Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (38.57%), followed by Genesee County (20.14%), and Saginaw County (18.49%).

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 2016
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Washtenaw
Ingham
Macomb
Luce
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.57
2 Genesee County 20.14
3 Saginaw County 18.49
4 Berrien County 14.77
5 Muskegon County 14.07
6 Oakland County 13.88
7 Washtenaw County 12.3
8 Ingham County 11.5
9 Macomb County 11.46
10 Luce County 11.34
11 Kalamazoo County 11.18
12 Calhoun County 10.72
13 Kent County 9.61
14 Lake County 9.32
15 Jackson County 7.92
16 Baraga County 7.55
17 Alger County 7.29
18 Chippewa County 6.7
19 Eaton County 6.67
20 Gratiot County 5.5
21 Cass County 5.18
22 Ionia County 4.67
23 Gogebic County 4.36
24 Van Buren County 3.62
25 Manistee County 3.42
26 Mackinac County 2.85
27 Mecosta County 2.73
28 Isabella County 2.68
29 Lenawee County 2.6
30 St. Joseph County 2.48
31 St. Clair County 2.45
32 Monroe County 2.29
33 Montcalm County 2.23
34 Branch County 2.1
35 Clinton County 1.74
36 Marquette County 1.69
37 Bay County 1.6
38 Ottawa County 1.52
39 Allegan County 1.28
40 Midland County 1.27
41 Tuscola County 1.15
42 Grand Traverse County 1.12
42 Lapeer County 1.12
43 Newaygo County 0.99
44 Houghton County 0.93
45 Oceana County 0.86
46 Osceola County 0.79
47 Mason County 0.71
48 Emmet County 0.69
49 Crawford County 0.67
50 Iosco County 0.61
51 Hillsdale County 0.59
52 Clare County 0.57
52 Presque Isle County 0.57
52 Shiawassee County 0.57
53 Cheboygan County 0.55
54 Livingston County 0.54
55 Wexford County 0.53
56 Benzie County 0.52
56 Otsego County 0.52
57 Huron County 0.51
57 Menominee County 0.51
57 Roscommon County 0.51
58 Barry County 0.48
58 Leelanau County 0.48
58 Sanilac County 0.48
59 Charlevoix County 0.47
59 Kalkaska County 0.47
60 Gladwin County 0.43
61 Alpena County 0.42
61 Dickinson County 0.42
62 Alcona County 0.39
62 Missaukee County 0.39
63 Arenac County 0.37
64 Montmorency County 0.34
65 Delta County 0.3
65 Iron County 0.3
66 Ogemaw County 0.27
66 Oscoda County 0.27
67 Ontonagon County 0.25
67 Schoolcraft County 0.25
68 Antrim County 0.23
68 Keweenaw County 0.23