Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (38.27%), followed by Genesee County (20.03%), and Saginaw County (18.53%).

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 2019
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Muskegon
Oakland
Macomb
Washtenaw
Luce
Ingham
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.27
2 Genesee County 20.03
3 Saginaw County 18.53
4 Berrien County 14.42
5 Muskegon County 13.68
6 Oakland County 13.65
7 Macomb County 12.44
8 Washtenaw County 12.01
9 Luce County 11.91
10 Ingham County 11.64
11 Kalamazoo County 11.42
12 Calhoun County 10.71
13 Kent County 9.75
14 Jackson County 7.89
15 Baraga County 7.87
16 Lake County 7.66
17 Alger County 7.29
18 Chippewa County 6.91
19 Eaton County 6.81
20 Gratiot County 6.06
21 Cass County 5
22 Ionia County 4.68
23 Van Buren County 3.54
24 Manistee County 3.4
25 Mackinac County 3.28
26 Mecosta County 2.71
27 Lenawee County 2.5
28 Isabella County 2.49
28 Monroe County 2.49
29 Montcalm County 2.42
29 St. Clair County 2.42
30 St. Joseph County 2.3
31 Branch County 2.2
32 Clinton County 1.97
33 Marquette County 1.73
34 Bay County 1.68
35 Ottawa County 1.57
36 Midland County 1.33
37 Allegan County 1.3
38 Tuscola County 1.23
39 Lapeer County 1.13
40 Newaygo County 1
41 Oceana County 0.93
42 Houghton County 0.92
43 Iosco County 0.76
44 Osceola County 0.75
45 Mason County 0.74
46 Emmet County 0.73
47 Grand Traverse County 0.72
48 Cheboygan County 0.69
48 Clare County 0.69
48 Crawford County 0.69
48 Shiawassee County 0.69
49 Kalkaska County 0.68
50 Hillsdale County 0.65
51 Barry County 0.61
52 Benzie County 0.6
52 Livingston County 0.6
52 Presque Isle County 0.6
53 Leelanau County 0.59
54 Menominee County 0.58
55 Huron County 0.57
55 Otsego County 0.57
56 Alpena County 0.56
56 Wexford County 0.56
57 Gogebic County 0.55
58 Alcona County 0.53
59 Gladwin County 0.52
59 Roscommon County 0.52
60 Sanilac County 0.51
61 Dickinson County 0.49
61 Oscoda County 0.49
62 Montmorency County 0.48
63 Charlevoix County 0.45
63 Missaukee County 0.45
64 Arenac County 0.44
65 Iron County 0.4
65 Schoolcraft County 0.4
66 Keweenaw County 0.38
67 Ogemaw County 0.37
68 Delta County 0.34
69 Ontonagon County 0.33
70 Antrim County 0.3