Black people make up 6.7% of the population in Wisconsin.
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Louder with CrowderAug 19, 2026
The claim's 6.7% matches the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts 'Black alone' estimate for July 2024, but other official and secondary figures put the share lower: 6.4% in the 2020 Census, about 5.9% in the Wisconsin DNR's 2026 data, and 6.0–6.1% in other estimates.
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What was said
… Well, they can't. And, by the way, for those wondering, yes, this is Wisconsin. We don't know what happened. Maybe a car he looked at a kid. Yeah, exactly. Maybe someone said that Vermont had better cheese. That's definitely it's ridiculous. Ah, just for the record, check the references: only 6.7% of Wisconsin, ah, is black, but blacks in Wisconsin make up 25% of all arrests, 50% of all vehicle thefts, 54% of weapons violations, 56% of homicides, and 75% of robberies. …
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Contradicts. The 2020 Census state profile reports Black or African American alone at 6.4% of Wisconsin's population, below the claimed 6.7%.[2]
Contradicts. The Wisconsin DNR demographic data (published 2026-10-08) shows 350,052 Black residents out of 5,910,955 total, roughly 5.9%, below the claimed figure.[3]
Supports. The U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts table for Wisconsin lists Black alone at 6.7%, matching the claimed figure exactly.[4]
Context. Secondary estimates give 6.0% (ACS 2019–2023) and 6.14% (World Population Review), which fall between the Census and DNR figures; these are lower-credibility sources.[5][6]
Context. The ACS 12.3% figure in the Wisconsin primary results page refers to the citizen voting-age population, a different measure that does not bear on total population share.[1]
Context. The extracted claim matches the post's own figure of 6.7% for Black share of Wisconsin's population, so no addition was made to the passage.
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Wisconsin Governor Primary Election Live Results 2026apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Profile (2020 Census) - Wisconsinwww2.census.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Demographic Data - Wisconsin DNRdnr.wisconsin.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Wisconsincensus.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Black health in Wisconsinblackhealth.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Wisconsin Population 2026worldpopulationreview.com · not rated · cited for: context
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