Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Wisconsin

Many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family, to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.

In order to determine where people stay put in your home state, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Wisconsin using data from the Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state according to the latest data, which is 2024 five-year estimates. The percentage of residents who were born in another state, a U.S. territory, and another country is also included.

Read on to find out where the most loyal Wisconsin residents live.

50. Dunn County
- Population: 45,527
- Born in Wisconsin: 31,830 (69.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,445 (27.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 233 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,019 (2.2% of population)

49. Rock County
- Population: 164,350
- Born in Wisconsin: 115,513 (70.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 40,569 (24.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 714 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 7,554 (4.6% of population)

48. Eau Claire County
- Population: 107,116
- Born in Wisconsin: 75,548 (70.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 27,597 (25.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 399 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,572 (3.3% of population)

47. La Crosse County
- Population: 120,488
- Born in Wisconsin: 85,240 (70.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 30,689 (25.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 907 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,652 (3.0% of population)

46. Ozaukee County
- Population: 92,966
- Born in Wisconsin: 66,001 (71.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 21,669 (23.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 638 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,658 (5.0% of population)

45. Lafayette County
- Population: 16,942
- Born in Wisconsin: 12,030 (71.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,096 (24.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 99 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 717 (4.2% of population)

44. Racine County
- Population: 197,532
- Born in Wisconsin: 141,425 (71.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 44,291 (22.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,041 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 9,775 (4.9% of population)

43. Barron County
- Population: 46,797
- Born in Wisconsin: 33,531 (71.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,121 (25.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 217 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 928 (2.0% of population)

42. Oneida County
- Population: 38,167
- Born in Wisconsin: 28,020 (73.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,398 (24.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 182 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 567 (1.5% of population)

41. Rusk County
- Population: 14,179
- Born in Wisconsin: 10,504 (74.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,428 (24.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 92 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 155 (1.1% of population)

40. Sauk County
- Population: 66,009
- Born in Wisconsin: 49,023 (74.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,853 (21.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 563 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,570 (3.9% of population)

39. Brown County
- Population: 270,892
- Born in Wisconsin: 202,446 (74.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 50,578 (18.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 3,191 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 14,677 (5.4% of population)

38. Waukesha County
- Population: 411,762
- Born in Wisconsin: 308,413 (74.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 77,731 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 2,935 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 22,683 (5.5% of population)

37. Price County
- Population: 14,092
- Born in Wisconsin: 10,581 (75.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,238 (23.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 101 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 172 (1.2% of population)

36. Juneau County
- Population: 26,689
- Born in Wisconsin: 20,083 (75.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,818 (21.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 165 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 623 (2.3% of population)

35. Green County
- Population: 37,017
- Born in Wisconsin: 27,932 (75.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,127 (22.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 220 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 738 (2.0% of population)

34. Monroe County
- Population: 46,208
- Born in Wisconsin: 34,915 (75.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 9,661 (20.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 447 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,185 (2.6% of population)

33. Jefferson County
- Population: 86,003
- Born in Wisconsin: 65,086 (75.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 17,205 (20.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 560 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,152 (3.7% of population)

32. Trempealeau County
- Population: 30,839
- Born in Wisconsin: 23,434 (76.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,506 (17.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 274 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,625 (5.3% of population)

31. Crawford County
- Population: 16,042
- Born in Wisconsin: 12,194 (76.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,372 (21.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 79 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 397 (2.5% of population)

30. Sheboygan County
- Population: 117,991
- Born in Wisconsin: 90,852 (77.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 19,526 (16.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 719 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,894 (5.8% of population)

29. Winnebago County
- Population: 171,769
- Born in Wisconsin: 132,524 (77.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 31,989 (18.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,328 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 5,928 (3.5% of population)

28. Marathon County
- Population: 138,403
- Born in Wisconsin: 106,874 (77.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 24,850 (18.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 670 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 6,009 (4.3% of population)

27. Marquette County
- Population: 15,746
- Born in Wisconsin: 12,165 (77.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,281 (20.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 283 (1.8% of population)

26. Outagamie County
- Population: 192,826
- Born in Wisconsin: 149,218 (77.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 34,216 (17.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,082 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 8,310 (4.3% of population)

25. Vernon County
- Population: 31,049
- Born in Wisconsin: 24,036 (77.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,585 (21.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 142 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 286 (0.9% of population)

24. Clark County
- Population: 34,739
- Born in Wisconsin: 27,030 (77.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 6,417 (18.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 168 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,124 (3.2% of population)

23. Waushara County
- Population: 24,868
- Born in Wisconsin: 19,377 (77.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,694 (18.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 156 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 641 (2.6% of population)

22. Columbia County
- Population: 58,272
- Born in Wisconsin: 45,503 (78.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,976 (18.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 402 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,391 (2.4% of population)

21. Green Lake County
- Population: 19,263
- Born in Wisconsin: 15,065 (78.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,757 (19.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 71 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 370 (1.9% of population)

20. Portage County
- Population: 70,832
- Born in Wisconsin: 55,549 (78.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,625 (17.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 485 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,173 (3.1% of population)

19. Lincoln County
- Population: 28,426
- Born in Wisconsin: 22,416 (78.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,407 (19.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 76 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 527 (1.9% of population)

18. Chippewa County
- Population: 66,799
- Born in Wisconsin: 52,785 (79.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,824 (19.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 233 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 957 (1.4% of population)

17. Iowa County
- Population: 23,867
- Born in Wisconsin: 19,004 (79.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,436 (18.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 45 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 382 (1.6% of population)

16. Richland County
- Population: 17,205
- Born in Wisconsin: 13,734 (79.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,969 (17.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 63 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 439 (2.6% of population)

15. Wood County
- Population: 74,004
- Born in Wisconsin: 59,378 (80.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 12,697 (17.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 267 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,662 (2.2% of population)

14. Jackson County
- Population: 20,981
- Born in Wisconsin: 16,872 (80.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,744 (17.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 26 (0.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 339 (1.6% of population)

13. Manitowoc County
- Population: 81,406
- Born in Wisconsin: 65,545 (80.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,058 (16.0% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 411 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,392 (2.9% of population)

12. Washington County
- Population: 137,879
- Born in Wisconsin: 112,166 (81.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 20,971 (15.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 783 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,959 (2.9% of population)

11. Fond du Lac County
- Population: 104,137
- Born in Wisconsin: 84,877 (81.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 14,806 (14.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 593 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,861 (3.7% of population)

10. Calumet County
- Population: 52,942
- Born in Wisconsin: 43,158 (81.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,373 (13.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 315 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,096 (4.0% of population)

9. Dodge County
- Population: 88,742
- Born in Wisconsin: 72,616 (81.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,202 (14.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 751 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 2,173 (2.4% of population)

8. Taylor County
- Population: 20,024
- Born in Wisconsin: 16,479 (82.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,122 (15.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 66 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 357 (1.8% of population)

7. Forest County
- Population: 9,369
- Born in Wisconsin: 7,769 (82.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,491 (15.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 43 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 66 (0.7% of population)

6. Langlade County
- Population: 19,490
- Born in Wisconsin: 16,201 (83.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,011 (15.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 56 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 222 (1.1% of population)

5. Waupaca County
- Population: 51,569
- Born in Wisconsin: 42,950 (83.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 7,776 (15.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 181 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 662 (1.3% of population)

4. Oconto County
- Population: 39,589
- Born in Wisconsin: 33,245 (84.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,732 (14.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 171 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 441 (1.1% of population)

3. Shawano County
- Population: 41,039
- Born in Wisconsin: 35,072 (85.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,130 (12.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 273 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 564 (1.4% of population)

2. Kewaunee County
- Population: 20,664
- Born in Wisconsin: 17,690 (85.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,384 (11.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 72 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 518 (2.5% of population)

1. Menominee County
- Population: 4,252
- Born in Wisconsin: 3,844 (90.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 391 (9.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 8 (0.2% of population)

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