Last official estimated population of Wayne County was 42,424 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.013% of total US population and 2.3% of total West Virginia state population. Area of Wayne County is 512.1 mi² (=1326.4 km²), in this year population density was 82.84 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.03%/yr), Wayne County population in 2026 would be 42,253 [0].
Historical population of Wayne County for period 1850-2014 [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

[1850-1860] +3.55 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.53 %/yr
[1870-1880] +6.5 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.38 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.39 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.19 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.77 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.84 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.32 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.85 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.07 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.36 %/yr
[1970-1980] +2.05 %/yr
[1980-1990] -1 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.3 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.03 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.18 %/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 | 1009 | 995 | 2,004 |
| 5 to 9 | 1256 | 1178 | 2,434 |
| 10 to 14 | 1324 | 1277 | 2,601 |
| 15 to 19 | 1291 | 1229 | 2,520 |
| 20 to 24 | 1198 | 1191 | 2,389 |
| 25 to 29 | 1084 | 1071 | 2,155 |
| 30 to 34 | 1154 | 1246 | 2,400 |
| 35 to 39 | 1213 | 1323 | 2,536 |
| 40 to 44 | 1381 | 1409 | 2,790 |
| 45 to 49 | 1381 | 1412 | 2,793 |
| 50 to 54 | 1422 | 1565 | 2,987 |
| 55 to 59 | 1501 | 1578 | 3,079 |
| 60 to 64 | 1375 | 1472 | 2,847 |
| 65 to 69 | 1223 | 1351 | 2,574 |
| 70 to 74 | 872 | 949 | 1,821 |
| 75 to 79 | 666 | 729 | 1,395 |
| 80 to 84 | 431 | 529 | 960 |
| 85+ | 281 | 556 | 837 |
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 | 19951 | 20902 | 40,853 |
| WAC | 19813 | 20831 | 40,644 |
| NHWAC | 19707 | 20679 | 40,386 |
| WA | 19633 | 20664 | 40,297 |
| NHWA | 19535 | 20522 | 40,057 |
| TOM | 185 | 172 | 357 |
| NHTOM | 177 | 162 | 339 |
| BAC | 196 | 130 | 326 |
| NHBAC | 186 | 127 | 313 |
| IAC | 158 | 136 | 294 |
| NHIAC | 155 | 128 | 283 |
| H | 111 | 158 | 269 |
| HWAC | 106 | 152 | 258 |
| HWA | 98 | 142 | 240 |
| AAC | 83 | 129 | 212 |
| NHAAC | 82 | 126 | 208 |
| BA | 124 | 65 | 189 |
| NHBA | 121 | 64 | 185 |
| AA | 53 | 96 | 149 |
| NHAA | 52 | 96 | 148 |
| IA | 63 | 57 | 120 |
| NHIA | 63 | 55 | 118 |
| NAC | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| NHNAC | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| HTOM | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| HBAC | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| HIAC | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| NA | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| NHNA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HNAC | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| HBA | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| HNA | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| HAAC | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| HIA | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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
See note 27 West Virginia Notes
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