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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 70,674 population of Portage County, Wisconsin comprised of 2,303 people who identified as Hispanic (3.26%), and 68,371 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Portage County, Wisconsin with a population of 66,397 (93.95%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,298 (3.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,028 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Portage County, Wisconsin in 2017, with a population of 64,397 (91.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,249 (3.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,000 (2.83%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Portage County, WI in 2017
Total Population:70,674
96.74%
Non Hispanic (96.74%)
Hispanic (3.26%)
Race in Portage County, WI in 2017
Total Population:70,674
93.95%
White Alone (93.95%)
Asian Alone (3.25%)
Two or more races (1.46%)
Black or African American Alone (0.87%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Portage County, WI in 2017
Total Population:70,674
91.12%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.12%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.18%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.83%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.81%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.79%)
Population By Race in Portage , WI in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 66,397 93.95%
Asian Alone 2,298 3.25%
Two Or More Races 1,028 1.46%
Black or African American Alone 611 0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 312 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Portage , WI in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 64,397 91.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,249 3.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,000 2.83%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 901 1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 572 0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 233 0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 127 0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 79 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 49 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 39 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.01%