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Largest German population, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216204,651−23%

02Dane County, WIWI590,375185,249−5%

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,210171,605−16%

04Brown County, WIWI275,80387,749−9%

05Outagamie County, WIWI195,89480,783−14%

06Winnebago County, WIWI174,21873,272−20%

07Washington County, WIWI139,23870,157−14%

08Marathon County, WIWI139,43264,847−10%

09Racine County, WIWI198,91962,616−11%

10Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04753,272−19%

11Rock County, WIWI166,47251,874−18%

12Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66948,757−19%

13La Crosse County, WIWI121,33948,247−10%

14Kenosha County, WIWI168,44846,349−16%

15Dodge County, WIWI89,09743,877−16%

16Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34640,179−11%

17Jefferson County, WIWI86,50539,624−14%

18Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03339,178−11%

19Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71039,024−15%

20Walworth County, WIWI106,12735,279−17%

21St. Croix County, WIWI98,27634,062−12%

22Wood County, WIWI74,06033,159−19%

23Portage County, WIWI71,94326,594−13%

24Sauk County, WIWI66,65226,547−18%

25Calumet County, WIWI53,98225,812−13%

26Chippewa County, WIWI67,61424,846−13%

27Columbia County, WIWI58,13223,293−22%

28Waupaca County, WIWI51,46122,830−25%

29Grant County, WIWI52,44620,948−22%

30Shawano County, WIWI41,56017,632−22%

31Dunn County, WIWI46,22317,174−15%

32Barron County, WIWI46,48417,005−13%

33Monroe County, WIWI46,57216,861−16%

34Pierce County, WIWI43,51916,115−19%

35Oneida County, WIWI38,13115,496−9%

36Polk County, WIWI45,80315,443−12%

37Oconto County, WIWI40,19515,250−18%

38Green County, WIWI37,22714,487−6%

39Clark County, WIWI35,05214,006−23%

40Marinette County, WIWI42,57413,854−20%

41Lincoln County, WIWI28,40313,762−21%

42Door County, WIWI30,61612,793−5%

43Waushara County, WIWI25,22310,368−18%

44Vernon County, WIWI31,44310,189−8%

45Douglas County, WIWI43,99010,129−18%

46Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17110,076−10%

47Taylor County, WIWI20,1189,856−20%

48Juneau County, WIWI26,6499,549−23%

49Vilas County, WIWI23,7619,162−4%

50Iowa County, WIWI23,9518,853−21%

51Langlade County, WIWI19,5348,218−22%

52Green Lake County, WIWI19,3058,201−24%

53Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7587,614−22%

54Marquette County, WIWI15,9277,226−12%

55Adams County, WIWI21,7527,124−23%

56Jackson County, WIWI20,9996,917−12%

57Richland County, WIWI17,0366,325−16%

58Price County, WIWI13,9886,040−17%

59Washburn County, WIWI17,0875,523−17%

60Buffalo County, WIWI13,3185,471−25%

61Sawyer County, WIWI18,8465,462−2%

62Crawford County, WIWI15,9105,444−22%

63Burnett County, WIWI17,2235,142−8%

64Lafayette County, WIWI17,4785,008−33%

65Rusk County, WIWI14,1464,918−17%

66Ashland County, WIWI16,2034,515−18%

67Bayfield County, WIWI16,7874,443+3%

68Pepin County, WIWI7,5133,103−19%

69Forest County, WIWI9,5742,987−17%

70Iron County, WIWI6,1271,761−4%

71Florence County, WIWI4,7481,567+2%

72Menominee County, WIWI4,199192−40%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES