Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,573 population of Wayne County, Illinois comprised of 249 people who identified as Hispanic (1.5%), and 16,324 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Illinois with a population of 16,184 (97.65%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 157 (0.95%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 97 (0.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Illinois in 2016, with a population of 15,971 (96.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 213 (1.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 145 (0.88%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, IL in 2016

Total Population:16,573

Non Hispanic (98.5%)

Hispanic (1.5%)

Race in Wayne County, IL in 2016

Total Population:16,573

White Alone (97.65%)

Two or more races (0.95%)

Asian Alone (0.59%)

Black or African American Alone (0.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2016

Total Population:16,573

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.37%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.29%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.88%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.58%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.49%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.40%)

Population By Race in Wayne , IL in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,184	97.65%
Two Or More Races	157	0.95%
Asian Alone	97	0.59%
Black or African American Alone	87	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	46	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , IL in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,971	96.37%
White Alone - Hispanic	213	1.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	145	0.88%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	96	0.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	81	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	29	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	17	0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	12	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	6	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%