Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 20,782 population of Wayne County, Mississippi comprised of 250 people who identified as Hispanic (1.2%), and 20,532 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Mississippi with a population of 12,417 (59.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,135 (39.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 148 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 12,244 (58.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,072 (38.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 173 (0.83%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wayne, Mississippi.

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Population By Race in Wayne , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,135 39.14%
White Alone 12,417 59.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.21%
Asian Alone 32 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 148 0.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 63 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 173 0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,072 38.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,244 58.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 142 0.68%