# Wayne County, Mississippi

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 814 square miles (2,110 km$^2$), of which 811 square miles (2,100 km$^2$) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km$^2$) (0.3%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Mississippi by land area.

### Major highways

* U.S. Highway 45
* U.S. Highway 84
* 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

Wayne County by race as of 2020 :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White | 11,313 | 57.2% |
| Black or African American | 7,708 | 38.97% |
| Native American | 31 | 0.16% |
| Asian | 35 | 0.18% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.01% |
| Other/Mixed | 347 | 1.75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 1.73% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,779 people, 7,683 households, and 5,390 families residing in the county.

## Communities
### Cities

* Waynesboro (county seat)

### Towns

* State Line (mainly located in Greene County)

### Census-designated places

* Buckatunna
* Chicora
* Clara
* Robinsons Junction (or Robinson's Junction)

### Unincorporated communities

* Eret
* Matherville
* Eucutta

### Ghost towns

* Winchester

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Wayne County, Mississippi :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 6,013 | 65.94% | 3,028 | 33.21% | 78 | 0.86% |
| 2020 | 6,307 | 62.72% | 3,624 | 36.04% | 125 | 1.24% |
| 2016 | 5,990 | 62.40% | 3,524 | 36.71% | 85 | 0.89% |
| 2012 | 6,111 | 59.15% | 4,148 | 40.15% | 73 | 0.71% |
| 2008 | 6,070 | 60.57% | 3,890 | 38.81% | 62 | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 5,562 | 63.24% | 3,193 | 36.30% | 40 | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 4,635 | 60.16% | 2,981 | 38.69% | 89 | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 3,219 | 49.60% | 2,652 | 40.86% | 619 | 9.54% |
| 1992 | 3,874 | 49.78% | 3,064 | 39.37% | 845 | 10.86% |
| 1988 | 4,496 | 60.64% | 2,889 | 38.97% | 29 | 0.39% |
| 1984 | 5,000 | 63.81% | 2,818 | 35.96% | 18 | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 3,844 | 52.07% | 3,494 | 47.32% | 45 | 0.61% |
| 1976 | 3,022 | 47.06% | 3,306 | 51.48% | 94 | 1.46% |
| 1972 | 4,648 | 82.08% | 975 | 17.22% | 40 | 0.71% |
| 1968 | 247 | 4.87% | 739 | 14.56% | 4,089 | 80.57% |
| 1964 | 3,539 | 92.77% | 276 | 7.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 490 | 21.94% | 707 | 31.66% | 1,036 | 46.39% |
| 1956 | 373 | 17.52% | 1,493 | 70.13% | 263 | 12.35% |
| 1952 | 717 | 30.89% | 1,604 | 69.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 4 | 0.29% | 137 | 9.96% | 1,235 | 89.75% |
| 1944 | 35 | 2.47% | 1,380 | 97.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 22 | 1.56% | 1,388 | 98.44% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 44 | 3.12% | 1,367 | 96.81% | 1 | 0.07% |
| 1932 | 23 | 2.19% | 1,023 | 97.43% | 4 | 0.38% |
| 1928 | 289 | 23.96% | 917 | 76.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 56 | 5.83% | 905 | 94.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1920 | 112 | 15.84% | 547 | 77.37% | 48 | 6.79% |
| 1916 | 47 | 5.41% | 787 | 90.67% | 34 | 3.92% |
| 1912 | 15 | 2.29% | 569 | 86.87% | 71 | 10.84% |

## Education

There is three school district in the county, Wayne County School District , Wayne Central School District and Waynesboro Riverview School.
The county is in the zone for Jones College.