.29
26 Mecosta County 2.7
27 St. Joseph County 2.56
28 Isabella County 2.48
29 Lenawee County 2.46
30 St. Clair County 2.38
31 Montcalm County 2.28
32 Monroe County 2.2
33 Branch County 2.05
34 Mackinac County 1.98
35 Clinton County 1.71
36 Marquette County 1.64
37 Bay County 1.56
38 Ottawa County 1.48
39 Midland County 1.26
40 Grand Traverse County 1.21
41 Allegan County 1.2
42 Tuscola County 1.14
43 Lapeer County 1.09
44 Newaygo County 1.04
45 Houghton County 0.85
46 Osceola County 0.73
47 Mason County 0.71
48 Oceana County 0.65
49 Clare County 0.62
50 Emmet County 0.61
51 Hillsdale County 0.6
52 Cheboygan County 0.59
53 Iosco County 0.57
54 Crawford County 0.54
54 Wexford County 0.54
55 Shiawassee County 0.53
56 Livingston County 0.51
57 Benzie County 0.49
57 Presque Isle County 0.49
58 Menominee County 0.47
59 Huron County 0.46
59 Kalkaska County 0.46
59 Otsego County 0.46
60 Barry County 0.45
60 Charlevoix County 0.45
61 Leelanau County 0.44
61 Roscommon County 0.44
62 Sanilac County 0.43
63 Dickinson County 0.42
64 Missaukee County 0.39
65 Gladwin County 0.36
66 Alpena County 0.35
67 Arenac County 0.31
67 Montmorency County 0.31
68 Delta County 0.27
68 Ogemaw County 0.27
69 Alcona County 0.26
70 Oscoda County 0.25
70 Schoolcraft County 0.25
71 Iron County 0.23
72 Antrim County 0.19
72 Ontonagon County 0.19
73 Keweenaw County 0.18