Wayne County, Michigan Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, 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 (677.56K) 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 (508.92K) and constituted 39.78% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (45.89K), constituting 3.59% 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 2017

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 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	677560	52.96
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	508915	39.78
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	45890	3.59
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	24715	1.93
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	18325	1.43
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3790	0.30
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	310	0.02