Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 542,448 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 35,291 people who identified as Hispanic (6.51%), and 507,157 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 459,789 (84.76%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,693 (6.4%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,972 (5.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2018, with a population of 429,362 (79.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 34,381 (6.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 30,427 (5.61%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,972 5.53%
White Alone 459,789 84.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,626 0.48%
Asian Alone 34,693 6.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 297 0.06%
Two Or More Races 15,071 2.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,478 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 30,427 5.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,135 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 312 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 117 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,822 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,494 5.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 429,362 79.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,491 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 34,381 6.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 180 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,249 2.44%