Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MI in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,774,807 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 119,021 people who identified as Hispanic (6.71%), and 1,655,786 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 969,340 (54.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 683,010 (38.48%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63,717 (3.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2021, with a population of 867,990 (48.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 673,541 (37.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 101,350 (5.71%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 683,010 38.48%
White Alone 969,340 54.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,540 0.48%
Asian Alone 63,717 3.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 274 0.02%
Two Or More Races 49,926 2.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,469 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 101,350 5.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,730 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 382 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 160 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,930 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 673,541 37.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 867,990 48.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,810 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63,335 3.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 44,996 2.54%