Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI


The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro statistical area is located in southwest Michigan, and is often referred to as the Motor City .

The greater Detroit metro area, also known as the Detroit Tri-County area, is made up of Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne counties. It is the largest metro area in all of Michigan, and has the largest foreign-born population as well. It has one of the largest industrial economies in the nation with fourteen Fortune 500 companies in the metro area.

Total Population: 4,365,205

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 370,506
  • Language Spoken at Home - 489,254

Quick Facts

  • Roughly half of Michigan's total population lives in the greater Detroit area.

  • Detroit is the largest city located on the United States-Canada border.

  • Dearborn, a city just west of Detroit, has the largest portion of Arabs of all cities in the United States.

  • Iraqis are the largest people group located in Detroit, and the Detroit metro area has the largest population of Iraqis in the country.

  • Detroit boasts the largest Yemeni population, and the second largest Lebanese population in all of the United States.

  • The greater Detroit metro area has one of the largest Islamic populations in the nation, and the Nation of Islam originated in the city of Detroit.

  • The Hispanic population has increased by 70% since 1990.

  • Detroit has one of the largest amounts of halal-certified restaurants in the county. It also has one of the largest Islam communities as well, with multiple Mosques located around the greater Detroit area.


Profile

Detroit has recently become a destination for immigrants coming to the United States. Due to the affordable price of living, many immigrants are moving to Detroit making it one of the more diverse cities in the country. Originally Detroit was a destination for European immigrants seeking affordable living costs. However, the populations of most of the other people groups in Detroit have been on the rise over recent years.

The largest ethnic group in the Detroit area is the Arabic people. Detroit is home to the largest populations of many of the immigrants from Arabic countries such as Yemeni, Jordanian, and Lebanese. The metro area has the largest Iraqi populations in the country at approximately 36,000 immigrants, and the second largest Muslim populations outside of the Middle East in the world. Dearborn has the densest Muslim population in the area and is primarily comprised of Shiite Muslims.


People Group Highlights

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PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
BosniakBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesIslam10,000
MarathiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism1,785
Arab, Hadhramout YemeniYemenNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Shia310
Arab, Southern YemeniYemenNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Shia180
Arab, LebaneseLebanonNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam120,000
Arab, IraqiIraqNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Shia68,626
Arab, Lebanese (Muslim)LebanonNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Sunni30,696
HindiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism28,611
Arab, YemeniYemenNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Shia25,000
BengaliBangladeshSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesIslam - Sunni19,003
GujaratiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism15,895
UrduPakistanSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesIslam8,317
Arab, Jordanian (Muslim)JordanNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam7,192
Arab, Northern YemeniYemenNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Shia7,000
VietnameseVietnamSoutheast Asian PeoplesSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism - Mahayana5,264
Arab, Palestinian (Muslim)IsraelNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam4,395
Arab, EgyptianEgyptNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam4,008
Arab, Syrian (Muslim)SyriaNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Sunni3,623
Arab, MoroccanMoroccoNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam - Sunni1,869
Arab, SaudiSaudi ArabiaNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldIslam1,800
PersianIranCentral Asia PeoplesPersian-MedianIslam1,332
AssyrianIraqNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldChristianity - Other / Marginal121,000
Arab, Lebanese (Christian)LebanonNorth African and Middle Eastern PeoplesArab WorldChristianity - Roman Catholic54,677
PolePolandEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic19,696
ItalianItalyEuropean PeoplesEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic16,716


Ethnic Links

Refugees and Immigrants in Detroit- A good website for information on immigrants and refugees in Detroit.

Detroit information- A good place to start for getting to know about the city.

Islam in Detroit- A website about the Islamic community in Detroit.


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