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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 401,099 population of Waukesha County, Wisconsin comprised of 19,151 people who identified as Hispanic (4.78%), and 381,948 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Waukesha County, Wisconsin with a population of 372,061 (92.76%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,988 (3.74%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,675 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 2017, with a population of 354,527 (88.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,534 (4.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,862 (3.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Waukesha , WI in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,675 1.66%
White Alone 372,061 92.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,238 0.31%
Asian Alone 14,988 3.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 209 0.05%
Two Or More Races 5,928 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Waukesha , WI in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 435 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,534 4.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 359 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 126 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 63 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 634 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,240 1.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 354,527 88.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 879 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,862 3.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,294 1.32%