Counties in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population

Milwaukee County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 72 counties in 2021, at 9.3%. Florence County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Wisconsin was 5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 9.3 %9.3Dane CountyDane County: 8.7 %8.7Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 7.4 %7.4Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 6 %6Brown CountyBrown County: 5.7 %5.7Walworth CountyWalworth County: 5.6 %5.6Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 5.6 %5.6Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 5.1 %5.1Racine CountyRacine County: 5 %5Rock CountyRock County: 4.7 %4.7Trempealeau CountyTrempealeau County: 4.1 %4.1Marathon CountyMarathon County: 3.9 %3.9Portage CountyPortage County: 3.8 %3.8Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 3.7 %3.7Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 3.6 %3.6Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 3.6 %3.6Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County: 3.3 %3.3Door CountyDoor County: 3.2 %3.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.2 %3.2Calumet CountyCalumet County: 3.1 %3.1Dunn CountyDunn County: 3 %3Sauk CountySauk County: 3 %3Barron CountyBarron County: 2.9 %2.9La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 2.8 %2.8Manitowoc CountyManitowoc County: 2.8 %2.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2.7 %2.7Clark CountyClark County: 2.7 %2.7Waushara CountyWaushara County: 2.7 %2.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 2.6 %2.6Washington CountyWashington County: 2.6 %2.6Dodge CountyDodge County: 2.6 %2.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 2.5 %2.5Adams CountyAdams County: 2.5 %2.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 2.5 %2.5Juneau CountyJuneau County: 2.4 %2.4St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 2.3 %2.3Kewaunee CountyKewaunee County: 2.2 %2.2Wood CountyWood County: 2.2 %2.2Richland CountyRichland County: 2.1 %2.1Green CountyGreen County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Milwaukee County, with 9.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Florence County, with 0.1% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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