There are 20 cities in Wayne County, Illinois.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olney | 1 | Illinois | 8,452 | 8,691 | -0.7% | 1,219 | 6.93 |
| Fairfield | 2 | Illinois | 4,695 | 4,866 | -0.91% | 1,146 | 4.10 |
| Wayne City | 3 | Illinois | 971 | 1,003 | -0.82% | 562 | 1.73 |
| Clay City | 4 | Illinois | 824 | 854 | -0.96% | 462 | 1.78 |
| Noble | 5 | Illinois | 616 | 630 | -0.65% | 606 | 1.02 |
| Cisne | 6 | Illinois | 613 | 627 | -0.65% | 973 | 0.63 |
| Bluford | 7 | Illinois | 604 | 622 | -0.82% | 381 | 1.59 |
| Dahlgren | 8 | Illinois | 499 | 503 | -0.2% | 491 | 1.02 |
| Xenia | 9 | Illinois | 369 | 381 | -0.81% | 748 | 0.49 |
| Jeffersonville | 10 | Illinois | 341 | 352 | -0.87% | 337 | 1.01 |
| Belle Rive | 11 | Illinois | 300 | 308 | -0.66% | 292 | 1.03 |
| Mill Shoals | 12 | Illinois | 169 | 176 | -1.17% | 220 | 0.77 |
| Sims | 13 | Illinois | 164 | 168 | -0.61% | 139 | 1.18 |
| Mount Erie | 14 | Illinois | 95 | 97 | -1.04% | 247 | 0.38 |
| Sailor Springs | 15 | Illinois | 88 | 91 | -1.12% | 338 | 0.26 |
| Johnsonville | 16 | Illinois | 69 | 72 | -1.43% | 324 | 0.21 |
| Golden Gate | 17 | Illinois | 59 | 62 | -1.67% | 747 | 0.08 |
| Belle Prairie City | 18 | Illinois | 48 | 50 | -2.04% | 110 | 0.44 |
| Keenes | 19 | Illinois | 48 | 48 | 0% | 369 | 0.13 |
| Burnt Prairie | 20 | Illinois | 33 | 35 | -2.94% | 434 | 0.08 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Olney is the largest city in Wayne County.
Burnt Prairie is the smallest city in Wayne County.
There are 20 cities in Wayne County, Illinois.