Wayne County, TN Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 16.35K Wayne County, TN population, 4.76K had Unclassified ancestry (29.12%), 3.51K had American ancestry (21.45%), and 3.48K had Other Groups ancestry (21.26%).

The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.

You can see similar information for other Tennessee counties, and for Tennessee.

Wayne County, TN Percentages of Ancestry of Population in 2021
Unclassified
American
Other Groups
Irish
English
German
Subsaharan African
African
Dutch
Scottish
Wayne County, TN Population By Ancestry in 2021
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Ancestry Number of Ancestry Percentage of Population (%)
Unclassified 4761 29.12
American 3507 21.45
Other Groups 3476 21.26
Irish 2033 12.43
English 1694 10.36
German 1501 9.18
Subsaharan African 280 1.71
African 280 1.71
Dutch 200 1.22
Scottish 190 1.16
British 181 1.11
French (except Basque) 175 1.07
Scotch Irish 160 0.98
Italian 117 0.72
Ukrainian 79 0.48
European 74 0.45
Polish 53 0.32
Swedish 48 0.29
Northern European 46 0.28
Lebanese 38 0.23
Cajun 34 0.21
Welsh 30 0.18
Scandinavian 27 0.17
Russian 26 0.16
Swiss 25 0.15
French Canadian 14 0.09
Norwegian 13 0.08
Alsatian 11 0.07
Arab 11 0.07
Canadian 9 0.06
Lithuanian 8 0.05
Austrian 7 0.04
Slovene 3 0.02