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Largest German population, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216222,227–

02Dane County, WIWI590,375191,083–

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,210175,518–

04Brown County, WIWI275,80390,230–

05Outagamie County, WIWI195,89479,488–

06Winnebago County, WIWI174,21876,007–

07Washington County, WIWI139,23871,946–

08Marathon County, WIWI139,43266,179–

09Racine County, WIWI198,91965,473–

10Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04755,643–

11Rock County, WIWI166,47253,843–

12Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66951,513–

13La Crosse County, WIWI121,33951,314–

14Kenosha County, WIWI168,44849,395–

15Dodge County, WIWI89,09745,404–

16Jefferson County, WIWI86,50541,184–

17Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34640,657–

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71040,522–

19Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03340,024–

20Walworth County, WIWI106,12737,217–

21Wood County, WIWI74,06033,898–

22St. Croix County, WIWI98,27633,644–

23Sauk County, WIWI66,65228,336–

24Portage County, WIWI71,94327,540–

25Calumet County, WIWI53,98227,035–

26Chippewa County, WIWI67,61426,235–

27Columbia County, WIWI58,13225,136–

28Waupaca County, WIWI51,46124,363–

29Grant County, WIWI52,44621,372–

30Shawano County, WIWI41,56019,275–

31Monroe County, WIWI46,57218,425–

32Dunn County, WIWI46,22318,089–

33Barron County, WIWI46,48417,401–

34Pierce County, WIWI43,51916,662–

35Oconto County, WIWI40,19516,242–

36Polk County, WIWI45,80315,796–

37Marinette County, WIWI42,57415,425–

38Oneida County, WIWI38,13115,259–

39Lincoln County, WIWI28,40314,731–

40Clark County, WIWI35,05214,516–

41Green County, WIWI37,22714,144–

42Door County, WIWI30,61611,544–

43Vernon County, WIWI31,44311,264–

44Juneau County, WIWI26,64910,707–

45Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17110,512–

46Waushara County, WIWI25,22310,372–

47Douglas County, WIWI43,9909,850–

48Taylor County, WIWI20,1189,830–

49Iowa County, WIWI23,9519,119–

50Green Lake County, WIWI19,3058,957–

51Langlade County, WIWI19,5348,921–

52Vilas County, WIWI23,7618,679–

53Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7588,186–

54Adams County, WIWI21,7527,417–

55Richland County, WIWI17,0366,983–

56Jackson County, WIWI20,9996,942–

57Marquette County, WIWI15,9276,884–

58Price County, WIWI13,9886,135–

59Crawford County, WIWI15,9105,876–

60Buffalo County, WIWI13,3185,750–

61Washburn County, WIWI17,0875,527–

62Lafayette County, WIWI17,4785,326–

63Burnett County, WIWI17,2235,136–

64Rusk County, WIWI14,1464,967–

65Sawyer County, WIWI18,8464,720–

66Ashland County, WIWI16,2034,323–

67Bayfield County, WIWI16,7874,149–

68Forest County, WIWI9,5742,982–

69Pepin County, WIWI7,5132,961–

70Iron County, WIWI6,1271,756–

71Florence County, WIWI4,7481,317–

72Menominee County, WIWI4,199179–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES