Demographics of Adams County, Wisconsin

Adams County, Wisconsin had 21,752 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,065 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Adams County, in four figures

21,752
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,065 people.; 55.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,442 ±$2,974
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Adams County, Wisconsin's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adams County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Adams County, Wisconsin's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adams County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	20,687	100.0	100.0
2021	20,847	100.8	100.2
2022	21,276	102.8	100.7
2023	21,722	105.0	101.6
2024	21,565	104.2	102.5
2025	21,752	105.1	103.1

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Population of Adams County, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	20,687	+36	−41	0	+89
2021	20,847	+160	−156	+2	+324
2022	21,276	+429	−256	+42	+595
2023	21,722	+446	−164	+92	+506
2024	21,565	−157	−186	+56	−25
2025	21,752	+187	−192	+14	+370

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.7 ±0.2: for men 53.6 ±0.5 and for women 57.3 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Adams County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	614 ±31	2.9% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,233 ±121	10.6% ±0.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,056 ±103	5.0% ±0.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,074 ±188	19.3% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,343 ±211	30.0% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,803 ±323	32.2% ±1.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,442 ±$2,974, and income per person $35,863 ±$1,301, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Adams County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,580 ±147	16.6% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,431 ±218	25.5% ±2.2	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,727 ±173	18.1% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,279 ±143	13.4% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,569 ±184	16.5% ±1.9	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	523 ±72	5.5% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	408 ±83	4.3% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Adams County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	2,889 ±336	14.1% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	543 ±102	19.3% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,156 ±182	13.4% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,190 ±179	13.2% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Adams County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adams County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	17,008 ±80	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	56.0% ±1.7	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	44.0% ±1.6	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.2% ±1.0	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.8% ±1.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$200,800 ±$8,327	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$828 ±$76	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Adams County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	933 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,503 ±154	87.6% ±0.7	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	424 ±80	2.0% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	135 ±26	0.6% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	105 ±32	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	21 to 201	0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	912 ±170	4.3% ±0.8	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Adams County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	13,852 ±383	65.6% ±1.8	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,452 ±387	30.5% ±1.8	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	123 ±37	0.6% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	696 ±125	3.3% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	373 ±78	1.8% ±0.4	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	323 ±79	1.5% ±0.4	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Adams County among the counties of Wisconsin

50th of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Adams County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lincoln County	28,403	−0.1%
Juneau County	26,649	−0.5%
Waushara County	25,223	+2.8%
Iowa County	23,951	+1.0%
Vilas County	23,761	+2.9%
Adams County	21,752	+5.1%
Jackson County	20,999	−0.5%
Kewaunee County	20,758	+1.0%
Taylor County	20,118	+0.9%
Langlade County	19,534	+0.4%
Green Lake County	19,305	+1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026