Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 562,577 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 37,994 people who identified as Hispanic (6.75%), and 524,583 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 475,222 (84.47%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,113 (6.42%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 31,843 (5.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2020, with a population of 442,400 (78.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,792 (6.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,822 (5.83%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,843 5.66%
White Alone 475,222 84.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,688 0.48%
Asian Alone 36,113 6.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 324 0.06%
Two Or More Races 16,387 2.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,613 0.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 32,822 5.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,155 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 321 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 137 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,946 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,230 5.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 442,400 78.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,533 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 35,792 6.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 187 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,441 2.57%