Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 537,901 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 34,292 people who identified as Hispanic (6.38%), and 503,609 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 456,485 (84.86%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,325 (6.38%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,495 (5.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2017, with a population of 426,900 (79.36%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 34,031 (6.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 29,585 (5.5%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,495 5.48%
White Alone 456,485 84.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,530 0.47%
Asian Alone 34,325 6.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 284 0.05%
Two Or More Races 14,782 2.75%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,429 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 29,585 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,083 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 294 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 115 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,786 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,066 5.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 426,900 79.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,447 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 34,031 6.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 169 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,996 2.42%