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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,808 population of Wayne County, Mississippi comprised of 339 people who identified as Hispanic (1.71%), and 19,469 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Mississippi with a population of 11,477 (57.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,008 (40.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 209 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 11,247 (56.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,924 (40%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 230 (1.16%).

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 2020

Total Population:19,808

Non Hispanic (98.29%)

Hispanic (1.71%)

Race in Wayne County, MS in 2020

Total Population:19,808

White Alone (57.94%)

Black or African American Alone (40.43%)

Two or more races (1.06%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Asian Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, MS in 2020

Total Population:19,808

Non-Hispanic White Alone (56.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (40%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.16%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.01%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.62%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.42%)

Population By Race in Wayne , MS in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	11,477	57.94%
Black or African American Alone	8,008	40.43%
Two Or More Races	209	1.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	61	0.31%
Asian Alone	49	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	4	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MS in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	11,247	56.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	7,924	40%
White Alone - Hispanic	230	1.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	200	1.01%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	84	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	49	0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	47	0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	12	0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	9	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%