The graph below ranks each Michigan County by total of Black residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Michigan total of Black population by county
| County | Black Population |
| Wayne |  718,791 |
| Oakland | 174,552 |
| Genesee | 87,318 |
| Macomb | 83,923 |
| Kent | 63,250 |
| Washtenaw | 45,298 |
| Saginaw | 38,442 |
| Ingham | 34,106 |
| Kalamazoo | 28,543 |
| Berrien | 24,328 |
| Muskegon | 24,326 |
| Calhoun | 14,979 |
| Jackson | 13,301 |
| Eaton | 7,345 |
| Ottawa | 4,579 |
| St. Clair | 4,016 |
| Monroe | 3,471 |
| Van Buren | 3,239 |
| Ionia | 3,131 |
| Cass | 2,814 |
| Lenawee | 2,774 |
| Chippewa | 2,676 |
| Gratiot | 2,435 |
| Isabella | 1,836 |
| Bay | 1,817 |
| St. Joseph | 1,644 |
| Montcalm | 1,577 |
| Allegan | 1,567 |
| Clinton | 1,523 |
| Mecosta | 1,254 |
| Grand Traverse | 1,157 |
| Marquette | 1,152 |
| Livingston | 1,099 |
| Midland | 1,091 |
| Lapeer | 1,059 |
| Lake | 1,054 |
| Branch | 877 |
| Manistee | 788 |
| Luce | 716 |
| Gogebic | 691 |
| Tuscola | 656 |
| Baraga | 653 |
| Alger | 647 |
| Newaygo | 527 |
| Shiawassee | 416 |
| Barry | 295 |
| Houghton | 292 |
| Hillsdale | 278 |
| Mason | 229 |
| Sanilac | 211 |
| Emmet | 198 |
| Clare | 185 |
| Osceola | 163 |
| Huron | 162 |
| Oceana | 158 |
| Cheboygan | 155 |
| Iosco | 152 |
| Wexford | 131 |
| Mackinac | 122 |
| Roscommon | 121 |
| Alpena | 117 |
| Delta | 111 |
| Dickinson | 105 |
| Benzie | 104 |
| Charlevoix | 104 |
| Gladwin | 102 |
| Otsego | 96 |
| Menominee | 95 |
| Leelanau | 86 |
| Crawford | 84 |
| Antrim | 70 |
| Kalkaska | 68 |
| Presque Isle | 66 |
| Ogemaw | 64 |
| Missaukee | 60 |
| Arenac | 47 |
| Montmorency | 28 |
| Oscoda | 26 |
| Iron | 23 |
| Alcona | 21 |
| Schoolcraft | 17 |
| Ontonagon | 13 |
| Keweenaw | 4 |