Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 16,196 population of Wayne County, Illinois comprised of 266 people who identified as Hispanic (1.64%), and 15,930 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Illinois with a population of 15,777 (97.41%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 163 (1.01%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 100 (0.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Illinois in 2019, with a population of 15,553 (96.03%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 224 (1.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 149 (0.92%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 99 0.61%
White Alone 15,777 97.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55 0.34%
Asian Alone 100 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 163 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , IL in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 224 1.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.15%
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 96 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,553 96.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 149 0.92%