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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 202.90K people in Wisconsin with Italian ancestry (3.46% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Iron County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (14.75%), followed by Kenosha County (9.79%), and Walworth County (5.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Iron County
Kenosha County
Walworth County
Waukesha County
Florence County
Ozaukee County
Racine County
Vilas County
Adams County
Dane County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Iron County 14.75
2 Kenosha County 9.79
3 Walworth County 5.73
4 Waukesha County 5.65
5 Florence County 5.64
6 Ozaukee County 5.07
7 Racine County 4.93
8 Vilas County 4.27
9 Adams County 4.09
10 Dane County 3.88
11 Marinette County 3.82
12 Washington County 3.71
13 Milwaukee County 3.64
14 Douglas County 3.63
15 Jefferson County 3.32
16 Washburn County 3.22
17 Rock County 3.10
18 Eau Claire County 3.03
19 Vernon County 3.01
20 Sauk County 3.00
21 Dodge County 2.95
22 Columbia County 2.92
23 St. Croix County 2.90
24 Portage County 2.76
25 Oneida County 2.75
26 Juneau County 2.74
27 Barron County 2.72
27 La Crosse County 2.72
28 Waushara County 2.70
29 Green County 2.67
30 Lincoln County 2.66
31 Winnebago County 2.65
32 Marquette County 2.64
32 Polk County 2.64
33 Door County 2.58
34 Crawford County 2.56
35 Sheboygan County 2.55
36 Ashland County 2.48
36 Green Lake County 2.48
37 Fond du Lac County 2.47
37 Pierce County 2.47
38 Monroe County 2.45
39 Burnett County 2.34
39 Outagamie County 2.34
40 Manitowoc County 2.32
41 Marathon County 2.29
42 Langlade County 2.25
43 Wood County 2.21
44 Brown County 2.19
45 Forest County 2.18
46 Sawyer County 2.17
47 Bayfield County 2.10
48 Dunn County 2.06
48 Jackson County 2.06
49 Price County 2.03
50 Oconto County 2.01
51 Calumet County 1.87
52 Shawano County 1.81
53 Richland County 1.76
54 Pepin County 1.71
55 Rusk County 1.69
56 Chippewa County 1.59
57 Waupaca County 1.55
58 Trempealeau County 1.51
59 Iowa County 1.42
60 Taylor County 1.39
61 Grant County 1.35
62 Lafayette County 1.28
63 Kewaunee County 1.07
64 Clark County 0.98
65 Buffalo County 0.74
66 Menominee County 0.49