Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Wisconsin was 5.72M. Among all Wisconsin counties, Milwaukee County had the highest population (954.67K), followed by Dane County (503.09K), and Waukesha County (392.89K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Wisconsin counties.

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Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Population in 2012
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Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Population in 2012
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Rank County Population
1 Milwaukee County 954672
2 Dane County 503087
3 Waukesha County 392893
4 Brown County 252700
5 Racine County 194602
6 Outagamie County 178960
7 Winnebago County 168623
8 Kenosha County 167273
9 Rock County 160113
10 Marathon County 134391
11 Washington County 132743
12 La Crosse County 116581
13 Sheboygan County 114770
14 Walworth County 102881
15 Fond du Lac County 101802
16 Eau Claire County 100862
17 Dodge County 88154
18 Ozaukee County 87137
19 St. Croix County 85075
20 Jefferson County 84367
21 Manitowoc County 80720
22 Wood County 74326
23 Portage County 70436
24 Chippewa County 63063
25 Sauk County 62377
26 Columbia County 56476
27 Waupaca County 51922
28 Grant County 50880
29 Calumet County 49653
30 Barron County 45784
31 Monroe County 45008
32 Dunn County 43818
33 Douglas County 43770
34 Polk County 43522
35 Shawano County 41512
36 Marinette County 41360
37 Pierce County 40744
38 Oconto County 37418
39 Green County 36760
40 Oneida County 35679
41 Clark County 34433
42 Vernon County 30029
43 Trempealeau County 29294
44 Lincoln County 28501
45 Door County 27538
46 Juneau County 26775
47 Waushara County 24433
48 Iowa County 23585
49 Vilas County 21315
50 Kewaunee County 20504
51 Jackson County 20500
52 Adams County 20411
53 Taylor County 20369
54 Langlade County 19621
55 Green Lake County 19000
56 Richland County 17815
57 Lafayette County 16792
58 Sawyer County 16520
59 Crawford County 16510
60 Washburn County 15844
61 Ashland County 15835
62 Burnett County 15339
63 Marquette County 15237
64 Bayfield County 15060
65 Rusk County 14305
66 Price County 13846
67 Buffalo County 13344
68 Forest County 9162
69 Pepin County 7373
70 Iron County 5888
71 Florence County 4369
72 Menominee County 4364