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Counties in Wisconsin by households

Milwaukee County had the highest households of 72 counties in 2022, at 389,247. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1,307. The median was 16,535 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.43 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest389,247Milwaukee County
Lowest1,307Menominee County
Median16,53572 counties
Wisconsin2,425,488History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9,176 countAshland County: 6,846 countBarron County: 19,197 countBayfield County: 7,557 countBrown County: 109,096 countBuffalo County: 5,616 countBurnett County: 6,989 countCalumet County: 20,712 countChippewa County: 26,326 countClark County: 12,649 countColumbia County: 24,068 countCrawford County: 6,544 countDane County: 240,799 countDodge County: 35,615 countDoor County: 13,841 countDouglas County: 18,916 countDunn County: 17,257 countEau Claire County: 42,481 countFlorence County: 2,082 countFond du Lac County: 42,368 countForest County: 3,723 countGrant County: 19,863 countGreen County: 15,594 countGreen Lake County: 8,025 countIowa County: 9,795 countIron County: 2,941 countJackson County: 7,990 countJefferson County: 34,102 countJuneau County: 10,598 countKenosha County: 66,705 countKewaunee County: 8,247 countLa Crosse County: 50,179 countLafayette County: 6,652 countLanglade County: 8,443 countLincoln County: 12,226 countManitowoc County: 34,860 countMarathon County: 56,484 countMarinette County: 18,569 countMarquette County: 6,830 countMenominee County: 1,307 countMilwaukee County: 389,247 countMonroe County: 17,992 countOconto County: 16,338 countOneida County: 16,417 countOutagamie County: 76,646 countOzaukee County: 37,478 countPepin County: 3,078 countPierce County: 15,857 countPolk County: 18,534 countPortage County: 29,311 countPrice County: 6,630 countRacine County: 79,100 countRichland County: 7,196 countRock County: 66,439 countRusk County: 6,190 countSt. Croix County: 36,004 countSauk County: 27,313 countSawyer County: 8,210 countShawano County: 16,653 countSheboygan County: 49,035 countTaylor County: 7,754 countTrempealeau County: 12,370 countVernon County: 11,991 countVilas County: 10,651 countWalworth County: 42,179 countWashburn County: 7,252 countWashington County: 56,279 countWaukesha County: 165,733 countWaupaca County: 22,355 countWaushara County: 10,158 countWinnebago County: 71,943 countWood County: 31,887 count
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  • 49K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Milwaukee County: 389,247 countMilwaukee County389,247Dane County: 240,799 countDane County240,799Waukesha County: 165,733 countWaukesha County165,733Brown County: 109,096 countBrown County109,096Racine County: 79,100 countRacine County79,100Outagamie County: 76,646 countOutagamie County76,646Winnebago County: 71,943 countWinnebago County71,943Kenosha County: 66,705 countKenosha County66,705Rock County: 66,439 countRock County66,439Marathon County: 56,484 countMarathon County56,484Washington County: 56,279 countWashington County56,279La Crosse County: 50,179 countLa Crosse County50,179Sheboygan County: 49,035 countSheboygan County49,035Eau Claire County: 42,481 countEau Claire County42,481Fond du Lac County: 42,368 countFond du Lac County42,368Walworth County: 42,179 countWalworth County42,179Ozaukee County: 37,478 countOzaukee County37,478St. Croix County: 36,004 countSt. Croix County36,004Dodge County: 35,615 countDodge County35,615Manitowoc County: 34,860 countManitowoc County34,860Jefferson County: 34,102 countJefferson County34,102Wood County: 31,887 countWood County31,887Portage County: 29,311 countPortage County29,311Sauk County: 27,313 countSauk County27,313Chippewa County: 26,326 countChippewa County26,326Columbia County: 24,068 countColumbia County24,068Waupaca County: 22,355 countWaupaca County22,355Calumet County: 20,712 countCalumet County20,712Grant County: 19,863 countGrant County19,863Barron County: 19,197 countBarron County19,197Douglas County: 18,916 countDouglas County18,916Marinette County: 18,569 countMarinette County18,569Polk County: 18,534 countPolk County18,534Monroe County: 17,992 countMonroe County17,992Dunn County: 17,257 countDunn County17,257Shawano County: 16,653 countShawano County16,653Oneida County: 16,417 countOneida County16,417Oconto County: 16,338 countOconto County16,338Pierce County: 15,857 countPierce County15,857Green County: 15,594 countGreen County15,594Milwaukee County: 389,247 countMilwaukee County389,247Dane County: 240,799 countDane County240,799Waukesha County: 165,733 countWaukesha County165,733Brown County: 109,096 countBrown County109,096Racine County: 79,100 countRacine County79,100Outagamie County: 76,646 countOutagamie County76,646Winnebago County: 71,943 countWinnebago County71,943Kenosha County: 66,705 countKenosha County66,705Rock County: 66,439 countRock County66,439Marathon County: 56,484 countMarathon County56,484Washington County: 56,279 countWashington County56,279La Crosse County: 50,179 countLa Crosse County50,179Sheboygan County: 49,035 countSheboygan County49,035Eau Claire County: 42,481 countEau Claire County42,481Fond du Lac County: 42,368 countFond du Lac County42,368Walworth County: 42,179 countWalworth County42,179Ozaukee County: 37,478 countOzaukee County37,478St. Croix County: 36,004 countSt. Croix County36,004Dodge County: 35,615 countDodge County35,615Manitowoc County: 34,860 countManitowoc County34,860Jefferson County: 34,102 countJefferson County34,102Wood County: 31,887 countWood County31,887Portage County: 29,311 countPortage County29,311Sauk County: 27,313 countSauk County27,313Chippewa County: 26,326 countChippewa County26,326Columbia County: 24,068 countColumbia County24,068Waupaca County: 22,355 countWaupaca County22,355Calumet County: 20,712 countCalumet County20,712Grant County: 19,863 countGrant County19,863Barron County: 19,197 countBarron County19,197Douglas County: 18,916 countDouglas County18,916Marinette County: 18,569 countMarinette County18,569Polk County: 18,534 countPolk County18,534Monroe County: 17,992 countMonroe County17,992Dunn County: 17,257 countDunn County17,257Shawano County: 16,653 countShawano County16,653Oneida County: 16,417 countOneida County16,417Oconto County: 16,338 countOconto County16,338Pierce County: 15,857 countPierce County15,857Green County: 15,594 countGreen County15,594
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Milwaukee County389,247+0.5%
2Dane County240,799+2%
3Waukesha County165,733+1%
4Brown County109,096+1.2%
5Racine County79,100+0.1%
6Outagamie County76,646+1.1%
7Winnebago County71,943+0.7%
8Kenosha County66,705+1.3%
9Rock County66,439+0.6%
10Marathon County56,484+0.5%
11Washington County56,279+0.8%
12La Crosse County50,179+1.2%
13Sheboygan County49,035+0.6%
14Eau Claire County42,481+1.2%
15Fond du Lac County42,368+0.5%
16Walworth County42,179+0.4%
17Ozaukee County37,478+1.6%
18St. Croix County36,004+1.7%
19Dodge County35,615+0.9%
20Manitowoc County34,860+0.1%
21Jefferson County34,102+0.7%
22Wood County31,887+0.3%
23Portage County29,311+0.9%
24Sauk County27,313+1.7%
25Chippewa County26,326+1%
26Columbia County24,068+0.2%
27Waupaca County22,355+0.8%
28Calumet County20,712+1.2%
29Grant County19,863+0.4%
30Barron County19,197+1.2%
31Douglas County18,916+0.3%
32Marinette County18,569+1.2%
33Polk County18,534+1.5%
34Monroe County17,992+1.5%
35Dunn County17,257-0.1%
36Shawano County16,653-0.5%
37Oneida County16,417+4.4%
38Oconto County16,338-0.1%
39Pierce County15,857-0%
40Green County15,594+1.3%
41Door County13,841+1.7%
42Clark County12,649+0.5%
43Trempealeau County12,370+1.4%
44Lincoln County12,226+1.4%
45Vernon County11,991+1.3%
46Vilas County10,651+1%
47Juneau County10,598+2.3%
48Waushara County10,158+2.8%
49Iowa County9,795+0.5%
50Adams County9,176+4.5%
51Langlade County8,443+0.5%
52Kewaunee County8,247+1.8%
53Sawyer County8,210+3.5%
54Green Lake County8,025+0.5%
55Jackson County7,990+0.5%
56Taylor County7,754+0.8%
57Bayfield County7,557+2.7%
58Washburn County7,252+2.4%
59Richland County7,196+0.5%
60Burnett County6,989-0%
61Ashland County6,846+3.4%
62Marquette County6,830+2.1%
63Lafayette County6,652-0.2%
64Price County6,630+0.8%
65Crawford County6,544+0.6%
66Rusk County6,190+2.1%
67Buffalo County5,616+1.2%
68Forest County3,723+1.7%
69Pepin County3,078+0.7%
70Iron County2,941+5%
71Florence County2,082+0.3%
72Menominee County1,307+4.5%

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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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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Milwaukee County, with 389,247 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Menominee County, with 1,307 in 2022.

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