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Cities in Michigan by black or African American population share

Detroit, MI had the highest black or African American population share of 90 cities in 2021, at 77.5%. Grand Haven, MI had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Michigan was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.5Detroit, MI
Lowest0.3Grand Haven, MI
Median6.790 cities
Michigan13.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Detroit, MI: 77.5 %Detroit, MI77.5Inkster, MI: 76.9 %Inkster, MI76.9Southfield, MI: 66.3 %Southfield, MI66.3Harper Woods, MI: 62.9 %Harper Woods, MI62.9Flint, MI: 55.5 %Flint, MI55.5Oak Park, MI: 55.4 %Oak Park, MI55.4Eastpointe, MI: 51.1 %Eastpointe, MI51.1Pontiac, MI: 47 %Pontiac, MI47Saginaw, MI: 44.2 %Saginaw, MI44.2Romulus, MI: 42 %Romulus, MI42Muskegon, MI: 31.6 %Muskegon, MI31.6Mount Clemens, MI: 26.2 %Mount Clemens, MI26.2Ypsilanti, MI: 25 %Ypsilanti, MI25Lansing, MI: 23.2 %Lansing, MI23.2Westland, MI: 22.1 %Westland, MI22.1Kalamazoo, MI: 21.3 %Kalamazoo, MI21.3Roseville, MI: 21.3 %Roseville, MI21.3Wayne, MI: 21 %Wayne, MI21Warren, MI: 20.8 %Warren, MI20.8Taylor, MI: 19.7 %Taylor, MI19.7Ionia, MI: 19.5 %Ionia, MI19.5Jackson, MI: 18.7 %Jackson, MI18.7Kentwood, MI: 18.1 %Kentwood, MI18.1Farmington Hills, MI: 17.9 %Farmington Hills, MI17.9Grand Rapids, MI: 17.8 %Grand Rapids, MI17.8Battle Creek, MI: 15.8 %Battle Creek, MI15.8Auburn Hills, MI: 14.5 %Auburn Hills, MI14.5Melvindale, MI: 14 %Melvindale, MI14Niles, MI: 12.9 %Niles, MI12.9Wixom, MI: 11.7 %Wixom, MI11.7Flat Rock, MI: 10.1 %Flat Rock, MI10.1Hazel Park, MI: 10 %Hazel Park, MI10Hamtramck, MI: 9.9 %Hamtramck, MI9.9Lincoln Park, MI: 9.6 %Lincoln Park, MI9.6Farmington, MI: 9.2 %Farmington, MI9.2Dearborn Heights, MI: 8.8 %Dearborn Heights, MI8.8Burton, MI: 8.8 %Burton, MI8.8Novi, MI: 8.3 %Novi, MI8.3Madison Heights, MI: 7.7 %Madison Heights, MI7.7Wyoming, MI: 7.7 %Wyoming, MI7.7Detroit, MI: 77.5 %Detroit, MI77.5Inkster, MI: 76.9 %Inkster, MI76.9Southfield, MI: 66.3 %Southfield, MI66.3Harper Woods, MI: 62.9 %Harper Woods, MI62.9Flint, MI: 55.5 %Flint, MI55.5Oak Park, MI: 55.4 %Oak Park, MI55.4Eastpointe, MI: 51.1 %Eastpointe, MI51.1Pontiac, MI: 47 %Pontiac, MI47Saginaw, MI: 44.2 %Saginaw, MI44.2Romulus, MI: 42 %Romulus, MI42Muskegon, MI: 31.6 %Muskegon, MI31.6Mount Clemens, MI: 26.2 %Mount Clemens, MI26.2Ypsilanti, MI: 25 %Ypsilanti, MI25Lansing, MI: 23.2 %Lansing, MI23.2Westland, MI: 22.1 %Westland, MI22.1Kalamazoo, MI: 21.3 %Kalamazoo, MI21.3Roseville, MI: 21.3 %Roseville, MI21.3Wayne, MI: 21 %Wayne, MI21Warren, MI: 20.8 %Warren, MI20.8Taylor, MI: 19.7 %Taylor, MI19.7Ionia, MI: 19.5 %Ionia, MI19.5Jackson, MI: 18.7 %Jackson, MI18.7Kentwood, MI: 18.1 %Kentwood, MI18.1Farmington Hills, MI: 17.9 %Farmington Hills, MI17.9Grand Rapids, MI: 17.8 %Grand Rapids, MI17.8Battle Creek, MI: 15.8 %Battle Creek, MI15.8Auburn Hills, MI: 14.5 %Auburn Hills, MI14.5Melvindale, MI: 14 %Melvindale, MI14Niles, MI: 12.9 %Niles, MI12.9Wixom, MI: 11.7 %Wixom, MI11.7Flat Rock, MI: 10.1 %Flat Rock, MI10.1Hazel Park, MI: 10 %Hazel Park, MI10Hamtramck, MI: 9.9 %Hamtramck, MI9.9Lincoln Park, MI: 9.6 %Lincoln Park, MI9.6Farmington, MI: 9.2 %Farmington, MI9.2Dearborn Heights, MI: 8.8 %Dearborn Heights, MI8.8Burton, MI: 8.8 %Burton, MI8.8Novi, MI: 8.3 %Novi, MI8.3Madison Heights, MI: 7.7 %Madison Heights, MI7.7Wyoming, MI: 7.7 %Wyoming, MI7.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Detroit, MI77.5
2Inkster, MI76.9
3Southfield, MI66.3
4Harper Woods, MI62.9
5Flint, MI55.5
6Oak Park, MI55.4
7Eastpointe, MI51.1
8Pontiac, MI47
9Saginaw, MI44.2
10Romulus, MI42
11Muskegon, MI31.6
12Mount Clemens, MI26.2
13Ypsilanti, MI25
14Lansing, MI23.2
15Westland, MI22.1
16Kalamazoo, MI21.3
17Roseville, MI21.3
18Wayne, MI21
19Warren, MI20.8
20Taylor, MI19.7
21Ionia, MI19.5
22Jackson, MI18.7
23Kentwood, MI18.1
24Farmington Hills, MI17.9
25Grand Rapids, MI17.8
26Battle Creek, MI15.8
27Auburn Hills, MI14.5
28Melvindale, MI14
29Niles, MI12.9
30Wixom, MI11.7
31Flat Rock, MI10.1
32Hazel Park, MI10
33Hamtramck, MI9.9
34Lincoln Park, MI9.6
35Farmington, MI9.2
36Dearborn Heights, MI8.8
37Burton, MI8.8
38Novi, MI8.3
39Madison Heights, MI7.7
40Wyoming, MI7.7
41Riverview, MI7.7
42Beverly Hills, MI7.6
43Port Huron, MI7.5
44Grosse Pointe Park, MI6.9
45East Lansing, MI6.8
46Woodhaven, MI6.6
47Ann Arbor, MI6.5
48Southgate, MI6.2
49Holland, MI6
50Monroe, MI5.9
51Sterling Heights, MI5.8
52Coldwater, MI5.5
53Royal Oak, MI5.5
54St. Clair Shores, MI5.4
55Portage, MI5.3
56Ferndale, MI5.3
57Fraser, MI5.3
58Grosse Pointe Woods, MI5.1
59Garden City, MI5
60Allen Park, MI4.4
61Livonia, MI4.4
62Mount Pleasant, MI4.3
63Troy, MI3.6
64Marquette, MI3.5
65Adrian, MI3.3
66Rochester Hills, MI3.2
67Dearborn, MI3.2
68Berkley, MI3.1
69Walker, MI3
70Norton Shores, MI2.7
71Grandville, MI2.5
72Midland, MI2.4
73Trenton, MI2.4
74Bay City, MI2.4
75Birmingham, MI2.2
76Traverse City, MI1.8
77Wyandotte, MI1.8
78Rochester, MI1.8
79New Baltimore, MI1.7
80Cadillac, MI1.7
81Sault Ste. Marie, MI1.5
82Sturgis, MI1.5
83Alpena, MI1.4
84Fenton, MI1.3
85Owosso, MI1.2
86Clawson, MI0.9
87East Grand Rapids, MI0.8
88Escanaba, MI0.6
89South Lyon, MI0.6
90Grand Haven, MI0.3

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by black or African American population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by black or African American population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by black or African American population share, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by black or African American population share, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Detroit, MI, with 77.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grand Haven, MI, with 0.3% in 2021.

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