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Counties in Wisconsin by housing units

Milwaukee County had the highest housing units of 72 counties in 2023, at 423,838. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2,148. The median was 22,178 and the figure for Wisconsin was 2.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest423,838Milwaukee County
Lowest2,148Menominee County
Median22,17872 counties
Wisconsin2,750,750History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 16,873 countAshland County: 9,402 countBarron County: 23,966 countBayfield County: 13,285 countBrown County: 114,123 countBuffalo County: 6,546 countBurnett County: 15,328 countCalumet County: 22,163 countChippewa County: 29,017 countClark County: 14,842 countColumbia County: 26,826 countCrawford County: 8,705 countDane County: 254,880 countDodge County: 38,290 countDoor County: 23,996 countDouglas County: 22,997 countDunn County: 18,812 countEau Claire County: 45,818 countFlorence County: 4,659 countFond du Lac County: 45,908 countForest County: 8,696 countGrant County: 22,192 countGreen County: 16,382 countGreen Lake County: 10,731 countIowa County: 11,007 countIron County: 5,572 countJackson County: 9,693 countJefferson County: 36,649 countJuneau County: 14,639 countKenosha County: 72,897 countKewaunee County: 9,325 countLa Crosse County: 53,234 countLafayette County: 7,193 countLanglade County: 12,202 countLincoln County: 16,233 countManitowoc County: 37,960 countMarathon County: 60,296 countMarinette County: 29,372 countMarquette County: 9,841 countMenominee County: 2,148 countMilwaukee County: 423,838 countMonroe County: 19,918 countOconto County: 23,998 countOneida County: 30,746 countOutagamie County: 79,900 countOzaukee County: 39,415 countPepin County: 3,603 countPierce County: 17,052 countPolk County: 24,377 countPortage County: 31,496 countPrice County: 10,799 countRacine County: 84,558 countRichland County: 8,542 countRock County: 70,694 countRusk County: 8,679 countSt. Croix County: 38,185 countSauk County: 31,091 countSawyer County: 16,114 countShawano County: 20,430 countSheboygan County: 52,549 countTaylor County: 9,453 countTrempealeau County: 13,373 countVernon County: 13,939 countVilas County: 24,783 countWalworth County: 53,508 countWashburn County: 12,823 countWashington County: 58,766 countWaukesha County: 173,567 countWaupaca County: 25,620 countWaushara County: 14,804 countWinnebago County: 76,770 countWood County: 34,662 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Milwaukee County: 423,838 countMilwaukee County423,838Dane County: 254,880 countDane County254,880Waukesha County: 173,567 countWaukesha County173,567Brown County: 114,123 countBrown County114,123Racine County: 84,558 countRacine County84,558Outagamie County: 79,900 countOutagamie County79,900Winnebago County: 76,770 countWinnebago County76,770Kenosha County: 72,897 countKenosha County72,897Rock County: 70,694 countRock County70,694Marathon County: 60,296 countMarathon County60,296Washington County: 58,766 countWashington County58,766Walworth County: 53,508 countWalworth County53,508La Crosse County: 53,234 countLa Crosse County53,234Sheboygan County: 52,549 countSheboygan County52,549Fond du Lac County: 45,908 countFond du Lac County45,908Eau Claire County: 45,818 countEau Claire County45,818Ozaukee County: 39,415 countOzaukee County39,415Dodge County: 38,290 countDodge County38,290St. Croix County: 38,185 countSt. Croix County38,185Manitowoc County: 37,960 countManitowoc County37,960Jefferson County: 36,649 countJefferson County36,649Wood County: 34,662 countWood County34,662Portage County: 31,496 countPortage County31,496Sauk County: 31,091 countSauk County31,091Oneida County: 30,746 countOneida County30,746Marinette County: 29,372 countMarinette County29,372Chippewa County: 29,017 countChippewa County29,017Columbia County: 26,826 countColumbia County26,826Waupaca County: 25,620 countWaupaca County25,620Vilas County: 24,783 countVilas County24,783Polk County: 24,377 countPolk County24,377Oconto County: 23,998 countOconto County23,998Door County: 23,996 countDoor County23,996Barron County: 23,966 countBarron County23,966Douglas County: 22,997 countDouglas County22,997Grant County: 22,192 countGrant County22,192Calumet County: 22,163 countCalumet County22,163Shawano County: 20,430 countShawano County20,430Monroe County: 19,918 countMonroe County19,918Dunn County: 18,812 countDunn County18,812Milwaukee County: 423,838 countMilwaukee County423,838Dane County: 254,880 countDane County254,880Waukesha County: 173,567 countWaukesha County173,567Brown County: 114,123 countBrown County114,123Racine County: 84,558 countRacine County84,558Outagamie County: 79,900 countOutagamie County79,900Winnebago County: 76,770 countWinnebago County76,770Kenosha County: 72,897 countKenosha County72,897Rock County: 70,694 countRock County70,694Marathon County: 60,296 countMarathon County60,296Washington County: 58,766 countWashington County58,766Walworth County: 53,508 countWalworth County53,508La Crosse County: 53,234 countLa Crosse County53,234Sheboygan County: 52,549 countSheboygan County52,549Fond du Lac County: 45,908 countFond du Lac County45,908Eau Claire County: 45,818 countEau Claire County45,818Ozaukee County: 39,415 countOzaukee County39,415Dodge County: 38,290 countDodge County38,290St. Croix County: 38,185 countSt. Croix County38,185Manitowoc County: 37,960 countManitowoc County37,960Jefferson County: 36,649 countJefferson County36,649Wood County: 34,662 countWood County34,662Portage County: 31,496 countPortage County31,496Sauk County: 31,091 countSauk County31,091Oneida County: 30,746 countOneida County30,746Marinette County: 29,372 countMarinette County29,372Chippewa County: 29,017 countChippewa County29,017Columbia County: 26,826 countColumbia County26,826Waupaca County: 25,620 countWaupaca County25,620Vilas County: 24,783 countVilas County24,783Polk County: 24,377 countPolk County24,377Oconto County: 23,998 countOconto County23,998Door County: 23,996 countDoor County23,996Barron County: 23,966 countBarron County23,966Douglas County: 22,997 countDouglas County22,997Grant County: 22,192 countGrant County22,192Calumet County: 22,163 countCalumet County22,163Shawano County: 20,430 countShawano County20,430Monroe County: 19,918 countMonroe County19,918Dunn County: 18,812 countDunn County18,812
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Milwaukee County423,8380%
2Dane County254,880+1.8%
3Waukesha County173,567+0.8%
4Brown County114,123+0.8%
5Racine County84,558+0.1%
6Outagamie County79,900+0.8%
7Winnebago County76,770+0.5%
8Kenosha County72,897+0.6%
9Rock County70,694+0.7%
10Marathon County60,296+0.5%
11Washington County58,766+0.6%
12Walworth County53,508+0.5%
13La Crosse County53,234+0.9%
14Sheboygan County52,549+0.3%
15Fond du Lac County45,908+0.4%
16Eau Claire County45,818+1.3%
17Ozaukee County39,415+0.8%
18Dodge County38,290+0.4%
19St. Croix County38,185+1.4%
20Manitowoc County37,960+0.4%
21Jefferson County36,649+0.5%
22Wood County34,662+0.3%
23Portage County31,496+0.7%
24Sauk County31,091+0.6%
25Oneida County30,746+0.4%
26Marinette County29,372+0.2%
27Chippewa County29,017+0.8%
28Columbia County26,826+0.5%
29Waupaca County25,620+0.3%
30Vilas County24,783+0.5%
31Polk County24,377+0.4%
32Oconto County23,998+0.7%
33Door County23,996+0.5%
34Barron County23,966+0.5%
35Douglas County22,997+0.2%
36Grant County22,192+0.2%
37Calumet County22,163+1.8%
38Shawano County20,430+0.1%
39Monroe County19,918+0.6%
40Dunn County18,812+0.4%
41Pierce County17,052+1.1%
42Adams County16,873+0.5%
43Green County16,382+0.5%
44Lincoln County16,233+0.5%
45Sawyer County16,114+0.4%
46Burnett County15,328+0.3%
47Clark County14,842+0.3%
48Waushara County14,804+0.2%
49Juneau County14,639+0.7%
50Vernon County13,939+0.5%
51Trempealeau County13,373+0.7%
52Bayfield County13,285+0.3%
53Washburn County12,823+0.4%
54Langlade County12,202+0.1%
55Iowa County11,007+0.4%
56Price County10,7990%
57Green Lake County10,731+0.3%
58Marquette County9,841+0.5%
59Jackson County9,693+0.5%
60Taylor County9,453-0.4%
61Ashland County9,402-0.1%
62Kewaunee County9,325+0.5%
63Crawford County8,705+0.1%
64Forest County8,696+0.4%
65Rusk County8,679+0.1%
66Richland County8,542+0.4%
67Lafayette County7,193+0.2%
68Buffalo County6,546+0.4%
69Iron County5,572-0.1%
70Florence County4,659+0.4%
71Pepin County3,603+0.6%
72Menominee County2,148-0.3%

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Wisconsin by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/wisconsin-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/wisconsin-counties?period=2023.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Milwaukee County, with 423,838 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Menominee County, with 2,148 in 2023.

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