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.