County Census Records
Wisconsin Counties
72 counties with population data from the decennial US Census, 1790 to 2020.
72 counties
Population as of 2020 census
Adams
20,654
Ashland
16,027
Barron
46,711
Bayfield
16,220
Brown
268,740
Buffalo
13,317
Burnett
16,526
Calumet
52,442
Chippewa
66,297
Clark
34,659
Columbia
58,490
Crawford
16,113
Dane
561,504
Dodge
89,396
Door
30,066
Douglas
44,295
Dunn
45,440
Eau Claire
105,710
Florence
4,558
Fond du Lac
104,154
Forest
9,179
Grant
51,938
Green
37,093
Green Lake
19,018
Iowa
23,709
Iron
6,137
Jackson
21,145
Jefferson
84,900
Juneau
26,718
Kenosha
169,151
Kewaunee
20,563
La Crosse
120,784
Lafayette
16,611
Langlade
19,491
Lincoln
28,415
Manitowoc
81,359
Marathon
138,013
Marinette
41,872
Marquette
15,592
Menominee
4,255
Milwaukee
939,489
Monroe
46,274
Oconto
38,965
Oneida
37,845
Outagamie
190,705
Ozaukee
91,503
Pepin
7,318
Pierce
42,212
Polk
44,977
Portage
70,377
Price
14,054
Racine
197,727
Richland
17,304
Rock
163,687
Rusk
14,188
Sauk
65,763
Sawyer
18,074
Shawano
40,881
Sheboygan
118,034
St. Croix
93,536
Taylor
19,913
Trempealeau
30,760
Vernon
30,714
Vilas
23,047
Walworth
106,478
Washburn
16,623
Washington
136,761
Waukesha
406,978
Waupaca
51,812
Waushara
24,520
Winnebago
171,730
Wood
74,207
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