Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 20,726 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 638 people who identified as Hispanic (3.08%), and 20,088 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 19,896 (96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 386 (1.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 273 (1.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2016, with a population of 19,392 (93.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 504 (2.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 329 (1.59%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 386 1.86%
White Alone 19,896 96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75 0.36%
Asian Alone 79 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.08%
Two Or More Races 273 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 57 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 504 2.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 329 1.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,392 93.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 249 1.2%