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Counties in Wisconsin by households

Milwaukee County had the highest households of 72 counties in 2021, at 387,392. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1,251. The median was 16,542 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest387,392Milwaukee County
Lowest1,251Menominee County
Median16,54272 counties
Wisconsin2,401,818History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8,783 countAshland County: 6,624 countBarron County: 18,969 countBayfield County: 7,358 countBrown County: 107,772 countBuffalo County: 5,550 countBurnett County: 6,990 countCalumet County: 20,467 countChippewa County: 26,056 countClark County: 12,591 countColumbia County: 24,016 countCrawford County: 6,508 countDane County: 236,036 countDodge County: 35,291 countDoor County: 13,612 countDouglas County: 18,865 countDunn County: 17,277 countEau Claire County: 41,976 countFlorence County: 2,076 countFond du Lac County: 42,151 countForest County: 3,660 countGrant County: 19,775 countGreen County: 15,392 countGreen Lake County: 7,987 countIowa County: 9,749 countIron County: 2,801 countJackson County: 7,950 countJefferson County: 33,861 countJuneau County: 10,363 countKenosha County: 65,877 countKewaunee County: 8,104 countLa Crosse County: 49,603 countLafayette County: 6,667 countLanglade County: 8,404 countLincoln County: 12,055 countManitowoc County: 34,834 countMarathon County: 56,218 countMarinette County: 18,344 countMarquette County: 6,688 countMenominee County: 1,251 countMilwaukee County: 387,392 countMonroe County: 17,733 countOconto County: 16,352 countOneida County: 15,724 countOutagamie County: 75,847 countOzaukee County: 36,889 countPepin County: 3,058 countPierce County: 15,860 countPolk County: 18,263 countPortage County: 29,041 countPrice County: 6,576 countRacine County: 79,040 countRichland County: 7,157 countRock County: 66,030 countRusk County: 6,063 countSt. Croix County: 35,387 countSauk County: 26,850 countSawyer County: 7,932 countShawano County: 16,732 countSheboygan County: 48,751 countTaylor County: 7,691 countTrempealeau County: 12,201 countVernon County: 11,833 countVilas County: 10,550 countWalworth County: 42,018 countWashburn County: 7,084 countWashington County: 55,807 countWaukesha County: 164,141 countWaupaca County: 22,173 countWaushara County: 9,886 countWinnebago County: 71,416 countWood County: 31,790 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Milwaukee County: 387,392 countMilwaukee County387,392Dane County: 236,036 countDane County236,036Waukesha County: 164,141 countWaukesha County164,141Brown County: 107,772 countBrown County107,772Racine County: 79,040 countRacine County79,040Outagamie County: 75,847 countOutagamie County75,847Winnebago County: 71,416 countWinnebago County71,416Rock County: 66,030 countRock County66,030Kenosha County: 65,877 countKenosha County65,877Marathon County: 56,218 countMarathon County56,218Washington County: 55,807 countWashington County55,807La Crosse County: 49,603 countLa Crosse County49,603Sheboygan County: 48,751 countSheboygan County48,751Fond du Lac County: 42,151 countFond du Lac County42,151Walworth County: 42,018 countWalworth County42,018Eau Claire County: 41,976 countEau Claire County41,976Ozaukee County: 36,889 countOzaukee County36,889St. Croix County: 35,387 countSt. Croix County35,387Dodge County: 35,291 countDodge County35,291Manitowoc County: 34,834 countManitowoc County34,834Jefferson County: 33,861 countJefferson County33,861Wood County: 31,790 countWood County31,790Portage County: 29,041 countPortage County29,041Sauk County: 26,850 countSauk County26,850Chippewa County: 26,056 countChippewa County26,056Columbia County: 24,016 countColumbia County24,016Waupaca County: 22,173 countWaupaca County22,173Calumet County: 20,467 countCalumet County20,467Grant County: 19,775 countGrant County19,775Barron County: 18,969 countBarron County18,969Douglas County: 18,865 countDouglas County18,865Marinette County: 18,344 countMarinette County18,344Polk County: 18,263 countPolk County18,263Monroe County: 17,733 countMonroe County17,733Dunn County: 17,277 countDunn County17,277Shawano County: 16,732 countShawano County16,732Oconto County: 16,352 countOconto County16,352Pierce County: 15,860 countPierce County15,860Oneida County: 15,724 countOneida County15,724Green County: 15,392 countGreen County15,392Milwaukee County: 387,392 countMilwaukee County387,392Dane County: 236,036 countDane County236,036Waukesha County: 164,141 countWaukesha County164,141Brown County: 107,772 countBrown County107,772Racine County: 79,040 countRacine County79,040Outagamie County: 75,847 countOutagamie County75,847Winnebago County: 71,416 countWinnebago County71,416Rock County: 66,030 countRock County66,030Kenosha County: 65,877 countKenosha County65,877Marathon County: 56,218 countMarathon County56,218Washington County: 55,807 countWashington County55,807La Crosse County: 49,603 countLa Crosse County49,603Sheboygan County: 48,751 countSheboygan County48,751Fond du Lac County: 42,151 countFond du Lac County42,151Walworth County: 42,018 countWalworth County42,018Eau Claire County: 41,976 countEau Claire County41,976Ozaukee County: 36,889 countOzaukee County36,889St. Croix County: 35,387 countSt. Croix County35,387Dodge County: 35,291 countDodge County35,291Manitowoc County: 34,834 countManitowoc County34,834Jefferson County: 33,861 countJefferson County33,861Wood County: 31,790 countWood County31,790Portage County: 29,041 countPortage County29,041Sauk County: 26,850 countSauk County26,850Chippewa County: 26,056 countChippewa County26,056Columbia County: 24,016 countColumbia County24,016Waupaca County: 22,173 countWaupaca County22,173Calumet County: 20,467 countCalumet County20,467Grant County: 19,775 countGrant County19,775Barron County: 18,969 countBarron County18,969Douglas County: 18,865 countDouglas County18,865Marinette County: 18,344 countMarinette County18,344Polk County: 18,263 countPolk County18,263Monroe County: 17,733 countMonroe County17,733Dunn County: 17,277 countDunn County17,277Shawano County: 16,732 countShawano County16,732Oconto County: 16,352 countOconto County16,352Pierce County: 15,860 countPierce County15,860Oneida County: 15,724 countOneida County15,724Green County: 15,392 countGreen County15,392
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Milwaukee County387,392
2Dane County236,036
3Waukesha County164,141
4Brown County107,772
5Racine County79,040
6Outagamie County75,847
7Winnebago County71,416
8Rock County66,030
9Kenosha County65,877
10Marathon County56,218
11Washington County55,807
12La Crosse County49,603
13Sheboygan County48,751
14Fond du Lac County42,151
15Walworth County42,018
16Eau Claire County41,976
17Ozaukee County36,889
18St. Croix County35,387
19Dodge County35,291
20Manitowoc County34,834
21Jefferson County33,861
22Wood County31,790
23Portage County29,041
24Sauk County26,850
25Chippewa County26,056
26Columbia County24,016
27Waupaca County22,173
28Calumet County20,467
29Grant County19,775
30Barron County18,969
31Douglas County18,865
32Marinette County18,344
33Polk County18,263
34Monroe County17,733
35Dunn County17,277
36Shawano County16,732
37Oconto County16,352
38Pierce County15,860
39Oneida County15,724
40Green County15,392
41Door County13,612
42Clark County12,591
43Trempealeau County12,201
44Lincoln County12,055
45Vernon County11,833
46Vilas County10,550
47Juneau County10,363
48Waushara County9,886
49Iowa County9,749
50Adams County8,783
51Langlade County8,404
52Kewaunee County8,104
53Green Lake County7,987
54Jackson County7,950
55Sawyer County7,932
56Taylor County7,691
57Bayfield County7,358
58Richland County7,157
59Washburn County7,084
60Burnett County6,990
61Marquette County6,688
62Lafayette County6,667
63Ashland County6,624
64Price County6,576
65Crawford County6,508
66Rusk County6,063
67Buffalo County5,550
68Forest County3,660
69Pepin County3,058
70Iron County2,801
71Florence County2,076
72Menominee County1,251

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2021}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest households?

Milwaukee County, with 387,392 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Menominee County, with 1,251 in 2021.

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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 B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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