Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Wisconsin counties, Milwaukee County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (26.32%), followed by Racine County (11.16%), and Kenosha County (6.83%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Wisconsin counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha
Dane
Rock
Dodge
Adams
Brown
Juneau
Jackson
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Milwaukee County 26.32
2 Racine County 11.16
3 Kenosha County 6.83
4 Dane County 5.17
5 Rock County 4.89
6 Dodge County 3.1
7 Adams County 2.78
8 Brown County 2.53
9 Juneau County 2.2
10 Jackson County 2.06
11 Waushara County 2.01
12 Crawford County 1.99
12 Winnebago County 1.99
13 Sheboygan County 1.81
14 Chippewa County 1.63
15 Fond du Lac County 1.58
16 Columbia County 1.54
17 Waukesha County 1.47
18 La Crosse County 1.43
18 Ozaukee County 1.43
19 Grant County 1.39
20 Barron County 1.27
21 Monroe County 1.26
22 Outagamie County 1.24
23 Washington County 1.11
24 Douglas County 1.1
25 Forest County 1.03
25 Walworth County 1.03
26 Eau Claire County 1
27 Langlade County 0.9
27 Sauk County 0.9
28 Jefferson County 0.84
29 Manitowoc County 0.83
30 Wood County 0.81
31 Rusk County 0.8
32 Portage County 0.76
33 Marathon County 0.75
33 St. Croix County 0.75
34 Lincoln County 0.73
35 Dunn County 0.71
36 Richland County 0.67
37 Green County 0.66
38 Iowa County 0.64
39 Green Lake County 0.62
39 Pierce County 0.62
40 Calumet County 0.59
41 Door County 0.58
42 Burnett County 0.56
43 Menominee County 0.55
43 Sawyer County 0.55
44 Bayfield County 0.51
44 Kewaunee County 0.51
45 Marinette County 0.5
45 Marquette County 0.5
46 Oneida County 0.47
47 Price County 0.46
48 Lafayette County 0.43
49 Clark County 0.41
50 Ashland County 0.39
50 Vernon County 0.39
50 Waupaca County 0.39
51 Buffalo County 0.38
51 Shawano County 0.38
51 Trempealeau County 0.38
52 Florence County 0.37
53 Pepin County 0.36
54 Oconto County 0.33
54 Polk County 0.33
55 Taylor County 0.31
56 Vilas County 0.27
56 Washburn County 0.27
57 Iron County 0.18