Wayne County, Michigan Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen voting-age population for Wayne County, MI was 1.28M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (678.55K) and constituted 52.96% of the total.

The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (511.81K) and constituted 39.95% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (44.65K), constituting 3.49% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Years (CVAP).

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Wayne County, Michigan Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Wayne County, Michigan Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	678550	52.96
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	511805	39.95
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	44650	3.49
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	23555	1.84
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	18320	1.43
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4000	0.31
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	395	0.03