Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 561,724 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 38,883 people who identified as Hispanic (6.92%), and 522,841 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 473,551 (84.3%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,433 (6.49%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,170 (5.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2021, with a population of 439,910 (78.31%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,087 (6.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,641 (5.99%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 32,170 5.73%
White Alone 473,551 84.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,685 0.48%
Asian Alone 36,433 6.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 329 0.06%
Two Or More Races 16,556 2.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,635 0.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 33,641 5.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,152 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 346 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 139 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,970 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,535 5.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 439,910 78.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,533 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 36,087 6.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 190 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,586 2.6%