Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, TN in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 16,972 population of Wayne County, Tennessee comprised of 295 people who identified as Hispanic (1.74%), and 16,677 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Tennessee with a population of 15,673 (92.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,032 (6.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 171 (1.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Tennessee in 2012, with a population of 15,401 (90.74%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,027 (6.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 272 (1.6%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,032 6.08%
White Alone 15,673 92.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.33%
Asian Alone 35 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 171 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , TN in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 272 1.6%
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 9 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,027 6.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,401 90.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 162 0.96%