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.

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Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
Wayne
Genesee
Saginaw
Berrien
Oakland
Muskegon
Macomb
Washtenaw
Ingham
Kalamazoo
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
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