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Wisconsin Census Statistical Areas

The U.S. State of Wisconsin currently has 40 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 11 combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 14 micropolitan statistical areas in Wisconsin. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA, comprising the area around the Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 40 United States statistical areas and 72 counties of the State of Wisconsin

Combined statistical area 2023 population (est.) Core-based statistical area 2023 population (est.) County 2023 population (est.) Metropolitan division 2023 population (est.)
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA 2,036,833 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA 1,560,424 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 916,205 none
Waukesha County, Wisconsin 412,591
Washington County, Wisconsin 138,168
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin 93,460
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA 196,613 Racine County, Wisconsin 196,613
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI μSA 105,822 Walworth County, Wisconsin 105,822
Beaver Dam, WI μSA 88,231 Dodge County, Wisconsin 88,231
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI μSA 85,743 Jefferson County, Wisconsin 85,743
Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA 924,543 Madison, WI MSA 694,345 Dane County, Wisconsin 575,347
Columbia County, Wisconsin 58,091
Green County, Wisconsin 36,951
Iowa County, Wisconsin 23,956
Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 164,278 Rock County, Wisconsin 164,278
Baraboo, WI μSA 65,920 Sauk County, Wisconsin 65,920
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA 418,168 Appleton, WI MSA 246,433 Outagamie County, Wisconsin 193,234
Calumet County, Wisconsin 53,199
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 171,735 Winnebago County, Wisconsin 171,735
Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA 377,217 Green Bay, WI MSA 331,882 Brown County, Wisconsin 271,417
Oconto County, Wisconsin 39,775
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin 20,690
Shawano, WI μSA 45,335 Shawano County, Wisconsin 41,109
Menominee County, Wisconsin 4,226
Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA 283,575 Wausau, WI MSA 138,612 Marathon County, Wisconsin 138,612
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI μSA 73,939 Wood County, Wisconsin 73,939
Stevens Point-Plover, WI μSA 71,024 Portage County, Wisconsin 71,024
Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA 220,667 Eau Claire, WI MSA 174,873 Eau Claire County, Wisconsin 107,903
Chippewa County, Wisconsin 66,970
Menomonie, WI μSA 45,794 Dunn County, Wisconsin 45,794
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN MSA 216,389
197,807 (WI)
La Crosse-Onlaska, WI-MN MSA 170,238
151,656 (WI)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin 120,486
Vernon County, Wisconsin 31,170
Houston County, Minnesota 18,582
Sparta, WI μSA 46,151 Monroe County, Wisconsin 46,151
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA 9,794,558
167,488 (WI)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA 9,262,825 Cook County, Illinois 5,087,072 Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL MD 7,075,391
DuPage County, Illinois 921,213
Will County, Illinois 700,728
McHenry County, Illinois 312,800
Grundy County, Illinois 53,578
Kane County, Illinois 514,982 Elgin, IL MD 755,246
Kendall County, Illinois 139,976
DeKalb County, Illinois 100,288
Lake County, Indiana 500,598 Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN MD 723,428
Porter County, Indiana 175,335
Jasper County, Indiana 33,535
Newton County, Indiana 13,960
Lake County, Illinois 708,760 Lake County, IL MD 708,760
Kenosha, WI MSA 167,488 Kenosha County, Wisconsin 167,488 none
Ottawa, IL μSA 146,599 LaSalle County, Illinois 108,309
Bureau County, Illinois 32,729
Putnam County, Illinois 5,561
Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA 111,706 LaPorte County, Indiana 111,706
Kankakee, IL MSA 105,940 Kankakee County, Illinois 105,940
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA 4,104,630
139,789 (WI)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 3,711,864
139,789 (WI)
Hennepin County, Minnesota 1,258,713
Ramsey County, Minnesota 536,075
Dakota County, Minnesota 447,440
Anoka County, Minnesota 372,441
Washington County, Minnesota 278,936
Scott County, Minnesota 155,814
Wright County, Minnesota 151,150
Carver County, Minnesota 111,057
Sherburne County, Minnesota 102,206
St. Croix County, Wisconsin 96,763
Chisago County, Minnesota 58,535
Isanti County, Minnesota 43,182
Pierce County, Wisconsin 43,026
Le Sueur County, Minnesota 29,255
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota 27,427
St. Cloud, MN MSA 202,577 Stearns County, Minnesota 160,977
Benton County, Minnesota 41,600
Faribault-Northfield, MN μSA 67,948 Rice County, Minnesota 67,948
Red Wing, MN μSA 48,035 Goodhue County, Minnesota 48,035
Owatonna, MN μSA 37,421 Steele County, Minnesota 37,421
Hutchinson, MN μSA 36,785 McLeod County, Minnesota 36,785
none Sheboygan, WI MSA 117,752 Sheboygan County, Wisconsin 117,752
Fond du Lac, WI MSA 103,948 Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 103,948
Manitowoc, WI μSA 81,331 Manitowoc County, Wisconsin 81,331
Platteville, WI μSA 51,409 Grant County, Wisconsin 51,409
Rice Lake, WI μSA 46,833 Barron County, Wisconsin 46,833
Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI CSA 95,715
46,788 (WI)
Marinette, WI-MI μSA 65,051
42,106 (WI)
Marinette County, Wisconsin 42,106
Menominee County, Michigan 22,945
Iron Mountain, MI-WI μSA 30,664
4,682 (WI)
Dickinson County, Michigan 25,982
Florence County, Wisconsin 4,682
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA 326,968
44,264 (WI)
Duluth, MN-WI MSA 281,603
44,264 (WI)
St. Louis County, Minnesota 200,514
Douglas County, Wisconsin 44,264
Carlton County, Minnesota 36,825
Grand Rapids, MN μSA 45,365 Itasca County, Minnesota 45,365
none Waupaca County, Wisconsin 51,388
Polk County, Wisconsin 45,762
Oneida County, Wisconsin 38,226
Clark County, Wisconsin 34,774
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 30,899
Door County, Wisconsin 30,562
Lincoln County, Wisconsin 28,405
Juneau County, Wisconsin 26,594
Waushara County, Wisconsin 24,934
Vilas County, Wisconsin 23,885
Adams County, Wisconsin 21,449
Jackson County, Wisconsin 20,855
Taylor County, Wisconsin 20,058
Langlade County, Wisconsin 19,404
Green Lake County, Wisconsin 19,344
Sawyer County, Wisconsin 18,552
Richland County, Wisconsin 17,197
Burnett County, Wisconsin 17,092
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 16,945
Washburn County, Wisconsin 16,930
Bayfield County, Wisconsin 16,769
Ashland County, Wisconsin 16,079
Crawford County, Wisconsin 15,944
Marquette County, Wisconsin 15,838
Rusk County, Wisconsin 14,143
Price County, Wisconsin 14,102
Buffalo County, Wisconsin 13,419
Forest County, Wisconsin 9,325
Pepin County, Wisconsin 7,441
Iron County, Wisconsin 6,228
State of Wisconsin 5,910,955

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 40 statistical areas of Wisconsin, 16 are PSAs comprising 11 combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas and three micropolitan statistical areas.

The 16 primary statistical areas of the State of Wisconsin

2020 rank Primary statistical area Population
2023 estimate Change 2020 Census Change 2010 Census
1 Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA 2,036,833 −0.80% 2,053,232 +1.34% 2,025,989
2 Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA 924,543 +1.57% 910,246 +9.97% 827,742
3 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA 418,168 +0.79% 414,877 +5.66% 392,660
4 Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA 377,217 +1.02% 373,404 +5.95% 352,422
5 Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA 283,575 +0.35% 282,597 +1.35% 278,831
6 Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA 220,667 +1.48% 217,447 +6.07% 205,008
7 La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN CSA (WI) 197,807 +0.02% 197,772 +4.59% 189,084
8 Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA (WI) 167,488 −0.98% 169,151 +1.64% 166,426
9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA (WI) 139,945 +3.09% 135,748 +8.28% 125,364
10 Sheboygan, WI MSA 117,752 −0.24% 118,034 +2.19% 115,507
11 Fond du Lac, WI MSA 103,948 −0.20% 104,154 +2.48% 101,633
12 Manitowoc, WI μSA 81,331 −0.03% 81,359 −0.10% 81,442
13 Platteville, WI μSA 51,409 −1.02% 51,938 +1.43% 51,208
14 Rice Lake, WI μSA 46,833 +0.26% 46,711 +1.83% 45,870
15 Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI CSA (WI) 46,788 +0.77% 46,430 +0.56% 46,172
16 Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA (WI) 44,264 −0.07% 44,295 +0.31% 44,159
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN MSA 216,389 −0.10% 216,615 +4.09% 208,111
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA 9,794,558 −1.93% 9,986,960 +1.48% 9,840,929
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA 4,104,786 +0.64% 4,078,788 +10.05% 3,706,278
Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI CSA 95,715 −0.17% 95,879 −0.51% 96,369
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI MSA 326,968 +0.37% 325,747 +0.28% 324,829

See also

Notes

  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
  2. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

  1. ^ Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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