Population By Race and Ethnicity in Milwaukee County, WI in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 947,908 population of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin comprised of 147,396 people who identified as Hispanic (15.55%), and 800,512 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with a population of 606,445 (63.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 259,300 (27.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 44,640 (4.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2018, with a population of 479,655 (50.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 249,556 (26.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 126,790 (13.38%).

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

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Population By Race in Milwaukee , WI in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 259,300 27.36%
White Alone 606,445 63.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,471 1%
Asian Alone 44,640 4.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 463 0.05%
Two Or More Races 27,589 2.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Milwaukee , WI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,744 1.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 126,790 13.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,322 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 884 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 229 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,427 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 249,556 26.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 479,655 50.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,149 0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 43,756 4.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 22,162 2.34%