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Wayne County

1,771,063Population
-1.3 %Change since 2020
-2,039Net migration
6.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
1,771,063 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.3 %
Net migration
-2,039 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
1,793,896 (2020)
Births
20,492 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.6
Deaths
19,174 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.8
Natural change, 2023
1,318
International migration
13,391 (2023)
Domestic migration
-15,430 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-1.2
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26163

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.09.3
PeriodValue
20256.0 %
20245.5 %
20234.3 %
20224.7 %
20217.6 %
202013.6 %
20195.0 %
20185.2 %
20175.5 %
20166.3 %
20156.9 %
20149.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020241.8M1.8M
PeriodValue
20241,771,063
20231,762,371
20221,763,011
20211,775,196
20201,789,655