Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, WV in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 40,301 population of Wayne County, West Virginia comprised of 248 people who identified as Hispanic (0.62%), and 40,053 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, West Virginia with a population of 39,473 (97.95%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 384 (0.95%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 182 (0.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 39,258 (97.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 364 (0.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 215 (0.53%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , WV in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 182 0.45%
White Alone 39,473 97.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 131 0.33%
Asian Alone 121 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 384 0.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , WV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 215 0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 178 0.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,258 97.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 128 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 364 0.9%