Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 1,803,003 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 95,992 people who identified as Hispanic (5.32%), and 1,707,011 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 978,882 (54.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 728,341 (40.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 48,504 (2.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2011, with a population of 897,627 (49.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 720,472 (39.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 81,255 (4.51%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wayne, Michigan.

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Population By Race in Wayne , MI in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 728,341 40.4%
White Alone 978,882 54.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,183 0.45%
Asian Alone 48,504 2.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 428 0.02%
Two Or More Races 38,665 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,869 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 81,255 4.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,452 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 493 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 194 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,729 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 720,472 39.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 897,627 49.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,731 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48,011 2.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 34,936 1.94%