41 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 1 | 629,830 | 638,300 | -0.27% | 4,540 | 138.74 | City |
| Dearborn | 2 | 103,271 | 109,620 | -1.21% | 4,259 | 24.25 | City |
| Canton charter township | 3 | 98,075 | 98,636 | 0.02% | 2,715 | 36.13 | Township |
| Livonia | 4 | 90,148 | 95,240 | -1.12% | 2,526 | 35.70 | City |
| Westland | 5 | 80,844 | 85,169 | -1.06% | 3,957 | 20.43 | City |
| Taylor | 6 | 59,936 | 63,198 | -1.08% | 2,538 | 23.62 | City |
| Dearborn Heights | 7 | 59,389 | 63,096 | -1.23% | 5,060 | 11.74 | City |
| Redford charter township | 8 | 46,617 | 49,348 | -1.07% | 4,145 | 11.25 | Township |
| Lincoln Park | 9 | 37,668 | 40,112 | -1.28% | 6,454 | 5.84 | City |
| Brownstown charter township | 10 | 32,031 | 33,134 | -0.9% | 1,458 | 21.98 | Township |
| Northville township | 11 | 30,713 | 31,703 | -0.58% | 1,897 | 16.19 | Township |
| Van Buren charter township | 12 | 29,447 | 30,317 | -0.55% | 866 | 34.01 | Township |
| Southgate | 13 | 28,390 | 29,920 | -1.07% | 4,129 | 6.88 | City |
| Allen Park | 14 | 26,842 | 28,557 | -1.26% | 3,837 | 7 | City |
| Hamtramck | 15 | 26,672 | 28,339 | -1.23% | 12,762 | 2.09 | City |
| Plymouth charter township | 16 | 26,659 | 27,866 | -0.79% | 1,673 | 15.93 | Township |
| Garden City | 17 | 25,676 | 27,298 | -1.25% | 4,379 | 5.86 | City |
| Inkster | 18 | 24,431 | 25,993 | -1.26% | 3,907 | 6.25 | City |
| Romulus | 19 | 24,428 | 25,112 | -0.56% | 686 | 35.61 | City |
| Wyandotte | 20 | 23,485 | 24,915 | -1.2% | 4,438 | 5.29 | City |
| Trenton | 21 | 17,495 | 18,484 | -1.12% | 2,415 | 7.24 | City |
| Wayne | 22 | 16,694 | 17,653 | -1.14% | 2,773 | 6.02 | City |
| Huron charter township | 23 | 16,628 | 16,931 | -0.27% | 470 | 35.36 | Township |
| Harper Woods | 24 | 14,530 | 15,442 | -1.24% | 5,527 | 2.63 | City |
| Melvindale | 25 | 12,126 | 12,816 | -1.13% | 4,447 | 2.73 | City |
| Riverview | 26 | 11,658 | 12,452 | -1.35% | 2,549 | 4.57 | City |
| Grosse Pointe Park | 27 | 10,833 | 11,560 | -1.32% | 5,001 | 2.17 | City |
| Grosse Ile township | 28 | 10,221 | 10,757 | -0.91% | 1,138 | 8.98 | Township |
| Flat Rock | 29 | 10,141 | 10,510 | -0.72% | 1,544 | 6.57 | City |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 30 | 9,517 | 10,116 | -1.25% | 3,482 | 2.73 | City |
| Sumpter township | 31 | 9,390 | 9,638 | -0.56% | 251 | 37.36 | Township |
| Plymouth | 32 | 9,036 | 9,328 | -0.64% | 4,085 | 2.21 | City |
| Ecorse | 33 | 8,709 | 9,288 | -1.31% | 3,070 | 2.84 | City |
| Highland Park | 34 | 8,103 | 8,953 | -2.05% | 2,727 | 2.97 | City |
| River Rouge | 35 | 6,667 | 7,204 | -1.58% | 2,499 | 2.67 | City |
| Northville | 36 | 5,880 | 6,134 | -0.86% | 2,884 | 2.04 | City |
| Grosse Pointe | 37 | 5,314 | 5,651 | -1.25% | 5,004 | 1.06 | City |
| Gibraltar | 38 | 4,797 | 4,987 | -0.79% | 1,301 | 3.69 | City |
| Belleville | 39 | 3,841 | 3,998 | -0.8% | 3,393 | 1.13 | City |
| Rockwood | 40 | 3,071 | 3,231 | -1.03% | 1,218 | 2.52 | City |
| Wayne township | 41 | 2,561 | 2,577 | 0.04% | 75 | 34.25 | Township |
Detroit is the largest city in Wayne County, with a population of 629,830.
Wayne township is the smallest city in Wayne County.
There are 41 cities in Wayne County, Michigan.