RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Largest by population, Wisconsin counties · 1990

The most populous Wisconsin counties as of the 1990 population estimates. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 34,291.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS –

01Milwaukee County, WIWI959,275–

02Dane County, WIWI367,085–

03Waukesha County, WIWI304,715–

04Brown County, WIWI194,594–

05Racine County, WIWI175,034–

06Outagamie County, WIWI140,510–

07Winnebago County, WIWI140,320–

08Rock County, WIWI139,510–

09Kenosha County, WIWI128,181–

10Marathon County, WIWI115,400–

11Sheboygan County, WIWI103,877–

12La Crosse County, WIWI97,904–

13Washington County, WIWI95,328–

14Fond du Lac County, WIWI90,083–

15Eau Claire County, WIWI85,183–

16Manitowoc County, WIWI80,421–

17Dodge County, WIWI76,559–

18Walworth County, WIWI75,000–

19Wood County, WIWI73,605–

20Ozaukee County, WIWI72,831–

21Jefferson County, WIWI67,783–

22Portage County, WIWI61,405–

23Chippewa County, WIWI52,360–

24St. Croix County, WIWI50,251–

25Grant County, WIWI49,264–

26Sauk County, WIWI46,975–

27Waupaca County, WIWI46,104–

28Columbia County, WIWI45,088–

29Douglas County, WIWI41,758–

30Barron County, WIWI40,750–

31Marinette County, WIWI40,548–

32Shawano County, WIWI37,157–

33Monroe County, WIWI36,633–

34Dunn County, WIWI35,909–

35Polk County, WIWI34,773–

36Calumet County, WIWI34,291–

37Pierce County, WIWI32,765–

38Oneida County, WIWI31,679–

39Clark County, WIWI31,647–

40Green County, WIWI30,339–

41Oconto County, WIWI30,226–

42Lincoln County, WIWI26,993–

43Door County, WIWI25,690–

44Vernon County, WIWI25,617–

45Trempealeau County, WIWI25,263–

46Juneau County, WIWI21,650–

47Iowa County, WIWI20,150–

48Langlade County, WIWI19,505–

49Waushara County, WIWI19,385–

50Taylor County, WIWI18,901–

51Kewaunee County, WIWI18,878–

52Green Lake County, WIWI18,651–

53Vilas County, WIWI17,707–

54Richland County, WIWI17,521–

55Jackson County, WIWI16,588–

56Ashland County, WIWI16,307–

57Lafayette County, WIWI16,076–

58Crawford County, WIWI15,940–

59Adams County, WIWI15,682–

60Price County, WIWI15,600–

61Rusk County, WIWI15,079–

62Sawyer County, WIWI14,181–

63Bayfield County, WIWI14,008–

64Washburn County, WIWI13,772–

65Buffalo County, WIWI13,584–

66Burnett County, WIWI13,084–

67Marquette County, WIWI12,321–

68Forest County, WIWI8,776–

69Pepin County, WIWI7,107–

70Iron County, WIWI6,153–

71Florence County, WIWI4,590–

72Menominee County, WIWI3,890–

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