Wisconsin Population 1900-2019
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Wisconsin from 1900 to 2019.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2019 was 5,822,434, a 0.26% increase from 2018.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2018 was 5,807,406, a 0.3% increase from 2017.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2017 was 5,790,186, a 0.3% increase from 2016.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2016 was 5,772,628, a 0.2% increase from 2015.
| State Population Ranking | |
|---|---|
| State Name | Population |
| California | 39,512,223 |
| Texas | 28,995,881 |
| Florida | 21,477,737 |
| New York | 19,453,561 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,801,989 |
| Illinois | 12,671,821 |
| Ohio | 11,689,100 |
| Georgia | 10,617,423 |
| North Carolina | 10,488,084 |
| Michigan | 9,986,857 |
| New Jersey | 8,882,190 |
| Virginia | 8,535,519 |
| Washington | 7,614,893 |
| Arizona | 7,278,717 |
| Massachusetts | 6,892,503 |
| Tennessee | 6,829,174 |
| Indiana | 6,732,219 |
| Missouri | 6,137,428 |
| Maryland | 6,045,680 |
| Wisconsin | 5,822,434 |
| Colorado | 5,758,736 |
| Minnesota | 5,639,632 |
| South Carolina | 5,148,714 |
| Alabama | 4,903,185 |
| Louisiana | 4,648,794 |
| Kentucky | 4,467,673 |
| Oregon | 4,217,737 |
| Oklahoma | 3,956,971 |
| Connecticut | 3,565,287 |
| Utah | 3,205,958 |
| Iowa | 3,155,070 |
| Nevada | 3,080,156 |
| Arkansas | 3,017,804 |
| Mississippi | 2,976,149 |
| Kansas | 2,913,314 |
| New Mexico | 2,096,829 |
| Nebraska | 1,934,408 |
| West Virginia | 1,792,147 |
| Idaho | 1,787,065 |
| Hawaii | 1,415,872 |
| New Hampshire | 1,359,711 |
| Maine | 1,344,212 |
| Montana | 1,068,778 |
| Rhode Island | 1,059,361 |
| Delaware | 973,764 |
| North Dakota | 762,062 |
| Alaska | 731,545 |
| Wyoming | 578,759 |
| Wisconsin - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2019 | 5,822,434 | 0.26% |
| 2018 | 5,807,406 | 0.30% |
| 2017 | 5,790,186 | 0.30% |
| 2016 | 5,772,628 | 0.20% |
| 2015 | 5,760,940 | 0.16% |
| 2014 | 5,751,525 | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 5,736,754 | 0.29% |
| 2012 | 5,719,960 | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 5,705,288 | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 5,690,475 | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 5,669,264 | 0.50% |
| 2008 | 5,640,996 | 0.54% |
| 2007 | 5,610,775 | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 5,577,655 | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 5,546,166 | 0.58% |
| 2004 | 5,514,026 | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 5,479,203 | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 5,445,162 | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 5,406,835 | 0.61% |
| 2000 | 5,373,999 | 2.35% |
| 1999 | 5,250,446 | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 5,222,124 | 0.42% |
| 1997 | 5,200,235 | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 5,173,828 | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 5,137,004 | 0.81% |
| 1994 | 5,095,504 | 0.79% |
| 1993 | 5,055,318 | 1.01% |
| 1992 | 5,004,636 | 1.05% |
| 1991 | 4,952,675 | 1.03% |
| 1990 | 4,902,265 | 0.94% |
| 1989 | 4,856,574 | 0.71% |
| 1988 | 4,822,388 | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 4,777,919 | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 4,755,618 | 0.17% |
| 1985 | 4,747,767 | 0.26% |
| 1984 | 4,735,563 | 0.30% |
| 1983 | 4,721,438 | -0.16% |
| 1982 | 4,728,870 | 0.05% |
| 1981 | 4,726,343 | 0.30% |
| 1980 | 4,712,045 | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 4,682,811 | 0.79% |
| 1978 | 4,646,108 | 0.42% |
| 1977 | 4,626,514 | 0.67% |
| 1976 | 4,595,904 | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 4,578,986 | 0.73% |
| 1974 | 4,545,782 | 0.48% |
| 1973 | 4,524,244 | 0.48% |
| 1972 | 4,502,412 | 0.90% |
| 1971 | 4,462,155 | 1.00% |
| 1970 | 4,417,821 | 0.91% |
| 1969 | 4,378,000 | 0.76% |
| 1968 | 4,345,000 | 0.98% |
| 1967 | 4,303,000 | 0.68% |
| 1966 | 4,274,000 | 0.99% |
| 1965 | 4,232,000 | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 4,165,000 | 1.29% |
| 1963 | 4,112,000 | 1.56% |
| 1962 | 4,049,000 | 1.00% |
| 1961 | 4,009,000 | 1.19% |
| 1960 | 3,962,000 | 1.82% |
| 1959 | 3,891,000 | 1.25% |
| 1958 | 3,843,000 | 1.37% |
| 1957 | 3,791,000 | 1.31% |
| 1956 | 3,742,000 | 1.71% |
| 1955 | 3,679,000 | 1.97% |
| 1954 | 3,608,000 | 2.91% |
| 1953 | 3,506,000 | 1.07% |
| 1952 | 3,469,000 | 0.87% |
| 1951 | 3,439,000 | 0.03% |
| 1950 | 3,438,000 | 1.39% |
| 1949 | 3,391,000 | 2.32% |
| 1948 | 3,314,000 | 1.97% |
| 1947 | 3,250,000 | 2.62% |
| 1946 | 3,167,000 | 6.96% |
| 1945 | 2,961,000 | -0.64% |
| 1944 | 2,980,000 | -1.13% |
| 1943 | 3,014,000 | -1.28% |
| 1942 | 3,053,000 | -2.77% |
| 1941 | 3,140,000 | -0.10% |
| 1940 | 3,143,000 | 0.70% |
| 1939 | 3,121,000 | 0.74% |
| 1938 | 3,098,000 | 0.32% |
| 1937 | 3,088,000 | 0.19% |
| 1936 | 3,082,000 | 0.39% |
| 1935 | 3,070,000 | 0.52% |
| 1934 | 3,054,000 | 0.46% |
| 1933 | 3,040,000 | 0.63% |
| 1932 | 3,021,000 | 1.04% |
| 1931 | 2,990,000 | 1.36% |
| 1930 | 2,950,000 | 0.55% |
| 1929 | 2,934,000 | 0.38% |
| 1928 | 2,923,000 | 0.24% |
| 1927 | 2,916,000 | 0.83% |
| 1926 | 2,892,000 | 1.01% |
| 1925 | 2,863,000 | 1.06% |
| 1924 | 2,833,000 | 1.07% |
| 1923 | 2,803,000 | 1.52% |
| 1922 | 2,761,000 | 1.43% |
| 1921 | 2,722,000 | 1.61% |
| 1920 | 2,679,000 | 3.04% |
| 1919 | 2,600,000 | 0.12% |
| 1918 | 2,597,000 | 0.39% |
| 1917 | 2,587,000 | 0.98% |
| 1916 | 2,562,000 | 1.07% |
| 1915 | 2,535,000 | 1.81% |
| 1914 | 2,490,000 | 2.13% |
| 1913 | 2,438,000 | 1.29% |
| 1912 | 2,407,000 | 1.60% |
| 1911 | 2,369,000 | 1.02% |
| 1910 | 2,345,000 | 1.21% |
| 1909 | 2,317,000 | 1.09% |
| 1908 | 2,292,000 | 1.06% |
| 1907 | 2,268,000 | 0.80% |
| 1906 | 2,250,000 | 0.85% |
| 1905 | 2,231,000 | 1.32% |
| 1904 | 2,202,000 | 1.43% |
| 1903 | 2,171,000 | 1.40% |
| 1902 | 2,141,000 | 1.52% |
| 1901 | 2,109,000 | 1.79% |
| 1900 | 2,072,000 | 0.00% |
