Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 496,121 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 29,760 people who identified as Hispanic (6%), and 466,361 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 430,209 (86.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,684 (5.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,038 (5.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2011, with a population of 404,388 (81.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 25,821 (5.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,492 (5.14%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26,684 5.38%
White Alone 430,209 86.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,320 0.47%
Asian Alone 25,038 5.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 237 0.05%
Two Or More Races 11,633 2.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,192 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 25,821 5.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 929 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 289 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 82 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,447 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,492 5.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 404,388 81.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,391 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 24,749 4.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,186 2.05%