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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.06M people in Wisconsin with Unclassified ancestry (18.00% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Lafayette County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (31.45%), followed by Grant County (30.52%), and Chippewa County (26.07%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Lafayette County
Grant County
Chippewa County
Douglas County
Rusk County
Taylor County
Clark County
Iowa County
Jackson County
Monroe County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lafayette County 31.45
2 Grant County 30.52
3 Chippewa County 26.07
4 Douglas County 25.98
5 Rusk County 25.91
6 Taylor County 25.87
7 Clark County 25.64
8 Iowa County 25.42
9 Jackson County 24.48
10 Monroe County 24.47
11 Florence County 23.34
12 Pepin County 23.16
13 Juneau County 23.05
14 Marinette County 22.49
15 Crawford County 22.32
16 Pierce County 22.27
17 Oconto County 21.71
18 Adams County 21.60
19 Columbia County 21.37
20 Eau Claire County 21.20
21 Ashland County 20.95
22 Richland County 20.90
23 Barron County 20.78
24 Forest County 20.59
25 Washburn County 20.52
26 Rock County 20.35
27 Dunn County 20.24
28 Shawano County 20.20
29 Winnebago County 19.91
30 Green Lake County 19.64
31 Waupaca County 19.49
32 Sawyer County 19.27
33 Polk County 19.25
34 Kenosha County 19.14
35 St. Croix County 19.12
36 Jefferson County 19.05
37 Green County 19.02
38 Sauk County 18.98
39 Wood County 18.96
40 Brown County 18.91
41 Outagamie County 18.70
42 Walworth County 18.69
43 Burnett County 18.61
44 Buffalo County 18.57
45 Washington County 18.46
46 La Crosse County 18.29
47 Dodge County 18.18
48 Fond du Lac County 17.80
49 Lincoln County 17.76
50 Vernon County 17.60
51 Calumet County 17.54
52 Langlade County 17.53
53 Waushara County 17.48
54 Kewaunee County 17.23
55 Waukesha County 17.04
56 Marquette County 16.73
57 Ozaukee County 16.72
58 Oneida County 16.37
59 Vilas County 16.27
60 Trempealeau County 16.26
61 Manitowoc County 16.17
62 Racine County 16.11
63 Dane County 16.05
64 Marathon County 15.88
65 Sheboygan County 15.72
66 Iron County 15.66
67 Door County 15.05
68 Price County 14.94
69 Milwaukee County 14.52
70 Bayfield County 14.07
71 Portage County 12.96
72 Menominee County 8.55