Wisconsin statistical areas

The U.S. {{nobreak|State of Wisconsin}} currently has 40 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 11 combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 14 micropolitan statistical areas in Wisconsin.{{cite web |subject=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=July 21, 2023 |title=0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Office of Management and Budget}} As of 2023, the largest of these is the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA, comprising the area around Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee.

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Table

class=wikitable

|+The 40 United States statistical areas and 72 counties of the State of Wisconsin{{efn|reference=An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.}}

Combined statistical area

!2023 population (est.){{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx |accessdate=May 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division}}

!Core-based statistical area

!2023 population (est.)

!County

!2023 population (est.)

!Metropolitan division

!2023 population (est.)

rowspan=8|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA

|rowspan=8 align=right|2,036,833

|rowspan=4|Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA

|rowspan=4 align=right|1,560,424

|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

|align=right|916,205

|rowspan=32 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

Waukesha County, Wisconsin

|align=right|412,591

Washington County, Wisconsin

|align=right|138,168

Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

|align=right|93,460

rowspan=1|Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|196,613

|Racine County, Wisconsin

|align=right|196,613

rowspan=1|Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|105,822

|Walworth County, Wisconsin

|align=right|105,822

rowspan=1|Beaver Dam, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|88,231

|Dodge County, Wisconsin

|align=right|88,231

rowspan=1|Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|85,743

|Jefferson County, Wisconsin

|align=right|85,743

rowspan=6|Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA

|rowspan=6 align=right|924,543

|rowspan=4|Madison, WI MSA

|rowspan=4 align=right|694,345

|Dane County, Wisconsin

|align=right|575,347

Columbia County, Wisconsin

|align=right|58,091

Green County, Wisconsin

|align=right|36,951

Iowa County, Wisconsin

|align=right|23,956

rowspan=1|Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|164,278

|Rock County, Wisconsin

|align=right|164,278

rowspan=1|Baraboo, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|65,920

|Sauk County, Wisconsin

|align=right|65,920

rowspan=3|Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|418,168

|rowspan=2|Appleton, WI MSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|246,433

|Outagamie County, Wisconsin

|align=right|193,234

Calumet County, Wisconsin

|align=right|53,199

rowspan=1|Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|171,735

|Winnebago County, Wisconsin

|align=right|171,735

rowspan=5|Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA

|rowspan=5 align=right|377,217

|rowspan=3|Green Bay, WI MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|331,882

|Brown County, Wisconsin

|align=right|271,417

Oconto County, Wisconsin

|align=right|39,775

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

|align=right|20,690

rowspan=2|Shawano, WI μSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|45,335

|Shawano County, Wisconsin

|align=right|41,109

Menominee County, Wisconsin

|align=right|4,226

rowspan=3|Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|283,575

|rowspan=1|Wausau, WI MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|138,612

|Marathon County, Wisconsin

|align=right|138,612

rowspan=1|Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|73,939

|Wood County, Wisconsin

|align=right|73,939

rowspan=1|Stevens Point-Plover, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|71,024

|Portage County, Wisconsin

|align=right|71,024

rowspan=3|Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|220,667

|rowspan=2|Eau Claire, WI MSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|174,873

|Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

|align=right|107,903

Chippewa County, Wisconsin

|align=right|66,970

rowspan=1|Menomonie, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|45,794

|Dunn County, Wisconsin

|align=right|45,794

rowspan=4|La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN MSA

|rowspan=4 align=right|216,389
197,807 ({{Abbr|WI|Wisconsin}})

|rowspan=3|La Crosse-Onlaska, WI-MN MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|170,238
151,656 (WI)

|La Crosse County, Wisconsin

|align=right|120,486

Vernon County, Wisconsin

|align=right|31,170

Houston County, Minnesota

|align=right|18,582

rowspan=1|Sparta, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|46,151

|Monroe County, Wisconsin

|align=right|46,151

rowspan=19|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA

|rowspan=19 align=right|9,794,558
167,488 (WI)

|rowspan=13|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA

|rowspan=13 align=right|9,262,825

|Cook County, Illinois

|align=right|5,087,072

|rowspan="5" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL MD

|rowspan="5" align=right|7,075,391

DuPage County, Illinois

|align=right|921,213

Will County, Illinois

|align=right|700,728

McHenry County, Illinois

|align=right|312,800

Grundy County, Illinois

|align=right|53,578

Kane County, Illinois

|align=right|514,982

|rowspan="3" |Elgin, IL MD

|rowspan="3" align=right|755,246

Kendall County, Illinois

|align=right|139,976

DeKalb County, Illinois

|align=right|100,288

Lake County, Indiana

|align=right|500,598

|rowspan="4" |Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN MD

|rowspan="4" align=right|723,428

Porter County, Indiana

|align=right|175,335

Jasper County, Indiana

|align=right|33,535

Newton County, Indiana

|align=right|13,960

Lake County, Illinois

|align=right|708,760

|rowspan="1" |Lake County, IL MD

|rowspan="1" align=right|708,760

Kenosha, WI MSA

|align=right|167,488

|Kenosha County, Wisconsin

|align=right|167,488

|rowspan=71 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

rowspan=3|Ottawa, IL μSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|146,599

|LaSalle County, Illinois

|align=right|108,309

Bureau County, Illinois

|align=right|32,729

Putnam County, Illinois

|align=right|5,561

rowspan=1|Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|111,706

|LaPorte County, Indiana

|align=right|111,706

rowspan=1|Kankakee, IL MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|105,940

|Kankakee County, Illinois

|align=right|105,940

rowspan=21|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA

|rowspan=21 align=right|4,104,630
139,789 (WI)

|rowspan=15|Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA

|rowspan=15 align=right|3,711,864
139,789 (WI)

|Hennepin County, Minnesota

|align=right|1,258,713

Ramsey County, Minnesota

|align=right|536,075

Dakota County, Minnesota

|align=right|447,440

Anoka County, Minnesota

|align=right|372,441

Washington County, Minnesota

|align=right|278,936

Scott County, Minnesota

|align=right|155,814

Wright County, Minnesota

|align=right|151,150

Carver County, Minnesota

|align=right|111,057

Sherburne County, Minnesota

|align=right|102,206

St. Croix County, Wisconsin

|align=right|96,763

Chisago County, Minnesota

|align=right|58,535

Isanti County, Minnesota

|align=right|43,182

Pierce County, Wisconsin

|align=right|43,026

Le Sueur County, Minnesota

|align=right|29,255

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

|align=right|27,427

rowspan=2|St. Cloud, MN MSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|202,577

|Stearns County, Minnesota

|align=right|160,977

Benton County, Minnesota

|align=right|41,600

rowspan=1|Faribault-Northfield, MN μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|67,948

|Rice County, Minnesota

|align=right|67,948

rowspan=1|Red Wing, MN μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|48,035

|Goodhue County, Minnesota

|align=right|48,035

rowspan=1|Owatonna, MN μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|37,421

|Steele County, Minnesota

|align=right|37,421

rowspan=1|Hutchinson, MN μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|36,785

|McLeod County, Minnesota

|align=right|36,785

rowspan=5 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

|rowspan=1|Sheboygan, WI MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|117,752

|Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

|align=right|117,752

rowspan=1|Fond du Lac, WI MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|103,948

|Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

|align=right|103,948

rowspan=1|Manitowoc, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|81,331

|Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

|align=right|81,331

rowspan=1|Platteville, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|51,409

|Grant County, Wisconsin

|align=right|51,409

rowspan=1|Rice Lake, WI μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|46,833

|Barron County, Wisconsin

|align=right|46,833

rowspan=4|Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI CSA

|rowspan=4 align=right|95,715
46,788 (WI)

|rowspan=2|Marinette, WI-MI μSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|65,051
42,106 (WI)

|Marinette County, Wisconsin

|align=right|42,106

Menominee County, Michigan

|align=right|22,945

rowspan=2|Iron Mountain, MI-WI μSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|30,664
4,682 (WI)

|Dickinson County, Michigan

|align=right|25,982

Florence County, Wisconsin

|align=right|4,682

rowspan=4|Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA

|rowspan=4 align=right|326,968
44,264 (WI)

|rowspan=3|Duluth, MN-WI MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|281,603
44,264 (WI)

|St. Louis County, Minnesota

|align=right|200,514

Douglas County, Wisconsin

|align=right|44,264

Carlton County, Minnesota

|align=right|36,825

Grand Rapids, MN μSA

|align=right|45,365

|Itasca County, Minnesota

|align=right|45,365

rowspan=30 colspan=4 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

|Waupaca County, Wisconsin

|align=right|51,388

Polk County, Wisconsin

|align=right|45,762

Oneida County, Wisconsin

|align=right|38,226

Clark County, Wisconsin

|align=right|34,774

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

|align=right|30,899

Door County, Wisconsin

|align=right|30,562

Lincoln County, Wisconsin

|align=right|28,405

Juneau County, Wisconsin

|align=right|26,594

Waushara County, Wisconsin

|align=right|24,934

Vilas County, Wisconsin

|align=right|23,885

Adams County, Wisconsin

|align=right|21,449

Jackson County, Wisconsin

|align=right|20,855

Taylor County, Wisconsin

|align=right|20,058

Langlade County, Wisconsin

|align=right|19,404

Green Lake County, Wisconsin

|align=right|19,344

Sawyer County, Wisconsin

|align=right|18,552

Richland County, Wisconsin

|align=right|17,197

Burnett County, Wisconsin

|align=right|17,092

Lafayette County, Wisconsin

|align=right|16,945

Washburn County, Wisconsin

|align=right|16,930

Bayfield County, Wisconsin

|align=right|16,769

Ashland County, Wisconsin

|align=right|16,079

Crawford County, Wisconsin

|align=right|15,944

Marquette County, Wisconsin

|align=right|15,838

Rusk County, Wisconsin

|align=right|14,143

Price County, Wisconsin

|align=right|14,102

Buffalo County, Wisconsin

|align=right|13,419

Forest County, Wisconsin

|align=right|9,325

Pepin County, Wisconsin

|align=right|7,441

Iron County, Wisconsin

|align=right|6,228

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|colspan=5 align=center|State of Wisconsin

|align=right|5,910,955

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+The 29 core-based statistical areas of the State of Wisconsin{{efn|reference=For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Core-based statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|1560424|1574731|1555908}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Madison, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|694345|680796|605435}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Green Bay, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|331882|328268|306241}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Appleton, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|246433|243147|225666}}

scope=row|{{nts|5}}

|Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|196613|197727|195408}}

scope=row|{{nts|6}}

|Eau Claire, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|174873|172007|161151}}

scope=row|{{nts|7}}

|Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|171735|171730|166994}}

scope=row|{{nts|8}}

|Kenosha, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|167488|169151|166426}}

scope=row|{{nts|9}}

|Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|164278|163687|160331}}

scope=row|{{nts|10}}

|La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|151656|151498|144411}}

scope=row|{{nts|11}}

|Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|139789|135748|125364}}

scope=row|{{nts|12}}

|Wausau, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|138612|138013|134063}}

scope=row|{{nts|13}}

|Sheboygan, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|117752|118034|115507}}

scope=row|{{nts|14}}

|Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|105822|106478|102228}}

scope=row|{{nts|15}}

|Fond du Lac, WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|103948|104154|101633}}

scope=row|{{nts|16}}

|Beaver Dam, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|88231|89396|88759}}

scope=row|{{nts|17}}

|Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|85743|84900|83686}}

scope=row|{{nts|18}}

|Manitowoc, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|81331|81359|81442}}

scope=row|{{nts|19}}

|Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|73939|74207|74749}}

scope=row|{{nts|20}}

|Stevens Point-Plover, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|71024|70377|70019}}

scope=row|{{nts|21}}

|Baraboo, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|65920|65763|61976}}

scope=row|{{nts|22}}

|Platteville, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|51409|51938|51208}}

scope=row|{{nts|23}}

|Rice Lake, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|46833|46711|45870}}

scope=row|{{nts|24}}

|Sparta, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|46151|46274|44673}}

scope=row|{{nts|25}}

|Menomonie, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|45794|45440|43857}}

scope=row|{{nts|26}}

|Shawano, WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|45335|45136|46181}}

scope=row|{{nts|27}}

|Duluth, MN-WI MSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|44264|44295|44159}}

scope=row|{{nts|28}}

|Marinette, WI-MI μSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|42106|41872|41749}}

scope=row|{{nts|29}}

|Iron Mountain, MI-WI μSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|4682|4558|4423}}

|Duluth, MN-WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|281603|280733|279771}}

|Iron Mountain, MI-WI μSA

{{changes|order=d|30664|30505|30591}}

|La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA

{{changes|order=d|170238|170341|163438}}

|Marinette, WI-MI μSA

{{changes|order=d|65051|65374|65778}}

|Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA

{{changes|order=d|3712020|3690261|3333633}}

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

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|+The 11 combined statistical areas of the State of Wisconsin{{efn|reference=For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Combined statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|2036833|2053232|2025989}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|924543|910246|827742}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|418168|414877|392660}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|377217|373404|352422}}

scope=row|{{nts|5}}

|Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|283575|282597|278831}}

scope=row|{{nts|6}}

|Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|220667|217447|205008}}

scope=row|{{nts|7}}

|La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN CSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|197807|197772|189084}}

scope=row|{{nts|8}}

|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|167488|169151|166426}}

scope=row|{{nts|9}}

|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|139945|135748|125364}}

scope=row|{{nts|10}}

|Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI CSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|46788|46430|46172}}

scope=row|{{nts|11}}

|Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA (WI)

{{changes|order=d|44264|44295|44159}}

|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|9794558|9986960|9840929}}

|Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|326968|325747|324829}}

|La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN CSA

{{changes|order=d|216389|216615|208111}}

|Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI CSA

{{changes|order=d|95715|95879|96369}}

|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA

{{changes|order=d|4104786|4078788|3706278}}

See also

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