Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 19,634 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 841 people who identified as Hispanic (4.28%), and 18,793 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 18,761 (95.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 403 (2.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 278 (1.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2022, with a population of 18,097 (92.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 664 (3.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 330 (1.68%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 403 2.05%
White Alone 18,761 95.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 86 0.44%
Asian Alone 88 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.09%
Two Or More Races 278 1.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 73 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 664 3.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.11%
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 330 1.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,097 92.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 254 1.29%