Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (38.81%), followed by Genesee County (20.26%), and Saginaw County (18.54%).

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 2015
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 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.81
2 Genesee County 20.26
3 Saginaw County 18.54
4 Berrien County 14.96
5 Muskegon County 14.11
6 Oakland County 13.97
7 Washtenaw County 12.37
8 Luce County 11.66
9 Ingham County 11.39
10 Kalamazoo County 11.1
11 Macomb County 11.03
12 Calhoun County 10.71
13 Kent County 9.6
14 Lake County 9.21
15 Jackson County 8.01
16 Baraga County 7.75
17 Alger County 7.11
18 Chippewa County 6.81
19 Eaton County 6.69
20 Gratiot County 5.65
21 Cass County 5.21
22 Ionia County 4.74
23 Gogebic County 4.49
24 Van Buren County 3.7
25 Manistee County 3.36
26 Mecosta County 2.77
27 Lenawee County 2.57
28 St. Joseph County 2.54
29 Isabella County 2.52
30 St. Clair County 2.42
31 Mackinac County 2.39
32 Monroe County 2.22
33 Montcalm County 2.2
34 Branch County 2.06
35 Clinton County 1.7
36 Marquette County 1.67
37 Bay County 1.54
38 Ottawa County 1.52
39 Grand Traverse County 1.24
39 Midland County 1.24
40 Allegan County 1.21
41 Lapeer County 1.12
41 Tuscola County 1.12
42 Newaygo County 1
43 Houghton County 0.91
44 Oceana County 0.75
45 Osceola County 0.73
46 Mason County 0.69
47 Emmet County 0.66
48 Clare County 0.6
48 Crawford County 0.6
48 Hillsdale County 0.6
48 Iosco County 0.6
49 Kalkaska County 0.57
50 Presque Isle County 0.56
51 Cheboygan County 0.54
51 Livingston County 0.54
51 Shiawassee County 0.54
52 Wexford County 0.51
53 Huron County 0.48
54 Benzie County 0.47
54 Leelanau County 0.47
54 Otsego County 0.47
54 Roscommon County 0.47
54 Sanilac County 0.47
55 Menominee County 0.45
56 Barry County 0.44
56 Charlevoix County 0.44
56 Dickinson County 0.44
56 Gladwin County 0.44
57 Missaukee County 0.41
58 Alpena County 0.38
58 Montmorency County 0.38
59 Alcona County 0.32
60 Arenac County 0.3
61 Delta County 0.28
61 Keweenaw County 0.28
61 Oscoda County 0.28
62 Schoolcraft County 0.27
63 Iron County 0.26
64 Ontonagon County 0.25
65 Ogemaw County 0.23
66 Antrim County 0.2