The graph below ranks each Wisconsin County by total residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Wisconsin total population by county
| County | Total Population |
| Milwaukee |  954,115 |
| Dane | 503,584 |
| Waukesha | 392,477 |
| Brown | 252,946 |
| Racine | 194,716 |
| Outagamie | 178,973 |
| Winnebago | 168,690 |
| Kenosha | 167,561 |
| Rock | 160,311 |
| Marathon | 134,681 |
| Washington | 132,553 |
| La Crosse | 116,219 |
| Sheboygan | 114,973 |
| Walworth | 103,069 |
| Fond du Lac | 101,715 |
| Eau Claire | 100,605 |
| Dodge | 88,556 |
| Ozaukee | 87,037 |
| St. Croix | 85,249 |
| Jefferson | 84,351 |
| Manitowoc | 80,813 |
| Wood | 74,357 |
| Portage | 70,308 |
| Chippewa | 62,903 |
| Sauk | 62,598 |
| Columbia | 56,500 |
| Waupaca | 52,069 |
| Grant | 51,023 |
| Calumet | 49,666 |
| Barron | 45,791 |
| Monroe | 45,123 |
| Dunn | 43,896 |
| Douglas | 43,856 |
| Polk | 43,565 |
| Shawano | 41,638 |
| Marinette | 41,590 |
| Pierce | 40,808 |
| Oconto | 37,430 |
| Green | 36,901 |
| Oneida | 35,715 |
| Clark | 34,521 |
| Vernon | 30,260 |
| Trempealeau | 29,376 |
| Lincoln | 28,515 |
| Door | 27,723 |
| Juneau | 26,751 |
| Waushara | 24,469 |
| Iowa | 23,755 |
| Vilas | 21,302 |
| Kewaunee | 20,631 |
| Adams | 20,530 |
| Jackson | 20,497 |
| Taylor | 20,477 |
| Langlade | 19,714 |
| Green Lake | 19,071 |
| Richland | 17,767 |
| Lafayette | 16,860 |
| Sawyer | 16,554 |
| Crawford | 16,523 |
| Ashland | 15,942 |
| Washburn | 15,850 |
| Burnett | 15,366 |
| Marquette | 15,217 |
| Bayfield | 15,089 |
| Rusk | 14,301 |
| Price | 13,886 |
| Buffalo | 13,340 |
| Forest | 9,198 |
| Pepin | 7,386 |
| Iron | 5,946 |
| Florence | 4,474 |
| Menominee | 4,332 |