Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 20,289 population of Wayne County, Mississippi comprised of 320 people who identified as Hispanic (1.58%), and 19,969 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Mississippi with a population of 11,851 (58.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,109 (39.97%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 211 (1.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 11,631 (57.33%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,038 (39.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 220 (1.08%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, MS in 2018

Total Population:20,289

Non Hispanic (98.42%)

Hispanic (1.58%)

Race in Wayne County, MS in 2018

Total Population:20,289

White Alone (58.41%)

Black or African American Alone (39.97%)

Two or more races (1.04%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Asian Alone (0.24%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, MS in 2018

Total Population:20,289

Non-Hispanic White Alone (57.33%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (39.62%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.08%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.98%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.64%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.35%)

Population By Race in Wayne , MS in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	11,851	58.41%
Black or African American Alone	8,109	39.97%
Two Or More Races	211	1.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	63	0.31%
Asian Alone	49	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MS in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,631	57.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	8,038	39.62%
White Alone - Hispanic	220	1.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	199	0.98%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	71	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	47	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	12	0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	11	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%