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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 8,981 population of Forest County, Wisconsin comprised of 250 people who identified as Hispanic (2.78%), and 8,731 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Forest County, Wisconsin with a population of 7,213 (80.31%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,357 (15.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 270 (3.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Forest County, Wisconsin in 2017, with a population of 7,109 (79.16%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,242 (13.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 247 (2.75%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Forest County, WI in 2017
Total Population:8,981
97.22%
Non Hispanic (97.22%)
Hispanic (2.78%)
Race in Forest County, WI in 2017
Total Population:8,981
80.31%15.11%
White Alone (80.31%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (15.11%)
Two or more races (3.01%)
Black or African American Alone (1.13%)
Asian Alone (0.31%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)
Ethnicity in Forest County, WI in 2017
Total Population:8,981
79.16%13.83%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (79.16%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (13.83%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.75%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.83%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.28%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.16%)
Population By Race in Forest , WI in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 7,213 80.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,357 15.11%
Two Or More Races 270 3.01%
Black or African American Alone 101 1.13%
Asian Alone 28 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Forest , WI in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,109 79.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,242 13.83%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 247 2.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 115 1.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 104 1.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 94 1.05%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%