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Most sparsely populated, Wisconsin counties · 2000

Wisconsin counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Iron County, WIWI6,1279+0%

02Forest County, WIWI9,57410+0%

03Bayfield County, WIWI16,78710+0%

04Florence County, WIWI4,74810+0%

05Price County, WIWI13,98813+0%

06Menominee County, WIWI4,19913+0%

07Sawyer County, WIWI18,84613+0%

08Ashland County, WIWI16,20316+0%

09Rusk County, WIWI14,14617+0%

10Burnett County, WIWI17,22319+0%

11Jackson County, WIWI20,99919+0%

12Washburn County, WIWI17,08720+0%

13Taylor County, WIWI20,11820+0%

14Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820+0%

15Langlade County, WIWI19,53424+0%

16Vilas County, WIWI23,76125+0%

17Lafayette County, WIWI17,47825+0%

18Clark County, WIWI35,05228+0%

19Adams County, WIWI21,75229+0%

20Iowa County, WIWI23,95130+0%

21Crawford County, WIWI15,91030+0%

22Richland County, WIWI17,03631+0%

23Marinette County, WIWI42,57431+0%

24Pepin County, WIWI7,51331+0%

25Juneau County, WIWI26,64932+0%

26Oneida County, WIWI38,13133+0%

27Douglas County, WIWI43,99033+0%

28Lincoln County, WIWI28,40334+0%

29Marquette County, WIWI15,92735+0%

30Vernon County, WIWI31,44335+0%

31Oconto County, WIWI40,19536+0%

32Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17137+0%

33Waushara County, WIWI25,22337+0%

34Grant County, WIWI52,44643+0%

35Polk County, WIWI45,80345+0%

36Monroe County, WIWI46,57245+0%

37Shawano County, WIWI41,56046+0%

38Dunn County, WIWI46,22347+0%

39Barron County, WIWI46,48452+0%

40Green Lake County, WIWI19,30555+0%

41Chippewa County, WIWI67,61455+0%

42Green County, WIWI37,22758+0%

43Door County, WIWI30,61658+0%

44Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75859+0%

45Pierce County, WIWI43,51964+0%

46Sauk County, WIWI66,65266+0%

47Columbia County, WIWI58,13269+0%

48Waupaca County, WIWI51,46169+0%

49Marathon County, WIWI139,43281+0%

50Portage County, WIWI71,94384+0%

51St. Croix County, WIWI98,27687+0%

52Wood County, WIWI74,06095+0%

53Dodge County, WIWI89,09798+0%

54Calumet County, WIWI53,982128+0%

55Jefferson County, WIWI86,505133+0%

56Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669135+0%

57Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710141+0%

58Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033146+0%

59Walworth County, WIWI106,127169+0%

60Rock County, WIWI166,472212+0%

61Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047220+0%

62La Crosse County, WIWI121,339237+0%

63Outagamie County, WIWI195,894252+0%

64Washington County, WIWI139,238273+0%

65Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346353+0%

66Dane County, WIWI590,375356+0%

67Winnebago County, WIWI174,218361+0%

68Brown County, WIWI275,803428+0%

69Kenosha County, WIWI168,448550+0%

70Racine County, WIWI198,919568+0%

71Waukesha County, WIWI417,210656+0%

72Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2163,894+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES