Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 503,087 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 30,542 people who identified as Hispanic (6.07%), and 472,545 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 434,766 (86.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,222 (5.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 26,310 (5.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2012, with a population of 408,368 (81.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 26,398 (5.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,023 (5.17%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,222 5.41%
White Alone 434,766 86.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,380 0.47%
Asian Alone 26,310 5.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 246 0.05%
Two Or More Races 12,163 2.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,254 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,398 5.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 970 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 287 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 86 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,547 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,968 5.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 408,368 81.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,410 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 26,023 5.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,616 2.11%