I’m sharing this map from my book, Detroit in 50 Maps, because I’ve seen a lot of the old maps shared recently from 2010 and 2000. I also keep getting requests to update those maps. On this map in particular one dot equals 25 people and data come from the 2020 Decennial Census.

Not too much has changed from the earlier maps except for the significant population losses. The border of Detroit can still be easily picked out without needing the boundary line drawn. Some notable difference from the 2020 Census data is the increased Downriver migration of Latino populations as noted in my mapping of taco places with Tostada Magazine as well as the continued growth of the Bangladeshi community in Hamtramck and bordering areas within Detroit.

An important limitation of the Census data is that race and ethnicity are not well defined for all groups. For Southeast Michigan, that means that the Middle East/ North African populations are grouped into the “white” racial category. The other limitation is that much of Detroit is categorized as “hard to count” meaning the Census is the best data, but we might not have the best representation of everyone in Detroit.