Wayne County, Tennessee
County seat: Waynesboro · Population 16,416 (2025) · 734 sq mi
Wayne County is the 76th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 16,416 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Waynesboro. It is part of the Middle Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Wayne County facts
- County seat
- Waynesboro
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 16,416 +1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 734 sq mi 2nd largest of 95
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 22 per sq mi
- Established
- 1817
- Same name
- One of 16 Wayne Counties in the US
- Named after
- Anthony Wayne Continental Army general (1745-1796)
- Largest city
- Clifton 2,344
- Median household income
- $52,294
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47181
Cities and towns in Wayne County
Wayne County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wayne County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | City | 2,344 | |
| Waynesboro (county seat) | City | 2,319 | |
| Collinwood | City | 919 |
ZIP codes in Wayne County
10 ZIP codes reach into Wayne County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37096 also Perry and Lewis counties
- 38425 also Hardin and Perry counties
- 38450
- 38452
- 38463 also Lawrence County
- 38464 also Lawrence, Giles and Lewis counties
- 38471
- 38475 also Hardin County
- 38485 also Lewis County
- 38486 also Lawrence County
Population of Wayne County, 2020–2025
Wayne County grew by 187 people (+1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 485 more deaths than births and a net gain of 679 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16,220 |
| 2021 | 16,331 |
| 2022 | 16,254 |
| 2023 | 16,050 |
| 2024 | 16,034 |
| 2025 | 16,416 |
Neighboring counties
- Lawrence County east · 46,914 people
- Hardin County west · 27,983 people
- Perry County north · 9,126 people
- Lauderdale County, Alabama south · 97,135 people
- Lewis County northeast · 13,487 people
- Decatur County northwest · 11,820 people
Printable Wayne County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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