RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Highest Medicare coverage, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 20.6%.

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01Adams County, WIWI21,75235.7%–

02Iron County, WIWI6,12733.3%–

03Vilas County, WIWI23,76133.3%–

04Door County, WIWI30,61633.1%–

05Burnett County, WIWI17,22331.8%–

06Florence County, WIWI4,74830.9%–

07Bayfield County, WIWI16,78729.6%–

08Washburn County, WIWI17,08728.8%–

09Oneida County, WIWI38,13128.7%–

10Marquette County, WIWI15,92728.4%–

11Price County, WIWI13,98828.2%–

12Sawyer County, WIWI18,84627.8%–

13Waushara County, WIWI25,22327.5%–

14Rusk County, WIWI14,14626.5%–

15Marinette County, WIWI42,57426.4%–

16Langlade County, WIWI19,53426.2%–

17Crawford County, WIWI15,91025.7%–

18Forest County, WIWI9,57425.6%–

19Richland County, WIWI17,03624.7%–

20Juneau County, WIWI26,64924.4%–

21Barron County, WIWI46,48424.2%–

22Pepin County, WIWI7,51324.2%–

23Buffalo County, WIWI13,31824.2%–

24Green Lake County, WIWI19,30524.2%–

25Lincoln County, WIWI28,40323.9%–

26Shawano County, WIWI41,56022.9%–

27Wood County, WIWI74,06022.9%–

28Polk County, WIWI45,80322.7%–

29Oconto County, WIWI40,19522.7%–

30Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71022.1%–

31Ashland County, WIWI16,20322.0%–

32Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75821.9%–

33Jackson County, WIWI20,99921.8%–

34Waupaca County, WIWI51,46121.5%–

35Lafayette County, WIWI17,47820.8%–

36Douglas County, WIWI43,99020.6%–

37Iowa County, WIWI23,95120.5%–

38Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34620.4%–

39Taylor County, WIWI20,11820.4%–

40Vernon County, WIWI31,44320.2%–

41Chippewa County, WIWI67,61420.1%–

42Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66919.8%–

43Sauk County, WIWI66,65219.6%–

44Green County, WIWI37,22719.6%–

45Dodge County, WIWI89,09719.5%–

46Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04719.2%–

47Walworth County, WIWI106,12719.2%–

48Columbia County, WIWI58,13219.1%–

49Marathon County, WIWI139,43219.1%–

50Waukesha County, WIWI417,21019.1%–

51Jefferson County, WIWI86,50519.0%–

52Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17118.9%–

53Washington County, WIWI139,23818.8%–

54Portage County, WIWI71,94318.6%–

55Rock County, WIWI166,47218.5%–

56Racine County, WIWI198,91918.5%–

57Grant County, WIWI52,44618.3%–

58Monroe County, WIWI46,57218.3%–

59Winnebago County, WIWI174,21818.0%–

60La Crosse County, WIWI121,33917.9%–

61Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03317.6%–

62Clark County, WIWI35,05217.2%–

63Dunn County, WIWI46,22317.0%–

64Brown County, WIWI275,80316.5%–

65Kenosha County, WIWI168,44816.4%–

66Menominee County, WIWI4,19916.3%–

67Outagamie County, WIWI195,89416.1%–

68Calumet County, WIWI53,98215.9%–

69Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21615.7%–

70Pierce County, WIWI43,51915.6%–

71St. Croix County, WIWI98,27614.7%–

72Dane County, WIWI590,37514.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS