Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,542 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 741 people who identified as Hispanic (3.79%), and 18,801 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 18,680 (95.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 393 (2.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 282 (1.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 18,109 (92.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 571 (2.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 319 (1.63%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 393 2.01%
White Alone 18,680 95.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 80 0.41%
Asian Alone 89 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.09%
Two Or More Races 282 1.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 74 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 571 2.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 39 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 319 1.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,109 92.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 260 1.33%