Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, MI in 2018

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,755,868 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 106,249 people who identified as Hispanic (6.05%), and 1,649,619 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 959,025 (54.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 681,244 (38.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 61,693 (3.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2018, with a population of 868,913 (49.49%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 672,676 (38.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 90,112 (5.13%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 681,244 38.8%
White Alone 959,025 54.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,320 0.47%
Asian Alone 61,693 3.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 380 0.02%
Two Or More Races 45,206 2.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,568 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 90,112 5.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,514 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 440 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 182 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,433 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 672,676 38.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 868,913 49.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,806 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61,253 3.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 198 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 40,773 2.32%