According to figures released last week from the 2020 U.S. Census Wayne County’s population has declined from 2010.
The local population is measured as 19,555 people which is a drop of 6% from the 2010 census numbers which saw Wayne County with a total population of 20,813. In the local area, two other counties saw drops while two saw increases. Numbers were down in Clinton County by 9.9% and down in McCreary County by 7.7%. Population increases were recorded in Russell County by 2.4% and a 3.1% increase was counted in Pulaski County.
Population by Race/Ethnicity: Wayne County
| 2020 | 2010 | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |||
| Total | 19,555 | 20,813 | -6.0% | |||
| Race | White | 18,139 | 92.8% | 19,805 | 95.2% | -8.4% |
| Black | 240 | 1.2% | 316 | 1.5% | -24.1% | |
| American Indian | 49 | 0.3% | 41 | 0.2% | 19.5% | |
| Asian | 62 | 0.3% | 67 | 0.3% | -7.5% | |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.0% | 8 | 0.0% | -25.0% | |
| Other | 453 | 2.3% | 334 | 1.6% | 35.6% | |
| Two or More | 606 | 3.1% | 242 | 1.2% | 150.4% | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino | 902 | 4.6% | 601 | 2.9% | 50.1% |
