Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, MO in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 13,309 population of Wayne County, Missouri comprised of 257 people who identified as Hispanic (1.93%), and 13,052 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Missouri with a population of 12,846 (96.52%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 257 (1.93%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 95 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 12,628 (94.88%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 235 (1.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 218 (1.64%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , MO in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 95 0.71%
White Alone 12,846 96.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.53%
Asian Alone 37 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.03%
Two Or More Races 257 1.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , MO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 218 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,628 94.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 37 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 235 1.77%