Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 20,816 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 606 people who identified as Hispanic (2.91%), and 20,210 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 20,079 (96.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 347 (1.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 223 (1.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2012, with a population of 19,566 (94%); 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 311 (1.49%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 347 1.67%
White Alone 20,079 96.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 59 0.28%
Asian Alone 91 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.08%
Two Or More Races 223 1.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 513 2.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 311 1.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,566 94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 207 0.99%