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Wisconsin

Population5.9m
Counties72county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density42.0people per km² of land
Median household income$75,67054th percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.329%41st best of 510.204%0.364%0.8%67
Always wears a seatbelt92.931st best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying1.9145th highest of 513.595.148.6672
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.7139th highest of 51————
Arthritis25.421st best of 46————
Binge drinking20.442nd best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5049.637th highest of 5229.552.611471
Black Protestant adherents129th highest of 51005.5272
Black-white residential segregation76.73rd highest of 5140.761.477.740
Business closing rate8.148th highest of 5108.1111.272
Business opening rate8.8446th highest of 516.338.6421.372
Catholic adherents2114th highest of 511.9418.847.872
Checkup in the past year75.328th highest of 49————
Child mortality5017th best of 5130.44589.642
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1712.8%17th best of 513.7%13.1%45.5%72
Children in single-parent households0.223%32nd highest of 510.105%0.185%0.478%72
Congregations per 10,000 people10.531st highest of 516.2914.830.672
Current asthma1133rd best of 47————
Current smoking13.625th best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying1.8649th highest of 513.344.987.6572
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.8146th highest of 51————
Depression23.831st best of 49————
Diabetes1319th best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding12.813th best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone7.7527th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.924th best of 47————
Disability-free score0.015520th highest of 47-1.220.6141.5572
Drug overdose deaths28.921st best of 5110.422.312347
Effective general sales tax rate2.134th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate2.3925th highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate1.518th highest of 520.81.443.6472
Effective property tax rate on income2.8422nd highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents14.523rd highest of 51214.629.472
Fair or poor health16.916th best of 49————
Fine particulate matter7.6530th best of 5157.659.372
Firearm fatalities12.113th best of 515.9510.823.454
Firearm share of suicides, standardised9636th highest of 5163.210215460
Firearm suicide rate7.9737th highest of 515.129.9619.460
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.53%9th best of 510.22%0.48%0.69%72
Gini index of income inequality0.4434th best of 520.3850.420.47572
Has health insurance9316th highest of 49————
Health score0.26918th highest of 49-0.7890.4261.2672
High blood pressure32.516th best of 49————
High cholesterol32.110th best of 49————
High school graduation0.902%5th best of 480.782%0.928%0.975%68
Homeownership rate67.9%23rd highest of 5249.8%76.6%90%72
Homicide rate4.5721st best of 511.472.1618.114
Homicide rate, annual4.832nd highest of 512.966.120.73
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.14630th highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-2,09526th highest of 51$-18,980$4,132$40,35072
Infant mortality5.9730th best of 514.255.418.8630
Injury deaths97.333rd best of 5155.590.722572
Life expectancy77.8 years19th best of 5163 years78 years81.8 years72
Mainline Protestant adherents8.4311th highest of 5109.1830.972
Material security score0.8268th highest of 51-1.250.7981.4472
Mean adjusted gross income per return$86,60629th best of 51$49,600$74,000$143,50072
Mean income of arriving households$72,16633rd highest of 51$50,120$60,380$115,80072
Mean income of departing households$74,26126th highest of 51$44,050$57,070$90,27072
Mean travel time to work22.2 min11th best of 5217.4 min23 min29.5 min72
Median age40.1 years17th highest of 5233.8 years43.4 years55.9 years72
Median gross rent$1,04533rd highest of 52$585$860$1,34572
Median home value$247,40032nd highest of 52$97,000$209,400$373,60072
Median household income$75,67025th best of 52$57,260$70,950$104,10072
Median household income (model-based)$74,67127th best of 51$49,790$70,170$103,70072
Median property tax bill3,74616th highest of 521,7772,8766,27672
Meets aerobic guidelines57.939th best of 49————
Membership organisations11.121st best of 514.8210.918.972
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.33232nd highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income11.436th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths10.516th best of 515.6913.127.163
Net business formation rate0.74833rd highest of 51-3.290.39521.372
Net domestic migration rate1.322nd highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying0.049324th highest of 51-0.8610.2122.0272
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-0.095827th highest of 51————
Obesity35.831st best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.1729th highest of 51000.7672
Other religion adherents2.9135th highest of 5101.186.672
People per tax return233rd highest of 5122272
Per capita income$42,01923rd best of 52$22,830$38,250$57,65072
Per capita personal income$64,87229th best of 51$42,470$57,130$104,50072
Poverty rate10.6%15th best of 524.55%10.3%21.2%72
Poverty rate (model-based)10.6%19th best of 514.6%10.5%27.4%72
Premature mortality35916th best of 512333551,04772
Preventable hospital stays2,49818th best of 519522,1934,77072
Private job growth1.5642nd highest of 52-5.290.97711.672
Religious adherents4826th highest of 5112.446.366.472
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202450.431st highest of 5118.960.175.172
Returns claiming charitable contributions4.3%40th highest of 511.11%3.05%9.21%72
Returns claiming the earned income credit10.6%44th highest of 514.93%10.5%35.6%72
Returns reporting capital gains20.9%13th highest of 517.22%19.9%34.4%72
Returns reporting unemployment compensation2.27%24th highest of 511.37%2.74%4.78%72
Safety score-0.046123rd highest of 51-1.090.5511.0754
Share aged 65 and over18%18th highest of 5214.4%20.4%32%72
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.582%17th highest of 510.092%0.353%78.4%49
Share Asian, not Hispanic2.86%26th highest of 520%0.592%5.94%65
Share Black, not Hispanic6.01%29th highest of 520.265%0.919%25.6%60
Share divorced10.9%32nd highest of 527.16%11.9%16%72
Share foreign-born5.09%38th highest of 520.68%2.43%9.56%70
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race7.77%33rd highest of 521.56%3.5%16.6%71
Share in the same house a year ago87%18th highest of 5180.5%89.2%92.8%72
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.0293%40th highest of 490%0%0.718%36
Share never married33.3%24th highest of 5220.3%27.3%46%72
Share now married50.5%25th highest of 5238.6%54.5%62.2%72
Share of births to unmarried women26.7%37th highest of 529.85%27.3%83.3%49
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.301%43rd highest of 520%0.303%0.612%19
Share of suicides by firearm52.4%34th highest of 5134.5%56.7%88.2%60
Share of taxes from alcohol0.21833rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income7.4816th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences0.089231st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift0.00012122nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling0.00049639th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts22.630th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income25.820th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums0.70647th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences4.4623rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel3.315th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences2.1210th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences1.1519th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes0.44546th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property30.720th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer0.34124th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities1.1822nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales8.5636th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels051st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco1.516th highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic3.28%43rd highest of 521.26%2.89%6.71%71
Share separated0.869%52nd highest of 520.444%0.788%1.68%60
Share White, not Hispanic79.2%12th highest of 5211.8%90.1%95.4%72
Share widowed5.36%38th highest of 523.66%6.1%9.64%72
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher32.8%29th best of 5213.4%23.6%54.5%72
State income tax as a share of income2.3920th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income6.1730th highest of 50————
Suicide rate14.721st best of 518.5417.133.357
Top state income tax rate7.65%9th highest of 50————
Total tax burden9.2732nd highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health15.820th best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health1215th best of 47————
Unemployment rate2.83%13th best of 522.1%3.1%5.8%72
Vacancy rate11.1%23rd highest of 523.33%12.6%56.1%72
Went without care over cost9.338th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost7,44718th best of 514,5537,25027,94071
Aggregate travel time to work58,354,000 min21st highest of 5225,580 min419,100 min8,631,000 min72
Business establishments132,12021st highest of 512590418,76072
Business establishments closed10,65623rd highest of 51080.51,62572
Business establishments opened11,64023rd highest of 515761,89072
Employed3,037,00020th highest of 521,31519,740443,50072
Foreign-born population299,80024th highest of 526375088,70070
Gross domestic product$431,910,000k21st highest of 51$166,300k$2,177,000k$74,900,000k72
Housing units2,750,80019th highest of 522,14822,180423,80072
Labour force3,125,30020th highest of 521,39620,300459,40072
Millionaire tax returns9,77021st highest of 52————
Net domestic migration7,68517th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units2,446,00019th highest of 521,33616,830389,00072
Owner-occupied housing units1,660,50019th highest of 5298213,250193,80072
People covered by a tax return5,293,30021st highest of 513,68036,970771,90072
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move457,42021st highest of 51————
People who did not move4,784,70018th highest of 513,13933,330686,50072
Personal income$384,720,000k22nd highest of 51$179,200k$2,360,000k$54,890,000k72
Population5,930,40020th highest of 514,22141,630921,90072
Population5,911,00020th highest of 514,22641,610916,20072
Population (firearm measures)5,542,30020th highest of 5114,79043,610875,70060
Population (WONDER)5,911,00020th highest of 51196,600575,300916,2003
Population aged 15 and over4,849,70020th highest of 523,15734,580742,80072
Population aged 25 and over4,069,60020th highest of 522,47929,240619,20072
Population aged 65 and over1,062,10019th highest of 526628,664133,50072
Population below the poverty line609,00024th highest of 523843,760158,80072
Population below the poverty line614,07024th highest of 514963,934153,70072
Population for whom poverty status is determined5,757,30020th highest of 524,22440,030909,10072
Population for whom poverty status is determined5,793,10020th highest of 514,21240,510898,90072
Population in the same house one year ago5,124,50020th highest of 513,90836,020795,60072
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher1,333,10021st highest of 524867,286209,90072
Population, decennial census5,893,70020th highest of 514,25541,380939,50072
Presidential votes cast, 20243,422,90015th highest of 511,57224,660464,10072
Private jobs2,545,00018th highest of 5216113,280415,80072
State and local tax collections$35,665,000k20th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$9,191,200k16th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$23,744,000k20th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed2,944,30020th highest of 511,80020,300437,50072
Total population5,892,00020th highest of 524,25641,420927,70072
Unemployed88,29520th highest of 527461915,93072
Vacant housing units304,72019th highest of 525092,80634,79072
Women aged 15 to 501,307,50021st highest of 526947,690233,90072
Women who gave birth in the past year64,85122nd highest of 524044010,90071
Workers aged 16 and over who commute2,625,90018th highest of 521,24117,650387,80072

Links inside Wisconsin

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within WIcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Wisconsin, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9772
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Wisconsin, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9072
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Wisconsin, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9172
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wisconsin, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9372
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wisconsin, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9572
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Wisconsin, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9472
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wisconsin, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9472
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Wisconsin, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9372
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wisconsin, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8272
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Wisconsin, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.9272
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Wisconsin, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8972
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Wisconsin, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 72 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8972

What this state is divided into

72 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.

Milwaukee County · Dane County · Waukesha County · Brown County · Racine County · Outagamie County · Winnebago County · Kenosha County · Rock County · Marathon County · Washington County · La Crosse County · Sheboygan County · Eau Claire County · Walworth County · Fond du Lac County · St. Croix County · Ozaukee County · Dodge County · Jefferson County · Manitowoc County · Wood County · Portage County · Chippewa County · Sauk County · Columbia County · Calumet County · Waupaca County · Grant County · Barron County · Monroe County · Dunn County · Polk County · Douglas County · Pierce County · Marinette County · Shawano County · Oconto County · Oneida County · Green County · Clark County · Vernon County · Trempealeau County · Door County · Lincoln County · Juneau County · Waushara County · Iowa County · Vilas County · Jackson County · Adams County · Kewaunee County · Taylor County · Langlade County · Green Lake County · Sawyer County · Richland County · Lafayette County · Washburn County · Burnett County · Bayfield County · Crawford County · Ashland County · Marquette County · Rusk County · Price County · Buffalo County · Forest County · Pepin County · Iron County · Florence County · Menominee County