RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Largest senior population, Wisconsin counties · 1990

Wisconsin counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216130,502–

02Dane County, WIWI590,37533,767–

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,21029,994–

04Brown County, WIWI275,80321,080–

05Racine County, WIWI198,91921,002–

06Winnebago County, WIWI174,21817,999–

07Rock County, WIWI166,47217,620–

08Kenosha County, WIWI168,44816,180–

09Outagamie County, WIWI195,89415,684–

10Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04715,134–

11Marathon County, WIWI139,43214,596–

12Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71012,789–

13Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66912,656–

14La Crosse County, WIWI121,33912,532–

15Dodge County, WIWI89,09711,406–

16Walworth County, WIWI106,12710,675–

17Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03310,593–

18Wood County, WIWI74,06010,438–

19Washington County, WIWI139,2389,942–

20Jefferson County, WIWI86,5058,827–

21Waupaca County, WIWI51,4618,153–

22Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3468,077–

23Chippewa County, WIWI67,6147,478–

24Sauk County, WIWI66,6527,410–

25Grant County, WIWI52,4467,264–

26Marinette County, WIWI42,5747,144–

27Columbia County, WIWI58,1327,055–

28Barron County, WIWI46,4846,888–

29Douglas County, WIWI43,9906,820–

30Shawano County, WIWI41,5606,661–

31Portage County, WIWI71,9436,613–

32Oneida County, WIWI38,1315,721–

33Polk County, WIWI45,8035,549–

34Clark County, WIWI35,0525,460–

35Monroe County, WIWI46,5725,329–

36St. Croix County, WIWI98,2765,100–

37Oconto County, WIWI40,1954,980–

38Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,792–

39Green County, WIWI37,2274,654–

40Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1714,624–

41Door County, WIWI30,6164,559–

42Lincoln County, WIWI28,4034,375–

43Dunn County, WIWI46,2234,312–

44Vilas County, WIWI23,7614,042–

45Juneau County, WIWI26,6493,797–

46Calumet County, WIWI53,9823,772–

47Waushara County, WIWI25,2233,760–

48Langlade County, WIWI19,5343,695–

49Green Lake County, WIWI19,3053,579–

50Pierce County, WIWI43,5193,485–

51Richland County, WIWI17,0363,060–

52Price County, WIWI13,9883,038–

53Adams County, WIWI21,7523,032–

54Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7582,987–

55Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,909–

56Taylor County, WIWI20,1182,872–

57Iowa County, WIWI23,9512,867–

58Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,846–

59Rusk County, WIWI14,1462,754–

60Sawyer County, WIWI18,8462,738–

61Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,682–

62Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,656–

63Washburn County, WIWI17,0872,627–

64Marquette County, WIWI15,9272,513–

65Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782,488–

66Bayfield County, WIWI16,7872,470–

67Buffalo County, WIWI13,3182,263–

68Forest County, WIWI9,5741,658–

69Iron County, WIWI6,1271,500–

70Pepin County, WIWI7,5131,322–

71Florence County, WIWI4,748771–

72Menominee County, WIWI4,199328–

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