Last official estimated population of Wayne County was 16,736 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.1% of total Illinois state population. Area of Wayne County is 715.5 mi² (=1853.1 km²), in this year population density was 23.39 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.04%/yr), Wayne County population in 2026 would be 16,664 [0].
Historical population of Wayne County for period 1820-2014 [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

[1820-1830] +8.65 %/yr
[1830-1840] +7.23 %/yr
[1840-1850] +2.89 %/yr
[1850-1860] +6 %/yr
[1860-1870] +4.92 %/yr
[1870-1880] +0.75 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.12 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.5 %/yr
[1900-1910] -0.72 %/yr
[1910-1920] -1.2 %/yr
[1920-1930] -1.73 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.45 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.54 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.96 %/yr
[1960-1970] -1.11 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.6 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.46 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.05 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.28 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.18 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.04 %/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 | 466 | 472 | 938 |
| 5 to 9 | 553 | 498 | 1,051 |
| 10 to 14 | 546 | 544 | 1,090 |
| 15 to 19 | 502 | 470 | 972 |
| 20 to 24 | 499 | 423 | 922 |
| 25 to 29 | 439 | 431 | 870 |
| 30 to 34 | 472 | 495 | 967 |
| 35 to 39 | 446 | 492 | 938 |
| 40 to 44 | 488 | 498 | 986 |
| 45 to 49 | 528 | 503 | 1,031 |
| 50 to 54 | 589 | 591 | 1,180 |
| 55 to 59 | 629 | 586 | 1,215 |
| 60 to 64 | 527 | 577 | 1,104 |
| 65 to 69 | 470 | 469 | 939 |
| 70 to 74 | 371 | 442 | 813 |
| 75 to 79 | 288 | 344 | 632 |
| 80 to 84 | 191 | 269 | 460 |
| 85+ | 155 | 280 | 435 |
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 |
| NH | 8044 | 8281 | 16,325 |
| WAC | 8040 | 8241 | 16,281 |
| WA | 7965 | 8178 | 16,143 |
| NHWAC | 7934 | 8146 | 16,080 |
| NHWA | 7865 | 8086 | 15,951 |
| H | 115 | 103 | 218 |
| HWAC | 106 | 95 | 201 |
| HWA | 100 | 92 | 192 |
| BAC | 77 | 79 | 156 |
| TOM | 81 | 71 | 152 |
| NHBAC | 72 | 78 | 150 |
| AAC | 64 | 84 | 148 |
| NHAAC | 62 | 83 | 145 |
| NHTOM | 75 | 67 | 142 |
| AA | 47 | 67 | 114 |
| NHAA | 46 | 67 | 113 |
| IAC | 57 | 50 | 107 |
| BA | 44 | 47 | 91 |
| NHIAC | 49 | 40 | 89 |
| NHBA | 42 | 47 | 89 |
| IA | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| NHIA | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| HIAC | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| HIA | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| HTOM | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| NAC | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| NHNAC | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| HBAC | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| HAAC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HBA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NHNA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| HAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HNAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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
*Randolph Illinois Notes
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