Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (37.95%), followed by Genesee County (20.01%), and Saginaw County (18.44%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Wayne County | 37.95 |
| 2 | Genesee County | 20.01 |
| 3 | Saginaw County | 18.44 |
| 4 | Berrien County | 13.98 |
| 5 | Oakland County | 13.64 |
| 6 | Muskegon County | 13.51 |
| 7 | Macomb County | 13.15 |
| 8 | Washtenaw County | 12.12 |
| 9 | Ingham County | 11.83 |
| 10 | Kalamazoo County | 11.32 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 10.81 |
| 12 | Lake County | 9.97 |
| 13 | Kent County | 9.81 |
| 14 | Luce County | 8.15 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 7.99 |
| 16 | Baraga County | 7.83 |
| 17 | Alger County | 7.44 |
| 18 | Eaton County | 6.99 |
| 19 | Ionia County | 5.87 |
| 20 | Gratiot County | 5.86 |
| 21 | Chippewa County | 5.6 |
| 22 | Cass County | 4.95 |
| 23 | Montcalm County | 4.25 |
| 24 | Mackinac County | 3.51 |
| 25 | Van Buren County | 3.41 |
| 26 | Manistee County | 3.31 |
| 27 | Monroe County | 2.73 |
| 28 | Lenawee County | 2.57 |
| 29 | Isabella County | 2.56 |
| 30 | St. Clair County | 2.37 |
| 31 | St. Joseph County | 2.33 |
| 32 | Mecosta County | 2.3 |
| 33 | Branch County | 2.28 |
| 34 | Bay County | 1.82 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 1.82 |
| 35 | Ottawa County | 1.66 |
| 36 | Marquette County | 1.4 |
| 37 | Allegan County | 1.31 |
| 38 | Lapeer County | 1.3 |
| 39 | Midland County | 1.24 |
| 40 | Tuscola County | 1.17 |
| 41 | Newaygo County | 1.04 |
| 42 | Houghton County | 0.98 |
| 43 | Osceola County | 0.97 |
| 44 | Oceana County | 0.95 |
| 45 | Mason County | 0.89 |
| 46 | Iosco County | 0.85 |
| 46 | Menominee County | 0.85 |
| 47 | Kalkaska County | 0.8 |
| 48 | Emmet County | 0.77 |
| 49 | Cheboygan County | 0.76 |
| 49 | Grand Traverse County | 0.76 |
| 50 | Clare County | 0.72 |
| 50 | Crawford County | 0.72 |
| 51 | Benzie County | 0.69 |
| 51 | Gogebic County | 0.69 |
| 52 | Barry County | 0.67 |
| 52 | Wexford County | 0.67 |
| 53 | Hillsdale County | 0.65 |
| 54 | Alpena County | 0.64 |
| 54 | Roscommon County | 0.64 |
| 54 | Shiawassee County | 0.64 |
| 55 | Huron County | 0.63 |
| 55 | Livingston County | 0.63 |
| 55 | Missaukee County | 0.63 |
| 55 | Presque Isle County | 0.63 |
| 56 | Alcona County | 0.62 |
| 57 | Oscoda County | 0.61 |
| 58 | Sanilac County | 0.59 |
| 59 | Otsego County | 0.58 |
| 60 | Arenac County | 0.55 |
| 60 | Schoolcraft County | 0.55 |
| 61 | Montmorency County | 0.54 |
| 61 | Ogemaw County | 0.54 |
| 62 | Charlevoix County | 0.53 |
| 62 | Dickinson County | 0.53 |
| 62 | Leelanau County | 0.53 |
| 63 | Gladwin County | 0.51 |
| 64 | Iron County | 0.49 |
| 65 | Delta County | 0.41 |
| 66 | Antrim County | 0.38 |
| 67 | Ontonagon County | 0.34 |
| 68 | Keweenaw County | 0.28 |