Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 182.30K people in Wisconsin with American ancestry (3.11% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Marquette County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (8.08%), followed by Kewaunee County (5.66%), and Burnett County (5.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Marquette County
Kewaunee County
Burnett County
Marinette County
Fond du Lac County
Waupaca County
Rusk County
Clark County
Wood County
Oconto County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Marquette County 8.08
2 Kewaunee County 5.66
3 Burnett County 5.54
4 Marinette County 5.53
5 Fond du Lac County 5.45
6 Waupaca County 5.05
7 Rusk County 4.95
8 Clark County 4.85
9 Wood County 4.83
10 Oconto County 4.78
11 Portage County 4.69
12 Adams County 4.55
13 St. Croix County 4.51
14 Manitowoc County 4.47
15 Polk County 4.43
16 Lincoln County 4.35
17 Buffalo County 4.25
17 Waushara County 4.25
18 Juneau County 4.11
19 Green Lake County 4.10
20 Taylor County 4.09
21 Dodge County 4.06
22 Calumet County 3.98
23 Shawano County 3.97
24 Sauk County 3.96
25 Washburn County 3.94
26 Oneida County 3.91
27 Langlade County 3.89
28 Sheboygan County 3.88
29 Ozaukee County 3.78
30 Green County 3.77
31 Columbia County 3.75
32 Jefferson County 3.68
33 Winnebago County 3.67
34 Rock County 3.59
35 Brown County 3.57
36 Lafayette County 3.55
37 Douglas County 3.52
38 Iowa County 3.50
39 Forest County 3.46
40 Walworth County 3.38
41 Dunn County 3.35
41 Eau Claire County 3.35
42 Door County 3.34
43 Jackson County 3.30
44 Richland County 3.27
45 Outagamie County 3.26
46 Vilas County 3.23
47 Pepin County 3.19
48 Monroe County 3.12
49 Grant County 3.08
50 Crawford County 3.07
51 Barron County 2.94
51 Washington County 2.94
52 Kenosha County 2.83
53 Price County 2.76
54 Chippewa County 2.74
55 Vernon County 2.71
56 Sawyer County 2.68
56 Waukesha County 2.68
57 Marathon County 2.65
58 Bayfield County 2.64
59 Ashland County 2.55
60 Dane County 2.46
61 Iron County 2.45
61 Pierce County 2.45
62 Trempealeau County 2.28
63 La Crosse County 2.19
64 Racine County 2.18
65 Florence County 1.78
66 Milwaukee County 1.64
67 Menominee County 0.26