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2010 Census Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, Detroit Metropolitan Area*

Race Count
(% of population)
Macomb County Oakland County Wayne County City of Detroit Tri-County Total
Total Number
of Persons
840,978
(100%)
1,202,362
(100%)
1,820,584
(100%)
713,777
(100%)
3,863,924(100%)
Distribution by Race
Caucasian 717,973 (85%) 928,912 (77%) 951,936 (52%) 75,758 (11%) 2,598,821 (68%)
African-American 72,723 (9%) 164,078 (14%) 737,943 (41%) 590,226 (83%) 974,744 (25%)
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,646 (0%) 3,376 (0%) 6,991 (0%) 2,636 (0%) 13,013 (0%)
Asian or Pacific Islanders 25,242 (3%) 68,082 (5.6%) 46,319 (2.5%) 7,688 (1.1%) 139,643 (4%)
Some Other Race 4,760 (1%) 11,584 (1%) 33,541 (2%) 21,569 (3%) 49,885 (1%)
Distribution by Hispanic Origin
Not Hispanic 821,883 (98%) 1,160,442 (97%) 1,725,324 (95%) 665,098 (93%) 3,707,649 (96%)
Hispanic 19,095 (2%) 41,920 (3%) 95,260 (5%) 48,679 (7%) 156,275 (4%)

*Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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