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Wisconsin Public Records Search
Wisconsin public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for Wisconsin and has a page for each of its 72 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 5,960,975).
🏛 Wisconsin Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Vital Records Source: dhs.wisconsin.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry (Department of Corrections) Source: wistaysafe.gov ↗ |
| Courts | Wisconsin Court System |
| Land records | In Wisconsin, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in Wisconsin are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in Wisconsin are handled by the Circuit Court (probate) in each county. |
| Counties | Most Wisconsin court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists Wisconsin records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
Milwaukee County
Pop. 924,740
Dane County
Pop. 588,347
Waukesha County
Pop. 417,029
Brown County
Pop. 273,909
Racine County
Pop. 198,651
Outagamie County
Pop. 195,390
Winnebago County
Pop. 173,307
Kenosha County
Pop. 168,754
Rock County
Pop. 165,461
Marathon County
Pop. 139,091
Washington County
Pop. 138,727
La Crosse County
Pop. 121,060
All 72 Wisconsin Counties
Adams County
Pop. 21,352
Ashland County
Pop. 16,196
Barron County
Pop. 46,810
Bayfield County
Pop. 16,838
Brown County
Pop. 273,909
Buffalo County
Pop. 13,464
Burnett County
Pop. 17,187
Calumet County
Pop. 53,602
Chippewa County
Pop. 67,323
Clark County
Pop. 34,801
Columbia County
Pop. 58,113
Crawford County
Pop. 16,008
Dane County
Pop. 588,347
Dodge County
Pop. 88,635
Door County
Pop. 30,512
Douglas County
Pop. 44,276
Dunn County
Pop. 46,135
Eau Claire County
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Florence County
Pop. 4,673
Fond du Lac County
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Forest County
Pop. 9,506
Grant County
Pop. 52,330
Green County
Pop. 37,183
Green Lake County
Pop. 19,370
Iowa County
Pop. 23,963
Iron County
Pop. 6,235
Jackson County
Pop. 21,027
Jefferson County
Pop. 86,245
Juneau County
Pop. 26,590
Kenosha County
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Kewaunee County
Pop. 20,751
La Crosse County
Pop. 121,060
Lafayette County
Pop. 17,306
Langlade County
Pop. 19,535
Lincoln County
Pop. 28,461
Manitowoc County
Pop. 81,513
Marathon County
Pop. 139,091
Marinette County
Pop. 42,343
Marquette County
Pop. 15,743
Menominee County
Pop. 4,286
Milwaukee County
Pop. 924,740
Monroe County
Pop. 46,370
Oconto County
Pop. 40,037
Oneida County
Pop. 38,175
Outagamie County
Pop. 195,390
Ozaukee County
Pop. 93,956
Pepin County
Pop. 7,555
Pierce County
Pop. 43,380
Polk County
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Portage County
Pop. 72,040
Price County
Pop. 14,087
Racine County
Pop. 198,651
Richland County
Pop. 17,123
Rock County
Pop. 165,461
Rusk County
Pop. 14,168
Sauk County
Pop. 66,486
Sawyer County
Pop. 18,835
Shawano County
Pop. 41,299
Sheboygan County
Pop. 118,331
St. Croix County
Pop. 97,954
Taylor County
Pop. 20,167
Trempealeau County
Pop. 30,801
Vernon County
Pop. 31,351
Vilas County
Pop. 23,948
Walworth County
Pop. 106,029
Washburn County
Pop. 16,982
Washington County
Pop. 138,727
Waukesha County
Pop. 417,029
Waupaca County
Pop. 51,171
Waushara County
Pop. 25,079
Winnebago County
Pop. 173,307
Wood County
Pop. 73,943