Cities in Wayne County, Michigan by Population (2024)

There are 47 cities in Wayne County, Michigan.

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

47 Rows

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
Detroit1631,524638,300-0.27%4,552138.7City
Dearborn2104,541109,620-1.2%4,31224.2City
Canton charter township398,05898,6360.02%2,71436.1Township
Livonia491,16695,240-1.1%2,55435.7City
Farmington Hills582,11183,778-0.51%2,46833.3City
Westland681,70985,169-1.05%3,99920.4City
Novi766,36566,1600.08%2,19430.2City
Taylor860,58863,198-1.07%2,56623.6City
Dearborn Heights960,13063,096-1.22%5,12311.7City
St. Clair Shores1057,15158,737-0.69%4,89311.7City
Redford charter township1147,12249,348-1.06%4,19011.2Township
Lincoln Park1238,15740,112-1.26%6,5385.8City
Brownstown charter township1332,32133,134-0.89%1,47122.0Township
Northville township1430,89331,703-0.58%1,90816.2Township
Van Buren charter township1529,60930,317-0.54%87134.0Township
Southgate1628,69629,920-1.05%4,1746.9City
Allen Park1727,18528,557-1.25%3,8867.0City
Hamtramck1827,00528,339-1.22%12,9212.1City
Plymouth charter township1926,87027,866-0.78%1,68715.9Township
Garden City2026,00027,298-1.23%4,4355.9City
Inkster2124,74325,993-1.25%3,9576.3City
Romulus2224,56525,112-0.56%69035.6City
Wyandotte2323,77124,915-1.19%4,4925.3City
Trenton2417,69318,484-1.11%2,4427.2City
Wayne2516,88617,653-1.12%2,8056.0City
Huron charter township2616,67316,931-0.27%47135.4Township
Grosse Pointe Woods2715,66016,435-1.22%4,8323.2City
Harper Woods2814,71215,442-1.23%5,5962.6City
Woodhaven2912,44412,902-0.92%1,9486.4City
Melvindale3012,26412,816-1.11%4,4972.7City
Riverview3111,81712,452-1.33%2,5844.6City
Grosse Pointe Park3210,97811,560-1.31%5,0682.2City
Grosse Ile township3310,31510,757-0.9%1,1489.0Township
Flat Rock3410,21510,510-0.72%1,5556.6City
Grosse Pointe Farms359,63710,116-1.23%3,5262.7City
Sumpter township369,4439,638-0.56%25337.4Township
Plymouth379,0949,328-0.65%4,1112.2City
Ecorse388,8259,288-1.3%3,1112.8City
Highland Park398,2738,953-2.01%2,7853.0City
River Rouge406,7747,204-1.57%2,5392.7City
Northville415,9316,134-0.85%2,9092.0City
Grosse Pointe425,3815,651-1.25%5,0671.1City
Gibraltar434,8354,987-0.78%1,3113.7City
Belleville443,8723,998-0.82%3,4201.1City
Rockwood453,1033,231-1.02%1,2302.5City
Village Grosse Pointe Shores462,5102,636-1.26%2,2551.1City
Carleton472,3372,3350%2,3581.0Village

Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Wayne County, Michigan?

Detroit is the largest city in Wayne County.

What is the smallest city in Wayne County, Michigan?

Carleton is the smallest city in Wayne County.

How many cities are in Wayne County?

There are 47 cities in Wayne County, Michigan.

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