Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Please note: In January 2005, Wisconsin's MSAs were redefined. All CES and LAUS data back to 1990 has been republished using the new MSA definitions.

Complete replacement of historical data for new and redefined MSAs is strongly encouraged.

Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Areas Map

2005 Map of Wisconsin's MSAs

Wisconsin has 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas within its borders:

  1. Appleton (Outagamie and Calumet) **
  2. Eau Claire (Eau Claire and Chippewa)
  3. Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac) **
  4. Green Bay (Brown, Oconto and Kewaunee) *
  5. Janesville (Rock)
  6. Madison (Dane, Columbia and Iowa) *
  7. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington)
  8. Oshkosh-Neenah (Winnebago) **
  9. Racine (Racine)
  10. Sheboygan (Sheboygan)
  11. Wausau (Marathon)

* New definition
** New MSA

Wisconsin also has 4 Metropolitan Statistical Areas overlapping its borders:

  1. La Crosse (La Crosse/WI plus Houston/MN)
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright/MN plus Pierce and St. Croix/WI)
  3. Duluth (Carlton and St. Louis/MN plus Douglas/WI)
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet (Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will/IL plus Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter/IN plus Kenosha/WI