Last official estimated population of Wayne County was 20,840 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.007% of total US population and 0.5% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Wayne County is 484.2 mi² (=1254 km²), in this year population density was 43.04 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.03%/yr), Wayne County population in 2026 would be 20,921 [0].
Historical population of Wayne County for period 1810-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1810-1820] +3.89 %/yr
[1820-1830] +0.89 %/yr
[1830-1840] -1.59 %/yr
[1840-1850] +1.62 %/yr
[1850-1860] +1.67 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.33 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.67 %/yr
[1880-1890] +0.27 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.48 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.64 %/yr
[1910-1920] -0.77 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.22 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.82 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.43 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.13 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.3 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.78 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.26 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.31 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.61 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.29 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.03 %/yr
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Population of Wayne County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 576 | 559 | 1,135 |
| 5 to 9 | 602 | 593 | 1,195 |
| 10 to 14 | 594 | 633 | 1,227 |
| 15 to 19 | 698 | 581 | 1,279 |
| 20 to 24 | 600 | 618 | 1,218 |
| 25 to 29 | 606 | 541 | 1,147 |
| 30 to 34 | 588 | 566 | 1,154 |
| 35 to 39 | 609 | 584 | 1,193 |
| 40 to 44 | 678 | 642 | 1,320 |
| 45 to 49 | 693 | 724 | 1,417 |
| 50 to 54 | 701 | 775 | 1,476 |
| 55 to 59 | 769 | 788 | 1,557 |
| 60 to 64 | 735 | 723 | 1,458 |
| 65 to 69 | 596 | 669 | 1,265 |
| 70 to 74 | 468 | 524 | 992 |
| 75 to 79 | 329 | 382 | 711 |
| 80 to 84 | 159 | 227 | 386 |
| 85+ | 143 | 213 | 356 |
Wayne County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 9838 | 10114 | 19,952 |
| NH | 9846 | 10095 | 19,941 |
| WA | 9717 | 10005 | 19,722 |
| NHWAC | 9585 | 9893 | 19,478 |
| NHWA | 9472 | 9792 | 19,264 |
| H | 298 | 247 | 545 |
| BAC | 291 | 186 | 477 |
| HWAC | 253 | 221 | 474 |
| HWA | 245 | 213 | 458 |
| NHBAC | 267 | 177 | 444 |
| BA | 230 | 135 | 365 |
| NHBA | 211 | 127 | 338 |
| TOM | 123 | 112 | 235 |
| NHTOM | 115 | 104 | 219 |
| IAC | 81 | 91 | 172 |
| NHIAC | 66 | 72 | 138 |
| AAC | 43 | 65 | 108 |
| NHAAC | 40 | 61 | 101 |
| AA | 33 | 52 | 85 |
| NHAA | 31 | 50 | 81 |
| IA | 27 | 35 | 62 |
| NHIA | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| HIAC | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| HBAC | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| HBA | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| HIA | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| NAC | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| NA | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| HTOM | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| HNAC | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| HNA | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| HAAC | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| NHNAC | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| HAA | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| NHNA | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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