Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 16,668 population of Wayne County, Illinois comprised of 213 people who identified as Hispanic (1.28%), and 16,455 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Illinois with a population of 16,373 (98.23%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 127 (0.76%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 70 (0.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Illinois in 2012, with a population of 16,187 (97.11%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 186 (1.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 115 (0.69%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , IL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 56 0.34%
White Alone 16,373 98.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 40 0.24%
Asian Alone 70 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 127 0.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , IL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 186 1.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,187 97.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 115 0.69%