Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, TN in 2010

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 16,981 population of Wayne County, Tennessee comprised of 274 people who identified as Hispanic (1.61%), and 16,707 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Tennessee with a population of 15,763 (92.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 985 (5.8%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 144 (0.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Tennessee in 2010, with a population of 15,510 (91.34%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 981 (5.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 253 (1.49%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , TN in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 985 5.8%
White Alone 15,763 92.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.32%
Asian Alone 30 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 144 0.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , TN in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 253 1.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 981 5.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,510 91.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 136 0.8%