Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, WV in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 37,980 population of Wayne County, West Virginia comprised of 329 people who identified as Hispanic (0.87%), and 37,651 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, West Virginia with a population of 36,961 (97.32%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 447 (1.18%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 305 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, West Virginia in 2022, with a population of 36,687 (96.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 420 (1.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 293 (0.77%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, WV in 2022

Total Population:37,980

Non Hispanic (99.13%)

Hispanic (0.87%)

Race in Wayne County, WV in 2022

Total Population:37,980

White Alone (97.32%)

Two or more races (1.18%)

Black or African American Alone (0.8%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)

Asian Alone (0.33%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, WV in 2022

Total Population:37,980

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.11%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.77%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.72%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.48%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.33%)

Population By Race in Wayne , WV in 2022

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	36,961	97.32%
Two Or More Races	447	1.18%
Black or African American Alone	305	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	132	0.35%
Asian Alone	126	0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , WV in 2022

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	36,687	96.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	420	1.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	293	0.77%
White Alone - Hispanic	274	0.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	125	0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	121	0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	27	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	12	0.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	7	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%