Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Wisconsin was 5.93M. Among all Wisconsin counties, Milwaukee County had the highest population (921.86K), followed by Dane County (579.74K), and Waukesha County (414.01K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Population in 2023
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Rank County Population
1 Milwaukee County 921860
2 Dane County 579739
3 Waukesha County 414013
4 Brown County 272074
5 Racine County 197407
6 Outagamie County 193828
7 Winnebago County 172105
8 Kenosha County 167867
9 Rock County 164443
10 Marathon County 138838
11 Washington County 138496
12 La Crosse County 120717
13 Sheboygan County 117995
14 Eau Claire County 108058
15 Walworth County 106008
16 Fond du Lac County 104135
17 St. Croix County 97156
18 Ozaukee County 93520
19 Dodge County 88501
20 Jefferson County 85971
21 Manitowoc County 81325
22 Wood County 74037
23 Portage County 71461
24 Chippewa County 66949
25 Sauk County 66143
26 Columbia County 57949
27 Calumet County 53303
28 Grant County 51894
29 Waupaca County 51324
30 Barron County 46922
31 Monroe County 46193
32 Polk County 45845
33 Dunn County 45827
34 Douglas County 44252
35 Pierce County 43101
36 Marinette County 42113
37 Shawano County 41148
38 Oconto County 39741
39 Oneida County 38189
40 Green County 36934
41 Clark County 34792
42 Vernon County 31143
43 Trempealeau County 30939
44 Door County 30566
45 Lincoln County 28430
46 Juneau County 26557
47 Waushara County 25014
48 Vilas County 23914
49 Iowa County 23881
50 Adams County 21528
51 Jackson County 20938
52 Kewaunee County 20733
53 Taylor County 20123
54 Langlade County 19435
55 Green Lake County 19417
56 Sawyer County 18619
57 Richland County 17251
58 Burnett County 17089
59 Lafayette County 17059
60 Washburn County 16996
61 Bayfield County 16809
62 Ashland County 16103
63 Crawford County 15991
64 Marquette County 15851
65 Rusk County 14252
66 Price County 14098
67 Buffalo County 13440
68 Forest County 9381
69 Pepin County 7482
70 Iron County 6277
71 Florence County 4695
72 Menominee County 4221