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.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 1 | 631,524 | 638,300 | -0.27% | 4,552 | 138.7 | City |
| Dearborn | 2 | 104,541 | 109,620 | -1.2% | 4,312 | 24.2 | City |
| Canton charter township | 3 | 98,058 | 98,636 | 0.02% | 2,714 | 36.1 | Township |
| Livonia | 4 | 91,166 | 95,240 | -1.1% | 2,554 | 35.7 | City |
| Westland | 5 | 81,709 | 85,169 | -1.05% | 3,999 | 20.4 | City |
| Taylor | 6 | 60,588 | 63,198 | -1.07% | 2,566 | 23.6 | City |
| Dearborn Heights | 7 | 60,130 | 63,096 | -1.22% | 5,123 | 11.7 | City |
| Redford charter township | 8 | 47,122 | 49,348 | -1.06% | 4,190 | 11.2 | Township |
| Lincoln Park | 9 | 38,157 | 40,112 | -1.26% | 6,538 | 5.8 | City |
| Brownstown charter township | 10 | 32,321 | 33,134 | -0.89% | 1,471 | 22.0 | Township |
| Northville township | 11 | 30,893 | 31,703 | -0.58% | 1,908 | 16.2 | Township |
| Van Buren charter township | 12 | 29,609 | 30,317 | -0.54% | 871 | 34.0 | Township |
| Southgate | 13 | 28,696 | 29,920 | -1.05% | 4,174 | 6.9 | City |
| Allen Park | 14 | 27,185 | 28,557 | -1.25% | 3,886 | 7.0 | City |
| Hamtramck | 15 | 27,005 | 28,339 | -1.22% | 12,921 | 2.1 | City |
| Plymouth charter township | 16 | 26,870 | 27,866 | -0.78% | 1,687 | 15.9 | Township |
| Garden City | 17 | 26,000 | 27,298 | -1.23% | 4,435 | 5.9 | City |
| Inkster | 18 | 24,743 | 25,993 | -1.25% | 3,957 | 6.3 | City |
| Romulus | 19 | 24,565 | 25,112 | -0.56% | 690 | 35.6 | City |
| Wyandotte | 20 | 23,771 | 24,915 | -1.19% | 4,492 | 5.3 | City |
| Trenton | 21 | 17,693 | 18,484 | -1.11% | 2,442 | 7.2 | City |
| Wayne | 22 | 16,886 | 17,653 | -1.12% | 2,805 | 6.0 | City |
| Huron charter township | 23 | 16,673 | 16,931 | -0.27% | 471 | 35.4 | Township |
| Harper Woods | 24 | 14,712 | 15,442 | -1.23% | 5,596 | 2.6 | City |
| Melvindale | 25 | 12,264 | 12,816 | -1.11% | 4,497 | 2.7 | City |
| Riverview | 26 | 11,817 | 12,452 | -1.33% | 2,584 | 4.6 | City |
| Grosse Pointe Park | 27 | 10,978 | 11,560 | -1.31% | 5,068 | 2.2 | City |
| Grosse Ile township | 28 | 10,315 | 10,757 | -0.9% | 1,148 | 9.0 | Township |
| Flat Rock | 29 | 10,215 | 10,510 | -0.72% | 1,555 | 6.6 | City |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | 30 | 9,637 | 10,116 | -1.23% | 3,526 | 2.7 | City |
| Sumpter township | 31 | 9,443 | 9,638 | -0.56% | 253 | 37.4 | Township |
| Plymouth | 32 | 9,094 | 9,328 | -0.65% | 4,111 | 2.2 | City |
| Ecorse | 33 | 8,825 | 9,288 | -1.3% | 3,111 | 2.8 | City |
| Highland Park | 34 | 8,273 | 8,953 | -2.01% | 2,785 | 3.0 | City |
| River Rouge | 35 | 6,774 | 7,204 | -1.57% | 2,539 | 2.7 | City |
| Northville | 36 | 5,931 | 6,134 | -0.85% | 2,909 | 2.0 | City |
| Grosse Pointe | 37 | 5,381 | 5,651 | -1.25% | 5,067 | 1.1 | City |
| Gibraltar | 38 | 4,835 | 4,987 | -0.78% | 1,311 | 3.7 | City |
| Belleville | 39 | 3,872 | 3,998 | -0.82% | 3,420 | 1.1 | City |
| Rockwood | 40 | 3,103 | 3,231 | -1.02% | 1,230 | 2.5 | City |
| Wayne township | 41 | 2,560 | 2,577 | 0.04% | 75 | 34.3 | Township |
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.
Detroit is the largest city in Wayne County.
Wayne township is the smallest city in Wayne County.
There are 41 cities in Wayne County, Michigan.