Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,760,835 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 102,722 people who identified as Hispanic (5.83%), and 1,658,113 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 962,951 (54.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 687,587 (39.05%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 58,820 (3.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2016, with a population of 875,919 (49.75%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 679,228 (38.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 87,032 (4.94%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 687,587 39.05%
White Alone 962,951 54.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,204 0.47%
Asian Alone 58,820 3.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 368 0.02%
Two Or More Races 42,905 2.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,359 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 87,032 4.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,475 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 434 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 188 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,234 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 679,228 38.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 875,919 49.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,729 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58,386 3.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 180 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 38,671 2.2%