Total Population in Wayne County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1,772,259
Rank #19/3,222 · #1 in MI
99th
Wayne 1,772,259
MI 10M -82.4%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's total population of 1,772,259 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Wayne County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #16 | Bexar County, TX | 2,067,341 |
| #17 | Broward County, FL | 1,977,129 |
| #18 | Santa Clara County, CA | 1,902,047 |
| #19 | Wayne County, MI | 1,772,259 |
| #20 | Alameda County, CA | 1,649,473 |
| #21 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,638,365 |
| #22 | New York County, NY | 1,629,477 |
About Total Population
Wayne County, Michigan has a total population of 1,772,259, ranking #19 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.5% below the national value of 330M. Within Michigan, it ranks #1 of 83. This places it in the 99th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.