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Wisconsin: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity

By Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing OfficerUpdated

Wisconsin recorded 59,445 births in 2024 across 72 counties, served by 67 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 21 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 1,697 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.

Births, 2024
59,445-1.0% since 2021
Delivering hospitals
6721 more not reported
Offices of Lawyers
1,697CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
Births per lawyer office
35.0national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3

Births by county

Births by county in Wisconsin, 2024A choropleth of Wisconsin counties shaded by births recorded in 2024.
Births, 2024 ≤ 223 > 7,236

Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.

Wisconsin births, 2021 to 2024. Four-year births series for Wisconsin alongside the national total. Wisconsin 59,445 -1.0% 2021→2024 United States 3,605,563 +0.6% 2021→2024 Delivering hospitals 67 +0.0% 2024 only Lawyer offices 1,697 +0.0% CBP 2023
Figure 2 — Wisconsin against the national series. Only the first two series are time series; the third and fourth are single-vintage values shown flat, and are labelled as such rather than being interpolated into a trend. National births detail. Sources: Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (components of change), released June 2025; Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 541110 Offices of Lawyers, released May 2025; CMS Care Compare, Maternal Health · Hospital, reporting period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024.

Every county

All 72 counties in Wisconsin. Sorted by births. Copy it into a spreadsheet — it is a real table.
CountyPopulation 2024Births 2024Lawyer officesBirths per officeDelivering hospitalsStatus unknown
Milwaukee County924,74011,13342526.261
Dane County588,3475,57022624.620
Waukesha County417,0293,65315224.030
Brown County273,9093,0027042.930
Racine County198,6512,1004744.710
Outagamie County195,3902,0685041.420
Rock County165,4611,8112962.430
Kenosha County168,7541,6953745.820
Winnebago County173,3071,5924535.421
Marathon County139,0911,4574731.020
Washington County138,7271,2532648.210
Sheboygan County118,3311,1362840.620
St. Croix County97,9541,0993135.521
La Crosse County121,0601,0833233.820
Eau Claire County108,8301,0773927.620
Fond du Lac County104,2699891565.910
Walworth County106,0299193427.020
Ozaukee County93,9568214020.510
Jefferson County86,2457801648.810
Dodge County88,635730981.120
Sauk County66,4867292233.121
Manitowoc County81,5136902034.510
Wood County73,9436831935.920
Chippewa County67,3236471064.700
Grant County52,330573871.603
Columbia County58,1135641247.011
Monroe County46,3705591343.001
Portage County72,0405391438.510
Clark County34,8015374134.300
Douglas County44,276510956.700
Calumet County53,6024614115.300
Waupaca County51,1714451044.510
Barron County46,810435762.111
Dunn County46,135421760.100
Pierce County43,3804213140.300
Shawano County41,2994193139.710
Polk County45,8314141137.621
Vernon County31,351392849.002
Marinette County42,343382754.610
Trempealeau County30,801356659.301
Green County37,183349658.210
Oconto County40,0373433114.300
Lafayette County17,306257642.801
Iowa County23,963250831.310
Lincoln County28,461248641.300
Oneida County38,1752441122.220
Taylor County20,167226456.510
Juneau County26,590218372.710
Green Lake County19,370207634.510
Door County30,512192824.010
Jackson County21,027192364.001
Kewaunee County20,751192632.000
Waushara County25,079187362.300
Ashland County16,196171442.810
Vilas County23,9481690undefined00
Richland County17,123165355.001
Langlade County19,5351610undefined10
Crawford County16,008156352.010
Sawyer County18,835142528.410
Buffalo County13,4641290undefined00
Rusk County14,1681270undefined00
Marquette County15,7431210undefined00
Bayfield County16,8381200undefined00
Washburn County16,982114428.501
Adams County21,3521070undefined01
Burnett County17,18798424.501
Price County14,08795615.800
Forest County9,506870undefined00
Pepin County7,555840undefined01
Menominee County4,286610undefined00
Iron County6,235550undefined00
Florence County4,673330undefined00

20 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 4,964 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.

Hospitals with obstetric services

88 Wisconsin hospitals reporting an obstetric service status. Facilities confirming they do not provide labour and delivery are excluded from this table and counted on the national page.
HospitalCityCountyOwnershipLabour & deliveryBirthing Friendly
Amery Hospital & ClinicAmeryPolkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ascension All Saints HospitalRacineRacineVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukeeMilwaukeeVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppletonOutagamieVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ascension Se Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukeeMilwaukeeVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortageColumbiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedfordTaylorVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelanderOneidaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin RapidsWoodVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens PointPortageVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausauMarathonProprietaryYesDesignated
Aurora Baycare Medical CtrGreen BayBrownProprietaryYesDesignated
Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhornWalworthVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical CenterGraftonOzaukeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummitWaukeshaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinetteMarinetteVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical Center KenoshaKenoshaKenoshaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboyganSheboyganVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc CountyTwo RiversManitowocVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora Medical Ctr OshkoshOshkoshWinnebagoVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukeeMilwaukeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen BayBrownVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Beloit Health SystemBeloitRockVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River FallsJacksonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburgBurnettVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Childrens Hospital Of WisconsinMilwaukeeMilwaukeeVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
Childrens Hospital Of Wisconsin Fox ValleyNeenahWinnebagoVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
Chippewa Valley HospitalDurandPepinVoluntary non-profit - ChurchNot reported—
Columbus Community HospitalColumbusColumbiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du ChienCrawfordVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Cumberland Memorial HospitalCumberlandBarronVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
Door County Medical CenterSturgeon BayDoorVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Fort Memorial HospitalFort AtkinsonJeffersonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukeeMilwaukeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Froedtert South Inc.KenoshaKenoshaGovernment - LocalYesNo
Grant Regional Health CenterLancasterGrantVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital And ClinicsBoscobelGrantVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa CrosseLa CrosseVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Gundersen Moundview Hospital And ClinicsFriendshipAdamsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital And ClinicsHillsboroVernonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehallTrempealeauVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Hudson HospitalHudsonSt. CroixVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Indianhead Medical CtrShell LakeWashburnProprietaryNot reported—
Ladd Memorial HospitalOsceolaPolkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Lafayette Hospital And ClinicsDarlingtonLafayetteVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
Langlade HospitalAntigoLangladeVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfieldWoodVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)Beaver DamDodgeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau ClaireEau ClaireVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocquaOneidaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice LakeBarronVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWestonMarathonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau ClaireEau ClaireVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa CrosseLa CrosseVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mercy Health System CorpJanesvilleRockVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake GenevaWalworthVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mile Bluff Medical CenterMaustonJuneauProprietaryYesDesignated
Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowocWaukeshaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Orthopaedic Hospital Of WisconsinGlendaleMilwaukeePhysicianYesNo
Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburgSaukVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Richland HospitalRichland CenterRichlandVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du SacSaukVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Southwest Health CenterPlattevilleGrantVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du LacFond Du LacVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBarabooSaukVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ssm Health St Mary'S Hospital - JanesvilleJanesvilleRockVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Ssm Health St Mary'S Hospital - MadisonMadisonDaneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix FallsPolkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest BendWashingtonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Nicholas HospitalSheboyganSheboyganVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Vincent HospitalGreen BayBrownVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshlandAshlandVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHaywardSawyerVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
The Monroe ClinicMonroeGreenVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin IncBerlinGreen LakeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawanoShawanoVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupacaWaupacaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenahWinnebagoVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppletonOutagamieVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Tomah Memorial HospitalTomahMonroeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadisonDaneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upland Hills HealthDodgevilleIowaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesNo
Vernon Memorial HospitalViroquaVernonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertownDodgeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukeshaWaukeshaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest AllisMilwaukeeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwinSt. CroixVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew RichmondSt. CroixVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated

Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.

A limit we will not cross. Nothing on this page links a clinical outcome rate to a legal claim. Adverse-event rates measure medicine. Litigation measures a legal process. They are different quantities, they are collected by different agencies for different reasons, and correlating them would be the fastest way to publish something false. Where we present clinical data and legal data together, it is to describe a market — never to imply that one causes, predicts, or justifies the other.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
  2. U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
  3. CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
  4. CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
  5. U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time

Cite this analysis

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Birth Injury Marketing. “Wisconsin: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/wisconsin/

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Related

No commercial page for Wisconsin. Our rule is that a state gets one only where this data lets us say something true of that state and not of everywhere else, and Wisconsin did not clear it. The rule, and every state it excludes, is published. We still work there.

All 51 states → · National legal capacity → · Why there is no outcome data → · Model this market → · Methodology →

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Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing Officer. Credentials.
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