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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 561,542 population of Dane County, Wisconsin comprised of 42,757 people who identified as Hispanic (7.61%), and 518,785 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dane County, Wisconsin with a population of 473,430 (84.31%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,159 (6.44%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,178 (5.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dane County, Wisconsin in 2021, with a population of 436,414 (77.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 37,016 (6.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,786 (6.37%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Dane, Wisconsin.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dane County, WI in 2021

Total Population:561,542

Non Hispanic (92.39%)

Hispanic (7.61%)

Race in Dane County, WI in 2021

Total Population:561,542

White Alone (84.31%)

Asian Alone (6.44%)

Black or African American Alone (5.73%)

Two or more races (2.96%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.5%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Dane County, WI in 2021

Total Population:561,542

Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.59%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (6.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.41%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.58%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.32%)

Population By Race in Dane , WI in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	473,430	84.31%
Asian Alone	36,159	6.44%
Black or African American Alone	32,178	5.73%
Two Or More Races	16,646	2.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,808	0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	321	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Dane , WI in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	436,414	77.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	37,016	6.59%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	35,786	6.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	30,387	5.41%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	14,512	2.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,134	0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,791	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,504	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,304	0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	373	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	182	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	139	0.03%