Wisconsin Population 1900-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Wisconsin from 1900 to 2021.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2021 was 5,895,908, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2020 was 5,892,323, a 1.16% increase from 2019.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2019 was 5,824,581, a 0.26% increase from 2018.
- The population of Wisconsin in 2018 was 5,809,319, a 0.28% increase from 2017.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,237,836 |
| Texas |
29,527,941 |
| Florida |
21,781,128 |
| New York |
19,835,913 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,964,056 |
| Illinois |
12,671,469 |
| Ohio |
11,780,017 |
| Georgia |
10,799,566 |
| North Carolina |
10,551,162 |
| Michigan |
10,050,811 |
| New Jersey |
9,267,130 |
| Virginia |
8,642,274 |
| Washington |
7,738,692 |
| Arizona |
7,276,316 |
| Massachusetts |
6,984,723 |
| Tennessee |
6,975,218 |
| Indiana |
6,805,985 |
| Missouri |
6,168,187 |
| Maryland |
6,165,129 |
| Wisconsin |
5,895,908 |
| Colorado |
5,812,069 |
| Minnesota |
5,707,390 |
| South Carolina |
5,190,705 |
| Alabama |
5,039,877 |
| Louisiana |
4,624,047 |
| Kentucky |
4,509,394 |
| Oregon |
4,246,155 |
| Oklahoma |
3,986,639 |
| Connecticut |
3,605,597 |
| Utah |
3,337,975 |
| Iowa |
3,193,079 |
| Nevada |
3,143,991 |
| Arkansas |
3,025,891 |
| Mississippi |
2,949,965 |
| Kansas |
2,934,582 |
| New Mexico |
2,115,877 |
| Nebraska |
1,963,692 |
| Idaho |
1,900,923 |
| West Virginia |
1,782,959 |
| Hawaii |
1,441,553 |
| New Hampshire |
1,388,992 |
| Maine |
1,372,247 |
| Montana |
1,104,271 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,610 |
| Delaware |
1,003,384 |
| North Dakota |
774,948 |
| Alaska |
732,673 |
| Wyoming |
578,803 |
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Wisconsin - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
5,895,908 |
0.06% |
| 2020 |
5,892,323 |
1.16% |
| 2019 |
5,824,581 |
0.26% |
| 2018 |
5,809,319 |
0.28% |
| 2017 |
5,793,147 |
0.31% |
| 2016 |
5,775,170 |
0.21% |
| 2015 |
5,762,927 |
0.17% |
| 2014 |
5,753,199 |
0.26% |
| 2013 |
5,738,012 |
0.30% |
| 2012 |
5,720,825 |
0.26% |
| 2011 |
5,705,840 |
0.27% |
| 2010 |
5,690,538 |
0.38% |
| 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% |
