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Population per Square Mile in Wisconsin, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Wisconsin, ranked. The highest is Milwaukee County at 3,836.4 and the lowest is Iron County at 8.2.

Wisconsin: 109.2 · United States: n/a · median county in Wisconsin: 49.8

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Milwaukee County3,836.4
2Waukesha County749.0
3Kenosha County619.6
4Racine County593.9
5Brown County511.0
6Dane County478.6
7Ozaukee County399.0
8Winnebago County395.1
9Washington County320.2
10Outagamie County302.4
11La Crosse County266.7
12Sheboygan County230.7
13Rock County228.8
14Walworth County190.2
15Eau Claire County167.9
16Calumet County166.4
17Jefferson County154.5
18Fond du Lac County144.7
19Manitowoc County138.1
20St. Croix County133.0
21Dodge County101.3
22Wood County93.3
23Marathon County89.6
24Portage County88.4
25Sauk County79.4
26Columbia County76.1
27Pierce County74.2
28Waupaca County69.0
29Chippewa County66.2
30Green County63.4
31Door County63.2
32Kewaunee County60.3
33Green Lake County55.1
34Barron County54.2
35Dunn County53.6
36Monroe County51.3
37Polk County49.8
38Shawano County45.9
39Grant County45.1
40Trempealeau County42.1
41Oconto County39.7
42Waushara County39.7
43Vernon County39.2
44Juneau County34.8
45Marquette County34.6
46Oneida County34.3
47Douglas County33.9
48Adams County32.7
49Lincoln County32.3
50Pepin County32.0
51Iowa County31.3
52Marinette County30.0
53Richland County29.4
54Clark County28.7
55Crawford County28.1
56Vilas County27.6
57Lafayette County26.7
58Langlade County22.4
59Jackson County21.2
60Washburn County21.1
61Burnett County20.6
62Taylor County20.5
63Buffalo County19.8
64Rusk County15.5
65Ashland County15.4
66Sawyer County14.7
67Menominee County11.9
68Bayfield County11.2
69Price County11.2
70Florence County9.5
71Forest County9.2
72Iron County8.2

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Wisconsin ranks 27th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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