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Counties in Wisconsin by depression in adults, local model estimate

Ashland County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 72 counties in 2021, at 25.5%. Waukesha County had the lowest, at 18.9%. The median was 21.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.5Ashland County
Lowest18.9Waukesha County
Median21.872 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 20.8 %Ashland County: 25.5 %Barron County: 21.9 %Bayfield County: 21.7 %Brown County: 20.8 %Buffalo County: 21.3 %Burnett County: 20.7 %Calumet County: 21.2 %Chippewa County: 22.7 %Clark County: 21.9 %Columbia County: 21.1 %Crawford County: 21.4 %Dane County: 23 %Dodge County: 21.4 %Door County: 19.8 %Douglas County: 22.2 %Dunn County: 23.2 %Eau Claire County: 23 %Florence County: 21.1 %Fond du Lac County: 22.1 %Forest County: 23.2 %Grant County: 22.9 %Green County: 22 %Green Lake County: 21.9 %Iowa County: 21.1 %Iron County: 21 %Jackson County: 21.9 %Jefferson County: 22 %Juneau County: 22 %Kenosha County: 22.4 %Kewaunee County: 21.3 %La Crosse County: 24.3 %Lafayette County: 21.8 %Langlade County: 22.2 %Lincoln County: 22.8 %Manitowoc County: 21.7 %Marathon County: 22.2 %Marinette County: 21.3 %Marquette County: 21.7 %Menominee County: 21.7 %Milwaukee County: 22.3 %Monroe County: 23 %Oconto County: 21.7 %Oneida County: 20.3 %Outagamie County: 20.9 %Ozaukee County: 19.1 %Pepin County: 21.2 %Pierce County: 23 %Polk County: 21.3 %Portage County: 22.9 %Price County: 20 %Racine County: 22.3 %Richland County: 21.6 %Rock County: 23.7 %Rusk County: 21.5 %St. Croix County: 20.9 %Sauk County: 21.8 %Sawyer County: 20 %Shawano County: 22.7 %Sheboygan County: 20.2 %Taylor County: 22.6 %Trempealeau County: 22.4 %Vernon County: 22.3 %Vilas County: 20.1 %Walworth County: 21.8 %Washburn County: 22 %Washington County: 20.4 %Waukesha County: 18.9 %Waupaca County: 21.9 %Waushara County: 20.8 %Winnebago County: 22.5 %Wood County: 20.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ashland County: 25.5 %Ashland County25.5La Crosse County: 24.3 %La Crosse County24.3Rock County: 23.7 %Rock County23.7Dunn County: 23.2 %Dunn County23.2Forest County: 23.2 %Forest County23.2Dane County: 23 %Dane County23Eau Claire County: 23 %Eau Claire County23Monroe County: 23 %Monroe County23Pierce County: 23 %Pierce County23Grant County: 22.9 %Grant County22.9Portage County: 22.9 %Portage County22.9Lincoln County: 22.8 %Lincoln County22.8Chippewa County: 22.7 %Chippewa County22.7Shawano County: 22.7 %Shawano County22.7Taylor County: 22.6 %Taylor County22.6Winnebago County: 22.5 %Winnebago County22.5Kenosha County: 22.4 %Kenosha County22.4Trempealeau County: 22.4 %Trempealeau County22.4Milwaukee County: 22.3 %Milwaukee County22.3Racine County: 22.3 %Racine County22.3Vernon County: 22.3 %Vernon County22.3Douglas County: 22.2 %Douglas County22.2Langlade County: 22.2 %Langlade County22.2Marathon County: 22.2 %Marathon County22.2Fond du Lac County: 22.1 %Fond du Lac County22.1Green County: 22 %Green County22Jefferson County: 22 %Jefferson County22Juneau County: 22 %Juneau County22Washburn County: 22 %Washburn County22Barron County: 21.9 %Barron County21.9Clark County: 21.9 %Clark County21.9Green Lake County: 21.9 %Green Lake County21.9Jackson County: 21.9 %Jackson County21.9Waupaca County: 21.9 %Waupaca County21.9Lafayette County: 21.8 %Lafayette County21.8Sauk County: 21.8 %Sauk County21.8Walworth County: 21.8 %Walworth County21.8Bayfield County: 21.7 %Bayfield County21.7Manitowoc County: 21.7 %Manitowoc County21.7Marquette County: 21.7 %Marquette County21.7Ashland County: 25.5 %Ashland County25.5La Crosse County: 24.3 %La Crosse County24.3Rock County: 23.7 %Rock County23.7Dunn County: 23.2 %Dunn County23.2Forest County: 23.2 %Forest County23.2Dane County: 23 %Dane County23Eau Claire County: 23 %Eau Claire County23Monroe County: 23 %Monroe County23Pierce County: 23 %Pierce County23Grant County: 22.9 %Grant County22.9Portage County: 22.9 %Portage County22.9Lincoln County: 22.8 %Lincoln County22.8Chippewa County: 22.7 %Chippewa County22.7Shawano County: 22.7 %Shawano County22.7Taylor County: 22.6 %Taylor County22.6Winnebago County: 22.5 %Winnebago County22.5Kenosha County: 22.4 %Kenosha County22.4Trempealeau County: 22.4 %Trempealeau County22.4Milwaukee County: 22.3 %Milwaukee County22.3Racine County: 22.3 %Racine County22.3Vernon County: 22.3 %Vernon County22.3Douglas County: 22.2 %Douglas County22.2Langlade County: 22.2 %Langlade County22.2Marathon County: 22.2 %Marathon County22.2Fond du Lac County: 22.1 %Fond du Lac County22.1Green County: 22 %Green County22Jefferson County: 22 %Jefferson County22Juneau County: 22 %Juneau County22Washburn County: 22 %Washburn County22Barron County: 21.9 %Barron County21.9Clark County: 21.9 %Clark County21.9Green Lake County: 21.9 %Green Lake County21.9Jackson County: 21.9 %Jackson County21.9Waupaca County: 21.9 %Waupaca County21.9Lafayette County: 21.8 %Lafayette County21.8Sauk County: 21.8 %Sauk County21.8Walworth County: 21.8 %Walworth County21.8Bayfield County: 21.7 %Bayfield County21.7Manitowoc County: 21.7 %Manitowoc County21.7Marquette County: 21.7 %Marquette County21.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Ashland County25.5
2La Crosse County24.3
3Rock County23.7
4Dunn County23.2
4Forest County23.2
6Dane County23
6Eau Claire County23
6Monroe County23
6Pierce County23
10Grant County22.9
10Portage County22.9
12Lincoln County22.8
13Chippewa County22.7
13Shawano County22.7
15Taylor County22.6
16Winnebago County22.5
17Kenosha County22.4
17Trempealeau County22.4
19Milwaukee County22.3
19Racine County22.3
19Vernon County22.3
22Douglas County22.2
22Langlade County22.2
22Marathon County22.2
25Fond du Lac County22.1
26Green County22
26Jefferson County22
26Juneau County22
26Washburn County22
30Barron County21.9
30Clark County21.9
30Green Lake County21.9
30Jackson County21.9
30Waupaca County21.9
35Lafayette County21.8
35Sauk County21.8
35Walworth County21.8
38Bayfield County21.7
38Manitowoc County21.7
38Marquette County21.7
38Menominee County21.7
38Oconto County21.7
43Richland County21.6
44Rusk County21.5
45Crawford County21.4
45Dodge County21.4
47Buffalo County21.3
47Kewaunee County21.3
47Marinette County21.3
47Polk County21.3
51Calumet County21.2
51Pepin County21.2
53Columbia County21.1
53Florence County21.1
53Iowa County21.1
56Iron County21
57Outagamie County20.9
57St. Croix County20.9
59Adams County20.8
59Brown County20.8
59Waushara County20.8
62Burnett County20.7
63Washington County20.4
63Wood County20.4
65Oneida County20.3
66Sheboygan County20.2
67Vilas County20.1
68Price County20
68Sawyer County20
70Door County19.8
71Ozaukee County19.1
72Waukesha County18.9

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Wisconsin by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Wisconsin by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Wisconsin by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Wisconsin by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Ashland County, with 25.5% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Waukesha County, with 18.9% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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