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List of Cities and Counties in Wisconsin
Discover Wisconsin’s population facts easily with our list of counties and cities. Find out how many people live in each area, from big cities to small towns, and see how Wisconsin’s population is spread out across the state.
Wisconsin Counties by Population
A county is an administrative subdivision of a US state or territory. As of 2022, Wisconsin is divided into 72 counties.
The most populous and densely populated county in Wisconsin is Milwaukee county and the least populated is Menominee County. The largest county by Land Area is Marathon County and the smallest in size is Pepin County.
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# | County | Population 2021 | Area (sq. mi) |
1 | Milwaukee County | 928,059 | 241.4 |
2 | Dane County | 563,951 | 1,197.24 |
3 | Waukesha County | 408,756 | 549.57 |
4 | Brown County | 269,591 | 529.71 |
5 | Racine County | 196,896 | 332.5 |
6 | Outagamie County | 191,545 | 637.52 |
7 | Winnebago County | 171,623 | 434.49 |
8 | Kenosha County | 168,732 | 271.99 |
9 | Rock County | 164,381 | 718.14 |
10 | Marathon County | 137,648 | 1,544.98 |
11 | Washington County | 137,175 | 430.7 |
12 | La Crosse County | 120,433 | 451.69 |
13 | Sheboygan County | 117,747 | 511.27 |
14 | Walworth County | 106,799 | 555.13 |
15 | Eau Claire County | 106,452 | 637.98 |
16 | Fond du Lac County | 104,362 | 719.55 |
17 | St. Croix County | 95,044 | 722.33 |
18 | Ozaukee County | 92,497 | 233.08 |
19 | Dodge County | 89,313 | 875.63 |
20 | Jefferson County | 84,943 | 556.47 |
21 | Manitowoc County | 81,505 | 589.08 |
22 | Wood County | 74,070 | 793.12 |
23 | Portage County | 70,468 | 800.68 |
24 | Chippewa County | 66,865 | 1,008.37 |
25 | Sauk County | 65,697 | 830.9 |
26 | Columbia County | 58,488 | 765.53 |
27 | Calumet County | 52,539 | 318.24 |
28 | Grant County | 52,110 | 1,146.85 |
29 | Waupaca County | 51,570 | 747.71 |
30 | Barron County | 46,719 | 862.71 |
31 | Monroe County | 46,193 | 900.78 |
32 | Dunn County | 45,547 | 850.11 |
33 | Polk County | 45,431 | 913.96 |
34 | Douglas County | 44,203 | 1,304.14 |
35 | Pierce County | 42,587 | 573.75 |
36 | Marinette County | 41,875 | 1,399.35 |
37 | Shawano County | 40,859 | 893.06 |
38 | Oconto County | 39,356 | 997.99 |
39 | Oneida County | 38,259 | 1,112.97 |
40 | Green County | 36,988 | 583.96 |
41 | Clark County | 34,746 | 1,209.82 |
42 | Vernon County | 30,915 | 791.58 |
43 | Trempealeau County | 30,724 | 732.97 |
44 | Door County | 30,369 | 481.98 |
45 | Lincoln County | 28,541 | 878.97 |
46 | Juneau County | 26,802 | 766.93 |
47 | Waushara County | 24,828 | 626.15 |
48 | Iowa County | 23,756 | 762.58 |
49 | Vilas County | 23,520 | 856.6 |
50 | Jackson County | 21,121 | 987.72 |
51 | Adams County | 20,875 | 645.65 |
52 | Kewaunee County | 20,543 | 342.52 |
53 | Taylor County | 19,923 | 974.88 |
54 | Langlade County | 19,502 | 870.64 |
55 | Green Lake County | 19,229 | 349.44 |
56 | Sawyer County | 18,295 | 1,257.31 |
57 | Richland County | 17,212 | 586.15 |
58 | Lafayette County | 16,784 | 633.59 |
59 | Washburn County | 16,752 | 797.11 |
60 | Burnett County | 16,744 | 821.85 |
61 | Bayfield County | 16,320 | 1,477.86 |
62 | Ashland County | 16,107 | 1,045.04 |
63 | Crawford County | 16,075 | 570.66 |
64 | Marquette County | 15,792 | 455.6 |
65 | Rusk County | 14,123 | 913.59 |
66 | Price County | 14,050 | 1,254.38 |
67 | Buffalo County | 13,302 | 671.64 |
68 | Forest County | 9,258 | 1,014.07 |
69 | Pepin County | 7,364 | 231.98 |
70 | Iron County | 6,178 | 758.17 |
71 | Florence County | 4,593 | 488.2 |
72 | Menominee County | 4,289 | 357.61 |
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Top Cities in Wisconsin by population
Milwaukee, with a population of 577,222 is the largest City with a population in Wisconsin. It’s followed by Madison (263,094), Green Bay (103,836), and Kenosha (99,570).
Let’s have a look at the Top 20 Cities in Wisconsin by population
# | City | County | Population 2020 |
1 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 577,222 |
2 | Madison | Dane | 269,840 |
3 | Green Bay | Brown | 107,395 |
4 | Kenosha | Kenosha | 99,986 |
5 | Racine | Racine | 77,816 |
6 | Appleton | Outagamie, Calumet, Winnebago | 75,644 |
7 | Waukesha | Waukesha | 71,158 |
8 | Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Chippewa | 69,421 |
9 | Oshkosh | Winnebago | 66,816 |
10 | Janesville | Rock | 65,615 |
11 | West Allis | Milwaukee | 60,325 |
12 | La Crosse | La Crosse | 52,680 |
13 | Sheboygan | Sheboygan | 49,929 |
14 | Wauwatosa | Milwaukee | 48,387 |
15 | Fond du Lac | Fond du Lac | 44,678 |
16 | Brookfield | Waukesha | 41,464 |
17 | New Berlin | Waukesha | 40,451 |
18 | Wausau | Marathon | 39,994 |
19 | Menomonee Falls | Waukesha | 38,527 |
20 | Greenfield | Milwaukee | 37,803 |
Source: US Census 2020
Most Populous Counties in Wisconsin
The most populous county in Wisconsin is Milwaukee County with around 1 million residents. It is followed by Dane County (0.56 million) and Waukesha County (0.4 million)
Let’s have a look at the Top 10 most populous counties
# | County | Population 2021 |
1 | Milwaukee County | 928,059 |
2 | Dane County | 563,951 |
3 | Waukesha County | 408,756 |
4 | Brown County | 269,591 |
5 | Racine County | 196,896 |
6 | Outagamie County | 191,545 |
7 | Winnebago County | 171,623 |
8 | Kenosha County | 168,732 |
9 | Rock County | 164,381 |
10 | Marathon County | 137,648 |
Least Populated Wisconsin County
The least populous county is Menominee County with 4,289 residents, it’s followed by Florence and Iron County.
Let’s have a look at 5 least populated counties in Wisconsin
# | County | Population 2021 |
1 | Menominee County | 4,289 |
2 | Florence County | 4,593 |
3 | Iron County | 6,178 |
4 | Pepin County | 7,364 |
5 | Forest County | 9,258 |
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Largest counties in Wisconsin by area
The Largest county by Land Area in Wisconsin is Marathon County with an area of 1545 sq. miles. Bayfield County with an area of 1,478 sq. mi. comes next followed by Marinette County (1,399 sq. mi.)
Let’s have a look at the Top 10 counties by Area
# | County | Area (sq. mi) |
1 | Marathon County | 1,545 |
2 | Bayfield County | 1,478 |
3 | Marinette County | 1,399 |
4 | Douglas County | 1,304 |
5 | Sawyer County | 1,257 |
6 | Price County | 1,254 |
7 | Clark County | 1,210 |
8 | Dane County | 1,197. |
9 | Grant County | 1,147 |
10 | Oneida County | 1,113 |
Smallest County in Wisconsin by area
The smallest county by area in Wisconsin is Pepin with an area of 232 square miles.
# | County | Area (sq. mi) |
1 | Pepin County | 232 |
2 | Ozaukee County | 233 |
3 | Milwaukee County | 241 |
4 | Kenosha County | 272 |
5 | Calumet County | 318 |
Most Densely populated Counties in Wisconsin
The most densely populated county in Wisconsin is Milwaukee County, with 3845 people per sq. mi. Next comes Waukesha County with 743 people per sq. mi followed by Kenosha County (620/ sq.mi)
Let’s have a look at the Top 10 densely populated counties
# | County | Density (people/sq. mi.) |
1 | Milwaukee County | 3,844.49 |
2 | Waukesha County | 743.77 |
3 | Kenosha County | 620.36 |
4 | Racine County | 592.17 |
5 | Brown County | 508.94 |
6 | Dane County | 471.04 |
7 | Ozaukee County | 396.85 |
8 | Winnebago County | 395.00 |
9 | Washington County | 318.49 |
10 | Outagamie County | 300.45 |
Least Densely Populated County in Wisconsin
Iron County with a population density of 8 people per sq. miles is the least densely populated county in Wisconsin
# | County | Density (people/sq. mi.) |
1 | Iron County | 8.15 |
2 | Forest County | 9.13 |
3 | Florence County | 9.41 |
4 | Bayfield County | 11.04 |
5 | Price County | 11.20 |
source: US Census 2021