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Largest German population, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 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, WIWI924,216222,227−16%

02Dane County, WIWI590,375191,083−2%

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,210175,518−14%

04Brown County, WIWI275,80390,230−6%

05Outagamie County, WIWI195,89479,488−15%

06Winnebago County, WIWI174,21876,007−17%

07Washington County, WIWI139,23871,946−12%

08Marathon County, WIWI139,43266,179−9%

09Racine County, WIWI198,91965,473−7%

10Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04755,643−15%

11Rock County, WIWI166,47253,843−14%

12Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66951,513−14%

13La Crosse County, WIWI121,33951,314−5%

14Kenosha County, WIWI168,44849,395−10%

15Dodge County, WIWI89,09745,404−13%

16Jefferson County, WIWI86,50541,184−11%

17Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34640,657−10%

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71040,522−12%

19Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03340,024−9%

20Walworth County, WIWI106,12737,217−13%

21Wood County, WIWI74,06033,898−18%

22St. Croix County, WIWI98,27633,644−13%

23Sauk County, WIWI66,65228,336−13%

24Portage County, WIWI71,94327,540−9%

25Calumet County, WIWI53,98227,035−8%

26Chippewa County, WIWI67,61426,235−9%

27Columbia County, WIWI58,13225,136−16%

28Waupaca County, WIWI51,46124,363−20%

29Grant County, WIWI52,44621,372−20%

30Shawano County, WIWI41,56019,275−15%

31Monroe County, WIWI46,57218,425−9%

32Dunn County, WIWI46,22318,089−10%

33Barron County, WIWI46,48417,401−11%

34Pierce County, WIWI43,51916,662−16%

35Oconto County, WIWI40,19516,242−13%

36Polk County, WIWI45,80315,796−10%

37Marinette County, WIWI42,57415,425−11%

38Oneida County, WIWI38,13115,259−11%

39Lincoln County, WIWI28,40314,731−15%

40Clark County, WIWI35,05214,516−20%

41Green County, WIWI37,22714,144−8%

42Door County, WIWI30,61611,544−14%

43Vernon County, WIWI31,44311,264+2%

44Juneau County, WIWI26,64910,707−13%

45Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17110,512−6%

46Waushara County, WIWI25,22310,372−17%

47Douglas County, WIWI43,9909,850−20%

48Taylor County, WIWI20,1189,830−20%

49Iowa County, WIWI23,9519,119−19%

50Green Lake County, WIWI19,3058,957−17%

51Langlade County, WIWI19,5348,921−15%

52Vilas County, WIWI23,7618,679−9%

53Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7588,186−17%

54Adams County, WIWI21,7527,417−20%

55Richland County, WIWI17,0366,983−8%

56Jackson County, WIWI20,9996,942−12%

57Marquette County, WIWI15,9276,884−16%

58Price County, WIWI13,9886,135−16%

59Crawford County, WIWI15,9105,876−16%

60Buffalo County, WIWI13,3185,750−21%

61Washburn County, WIWI17,0875,527−17%

62Lafayette County, WIWI17,4785,326−29%

63Burnett County, WIWI17,2235,136−8%

64Rusk County, WIWI14,1464,967−17%

65Sawyer County, WIWI18,8464,720−16%

66Ashland County, WIWI16,2034,323−21%

67Bayfield County, WIWI16,7874,149−4%

68Forest County, WIWI9,5742,982−17%

69Pepin County, WIWI7,5132,961−23%

70Iron County, WIWI6,1271,756−4%

71Florence County, WIWI4,7481,317−14%

72Menominee County, WIWI4,199179−44%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS