RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Most population lost, Wisconsin counties · 2010

Wisconsin counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Price County, WIWI13,988-1,663−849%

02Marinette County, WIWI42,574-1,635−158%

03Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710-1,445−159%

04Iron County, WIWI6,127-945−233%

05Lincoln County, WIWI28,403-898−134%

06Wood County, WIWI74,060-806−141%

07Oneida County, WIWI38,131-778−115%

08Langlade County, WIWI19,534-763−162%

09Forest County, WIWI9,574-720−158%

10Ashland County, WIWI16,203-709−227%

11Florence County, WIWI4,748-665−234%

12Crawford County, WIWI15,910-599−146%

13Rusk County, WIWI14,146-592−321%

14Marquette County, WIWI15,927-428−112%

15Menominee County, WIWI4,199-330−149%

16Burnett County, WIWI17,223-217−108%

17Buffalo County, WIWI13,318-217−199%

18Door County, WIWI30,616-176−108%

19Washburn County, WIWI17,087-125−106%

20Green Lake County, WIWI19,305-54−112%

21Bayfield County, WIWI16,787+1−100%

22Richland County, WIWI17,036+97−76%

23Pepin County, WIWI7,513+256+142%

24Sawyer County, WIWI18,846+361−82%

25Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758+387−70%

26Vilas County, WIWI23,761+397−88%

27Waupaca County, WIWI51,461+679−88%

28Lafayette County, WIWI17,478+699+1046%

29Douglas County, WIWI43,990+872−43%

30Barron County, WIWI46,484+907−78%

31Iowa County, WIWI23,951+907−66%

32Taylor County, WIWI20,118+1,009+30%

33Clark County, WIWI35,052+1,133−41%

34Shawano County, WIWI41,560+1,285−63%

35Waushara County, WIWI25,223+1,342−64%

36Jackson County, WIWI20,999+1,349−46%

37Grant County, WIWI52,446+1,611+384%

38Vernon County, WIWI31,443+1,717−30%

39Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171+1,806+3%

40Oconto County, WIWI40,195+2,026−63%

41Adams County, WIWI21,752+2,232−25%

42Juneau County, WIWI26,649+2,348−12%

43Portage County, WIWI71,943+2,837−51%

44Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047+2,861−67%

45Dodge County, WIWI89,097+2,862−69%

46Polk County, WIWI45,803+2,886−56%

47Green County, WIWI37,227+3,195−3%

48Monroe County, WIWI46,572+3,774−12%

49Dunn County, WIWI46,223+3,999+1%

50Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346+4,078−57%

51Pierce County, WIWI43,519+4,215+4%

52Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669+4,337−40%

53Columbia County, WIWI58,132+4,365−41%

54Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033+5,594−30%

55Racine County, WIWI198,919+6,577−52%

56Sauk County, WIWI66,652+6,751−18%

57Chippewa County, WIWI67,614+7,220+155%

58La Crosse County, WIWI121,339+7,518−18%

59Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216+7,571−140%

60Rock County, WIWI166,472+8,024−37%

61Marathon County, WIWI139,432+8,229−21%

62Calumet County, WIWI53,982+8,340+32%

63Walworth County, WIWI106,127+8,469−55%

64Jefferson County, WIWI86,505+9,665+55%

65Winnebago County, WIWI174,218+10,231−38%

66Washington County, WIWI139,238+14,394−35%

67Outagamie County, WIWI195,894+15,724−23%

68Kenosha County, WIWI168,448+16,849−21%

69St. Croix County, WIWI98,276+21,190+64%

70Brown County, WIWI275,803+21,229−34%

71Waukesha County, WIWI417,210+29,124−48%

72Dane County, WIWI590,375+61,547+4%

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