Population By Race and Ethnicity in Milwaukee County, WI in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 918,078 population of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin comprised of 155,506 people who identified as Hispanic (16.94%), and 762,572 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with a population of 581,887 (63.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 248,730 (27.09%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 47,953 (5.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2022, with a population of 448,286 (48.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 238,511 (25.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 133,601 (14.55%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 248,730 27.09%
White Alone 581,887 63.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,779 1.07%
Asian Alone 47,953 5.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 343 0.04%
Two Or More Races 29,386 3.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Milwaukee , WI in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10,219 1.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 133,601 14.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,860 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 882 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 178 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,766 0.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 238,511 25.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 448,286 48.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,919 0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47,071 5.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 23,620 2.57%