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Most population lost, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216-8,246−57%

02Shawano County, WIWI41,560-1,068−130%

03Taylor County, WIWI20,118-776−200%

04Richland County, WIWI17,036-717−278%

05Waupaca County, WIWI51,461-598−111%

06Rusk County, WIWI14,146-567−312%

07Wood County, WIWI74,060-542−128%

08Crawford County, WIWI15,910-531−141%

09Langlade County, WIWI19,534-486−139%

10Lincoln County, WIWI28,403-328−112%

11Buffalo County, WIWI13,318-270−223%

12Lafayette County, WIWI17,478-225−469%

13Adams County, WIWI21,752-221−107%

14Pepin County, WIWI7,513-151−242%

15Ashland County, WIWI16,203-130−123%

16Forest County, WIWI9,574-125−110%

17Price County, WIWI13,988-105−147%

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710-83−103%

19Green Lake County, WIWI19,305-33−107%

20Clark County, WIWI35,052-31−102%

21Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758-11−101%

22Iowa County, WIWI23,951+22−99%

23Menominee County, WIWI4,199+23−97%

24Waushara County, WIWI25,223+24−99%

25Juneau County, WIWI26,649+54−98%

26Marinette County, WIWI42,574+123−96%

27Florence County, WIWI4,748+135−73%

28Douglas County, WIWI43,990+136−91%

29Marquette County, WIWI15,927+188−95%

30Iron County, WIWI6,127+221−69%

31Green County, WIWI37,227+251−92%

32Portage County, WIWI71,943+358−94%

33Dodge County, WIWI89,097+637−93%

34Jackson County, WIWI20,999+696−72%

35Washburn County, WIWI17,087+712−69%

36Grant County, WIWI52,446+730+119%

37Polk County, WIWI45,803+772−88%

38Barron County, WIWI46,484+841−80%

39Vernon County, WIWI31,443+941−61%

40Burnett County, WIWI17,223+1,069−59%

41Pierce County, WIWI43,519+1,193−70%

42Bayfield County, WIWI16,787+1,206+20%

43Jefferson County, WIWI86,505+1,214−81%

44Oconto County, WIWI40,195+1,305−76%

45Sawyer County, WIWI18,846+1,517−25%

46Dunn County, WIWI46,223+1,583−60%

47Monroe County, WIWI46,572+1,601−62%

48Vilas County, WIWI23,761+1,617−51%

49Columbia County, WIWI58,132+1,657−78%

50Oneida County, WIWI38,131+1,847−64%

51Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171+1,944+11%

52Door County, WIWI30,616+2,281+0%

53Racine County, WIWI198,919+2,319−83%

54Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669+2,521−65%

55Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047+2,527−71%

56Kenosha County, WIWI168,448+2,725−87%

57Rock County, WIWI166,472+3,356−74%

58Calumet County, WIWI53,982+3,471−45%

59Sauk County, WIWI66,652+3,787−54%

60Chippewa County, WIWI67,614+3,882+37%

61Marathon County, WIWI139,432+3,950−62%

62Walworth County, WIWI106,127+4,250−77%

63Winnebago County, WIWI174,218+4,736−71%

64Washington County, WIWI139,238+4,874−78%

65Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346+5,108−46%

66La Crosse County, WIWI121,339+6,146−33%

67Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033+6,974−12%

68St. Croix County, WIWI98,276+9,191−29%

69Outagamie County, WIWI195,894+14,010−32%

70Waukesha County, WIWI417,210+17,087−70%

71Brown County, WIWI275,803+20,733−36%

72Dane County, WIWI590,375+73,431+24%

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