Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (38.07%), followed by Genesee County (20%), and Saginaw County (18.42%).

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 2020
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 2020
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Wayne County 38.07
2 Genesee County 20
3 Saginaw County 18.42
4 Berrien County 14.21
5 Muskegon County 13.61
6 Oakland County 13.57
7 Macomb County 12.82
8 Washtenaw County 12.08
9 Luce County 11.87
10 Ingham County 11.59
11 Kalamazoo County 11.34
12 Calhoun County 10.76
13 Lake County 10.24
14 Kent County 9.76
15 Jackson County 7.91
16 Baraga County 7.74
17 Alger County 7.65
18 Eaton County 6.85
19 Chippewa County 6.77
20 Ionia County 6.09
21 Gratiot County 5.95
22 Cass County 5
23 Montcalm County 4.16
24 Van Buren County 3.49
25 Mackinac County 3.41
26 Manistee County 3.24
27 Monroe County 2.6
28 Isabella County 2.56
29 Lenawee County 2.5
30 St. Clair County 2.39
31 St. Joseph County 2.31
32 Mecosta County 2.27
33 Branch County 2.11
34 Clinton County 1.88
35 Bay County 1.74
36 Ottawa County 1.62
37 Marquette County 1.6
38 Allegan County 1.32
39 Midland County 1.24
40 Lapeer County 1.23
41 Tuscola County 1.15
42 Newaygo County 0.99
43 Houghton County 0.95
44 Oceana County 0.89
45 Iosco County 0.85
45 Osceola County 0.85
46 Grand Traverse County 0.79
47 Mason County 0.78
48 Kalkaska County 0.77
49 Menominee County 0.72
50 Clare County 0.69
51 Benzie County 0.68
51 Cheboygan County 0.68
51 Emmet County 0.68
51 Gogebic County 0.68
52 Crawford County 0.64
53 Livingston County 0.63
54 Alcona County 0.62
55 Barry County 0.61
55 Wexford County 0.61
56 Shiawassee County 0.6
57 Alpena County 0.59
57 Arenac County 0.59
57 Huron County 0.59
58 Hillsdale County 0.58
58 Roscommon County 0.58
59 Montmorency County 0.57
59 Otsego County 0.57
59 Presque Isle County 0.57
60 Gladwin County 0.56
60 Oscoda County 0.56
61 Sanilac County 0.55
61 Schoolcraft County 0.55
62 Ogemaw County 0.54
63 Charlevoix County 0.53
63 Dickinson County 0.53
64 Missaukee County 0.52
65 Leelanau County 0.5
66 Iron County 0.46
67 Keweenaw County 0.44
68 Delta County 0.35
69 Antrim County 0.33
70 Ontonagon County 0.28