US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Wisconsin

Wisconsin counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Wisconsin by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Menominee County leads at -6.6%.

Among cities & places, Lebanon leads at -71.9%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Menominee County-6.6%
2Milwaukee County-2.5%
3Taylor County-1.7%
4Richland County-1.3%
5Crawford County-1.1%
6Portage County-0.4%
7Grant County-0.1%
8Kenosha County-0.1%
9Shawano County+0.1%
10Rusk County+0.1%
11Green County+0.4%
12Lafayette County+0.4%
13Clark County+0.5%
14Winnebago County+0.6%
15Racine County+0.7%
16Juneau County+0.8%
17Monroe County+0.9%
18Pierce County+0.9%
19Iowa County+0.9%
20Waupaca County+0.9%
21Vernon County+0.9%
22Rock County+1.1%
23Kewaunee County+1.1%
24Dodge County+1.3%
25Wood County+1.3%
26Dunn County+1.3%
27Jefferson County+1.4%
28Fond du Lac County+1.4%
29Pepin County+1.5%
30Buffalo County+1.6%
31Langlade County+1.7%
32Washington County+1.8%
33Marathon County+2.0%
34La Crosse County+2.0%
35Columbia County+2.1%
36Douglas County+2.1%
37Waukesha County+2.1%
38Green Lake County+2.2%
39Jackson County+2.2%
40Sheboygan County+2.3%
41Walworth County+2.3%
42Waushara County+2.3%
43Lincoln County+2.4%
44Marquette County+2.6%
45Manitowoc County+2.7%
46Eau Claire County+2.7%
47Ashland County+2.8%
48Sauk County+2.9%
49Forest County+3.0%
50Brown County+3.1%
51Outagamie County+3.1%
52Barron County+3.3%
53Marinette County+3.8%
54Adams County+4.2%
55Chippewa County+4.2%
56Ozaukee County+4.2%
57Polk County+4.3%
58Trempealeau County+4.4%
59Oconto County+4.5%
60Price County+4.9%
61Dane County+5.4%
62Calumet County+5.4%
63Washburn County+6.8%
64St. Croix County+6.9%
65Florence County+7.0%
66Oneida County+7.4%
67Vilas County+7.6%
68Iron County+8.4%
69Bayfield County+9.5%
70Burnett County+9.5%
71Door County+10.2%
72Sawyer County+11.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Lebanon-71.9%
2Helenville-62.9%
3Green Valley-62.7%
4Zoar-62.5%
5Barronett-58.0%
6Eureka-57.6%
7Elderon-53.9%
8Thornton-49.3%
9Danbury-48.5%
10Tilleda-46.7%
11Lynxville-46.3%
12Little Sturgeon-45.9%
13Weyerhaeuser-45.0%
14Ingram-44.6%
15Wiota-43.4%
16Stone Lake-43.2%
17Kieler-42.1%
18Knowlton-41.8%
19Embarrass-40.3%
20Leopolis-37.6%
21Franks Field-37.0%
22Dyckesville-36.8%
23Newald-36.7%
24Summit Lake-35.8%
25New Odanah-34.3%
26Junction City-33.7%
27Abrams-33.6%
28Waldo-33.3%
29Whittlesey-33.1%
30Cazenovia-32.7%
31Glidden-32.3%
32Elcho-31.7%
33Avoca-31.6%
34White Lake-31.3%
35Darien-31.0%
36Port Wing-30.9%
37Houlton-30.7%
38Chelsea-30.4%
39Wabeno-30.1%
40Goodman-28.6%
41Bear Creek-28.5%
42Fairchild-28.4%
43Hustler-28.4%
44Cassville-27.9%
45Biron-27.2%
46Brule-27.1%
47Dickeyville-26.6%
48Woodruff-26.3%
49Trego-26.1%
50Kendall-26.1%
51Potter Lake-25.8%
52Tustin-25.5%
53Waumandee-25.3%
54Cornell-25.3%
55Bay City-24.6%
56Doylestown-23.8%
57Adell-23.4%
58Kingston-23.3%
59Vesper-23.2%
60Lakewood-22.9%
61Greenbush-22.8%
62Crandon-22.8%
63Bowler-22.8%
64Taylor-22.6%
65La Farge-22.5%
66Fenwood-22.4%
67Pine River-22.3%
68Wauzeka-21.7%
69Birch Hill-21.2%
70Cobb-21.1%
71Viola-21.0%
72Star Prairie-20.9%
73Bell Center-20.8%
74Milltown-20.7%
75Hager City-20.6%
76Iron Belt-20.6%
77Bohners Lake-20.5%
78Eastman-20.3%
79Blue Mounds-20.2%
80Potter-19.3%
81Amberg-19.1%
82Clayton-19.1%
83Muscoda-19.0%
84Pound-18.5%
85Brice Prairie-18.5%
86Ontario-18.3%
87Suring-18.2%
88Reserve-18.2%
89Waubeka-17.8%
90King-17.7%
91Blanchardville-17.3%
92Spring Valley-17.2%
93Superior-16.7%
94Cecil-16.7%
95Dorchester-16.6%
96Montfort-16.6%
97Birnamwood-16.5%
98Long Lake-16.3%
99Northport-16.3%
100Gordon-16.2%

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