Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2014

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the 1,771,626 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 99,973 people who identified as Hispanic (5.64%), and 1,671,653 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 968,895 (54.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 698,742 (39.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 54,443 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2014, with a population of 884,353 (49.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 690,493 (38.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 84,542 (4.77%).

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 2014
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 698,742 39.44%
White Alone 968,895 54.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,246 0.47%
Asian Alone 54,443 3.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 390 0.02%
Two Or More Races 40,910 2.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2014
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,249 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 84,542 4.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,514 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 473 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 191 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,004 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 690,493 38.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 884,353 49.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,732 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53,970 3.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 199 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 36,906 2.08%