Wayne County, Michigan — public water systems

55 active public water systems serve Wayne County, reporting 1.8M people served.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

Population served

1.8M

Community systems

Groundwater share

18.2%

Water systems in Wayne County

Active public water systems in Wayne County, Michigan
#	Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
1	Detroit City of	Wayne	633,218	Community	Purchased surface water
2	Dearborn	Wayne	109,976	Community	Purchased surface water
3	Canton Township	Wayne	99,627	Community	Surface water
4	Livonia	Wayne	96,942	Community	Purchased surface water
5	Westland	Wayne	85,420	Community	Purchased surface water
6	Taylor	Wayne	63,409	Community	Purchased surface water
7	Dearborn Heights	Wayne	57,774	Community	Purchased surface water
8	Redford Township	Wayne	49,504	Community	Purchased surface water
9	Lincoln Park	Wayne	38,144	Community	Purchased surface water
10	Brownstown Township	Wayne	33,194	Community	Purchased surface water
11	Northville Township	Wayne	32,103	Community	Purchased surface water
12	Southgate	Wayne	30,047	Community	Purchased surface water
13	Allen Park	Wayne	28,210	Community	Purchased surface water
14	Garden City	Wayne	27,625	Community	Purchased surface water
15	Plymouth Township	Wayne	27,524	Community	Purchased surface water
16	Van Buren Township	Wayne	27,359	Community	Purchased surface water
17	Wyandotte	Wayne	25,883	Community	Surface water
18	Inkster	Wayne	25,076	Community	Purchased surface water
19	Romulus	Wayne	23,989	Community	Purchased surface water
20	Hamtramck	Wayne	22,413	Community	Purchased surface water
21	Trenton	Wayne	18,544	Community	Purchased surface water
22	Wayne	Wayne	17,593	Community	Purchased surface water
23	Grosse Pointe Woods	Wayne	16,135	Community	Purchased surface water
24	Huron Twp	Wayne	15,879	Community	Purchased surface water
25	Harper Woods	Wayne	14,236	Community	Purchased surface water
26	Woodhaven	Wayne	12,941	Community	Purchased surface water
27	Melvindale	Wayne	12,851	Community	Purchased surface water
28	Riverview	Wayne	12,486	Community	Purchased surface water
29	Grosse Pointe Park	Wayne	11,555	Community	Purchased surface water
30	Grosse Ile Township	Wayne	10,788	Community	Purchased surface water
31	Flat Rock	Wayne	10,541	Community	Purchased surface water
32	Grosse Pointe Farms	Wayne	9,757	Community	Surface water
33	Sumpter Township	Wayne	9,576	Community	Purchased surface water
34	Ecorse	Wayne	9,170	Community	Purchased surface water
35	Plymouth	Wayne	9,132	Community	Purchased surface water
36	Highland Park	Wayne	8,977	Community	Purchased surface water
37	River Rouge	Wayne	7,224	Community	Purchased surface water
38	Northville	Wayne	6,119	Community	Purchased surface water
39	Grosse Pointe, City of	Wayne	5,421	Community	Purchased surface water
40	Gibraltar	Wayne	4,997	Community	Purchased surface water
41	Belleville	Wayne	3,964	Community	Purchased surface water
42	Mgm Grand Casino-Detroit	Wayne	3,700	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
43	Rockwood	Wayne	3,240	Community	Purchased surface water
44	Grosse Pointe Shores	Wayne	2,929	Community	Purchased surface water
45	Dnr-Maybury State Pk/Oak Shelter Picnic	Wayne	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
46	Omelette & Waffle Cafe	Wayne	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
47	Colony Swim Club	Wayne	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
48	Little Seeds Child Development Center	Wayne	105	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
49	Dnr-Maybury State Pk/Main Conc Stand Wel	Wayne	100	Transient non-community	Groundwater
50	Friends of Thayer'S Corner Nature Area	Wayne	50	Transient non-community	Groundwater