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Wayne County

15,928Population
-1.7 %Change since 2020
66Net migration
4.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
15,928 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.7 %
Net migration
66 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,206 (2020)
Births
170 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.7
Deaths
261 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.4
Natural change, 2023
-91
International migration
93 (2023)
Domestic migration
-27 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.1
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17191

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.29.4
PeriodValue
20254.2 %
20244.0 %
20234.1 %
20223.6 %
20214.4 %
20207.4 %
20194.2 %
20185.1 %
20175.5 %
20167.6 %
20156.8 %
20146.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202415.9K16.2K
PeriodValue
202415,928
202315,875
202215,903
202115,995
202016,161