Total Population in Wayne County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
118,652
Rank #539/3,222 · #24 in NC
83th
Wayne 118,652
NC 11M -98.9%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's total population of 118,652 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Wayne County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #536 | Douglas County, KS | 120,302 |
| #537 | Lowndes County, GA | 119,965 |
| #538 | Tom Green County, TX | 119,577 |
| #539 | Wayne County, NC | 118,652 |
| #540 | Henderson County, NC | 118,484 |
| #541 | Newton County, GA | 118,152 |
| #542 | Sheboygan County, WI | 117,991 |
About Total Population
Wayne County, North Carolina has a total population of 118,652, ranking #539 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within North Carolina, it ranks #24 of 100. This places it in the 83th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.