Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, KY in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 19,580 population of Wayne County, Kentucky comprised of 858 people who identified as Hispanic (4.38%), and 18,722 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Kentucky with a population of 18,678 (95.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 427 (2.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 290 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Kentucky in 2023, with a population of 18,001 (91.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 677 (3.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 348 (1.78%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 427 2.18%
White Alone 18,678 95.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 85 0.43%
Asian Alone 82 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.09%
Two Or More Races 290 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , KY in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 79 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 677 3.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 348 1.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,001 91.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 265 1.35%