Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, OH in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 116,227 population of Wayne County, Ohio comprised of 2,364 people who identified as Hispanic (2.03%), and 113,863 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Ohio with a population of 110,904 (95.42%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,954 (1.68%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,805 (1.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 109,005 (93.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,899 (1.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,722 (1.48%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , OH in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,805 1.55%
White Alone 110,904 95.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 235 0.2%
Asian Alone 1,273 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,954 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , OH in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 83 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,899 1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 62 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 29 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 269 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,722 1.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 109,005 93.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 173 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,251 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,685 1.45%