Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 16,311 population of Wayne County, Illinois comprised of 253 people who identified as Hispanic (1.55%), and 16,058 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Illinois with a population of 15,905 (97.51%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 157 (0.96%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 98 (0.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Illinois in 2018, with a population of 15,692 (96.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 213 (1.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 143 (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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Population By Race in Wayne , IL in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 96 0.59%
White Alone 15,905 97.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 53 0.33%
Asian Alone 98 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 157 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , IL in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 213 1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,692 96.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 143 0.88%