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People Statistics · Region

Population density in Wisconsin

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 26 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Wisconsin United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 42.5per km² +0.2% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 26 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +3.7% +0.6% a year on average
vs United States +14% United States: 37.3 · 2025
Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Wisconsin · United States · World
+3.7% since 2015
Wisconsin United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
Wisconsin
42.5
United States
37.3
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Wisconsin · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 42.5 · 2025
First value 34.9 · 1990
Highest 42.5 · 2025
Lowest 34.9 · 1990
Average change +0.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearWisconsinChange United StatesWorld
2025 42.5 +0.2% 37.3 —
2024 42.4 +0.5% 37.1 —
2023 42.2 +0.5% 36.8 62.1
2022 42.0 +0.4% 36.5 61.6
2021 41.8 −0.3% 36.2 61.0
2020 41.9 +1.3% 36.2 60.4
2019 41.4 +0.2% 35.8 59.8
2018 41.3 +0.3% 35.7 59.2
2017 41.2 +0.3% 35.5 58.6
2016 41.0 +0.2% 35.2 57.9
2015 41.0 +0.2% 35.0 57.3
2014 40.9 +0.3% 34.7 56.6
2013 40.8 +0.3% 34.5 55.9
2012 40.7 +0.2% 34.2 55.2
2011 40.6 +0.3% 34.0 55.6
2010 40.4 +0.4% 33.8 54.9
2009 40.3 +0.5% 33.5 54.3
2008 40.1 +0.5% 33.2 53.6
2007 39.9 +0.6% 32.9 52.9
2006 39.6 +0.6% 32.6 52.3
2005 39.4 +0.6% 32.2 51.6
2004 39.2 +0.6% 32.0 51.0
2003 39.0 +0.6% 31.7 50.4
2002 38.7 +0.7% 31.4 49.7
2001 38.4 +0.6% 31.1 49.1
2000 38.2 +0.8% 30.8 48.4
1999 37.9 +0.7% 30.5 47.8
1998 37.7 +0.6% 30.1 47.2
1997 37.4 +0.7% 29.8 46.5
1996 37.2 +0.9% 29.4 45.8
1995 36.9 +1.0% 29.1 45.1
1994 36.5 +1.0% 28.7 44.5
1993 36.2 +1.2% 28.4 43.8
1992 35.7 +1.2% 28.0 43.5
1991 35.3 +1.2% 27.6 51.7
1990 34.9 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
51 Alaska 0.5
50 Wyoming 2.3
49 Montana 2.8
48 North Dakota 4.2
47 South Dakota 4.5
46 New Mexico 6.7
45 Idaho 8.2
44 Nebraska 9.7
43 Nevada 10.6
42 Kansas 13.7
41 Utah 14.8
40 Maine 16.8
39 Oregon 16.8
38 Colorado 21.2
37 Iowa 21.8
36 Oklahoma 22.2
35 Arkansas 22.3
34 Arizona 24.3
33 Mississippi 24.5
32 Vermont 26.1
31 Minnesota 27.2
30 West Virginia 28.9
29 Missouri 34.3
28 Alabama 37.2
27 Wisconsin 41.3
26 Louisiana 41.3
25 Texas 42.2
24 Kentucky 43.4
23 Washington 43.7
22 New Hampshire 58.3
21 Tennessee 63.4
20 South Carolina 65.2
19 Michigan 67.9
18 Georgia 70.1
17 Indiana 72.1
16 North Carolina 82.3
15 Virginia 82.9
14 Hawaii 85.4
13 Illinois 88.4
12 California 97.7
11 Ohio 110
10 Pennsylvania 110
9 Florida 152
8 New York 160
7 Delaware 191
6 Maryland 238
5 Connecticut 285
4 Massachusetts 339
3 Rhode Island 391
2 New Jersey 463
1 District of Columbia 4,412

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2018

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.