Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 489,247 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 29,050 people who identified as Hispanic (5.94%), and 460,197 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 425,875 (87.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,114 (5.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,664 (4.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2010, with a population of 400,671 (81.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 25,204 (5.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,924 (5.09%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Dane, Wisconsin.

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Population By Race in Dane , WI in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26,114 5.34%
White Alone 425,875 87.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,260 0.46%
Asian Alone 23,664 4.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 233 0.05%
Two Or More Races 11,101 2.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,190 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 25,204 5.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 906 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 274 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 77 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,399 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,924 5.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 400,671 81.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,354 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23,390 4.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,702 1.98%