Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,757,874 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 104,401 people who identified as Hispanic (5.94%), and 1,653,473 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 960,944 (54.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 683,779 (38.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 60,603 (3.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2017, with a population of 872,449 (49.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 675,307 (38.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 88,495 (5.03%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, MI in 2017

Total Population:1,757,874

Non Hispanic (94.06%)

Hispanic (5.94%)

Race in Wayne County, MI in 2017

Total Population:1,757,874

White Alone (54.67%)

Black or African American Alone (38.9%)

Asian Alone (3.45%)

Two or more races (2.5%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.47%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2017

Total Population:1,757,874

Non-Hispanic White Alone (49.63%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (38.42%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.42%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.25%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.24%)

Population By Race in Wayne , MI in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	960,944	54.67%
Black or African American Alone	683,779	38.9%
Asian Alone	60,603	3.45%
Two Or More Races	43,893	2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	8,277	0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	378	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	872,449	49.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	675,307	38.42%
White Alone - Hispanic	88,495	5.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	60,185	3.42%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	39,570	2.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	8,472	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	5,776	0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4,323	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,501	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	418	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	192	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	186	0.01%