Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,779. Its county seat is Waynesboro. The county is named for General Anthony Wayne.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Mississippi by land area.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Highway 45
- 20px U.S. Highway 84
- 20px Mississippi Highway 63
Adjacent counties
- Clarke County (north)
- Choctaw County, Alabama (northeast)
- Washington County, Alabama (southeast)
- Greene County (south)
- Perry County (southwest)
- Jones County (west)
- Jasper County (northwest)
National protected area
- De Soto National Forest (part)
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Wayne County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 1980
!Pop 1990
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|12,651
|12,469
|12,955
|12,243
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,313
|66.11%
|63.89%
|61.06%
|59.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.20%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|6,313
|6,920
|8,017
|8,035
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,708
|32.99%
|35.46%
|37.79%
|38.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.97%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|9
|19
|14
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|0.05%
|0.10%
|0.07%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|12
|32
|31
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.06%
|0.16%
|0.15%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|x
|x
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|x
|x
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|1
|2
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.01%
|0.01%
|0.00%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|x
|x
|63
|146
|style='background: #ffffe6; |336
|x
|x
|0.30%
|0.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.70%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|149
|75
|134
|246
|style='background: #ffffe6; |343
|0.78%
|0.38%
|0.63%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.73%
|-
|Total
|19,135
|19,517
|21,216
|20,747
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,779
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 19,779. The median age was 40.1 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.8 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 57.4% White, 39.1% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.7% of the population.
There were 7,977 households in the county, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Education
There are three school districts in the county, Wayne County School District, Wayne Central School District and Waynesboro Riverview School.
The county is in the zone for Jones College.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Mississippi
References
External links
- Wayne County Sheriff's Office
- Mississippi Courthouses – Wayne County