Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,789,129 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 112,822 people who identified as Hispanic (6.31%), and 1,676,307 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 975,592 (54.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 691,886 (38.67%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63,998 (3.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2020, with a population of 879,729 (49.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 682,664 (38.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 95,863 (5.36%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 691,886 38.67%
White Alone 975,592 54.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,417 0.47%
Asian Alone 63,998 3.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 283 0.02%
Two Or More Races 48,953 2.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,222 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 95,863 5.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,546 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 384 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 148 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,659 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 682,664 38.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 879,729 49.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,871 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63,614 3.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 135 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 44,294 2.48%