Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, IL in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 16,126 population of Wayne County, Illinois comprised of 197 people who identified as Hispanic (1.22%), and 15,929 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Illinois with a population of 15,718 (97.47%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 152 (0.94%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 112 (0.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Illinois in 2020, with a population of 15,560 (96.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 158 (0.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 138 (0.86%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 112 0.7%
White Alone 15,718 97.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50 0.31%
Asian Alone 92 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 152 0.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , IL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 158 0.98%
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 110 0.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,560 96.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 138 0.86%