RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Highest Black population share, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 4.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: St. Clair, MI, up 63 places to #99.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Highland Park, MIMI8,24882.2%−10.9 pts

02Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80381.5%−10.6 pts

03Detroit, MIMI649,09575.0%−6.2 pts

04Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77070.8%−6.5 pts

05Inkster, MIMI24,95970.3%+3.0 pts

06Buena Vista, MIMI5,79868.5%−0.1 pts

07Southfield, MIMI76,11164.7%+10.7 pts

08▲1Harper Woods, MIMI14,86062.4%+52.2 pts

09▼1Beecher, MIMI8,41259.1%−6.5 pts

10Flint, MIMI79,30655.3%+2.3 pts

11▲1Eastpointe, MIMI33,81455.1%+50.4 pts

12▼1Oak Park, MIMI29,07252.5%+6.7 pts

13▲3Ecorse, MIMI8,89348.3%+7.9 pts

14▼1River Rouge, MIMI6,81445.5%+3.7 pts

15Romulus, MIMI24,54744.5%+14.6 pts

16▲2Saginaw, MIMI42,86344.3%+1.5 pts

17▼3Pontiac, MIMI62,07741.7%−5.6 pts

18▼1Fair Plain, MIMI7,33037.6%−9.7 pts

19Bridgeport, MIMI6,88433.9%+5.5 pts

20▲8Center Line, MIMI8,50331.6%+28.5 pts

21▲1Albion, MIMI7,47431.0%−1.9 pts

22▼2Muskegon, MIMI37,22428.9%−2.5 pts

23▲1St. Louis, MIMI7,40628.6%+18.6 pts

24▲2Wayne, MIMI17,06524.7%+13.5 pts

25▲7Roseville, MIMI46,86324.4%+21.8 pts

26▼1Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76623.9%−6.5 pts

27▲4Westland, MIMI82,33323.6%+16.9 pts

28▼1Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68322.3%+1.9 pts

29Lansing, MIMI113,88421.9%+0.5 pts

30▲3Warren, MIMI137,13821.8%+19.1 pts

31▲4Kentwood, MIMI54,77621.5%+12.6 pts

32▼9Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41920.0%+0.5 pts

33▲12Westwood, MIMI8,86719.7%+9.2 pts

34▲2Jackson, MIMI31,02219.0%−0.5 pts

35▼1Taylor, MIMI61,27918.9%+10.2 pts

36▲2Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29118.2%+11.3 pts

37Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18317.5%−2.4 pts

38▲5New Haven, MIMI6,74916.6%−2.0 pts

39Battle Creek, MIMI52,02115.6%−2.1 pts

40▼19Eastwood, MIMI6,66915.5%−3.6 pts

41▼1Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92515.3%+2.2 pts

42▼1Waverly, MIMI23,57515.0%+4.5 pts

43▲8Niles, MIMI11,66513.8%+1.5 pts

44▼14Ionia, MIMI12,20812.5%−9.1 pts

45▼3Wixom, MIMI17,31312.4%+10.0 pts

46▲3Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39112.1%+4.6 pts

47▲3Cutlerville, MIMI18,78011.5%+7.0 pts

48▼1Hazel Park, MIMI14,93711.0%+9.4 pts

49▲7Burton, MIMI29,31310.6%+7.1 pts

50▲4Melvindale, MIMI12,32510.2%+5.0 pts

51▲8Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52910.2%+8.2 pts

52▲9Fraser, MIMI14,49610.0%+9.1 pts

53▲4Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6649.9%+7.8 pts

54▼1Freeland, MIMI7,5579.4%−3.5 pts

55▲8Wyoming, MIMI78,5889.0%+4.3 pts

56▼10Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8808.6%+3.6 pts

57▲12Lapeer, MIMI9,2018.3%+2.3 pts

58▲29Riverview, MIMI11,9478.1%+6.1 pts

59▲1Three Rivers, MIMI7,9108.0%−2.5 pts

60▲10Southgate, MIMI28,9318.0%+5.9 pts

61▲25Flat Rock, MIMI10,2188.0%+6.6 pts

62▼18Dowagiac, MIMI5,7258.0%−7.6 pts

63▲3Madison Heights, MIMI28,2977.8%+6.0 pts

64Holt, MIMI25,3167.6%+5.2 pts

65▼17East Lansing, MIMI49,3557.6%+0.2 pts

66▲1Monroe, MIMI20,0767.5%+2.6 pts

67▲12Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9317.4%+6.1 pts

68▲3Novi, MIMI67,3197.4%+5.5 pts

69▲32Grandville, MIMI17,0187.2%+5.8 pts

70▼2Woodhaven, MIMI12,5037.0%+4.7 pts

71▲1Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7926.8%+6.2 pts

72▼14Farmington, MIMI11,4096.7%+4.0 pts

73▲11Garden City, MIMI26,2806.6%+5.5 pts

74▼9Port Huron, MIMI28,2736.4%−1.1 pts

75▲36Mason, MIMI8,2646.4%+5.8 pts

76▲6Ferndale, MIMI19,2126.4%+3.0 pts

77Ann Arbor, MIMI122,2336.4%−2.3 pts

78▼16Comstock Park, MIMI10,5776.2%+2.4 pts

79▼3Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4496.2%+3.2 pts

80▲9Portage, MIMI49,8626.2%+2.5 pts

81▼26Hamtramck, MIMI27,2616.1%−8.8 pts

82▲18Royal Oak, MIMI57,5836.0%+4.5 pts

83▲2Big Rapids, MIMI8,6235.9%−4.7 pts

84▲13Allen Park, MIMI27,4455.8%+5.1 pts

85▼10Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0955.2%+2.3 pts

86▼5Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9255.1%+1.4 pts

87▼35Springfield, MIMI5,2464.6%−2.8 pts

88▼8St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8724.6%+3.9 pts

89▼16Coldwater, MIMI14,2164.5%−3.8 pts

90▲15St. Joseph, MIMI7,8934.5%−0.6 pts

91▲52Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1974.3%+4.1 pts

92▼1Livonia, MIMI92,6034.3%+3.4 pts

93▲1Adrian, MIMI20,1914.3%+0.9 pts

94▲9Norton Shores, MIMI25,0884.2%+2.6 pts

95▲3Holland, MIMI35,3724.1%+1.7 pts

96▼6Haslett, MIMI18,5594.0%+1.6 pts

97▲17Rochester, MIMI12,8243.9%+1.7 pts

98▼2Troy, MIMI88,7333.7%+1.7 pts

99▲63St. Clair, MIMI5,8333.7%+3.6 pts

100▲27Clawson, MIMI11,3123.7%+2.9 pts

101▼6Dearborn, MIMI105,6113.6%+2.4 pts

102▼14Okemos, MIMI26,3963.5%−0.6 pts

103▼4Rochester Hills, MIMI77,5393.5%+1.1 pts

104▼21Utica, MIMI5,1143.4%+2.5 pts

105▼1Walker, MIMI25,8813.4%+2.0 pts

106Northview, MIMI15,2683.3%+1.4 pts

107▼29Walled Lake, MIMI7,3203.2%+2.5 pts

108▲2Marquette, MIMI21,9443.1%+2.2 pts

109▲22Holly, MIMI5,9063.1%+1.9 pts

110▼17South Monroe, MIMI6,9603.0%+0.1 pts

111▼9Flushing, MIMI8,1752.9%+2.3 pts

112▲23Plymouth, MIMI9,1642.9%+2.3 pts

113▲47Belding, MIMI6,0002.9%+2.5 pts

114▼22Allendale, MIMI26,6792.8%−0.1 pts

115▲10Charlotte, MIMI9,3052.8%+1.8 pts

116▼3Birmingham, MIMI21,9232.8%+1.9 pts

117▲2Trenton, MIMI17,8492.7%+2.3 pts

118▲6Houghton, MIMI8,5602.7%+0.8 pts

119▲32Cadillac, MIMI10,4382.6%+2.4 pts

120▲33Richmond, MIMI5,9272.4%+2.2 pts

121▼4Berkley, MIMI15,1452.2%+1.6 pts

122▲6Fenton, MIMI11,7742.2%+1.6 pts

123▲10Zeeland, MIMI5,6372.1%+1.6 pts

124▲47Alpena, MIMI10,0882.1%+1.7 pts

125▼4Wyandotte, MIMI24,0722.1%+1.6 pts

126▲15South Lyon, MIMI12,1072.0%+1.6 pts

127▼7Midland, MIMI42,8062.0%+0.2 pts

128▲4Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8782.0%+1.1 pts

129▼21Alma, MIMI9,3041.9%+1.4 pts

130▼15Milan, MIMI5,9731.8%+0.2 pts

131▲24Ludington, MIMI7,6341.8%+0.9 pts

132▲16Milford, MIMI6,5201.8%+1.6 pts

133▲17Manistee, MIMI6,1571.8%+1.5 pts

134▼4Sturgis, MIMI10,9001.8%+0.8 pts

135▲1Hudsonville, MIMI7,9641.6%+1.1 pts

136▼27Bay City, MIMI31,8681.6%−1.1 pts

137▼11Shields, MIMI7,4021.5%+0.8 pts

138▲35Lambertville, MIMI9,9551.5%+1.2 pts

139▼32Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4901.5%+0.7 pts

140▲5East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6631.4%+0.4 pts

141▲18Hillsdale, MIMI8,0021.4%+0.8 pts

142▼4Howell, MIMI9,8961.3%+1.0 pts

143▲3Traverse City, MIMI15,8321.3%+0.6 pts

144▲25Tecumseh, MIMI8,6081.2%+1.1 pts

145▼29New Baltimore, MIMI12,1231.2%+0.7 pts

146▲17Marysville, MIMI9,8681.1%+1.0 pts

147▼25Davison, MIMI5,0391.1%+0.6 pts

148▲9St. Johns, MIMI7,7801.1%+0.4 pts

149▼20Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8531.1%+0.6 pts

150▼10Grand Haven, MIMI11,0381.0%+0.5 pts

151▲14Chelsea, MIMI5,4240.9%+0.2 pts

152▼29Saline, MIMI9,0010.9%+0.3 pts

153▲11Petoskey, MIMI5,7720.8%+0.5 pts

154▼80Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8270.8%−0.4 pts

155▲12Brighton, MIMI7,9040.8%+0.5 pts

156▼2Jenison, MIMI17,5820.7%+0.2 pts

157▲19Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4690.7%+0.5 pts

158▼46Allegan, MIMI5,1270.7%−4.0 pts

159▼22Marshall, MIMI6,8000.6%+0.3 pts

160▼42Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7350.6%−0.1 pts

161▼14Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0830.5%−5.8 pts

162▲15Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7690.5%+0.2 pts

163▼5Northville, MIMI6,0130.5%+0.1 pts

164▲6Escanaba, MIMI12,2570.5%+0.3 pts

165▲1Greenville, MIMI9,2560.4%−0.2 pts

166▼32Forest Hills, MIMI28,6950.3%−0.3 pts

167▼11Temperance, MIMI8,9140.3%+0.1 pts

168▼24Menominee, MIMI8,1750.3%+0.2 pts

169▼8Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2740.3%−0.4 pts

170▼28Byron Center, MIMI7,4030.3%+0.2 pts

171▼19Owosso, MIMI14,4370.2%+0.1 pts

172▲3Ishpeming, MIMI6,2050.2%+0.2 pts

173▼1Rockford, MIMI6,3130.2%−0.4 pts

174▲4Hastings, MIMI7,4900.1%0.0 pts

175▼1Kingsford, MIMI5,0960.1%−0.2 pts

176▼27Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2180.0%−0.3 pts

177▼9Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4170.0%−0.2 pts

178▼39Dundee, MIMI6,0080.0%−0.7 pts

179Gladstone, MIMI5,1890.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES