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Counties in Wisconsin by households

Milwaukee County had the highest households of 72 counties in 2023, at 389,046. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1,336. The median was 16,827 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.45 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest389,046Milwaukee County
Lowest1,336Menominee County
Median16,82772 counties
Wisconsin2,446,028History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 9,351 countAshland County: 6,847 countBarron County: 19,613 countBayfield County: 7,462 countBrown County: 110,248 countBuffalo County: 5,692 countBurnett County: 7,087 countCalumet County: 20,975 countChippewa County: 26,567 countClark County: 12,692 countColumbia County: 24,231 countCrawford County: 6,665 countDane County: 245,736 countDodge County: 35,723 countDoor County: 14,377 countDouglas County: 18,947 countDunn County: 17,369 countEau Claire County: 43,261 countFlorence County: 2,110 countFond du Lac County: 43,016 countForest County: 3,952 countGrant County: 19,913 countGreen County: 15,609 countGreen Lake County: 8,143 countIowa County: 9,951 countIron County: 2,949 countJackson County: 8,198 countJefferson County: 34,455 countJuneau County: 10,793 countKenosha County: 67,631 countKewaunee County: 8,299 countLa Crosse County: 50,543 countLafayette County: 6,684 countLanglade County: 8,606 countLincoln County: 12,578 countManitowoc County: 35,033 countMarathon County: 56,873 countMarinette County: 18,640 countMarquette County: 6,881 countMenominee County: 1,336 countMilwaukee County: 389,046 countMonroe County: 18,279 countOconto County: 16,618 countOneida County: 16,772 countOutagamie County: 77,239 countOzaukee County: 37,766 countPepin County: 3,050 countPierce County: 15,765 countPolk County: 18,829 countPortage County: 29,636 countPrice County: 6,567 countRacine County: 79,109 countRichland County: 7,119 countRock County: 66,652 countRusk County: 6,259 countSt. Croix County: 36,729 countSauk County: 27,425 countSawyer County: 8,522 countShawano County: 16,881 countSheboygan County: 49,426 countTaylor County: 7,943 countTrempealeau County: 12,448 countVernon County: 12,186 countVilas County: 10,873 countWalworth County: 42,425 countWashburn County: 7,529 countWashington County: 56,482 countWaukesha County: 166,790 countWaupaca County: 22,394 countWaushara County: 10,333 countWinnebago County: 71,958 countWood County: 31,942 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Milwaukee County: 389,046 countMilwaukee County389,046Dane County: 245,736 countDane County245,736Waukesha County: 166,790 countWaukesha County166,790Brown County: 110,248 countBrown County110,248Racine County: 79,109 countRacine County79,109Outagamie County: 77,239 countOutagamie County77,239Winnebago County: 71,958 countWinnebago County71,958Kenosha County: 67,631 countKenosha County67,631Rock County: 66,652 countRock County66,652Marathon County: 56,873 countMarathon County56,873Washington County: 56,482 countWashington County56,482La Crosse County: 50,543 countLa Crosse County50,543Sheboygan County: 49,426 countSheboygan County49,426Eau Claire County: 43,261 countEau Claire County43,261Fond du Lac County: 43,016 countFond du Lac County43,016Walworth County: 42,425 countWalworth County42,425Ozaukee County: 37,766 countOzaukee County37,766St. Croix County: 36,729 countSt. Croix County36,729Dodge County: 35,723 countDodge County35,723Manitowoc County: 35,033 countManitowoc County35,033Jefferson County: 34,455 countJefferson County34,455Wood County: 31,942 countWood County31,942Portage County: 29,636 countPortage County29,636Sauk County: 27,425 countSauk County27,425Chippewa County: 26,567 countChippewa County26,567Columbia County: 24,231 countColumbia County24,231Waupaca County: 22,394 countWaupaca County22,394Calumet County: 20,975 countCalumet County20,975Grant County: 19,913 countGrant County19,913Barron County: 19,613 countBarron County19,613Douglas County: 18,947 countDouglas County18,947Polk County: 18,829 countPolk County18,829Marinette County: 18,640 countMarinette County18,640Monroe County: 18,279 countMonroe County18,279Dunn County: 17,369 countDunn County17,369Shawano County: 16,881 countShawano County16,881Oneida County: 16,772 countOneida County16,772Oconto County: 16,618 countOconto County16,618Pierce County: 15,765 countPierce County15,765Green County: 15,609 countGreen County15,609Milwaukee County: 389,046 countMilwaukee County389,046Dane County: 245,736 countDane County245,736Waukesha County: 166,790 countWaukesha County166,790Brown County: 110,248 countBrown County110,248Racine County: 79,109 countRacine County79,109Outagamie County: 77,239 countOutagamie County77,239Winnebago County: 71,958 countWinnebago County71,958Kenosha County: 67,631 countKenosha County67,631Rock County: 66,652 countRock County66,652Marathon County: 56,873 countMarathon County56,873Washington County: 56,482 countWashington County56,482La Crosse County: 50,543 countLa Crosse County50,543Sheboygan County: 49,426 countSheboygan County49,426Eau Claire County: 43,261 countEau Claire County43,261Fond du Lac County: 43,016 countFond du Lac County43,016Walworth County: 42,425 countWalworth County42,425Ozaukee County: 37,766 countOzaukee County37,766St. Croix County: 36,729 countSt. Croix County36,729Dodge County: 35,723 countDodge County35,723Manitowoc County: 35,033 countManitowoc County35,033Jefferson County: 34,455 countJefferson County34,455Wood County: 31,942 countWood County31,942Portage County: 29,636 countPortage County29,636Sauk County: 27,425 countSauk County27,425Chippewa County: 26,567 countChippewa County26,567Columbia County: 24,231 countColumbia County24,231Waupaca County: 22,394 countWaupaca County22,394Calumet County: 20,975 countCalumet County20,975Grant County: 19,913 countGrant County19,913Barron County: 19,613 countBarron County19,613Douglas County: 18,947 countDouglas County18,947Polk County: 18,829 countPolk County18,829Marinette County: 18,640 countMarinette County18,640Monroe County: 18,279 countMonroe County18,279Dunn County: 17,369 countDunn County17,369Shawano County: 16,881 countShawano County16,881Oneida County: 16,772 countOneida County16,772Oconto County: 16,618 countOconto County16,618Pierce County: 15,765 countPierce County15,765Green County: 15,609 countGreen County15,609
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Milwaukee County389,046-0.1%
2Dane County245,736+2.1%
3Waukesha County166,790+0.6%
4Brown County110,248+1.1%
5Racine County79,1090%
6Outagamie County77,239+0.8%
7Winnebago County71,9580%
8Kenosha County67,631+1.4%
9Rock County66,652+0.3%
10Marathon County56,873+0.7%
11Washington County56,482+0.4%
12La Crosse County50,543+0.7%
13Sheboygan County49,426+0.8%
14Eau Claire County43,261+1.8%
15Fond du Lac County43,016+1.5%
16Walworth County42,425+0.6%
17Ozaukee County37,766+0.8%
18St. Croix County36,729+2%
19Dodge County35,723+0.3%
20Manitowoc County35,033+0.5%
21Jefferson County34,455+1%
22Wood County31,942+0.2%
23Portage County29,636+1.1%
24Sauk County27,425+0.4%
25Chippewa County26,567+0.9%
26Columbia County24,231+0.7%
27Waupaca County22,394+0.2%
28Calumet County20,975+1.3%
29Grant County19,913+0.3%
30Barron County19,613+2.2%
31Douglas County18,947+0.2%
32Polk County18,829+1.6%
33Marinette County18,640+0.4%
34Monroe County18,279+1.6%
35Dunn County17,369+0.6%
36Shawano County16,881+1.4%
37Oneida County16,772+2.2%
38Oconto County16,618+1.7%
39Pierce County15,765-0.6%
40Green County15,609+0.1%
41Door County14,377+3.9%
42Clark County12,692+0.3%
43Lincoln County12,578+2.9%
44Trempealeau County12,448+0.6%
45Vernon County12,186+1.6%
46Vilas County10,873+2.1%
47Juneau County10,793+1.8%
48Waushara County10,333+1.7%
49Iowa County9,951+1.6%
50Adams County9,351+1.9%
51Langlade County8,606+1.9%
52Sawyer County8,522+3.8%
53Kewaunee County8,299+0.6%
54Jackson County8,198+2.6%
55Green Lake County8,143+1.5%
56Taylor County7,943+2.4%
57Washburn County7,529+3.8%
58Bayfield County7,462-1.3%
59Richland County7,119-1.1%
60Burnett County7,087+1.4%
61Marquette County6,881+0.7%
62Ashland County6,8470%
63Lafayette County6,684+0.5%
64Crawford County6,665+1.8%
65Price County6,567-1%
66Rusk County6,259+1.1%
67Buffalo County5,692+1.4%
68Forest County3,952+6.2%
69Pepin County3,050-0.9%
70Iron County2,949+0.3%
71Florence County2,110+1.3%
72Menominee County1,336+2.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Wisconsin by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/wisconsin-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Milwaukee County, with 389,046 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Menominee County, with 1,336 in 2023.

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