Wisconsin (WI)

Capital: Madison

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	5,910,955
Population 2022	5,892,539
Population 2021	5,880,101
Population 2020	5,832,655
Population 2019	5,824,581
Population 2018	5,813,568
Population 2017	5,792,051
Population 2016	5,772,958
Below Poverty 2022	10.7
Below Poverty 2021	10.8
Below Poverty 2020	11
Below Poverty 2019	10.4
Below Poverty 2018	8.6
Below Poverty 2017	11.3
Below Poverty 2016	11.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	64.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	63.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	64.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	64.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	65.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	66.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	65.8
Unemployed 2022	3
Unemployed 2021	4.5
Unemployed 2020	5.5
Unemployed 2019	2.9
Unemployed 2018	3
Unemployed 2017	3.3
Unemployed 2016	4
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 in 2,763
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 in 1,503
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 3.955
Median Household Income 2021	69,943
Median Individual Income 2022	57,934
High School Graduation Rate 2022	90.3
High School Graduation Rate 2021	89.5
High School Graduation Rate 2020	90.5
High School Graduation Rate 2019	90
High School Graduation Rate 2018	89.6
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,464
GDP 2023	336.46 Billion
GDP 2022	335.69 Billion
GDP 2021	334.52 Billion
GDP 2020	332.92 Billion
GDP 2019	333.70 Billion
GDP 2018	328.83 Billion

STATE FACTS
Wisconsin is known as the Badger State after the habits of early miners in the regions who either lived in mine shafts or dug their homes out of the sides of hills – just like badgers do.
Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state’s 7,446 streams and rivers. End-to-end they’d stretch 26,767 miles. that is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
Noah’s Ark in Wisconsin Dells is the nation’s largest water-themed park.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Tony Evers (D)
Lieutenant Governor	Sara Rodriguez (D)
Attorney General	Josh Kaul (D)
Secretary of State	Sarah Godlewski (D)
State Senate Control	R – 18; D – 15
State House Control	R – 54; D – 45

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 6, 2025
Sine Die Adjournment	December 31, 2025
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Six days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	Bills are pocket vetoed if the legislature adjourns before the governor’s action; however, legislature schedules continuous sessions to prevent this
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	One day after publication by the Legislative Reference Bureau