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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 21, 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

2022 · 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
1 District of Columbia 4,256
2 New Jersey 484
3 Rhode Island 406
4 Massachusetts 346
5 Connecticut 288
6 Maryland 245
7 Delaware 202
8 New York 161
9 Florida 160
10 Pennsylvania 112
11 Ohio 111
12 California 96.9
13 Illinois 87.7
14 Hawaii 86.6
15 North Carolina 84.9
16 Virginia 84.7
17 Indiana 73.7
18 Georgia 72.9
19 Michigan 68.3
20 South Carolina 67.8
21 Tennessee 66.2
22 New Hampshire 60.1
23 Washington 45.2
24 Texas 44.4
25 Kentucky 43.9
26 Wisconsin 42.0
27 Louisiana 40.7
28 Alabama 38.6
29 Missouri 34.6
30 West Virginia 28.4
31 Minnesota 27.8
32 Vermont 27.1
33 Arizona 25.1
34 Mississippi 24.2
35 Oklahoma 22.6
36 Arkansas 22.6
37 Iowa 22.1
38 Colorado 21.8
39 Maine 17.4
40 Oregon 17.1
41 Utah 15.9
42 Kansas 13.9
43 Nevada 11.2
44 Nebraska 9.9
45 Idaho 9.1
46 New Mexico 6.7
47 South Dakota 4.6
48 North Dakota 4.4
49 Montana 3.0
50 Wyoming 2.3
51 Alaska 0.5

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.