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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 168,492 population of Kenosha County, Wisconsin comprised of 22,364 people who identified as Hispanic (13.27%), and 146,128 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kenosha County, Wisconsin with a population of 147,197 (87.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,530 (7.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,574 (2.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 2017, with a population of 127,620 (75.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,577 (11.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,588 (6.88%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kenosha County, WI in 2017
Total Population:168,492
86.73%13.27%
Non Hispanic (86.73%)
Hispanic (13.27%)
Race in Kenosha County, WI in 2017
Total Population:168,492
87.36%
White Alone (87.36%)
Black or African American Alone (7.44%)
Two or more races (2.72%)
Asian Alone (1.67%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Kenosha County, WI in 2017
Total Population:168,492
75.74%11.62%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.74%)
Hispanic White Alone (11.62%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.88%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.2%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.99%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.57%)
Population By Race in Kenosha , WI in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 147,197 87.36%
Black or African American Alone 12,530 7.44%
Two Or More Races 4,574 2.72%
Asian Alone 2,816 1.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,221 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 154 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Kenosha , WI in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 127,620 75.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,577 11.62%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,588 6.88%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,711 2.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,641 1.57%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 942 0.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 863 0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 721 0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 500 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 175 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 86 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.04%