Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 20,621 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 672 people who identified as Hispanic (3.26%), and 19,949 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 19,769 (95.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 390 (1.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 276 (1.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 19,252 (93.36%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 517 (2.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 330 (1.6%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 390 1.89%
White Alone 19,769 95.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 79 0.38%
Asian Alone 88 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.09%
Two Or More Races 276 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 60 0.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 517 2.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 330 1.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,252 93.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 250 1.21%