Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, WV in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

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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Population By Race in Wayne , WV in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 305 0.8%
White Alone 36,961 97.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.35%
Asian Alone 126 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races 447 1.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , WV in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 274 0.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 293 0.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,687 96.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 125 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 121 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 420 1.11%