US Census Data

Most densely populated in Wisconsin

Wisconsin counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Wisconsin by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Milwaukee County leads at 3,842/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Shorewood leads at 8,607/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Milwaukee County3,842/sq mi
2Waukesha County744/sq mi
3Kenosha County620/sq mi
4Racine County592/sq mi
5Brown County508/sq mi
6Dane County472/sq mi
7Ozaukee County396/sq mi
8Winnebago County394/sq mi
9Washington County319/sq mi
10Outagamie County300/sq mi
11La Crosse County266/sq mi
12Sheboygan County230/sq mi
13Rock County228/sq mi
14Walworth County190/sq mi
15Eau Claire County167/sq mi
16Calumet County165/sq mi
17Jefferson County154/sq mi
18Fond du Lac County145/sq mi
19Manitowoc County138/sq mi
20St. Croix County131/sq mi
21Dodge County101/sq mi
22Wood County93/sq mi
23Marathon County89/sq mi
24Portage County88/sq mi
25Sauk County79/sq mi
26Columbia County76/sq mi
27Pierce County74/sq mi
28Waupaca County69/sq mi
29Chippewa County66/sq mi
30Green County63/sq mi
31Door County63/sq mi
32Kewaunee County60/sq mi
33Green Lake County55/sq mi
34Barron County54/sq mi
35Dunn County53/sq mi
36Monroe County51/sq mi
37Polk County50/sq mi
38Shawano County46/sq mi
39Grant County45/sq mi
40Trempealeau County42/sq mi
41Waushara County40/sq mi
42Oconto County39/sq mi
43Vernon County39/sq mi
44Juneau County35/sq mi
45Marquette County34/sq mi
46Oneida County34/sq mi
47Douglas County34/sq mi
48Adams County32/sq mi
49Lincoln County32/sq mi
50Pepin County32/sq mi
51Iowa County31/sq mi
52Marinette County30/sq mi
53Richland County29/sq mi
54Clark County29/sq mi
55Crawford County28/sq mi
56Vilas County27/sq mi
57Lafayette County26/sq mi
58Langlade County22/sq mi
59Jackson County21/sq mi
60Washburn County21/sq mi
61Taylor County20/sq mi
62Burnett County20/sq mi
63Buffalo County20/sq mi
64Rusk County15/sq mi
65Ashland County15/sq mi
66Sawyer County15/sq mi
67Menominee County12/sq mi
68Price County11/sq mi
69Bayfield County11/sq mi
70Florence County9/sq mi
71Forest County9/sq mi
72Iron County8/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Shorewood8,607/sq mi
2Whitefish Bay6,973/sq mi
3Milwaukee5,924/sq mi
4West Allis5,236/sq mi
5Racine4,987/sq mi
6Big Foot Prairie4,953/sq mi
7South Milwaukee4,258/sq mi
8Cudahy3,763/sq mi
9St. Francis3,642/sq mi
10West Milwaukee3,633/sq mi
11Wauwatosa3,608/sq mi
12Elmwood Park3,503/sq mi
13Kenosha3,411/sq mi
14Madison3,296/sq mi
15Greenfield3,240/sq mi
16Kimberly3,235/sq mi
17Thiensville3,158/sq mi
18Sheboygan3,078/sq mi
19Allouez3,072/sq mi
20Menasha3,000/sq mi
21Appleton2,945/sq mi
22Brown Deer2,870/sq mi
23Neenah2,857/sq mi
24Sun Prairie2,784/sq mi
25Waukesha2,773/sq mi
26Monona2,641/sq mi
27Greendale2,633/sq mi
28Park Ridge2,600/sq mi
29Shorewood Hills2,573/sq mi
30Butler2,563/sq mi
31North Fond du Lac2,525/sq mi
32Cedarburg2,503/sq mi
33Oregon2,495/sq mi
34North Hudson2,457/sq mi
35Waupun2,408/sq mi
36Oshkosh2,405/sq mi
37Hales Corners2,390/sq mi
38La Crosse2,386/sq mi
39Mount Horeb2,378/sq mi
40Middleton2,365/sq mi
41Fox Point2,359/sq mi
42Green Bay2,344/sq mi
43Fond du Lac2,313/sq mi
44Grafton2,303/sq mi
45Glendale2,278/sq mi
46North Bay2,258/sq mi
47Beaver Dam2,240/sq mi
48Waterford2,206/sq mi
49River Falls2,202/sq mi
50Prairie du Sac2,200/sq mi
51Hudson2,198/sq mi
52Sauk City2,184/sq mi
53Cross Plains2,158/sq mi
54Fort Atkinson2,136/sq mi
55De Pere2,122/sq mi
56Stoughton2,120/sq mi
57Combined Locks2,118/sq mi
58Port Washington2,111/sq mi
59Beloit2,104/sq mi
60French Island2,095/sq mi
61Kaukauna2,093/sq mi
62Wausau2,075/sq mi
63Black Earth2,042/sq mi
64Jackson2,040/sq mi
65West Bend2,038/sq mi
66Eau Claire2,018/sq mi
67Waunakee2,017/sq mi
68Pewaukee2,001/sq mi
69Elm Grove1,971/sq mi
70Manitowoc1,925/sq mi
71Union Grove1,918/sq mi
72McFarland1,902/sq mi
73Janesville1,900/sq mi
74Watertown1,896/sq mi
75Maple Bluff1,881/sq mi
76Lodi1,858/sq mi
77Two Rivers1,853/sq mi
78Little Chute1,849/sq mi
79Platteville1,848/sq mi
80Bayside1,843/sq mi
81Monroe1,835/sq mi
82Cuba City1,805/sq mi
83Theresa1,788/sq mi
84Brodhead1,786/sq mi
85Onalaska1,782/sq mi
86Hartland1,780/sq mi
87Whitewater1,776/sq mi
88Marshall1,776/sq mi
89Kewaskum1,760/sq mi
90Hartford1,755/sq mi
91Whitelaw1,755/sq mi
92Verona1,752/sq mi
93Winneconne1,698/sq mi
94Altoona1,697/sq mi
95Cottage Grove1,686/sq mi
96Plymouth1,662/sq mi
97Baraboo1,654/sq mi
98Belleville1,654/sq mi
99Sturtevant1,654/sq mi
100Reedsburg1,650/sq mi

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