Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne, WV in 2023

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 37,686 population of Wayne County, West Virginia comprised of 372 people who identified as Hispanic (0.99%), and 37,314 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, West Virginia with a population of 36,642 (97.23%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 479 (1.27%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 292 (0.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, West Virginia in 2023, with a population of 36,328 (96.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 450 (1.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 314 (0.83%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 292 0.78%
White Alone 36,642 97.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 129 0.34%
Asian Alone 134 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 479 1.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , WV in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 314 0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 280 0.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,328 96.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 128 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 450 1.19%