Population By Race and Ethnicity in Portage County, WI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 70,483 population of Portage County, Wisconsin comprised of 2,198 people who identified as Hispanic (3.12%), and 68,285 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Portage County, Wisconsin with a population of 66,377 (94.17%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,216 (3.14%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 975 (1.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Portage County, Wisconsin in 2016, with a population of 64,461 (91.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,170 (3.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,916 (2.72%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Portage County, WI in 2016

Total Population:70,483

Non Hispanic (96.88%)

Hispanic (3.12%)

Race in Portage County, WI in 2016

Total Population:70,483

White Alone (94.17%)

Asian Alone (3.14%)

Two or more races (1.38%)

Black or African American Alone (0.81%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.45%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Portage County, WI in 2016

Total Population:70,483

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.46%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.08%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.22%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.77%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.76%)

Population By Race in Portage , WI in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	66,377	94.17%
Asian Alone	2,216	3.14%
Two Or More Races	975	1.38%
Black or African American Alone	570	0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	317	0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	28	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Portage , WI in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	64,461	91.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,170	3.08%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,916	2.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	861	1.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	533	0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	241	0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	114	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	76	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	46	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	37	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	9	0.01%