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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,803 population of Wayne County, Mississippi comprised of 335 people who identified as Hispanic (1.69%), and 19,468 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Mississippi with a population of 11,496 (58.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,982 (40.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 210 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 11,265 (56.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,904 (39.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 231 (1.17%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,982 40.31%
White Alone 11,496 58.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.31%
Asian Alone 49 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 210 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 78 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 231 1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,904 39.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,265 56.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 201 1.01%