41 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 1 | 647,539 | 638,367 | 0.28% | 4,667 | 139 | City |
| Dearborn | 2 | 105,582 | 109,555 | -0.75% | 4,354 | 24 | City |
| Canton charter | 3 | 100,347 | 98,805 | 0.56% | 2,778 | 36 | Township |
| Livonia | 4 | 92,537 | 95,416 | -0.62% | 2,592 | 36 | City |
| Westland | 5 | 82,149 | 85,126 | -0.72% | 4,021 | 20 | City |
| Taylor | 6 | 61,138 | 63,167 | -0.66% | 2,589 | 24 | City |
| Dearborn Heights | 7 | 60,536 | 63,054 | -0.83% | 5,158 | 12 | City |
| Redford charter | 8 | 47,772 | 49,327 | 0.02% | 4,248 | 11 | Township |
| Lincoln Park | 9 | 38,441 | 40,106 | -0.86% | 6,587 | 6 | City |
| Brownstown charter | 10 | 32,837 | 33,113 | 0.18% | 1,494 | 22 | Township |
| Northville | 11 | 31,628 | 31,695 | 0.27% | 1,954 | 16 | Township |
| Van Buren charter | 12 | 29,939 | 30,322 | 0.42% | 880 | 34 | Township |
| Southgate | 13 | 28,875 | 29,902 | -0.71% | 4,200 | 7 | City |
| Allen Park | 14 | 27,372 | 28,532 | -0.84% | 3,913 | 7 | City |
| Plymouth charter | 15 | 27,254 | 27,872 | 0.23% | 1,711 | 16 | Township |
| Hamtramck | 16 | 27,198 | 28,328 | -0.82% | 13,013 | 2 | City |
| Garden City | 17 | 26,191 | 27,285 | -0.83% | 4,467 | 6 | City |
| Inkster | 18 | 24,890 | 25,980 | -0.87% | 3,980 | 6 | City |
| Romulus | 19 | 24,540 | 25,098 | -0.45% | 689 | 36 | City |
| Wyandotte | 20 | 24,042 | 24,900 | -0.71% | 4,543 | 5 | City |
| Trenton | 21 | 17,827 | 18,475 | -0.72% | 2,461 | 7 | City |
| Wayne | 22 | 17,000 | 17,645 | -0.75% | 2,824 | 6 | City |
| Huron charter | 23 | 16,642 | 16,909 | 0.28% | 471 | 35 | Township |
| Harper Woods | 24 | 14,811 | 15,435 | -0.84% | 5,634 | 3 | City |
| Melvindale | 25 | 12,298 | 12,810 | -0.83% | 4,510 | 3 | City |
| Riverview | 26 | 11,902 | 12,444 | -0.91% | 2,602 | 5 | City |
| Sumpter | 27 | 11,703 | 9,748 | 3.85% | 313 | 37 | Township |
| Grosse Pointe Park | 28 | 11,057 | 11,561 | -0.91% | 5,105 | 2 | City |
| Grosse Ile | 29 | 10,482 | 10,758 | 0.18% | 1,167 | 9 | Township |
| Flat Rock | 30 | 10,186 | 10,499 | -0.61% | 1,551 | 7 | City |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 31 | 9,714 | 10,111 | -0.82% | 3,554 | 3 | City |
| Plymouth | 32 | 9,148 | 9,333 | -0.4% | 4,136 | 2 | City |
| Ecorse | 33 | 8,852 | 9,280 | -0.96% | 3,120 | 3 | City |
| Highland Park | 34 | 8,250 | 8,948 | -1.67% | 2,777 | 3 | City |
| River Rouge | 35 | 6,795 | 7,203 | -1.19% | 2,547 | 3 | City |
| Northville | 36 | 6,025 | 6,132 | -0.36% | 2,955 | 2 | City |
| Grosse Pointe | 37 | 5,495 | 5,650 | -0.56% | 5,174 | 1 | City |
| Gibraltar | 38 | 4,778 | 4,981 | -0.85% | 1,296 | 4 | City |
| Belleville | 39 | 3,844 | 3,994 | -0.77% | 3,396 | 1 | City |
| Rockwood | 40 | 3,127 | 3,230 | -0.67% | 1,240 | 3 | City |
| Wayne | 41 | 2,447 | 2,490 | -0.24% | 71 | 34 | Township |
Detroit is the largest city in Wayne County, with a population of 647,539.
Wayne is the smallest city in Wayne County, with a population of 2,447.
There are 41 cities in Wayne County, Michigan.