Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 20,890 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 605 people who identified as Hispanic (2.9%), and 20,285 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 20,170 (96.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 339 (1.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 222 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2011, with a population of 19,657 (94.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 513 (2.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 310 (1.48%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , KY in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 339 1.62%
White Alone 20,170 96.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.29%
Asian Alone 80 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.09%
Two Or More Races 222 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 513 2.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 310 1.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,657 94.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 205 0.98%