Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, GA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 29,843 population of Wayne County, Georgia comprised of 1,856 people who identified as Hispanic (6.22%), and 27,987 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Georgia with a population of 22,843 (76.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,927 (19.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 640 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 21,364 (71.59%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,741 (19.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,479 (4.96%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wayne, Georgia.

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Population By Race in Wayne , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,927 19.86%
White Alone 22,843 76.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 184 0.62%
Asian Alone 220 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 29 0.1%
Two Or More Races 640 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 186 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,479 4.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 83 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,741 19.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,364 71.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 206 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 557 1.87%