2020 census shows Hispanic/Latino, other non-white populations grew in Kewaunee County in last decade

KEWAUNEE - Kewaunee County's largest non-white demographic, the Hispanic/Latino population, was among several non-white races or ethnicities that showed notable population increases from 2010 to 2020 according to U.S. Census data released Thursday.

Key data from the U.S. census, released every 10 years, shows changing community demographics and helps to determine legislative and congressional district maps and federal funding allocation.

The pandemic delayed the collection and processing of the 2020 census data, and Thursday's results are the first of two releases — a more user-friendly release is scheduled for September.

Added together, the data indicates that the county's non-white population more than doubled between the censuses, now making up 6.9% of its residents compared to 3% a decade ago.

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Meanwhile the county's overall population barely changed in those 10 years. The number of people living in the county as of 2020 is 20,563, a drop of just 11 from 20,574 recorded in 2010.

However, the portion of the population identifying as Hispanic or Latino jumped from 463 in 2010 to 834 in 2020, an 80.1% increase. Also, the adult Hispanic/Latino population (ages 18 and older) doubled, from 245 to 490.

And those aren't the largest percentage increases for non-white numbers in the county. The population of those identifying as two or more races rose from 189 to 711, with the adults from among that population rising from 89 to 384.

Also, the numbers of those listed as "other" — not white, Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, or multiracial — more than doubled, from 219 to 484 overall (up 121%) and from 126 to 321 among adults (up 154.8%).

Two smaller non-white demographics living in Kewaunee County also slightly increased their populations. The number of those identifying as American Indian rose from 77 to 89 overall, a 15.6% rise, and 46 to 73 for adults, up 58.7%. The numbers for the Asian population rose from 60 to 68 overall, up 13.3%, and from 37 to 48 for adults, up 29.7%.

The county's white population, meanwhile, dropped from 19,955 in 2010 to 19,149 in 2020, a 4% decrease. Most of the decline came in the number of children, as the adult white population fell only 0.9%, from 15,375 to 15,239.

Two non-white races also saw their numbers drop, although very slightly, in Kewaunee County: Black, from 69 to 60 overall and 48 to 46 for adults; and Pacific Islander, from 5 to 2 overall and 4 to 2 for adults.

The percent of county residents who identify as white fell from 97% to 93.1%. The Hispanic/Latino population is the next largest ethnic group in the county, making up 4.1% of the population compared to 2.3% in 2010. Those identifying as multiracial now make up 3.5% of the population, up from 0.9%, and those considered "other" now are 2.4% of the population, up from 1.1%. All other races make up less than half a percent of the total.

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Contact Christopher Clough at 920-741-7952, 920-562-8900 or cclough@doorcountyadvocate.com..

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: 2020 census shows Hispanic/Latino, other non-white populations grew in Kewaunee County in last decade