British Population in Wayne County, IL by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

Shelby County reports a total of 23 British residents, with Fairfield being the only city showing any presence - 21 residents. Cisne and Wayne City report none. The remaining population appears to reside in unincorporated areas, pointing to a rural demographic distribution outside city boundaries. Further analysis explores this rural dispersion across Illinois.

Top 5 cities with the largest British population in Wayne County

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  • 1
    Fairfield
    British population in Fairfield is 21
    0.45% of Fairfield population is British
  • 2
    Cisne
    British population in Cisne is 0
    - of Cisne population is British
  • 3
    Wayne City
    British population in Wayne City is 0
    - of Wayne City population is British

Overview of British population in Wayne County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Wayne County with 23 British residents (0.14% of 15,994 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 25th percentile nationally among counties and 19th percentile within Illinois for British population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Wayne County's British population of 0.14% remains below Illinois's state average of 0.3% and the national average of 0.45%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Wayne County contains 23 British residents, representing less than 1% of Illinois's total British population of 38,409.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show Wayne County maintains fewer than 0.032 British Americans per square mile, compared to Illinois's average of 0.69 per square mile, placing the county among jurisdictions with minimal demographic representation within the state.
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Wayne County Cities Ranked by British Population

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American Community Survey data [1] indicate 21 British population in Fairfield and zero in Cisne and Wayne City. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for the three incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Wayne County, IL ranked by British population count
Rank by British Population
City
British Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Wayne County British Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Fairfield 21 0.45% 91.30%
2 Cisne 0 - -
2 Wayne City 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Wayne County, IL by their British population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines British population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having British ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as British alone, while others identify as British along with another race (such as British and German).
  • We’ve used the “British alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the British population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as British alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as British .
  2. % of Total Wayne County British Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. British population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small British populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported British population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where British populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.