1. Home
  2. Counties
  3. Nebraska
  4. Wayne County
County · Nebraska

Wayne County

9,870Population
1.7 %Change since 2020
-44Net migration
3.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
9,870 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.7 %
Net migration
-44 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
9,703 (2020)
Births
101 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.2
Deaths
73 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.4
Natural change, 2023
28
International migration
31 (2023)
Domestic migration
-75 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-4.5
Postal code
NE
FIPS code
31179

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.02.6
PeriodValue
20253.0 %
20242.4 %
20232.0 %
20222.0 %
20212.0 %
20202.8 %
20192.7 %
20182.6 %
20172.5 %
20162.7 %
20152.5 %
20142.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020249,8709,702
PeriodValue
20249,870
20239,882
20229,898
20219,870
20209,702