2000 Census Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, Detroit Metropolitan Area*
| Race | Count (% of population) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb County | Oakland County | Wayne County | City of Detroit | Tri-County Total | |
| Total Number of Persons |
788,149 (100%) |
1,194,156 (100%) |
2,061,162 (100%) |
951,270 (100%) |
4,043,467 (100%) |
| Distribution by Race | |||||
| Caucasian | 730,270 (93%) | 988,194 (83%) | 1,065,607 (52%) | 116,599 (12%) | 2,784,071 (69%) |
| African-American | 21,326 (3%) | 120,720 (10%) | 868,9929 (42%) | 775,772 (82%) | 1,011,038 (25%) |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 2,478 (0%) | 3,270 (0%) | 7,627 (0%) | 3,140 (0%) | 13,375 (0%) |
| Asian or Pacific Islanders | 17,021 (2%) | 49,697 (4%) | 35,647 (2%) | 9,519 (1%) | 102,365 (3%) |
| Other Races | 17,054 (2%) | 32,275 (3%) | 83,289 (4%) | 46,240 (5%) | 132,618 (3%) |
| Distribution by Hispanic Origin | |||||
| Not Hispanic | 775,714 (98%) | 1,165,157 (98%) | 1,983,955 (96%) | 904,103 (95%) | 3,924,826 (97%) |
| Hispanic | 12,435 (2%) | 28,999 (2%) | 77,207 (4%) | 47,167 (5%) | 118,641 (3%) |
*Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
