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Counties in Wisconsin by housing units, 2024

Milwaukee County had the highest housing units of 72 counties in 2024, at 426,715. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2,186. The median was 22,413 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest426,715Milwaukee County
Lowest2,186Menominee County
Median22,41372 counties
Wisconsin2,778,572History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 17,008 countAshland County: 9,445 countBarron County: 24,067 countBayfield County: 13,356 countBrown County: 115,493 countBuffalo County: 6,522 countBurnett County: 15,396 countCalumet County: 22,493 countChippewa County: 29,366 countClark County: 14,961 countColumbia County: 26,880 countCrawford County: 8,765 countDane County: 261,061 countDodge County: 38,524 countDoor County: 24,436 countDouglas County: 23,154 countDunn County: 18,983 countEau Claire County: 46,936 countFlorence County: 4,638 countFond du Lac County: 46,094 countForest County: 8,715 countGrant County: 22,332 countGreen County: 16,480 countGreen Lake County: 10,772 countIowa County: 11,108 countIron County: 5,566 countJackson County: 9,750 countJefferson County: 36,890 countJuneau County: 14,767 countKenosha County: 73,678 countKewaunee County: 9,367 countLa Crosse County: 54,011 countLafayette County: 7,234 countLanglade County: 12,221 countLincoln County: 16,327 countManitowoc County: 38,084 countMarathon County: 60,910 countMarinette County: 29,484 countMarquette County: 9,827 countMenominee County: 2,186 countMilwaukee County: 426,715 countMonroe County: 20,022 countOconto County: 24,072 countOneida County: 30,814 countOutagamie County: 80,915 countOzaukee County: 39,872 countPepin County: 3,606 countPierce County: 17,152 countPolk County: 24,558 countPortage County: 31,746 countPrice County: 10,819 countRacine County: 85,658 countRichland County: 8,532 countRock County: 71,109 countRusk County: 8,663 countSt. Croix County: 38,953 countSauk County: 31,496 countSawyer County: 16,250 countShawano County: 20,670 countSheboygan County: 53,067 countTaylor County: 9,537 countTrempealeau County: 13,431 countVernon County: 14,065 countVilas County: 24,876 countWalworth County: 54,124 countWashburn County: 12,853 countWashington County: 59,380 countWaukesha County: 175,591 countWaupaca County: 25,791 countWaushara County: 14,875 countWinnebago County: 77,318 countWood County: 34,755 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Milwaukee County: 426,715 countMilwaukee County426,715Dane County: 261,061 countDane County261,061Waukesha County: 175,591 countWaukesha County175,591Brown County: 115,493 countBrown County115,493Racine County: 85,658 countRacine County85,658Outagamie County: 80,915 countOutagamie County80,915Winnebago County: 77,318 countWinnebago County77,318Kenosha County: 73,678 countKenosha County73,678Rock County: 71,109 countRock County71,109Marathon County: 60,910 countMarathon County60,910Washington County: 59,380 countWashington County59,380Walworth County: 54,124 countWalworth County54,124La Crosse County: 54,011 countLa Crosse County54,011Sheboygan County: 53,067 countSheboygan County53,067Eau Claire County: 46,936 countEau Claire County46,936Fond du Lac County: 46,094 countFond du Lac County46,094Ozaukee County: 39,872 countOzaukee County39,872St. Croix County: 38,953 countSt. Croix County38,953Dodge County: 38,524 countDodge County38,524Manitowoc County: 38,084 countManitowoc County38,084Jefferson County: 36,890 countJefferson County36,890Wood County: 34,755 countWood County34,755Portage County: 31,746 countPortage County31,746Sauk County: 31,496 countSauk County31,496Oneida County: 30,814 countOneida County30,814Marinette County: 29,484 countMarinette County29,484Chippewa County: 29,366 countChippewa County29,366Columbia County: 26,880 countColumbia County26,880Waupaca County: 25,791 countWaupaca County25,791Vilas County: 24,876 countVilas County24,876Polk County: 24,558 countPolk County24,558Door County: 24,436 countDoor County24,436Oconto County: 24,072 countOconto County24,072Barron County: 24,067 countBarron County24,067Douglas County: 23,154 countDouglas County23,154Calumet County: 22,493 countCalumet County22,493Grant County: 22,332 countGrant County22,332Shawano County: 20,670 countShawano County20,670Monroe County: 20,022 countMonroe County20,022Dunn County: 18,983 countDunn County18,983Milwaukee County: 426,715 countMilwaukee County426,715Dane County: 261,061 countDane County261,061Waukesha County: 175,591 countWaukesha County175,591Brown County: 115,493 countBrown County115,493Racine County: 85,658 countRacine County85,658Outagamie County: 80,915 countOutagamie County80,915Winnebago County: 77,318 countWinnebago County77,318Kenosha County: 73,678 countKenosha County73,678Rock County: 71,109 countRock County71,109Marathon County: 60,910 countMarathon County60,910Washington County: 59,380 countWashington County59,380Walworth County: 54,124 countWalworth County54,124La Crosse County: 54,011 countLa Crosse County54,011Sheboygan County: 53,067 countSheboygan County53,067Eau Claire County: 46,936 countEau Claire County46,936Fond du Lac County: 46,094 countFond du Lac County46,094Ozaukee County: 39,872 countOzaukee County39,872St. Croix County: 38,953 countSt. Croix County38,953Dodge County: 38,524 countDodge County38,524Manitowoc County: 38,084 countManitowoc County38,084Jefferson County: 36,890 countJefferson County36,890Wood County: 34,755 countWood County34,755Portage County: 31,746 countPortage County31,746Sauk County: 31,496 countSauk County31,496Oneida County: 30,814 countOneida County30,814Marinette County: 29,484 countMarinette County29,484Chippewa County: 29,366 countChippewa County29,366Columbia County: 26,880 countColumbia County26,880Waupaca County: 25,791 countWaupaca County25,791Vilas County: 24,876 countVilas County24,876Polk County: 24,558 countPolk County24,558Door County: 24,436 countDoor County24,436Oconto County: 24,072 countOconto County24,072Barron County: 24,067 countBarron County24,067Douglas County: 23,154 countDouglas County23,154Calumet County: 22,493 countCalumet County22,493Grant County: 22,332 countGrant County22,332Shawano County: 20,670 countShawano County20,670Monroe County: 20,022 countMonroe County20,022Dunn County: 18,983 countDunn County18,983
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Milwaukee County426,715+0.7%
2Dane County261,061+2.4%
3Waukesha County175,591+1.2%
4Brown County115,493+1.2%
5Racine County85,658+1.3%
6Outagamie County80,915+1.3%
7Winnebago County77,318+0.7%
8Kenosha County73,678+1.1%
9Rock County71,109+0.6%
10Marathon County60,910+1%
11Washington County59,380+1%
12Walworth County54,124+1.2%
13La Crosse County54,011+1.5%
14Sheboygan County53,067+1%
15Eau Claire County46,936+2.4%
16Fond du Lac County46,094+0.4%
17Ozaukee County39,872+1.2%
18St. Croix County38,953+2%
19Dodge County38,524+0.6%
20Manitowoc County38,084+0.3%
21Jefferson County36,890+0.7%
22Wood County34,755+0.3%
23Portage County31,746+0.8%
24Sauk County31,496+1.3%
25Oneida County30,814+0.2%
26Marinette County29,484+0.4%
27Chippewa County29,366+1.2%
28Columbia County26,880+0.2%
29Waupaca County25,791+0.7%
30Vilas County24,876+0.4%
31Polk County24,558+0.7%
32Door County24,436+1.8%
33Oconto County24,072+0.3%
34Barron County24,067+0.4%
35Douglas County23,154+0.7%
36Calumet County22,493+1.5%
37Grant County22,332+0.6%
38Shawano County20,670+1.2%
39Monroe County20,022+0.5%
40Dunn County18,983+0.9%
41Pierce County17,152+0.6%
42Adams County17,008+0.8%
43Green County16,480+0.6%
44Lincoln County16,327+0.6%
45Sawyer County16,250+0.8%
46Burnett County15,396+0.4%
47Clark County14,961+0.8%
48Waushara County14,875+0.5%
49Juneau County14,767+0.9%
50Vernon County14,065+0.9%
51Trempealeau County13,431+0.4%
52Bayfield County13,356+0.5%
53Washburn County12,853+0.2%
54Langlade County12,221+0.2%
55Iowa County11,108+0.9%
56Price County10,819+0.2%
57Green Lake County10,772+0.4%
58Marquette County9,827-0.1%
59Jackson County9,750+0.6%
60Taylor County9,537+0.9%
61Ashland County9,445+0.5%
62Kewaunee County9,367+0.5%
63Crawford County8,765+0.7%
64Forest County8,715+0.2%
65Rusk County8,663-0.2%
66Richland County8,532-0.1%
67Lafayette County7,234+0.6%
68Buffalo County6,522-0.4%
69Iron County5,566-0.1%
70Florence County4,638-0.5%
71Pepin County3,606+0.1%
72Menominee County2,186+1.8%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Wisconsin by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Wisconsin by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/wisconsin-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Wisconsin by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Milwaukee County, with 426,715 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Menominee County, with 2,186 in 2024.

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