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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,637 population of Wayne County, Tennessee comprised of 357 people who identified as Hispanic (2.15%), and 16,280 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Tennessee with a population of 15,252 (91.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,106 (6.65%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 161 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Tennessee in 2017, with a population of 14,925 (89.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,094 (6.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 327 (1.97%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,106 6.65%
White Alone 15,252 91.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 64 0.39%
Asian Alone 49 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 161 0.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , TN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 327 1.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 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 1,094 6.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,925 89.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 153 0.92%