RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Most population gained, Wisconsin counties · 2000

Wisconsin counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is +3,308.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Dane County, WIWI590,375+59,441–

02Waukesha County, WIWI417,210+56,052–

03Brown County, WIWI275,803+32,184–

04Washington County, WIWI139,238+22,165–

05Kenosha County, WIWI168,448+21,396–

06Outagamie County, WIWI195,894+20,461–

07Walworth County, WIWI106,127+18,759–

08Winnebago County, WIWI174,218+16,443–

09Racine County, WIWI198,919+13,797–

10St. Croix County, WIWI98,276+12,904–

11Rock County, WIWI166,472+12,797–

12Marathon County, WIWI139,432+10,434–

13Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346+9,486–

14Dodge County, WIWI89,097+9,338–

15La Crosse County, WIWI121,339+9,216–

16Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047+8,769–

17Sauk County, WIWI66,652+8,250–

18Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033+7,959–

19Columbia County, WIWI58,132+7,380–

20Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669+7,213–

21Polk County, WIWI45,803+6,546–

22Calumet County, WIWI53,982+6,340–

23Jefferson County, WIWI86,505+6,238–

24Portage County, WIWI71,943+5,777–

25Waupaca County, WIWI51,461+5,627–

26Oconto County, WIWI40,195+5,408–

27Oneida County, WIWI38,131+5,097–

28Monroe County, WIWI46,572+4,266–

29Barron County, WIWI46,484+4,213–

30Pierce County, WIWI43,519+4,039–

31Dunn County, WIWI46,223+3,949–

32Waushara County, WIWI25,223+3,769–

33Marquette County, WIWI15,927+3,511–

34Shawano County, WIWI41,560+3,507–

35Vilas County, WIWI23,761+3,326–

36Green County, WIWI37,227+3,308–

37Adams County, WIWI21,752+2,961–

38Marinette County, WIWI42,574+2,836–

39Chippewa County, WIWI67,614+2,835–

40Juneau County, WIWI26,649+2,666–

41Lincoln County, WIWI28,403+2,648–

42Iowa County, WIWI23,951+2,630–

43Burnett County, WIWI17,223+2,590–

44Jackson County, WIWI20,999+2,512–

45Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710+2,466–

46Vernon County, WIWI31,443+2,439–

47Door County, WIWI30,616+2,271–

48Washburn County, WIWI17,087+2,264–

49Sawyer County, WIWI18,846+2,015–

50Wood County, WIWI74,060+1,950–

51Clark County, WIWI35,052+1,910–

52Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171+1,747–

53Douglas County, WIWI43,990+1,529–

54Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758+1,309–

55Crawford County, WIWI15,910+1,303–

56Forest County, WIWI9,574+1,248–

57Langlade County, WIWI19,534+1,235–

58Bayfield County, WIWI16,787+1,005–

59Taylor County, WIWI20,118+779–

60Iron County, WIWI6,127+708–

61Menominee County, WIWI4,199+672–

62Ashland County, WIWI16,203+559–

63Florence County, WIWI4,748+498–

64Green Lake County, WIWI19,305+454–

65Richland County, WIWI17,036+403–

66Grant County, WIWI52,446+333–

67Rusk County, WIWI14,146+268–

68Price County, WIWI13,988+222–

69Buffalo County, WIWI13,318+220–

70Pepin County, WIWI7,513+106–

71Lafayette County, WIWI17,478+61–

72Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216-19,111–

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