Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 15,761 population of Wayne County, Illinois comprised of 352 people who identified as Hispanic (2.23%), and 15,409 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Illinois with a population of 15,255 (96.79%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 186 (1.18%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 148 (0.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Illinois in 2023, with a population of 14,993 (95.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 262 (1.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 166 (1.05%).

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 2023

Total Population:15,761

Non Hispanic (97.77%)

Hispanic (2.23%)

Race in Wayne County, IL in 2023

Total Population:15,761

White Alone (96.79%)

Two or more races (1.18%)

Black or African American Alone (0.94%)

Asian Alone (0.74%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, IL in 2023

Total Population:15,761

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.13%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.66%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.05%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.76%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.72%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.67%)

Population By Race in Wayne , IL in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,255	96.79%
Two Or More Races	186	1.18%
Black or African American Alone	148	0.94%
Asian Alone	116	0.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	53	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , IL in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,993	95.13%
White Alone - Hispanic	262	1.66%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	166	1.05%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	114	0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	106	0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	42	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	27	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	26	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	20	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	3	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%