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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,773,073 population of Wayne County, Michigan comprised of 114,238 people who identified as Hispanic (6.44%), and 1,658,835 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Michigan with a population of 967,324 (54.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 683,367 (38.54%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63,901 (3.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Michigan in 2021, with a population of 870,192 (49.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 674,085 (38.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 97,132 (5.48%).

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 683,367 38.54%
White Alone 967,324 54.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,360 0.47%
Asian Alone 63,901 3.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 282 0.02%
Two Or More Races 49,839 2.81%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MI in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,282 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 97,132 5.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,533 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 370 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 160 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,761 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 674,085 38.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 870,192 49.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,827 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63,531 3.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 45,078 2.54%