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  • Largest town: Piedmont

Wayne County, Missouri

Wayne County had 10,820 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 759.2 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 115 in Missouri by population and 18th by land area.

Population
10,820
#80 of 115 in Missouri · #2,357 in US
Area
759.2 sq mi
#18 of 115 in Missouri · #1,151 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#94 of 115 in Missouri · #2,421 in US
Median household income
$41,315
#115 of 115 in Missouri · #3,065 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Wayne County within Missouri. Pin: Jefferson City.

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Wayne County population, land area and income

Wayne County had 10,820 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 759.2 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 115 in Missouri by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 14.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Missouri has 19,100 residents; Wayne County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $41,315 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,820

3144th1st

2357th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

759 sq mi

3144th1st

1151st of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2421st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$41,315

3143rd1st

3065th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Missouri (115)

Population

10,820

115th1st

80th of 115 (MO)

Land area

759 sq mi

115th1st

18th of 115 (MO)

Density

14.3 / sq mi

115th1st

94th of 115 (MO)

Median household income

$41,315

115th1st

115th of 115 (MO)

How Wayne County's population changed since 2020

Wayne County lost 115 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 97th of 115 in Missouri for growth. The median Missouri county changed by +1.4%, and the state as a whole by +1.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Wayne County recorded 504 births and 923 deaths, a natural change of -419. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +265. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 419 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
504
Deaths
923
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+265
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-5

Where Wayne County is

The Census internal point of Wayne County is at 37.111100, -90.453900. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Missouri's 115 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Wayne County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Pettis County: +1.8%Henry County: +2.7%Texas County: +5.7%Madison County: +1.8%St. Louis city: -6.9%Cole County: +1.3%Washington County: +0.6%Macon County: -0.1%Barton County: +0.8%Grundy County: +0.1%Cedar County: +5.7%Randolph County: -1.6%Ray County: +0.3%Caldwell County: +2.0%Benton County: +6.1%Douglas County: +5.9%Shannon County: +3.4%Dade County: +0.5%Wright County: +7.1%Gentry County: +2.6%Lawrence County: +3.0%Cooper County: +2.9%Hickory County: +5.6%Moniteau County: +0.5%Dent County: +2.3%Monroe County: +2.3%Maries County: +0.7%Bollinger County: +0.5%Clinton County: +2.4%Knox County: +0.0%Webster County: +7.8%Harrison County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.1%Adair County: +1.5%Warren County: +7.7%Daviess County: +1.3%Audrain County: -1.9%Howard County: -0.1%Linn County: +0.4%Saline County: -0.1%Miller County: +3.6%Dallas County: +4.3%Morgan County: +6.7%New Madrid County: -6.8%Newton County: +4.8%Oregon County: +1.0%Franklin County: +2.3%Greene County: +2.9%Ralls County: +1.4%Lafayette County: +1.4%Livingston County: +4.8%McDonald County: +3.3%Barry County: +3.1%Cape Girardeau County: +2.2%Carroll County: -0.6%Christian County: +7.6%Vernon County: +0.6%Carter County: +3.0%Andrew County: -0.1%Jasper County: +2.9%Worth County: -4.9%Lincoln County: +10.1%Marion County: -0.2%Holt County: +1.2%Howell County: +2.4%St. Francois County: +1.6%Chariton County: +0.1%Butler County: -0.6%Iron County: -1.0%Perry County: +0.7%Cass County: +5.3%St. Louis County: -1.0%Dunklin County: -4.3%Wayne County: -1.1%Ozark County: +6.7%Laclede County: +1.9%Reynolds County: -2.5%Lewis County: -1.9%Taney County: +1.2%Ripley County: +0.4%Ste. Genevieve County: +0.4%Scotland County: -0.1%Putnam County: -3.1%Schuyler County: +1.5%Shelby County: -2.8%Boone County: +4.4%Mercer County: -1.7%Platte County: +5.6%Camden County: +3.1%Bates County: +2.1%Johnson County: +3.4%Sullivan County: -3.8%Atchison County: -3.1%Scott County: -0.2%Montgomery County: +2.0%Jefferson County: +2.2%Clark County: -0.5%Callaway County: +1.8%St. Clair County: +5.4%Buchanan County: -1.1%Pemiscot County: -7.6%Polk County: +4.6%Phelps County: +2.5%Stone County: +4.6%Osage County: +1.7%Clay County: +3.6%Nodaway County: -2.4%Crawford County: -1.0%Jackson County: +1.4%St. Charles County: +4.3%Mississippi County: -3.1%Pike County: +3.1%Stoddard County: -0.7%Gasconade County: -0.7%DeKalb County: -14.8%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.7%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.0%
  4. < +3.6%
  5. ≥ +3.6%
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Orange pin: Wayne County internal point. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Internal point

Decimal
37.111100, -90.453900
DMS
37°06'39.96"N 90°27'14.04"W
UTM
15N 726232.4E 4110231.2N
Geohash
9yxejev7z
Plus code
869F4G6W+CC

Towns in Wayne County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Wayne County, 1,869 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wayne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Piedmont with 1,869.

  1. 01Piedmont1,869
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wayne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Wayne County. The most populous is Butler County, MO, with 41,814 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jefferson City and the nearest big city

Jefferson City is 138.1 miles NW of Wayne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO (population 279,695), 105.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Poplar Bluff, MO (population 16,177), 24.1 miles away.

Wayne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wayne County is 29223: state code 29 for Missouri plus county code 223. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $41,315.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wayne County, Missouri?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,820. That is down 115 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,935.

What is the FIPS code of Wayne County?

29223. The first two digits (29) are Missouri; the last three (223) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wayne County?

Piedmont, with 1,869 residents inside Wayne County in 2024.

Which counties border Wayne County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Butler County, MO; Stoddard County, MO; Madison County, MO; Bollinger County, MO; Iron County, MO; Reynolds County, MO; Carter County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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