Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, TN in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 16,644 population of Wayne County, Tennessee comprised of 363 people who identified as Hispanic (2.18%), and 16,281 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Tennessee with a population of 15,215 (91.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,123 (6.75%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 183 (1.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Tennessee in 2019, with a population of 14,887 (89.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,109 (6.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 328 (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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,123 6.75%
White Alone 15,215 91.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 74 0.45%
Asian Alone 43 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.04%
Two Or More Races 183 1.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , TN in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 328 1.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,109 6.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,887 89.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 175 1.05%