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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Population By Race in Portage , WI in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 570 0.81%
White Alone 66,377 94.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 317 0.45%
Asian Alone 2,216 3.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.04%
Two Or More Races 975 1.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Portage , WI in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,916 2.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 76 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 46 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 114 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 533 0.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 64,461 91.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 241 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,170 3.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 861 1.22%