Healthy People Wood County

2025-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan is Live!

Check out our plan to building a healthier future!

Building a Healthier Future

We heard from you… these are the top health priorities in Wood County:

Substance Use

Built Environment

  • Housing

  • Transportation

Access to Care

  • Oral health

  • Health services

Mental Health

Financial Security

  • Affordable childcare

  • Jobs with livable wages & benefits

  • Enough money for basic needs

Healthy People Wood County (HPWC)

is a partnership of residents, hospitals, nonprofits, businesses, public health officials, and schools, all aligning our energy to fight complex health problems together. Alone, none of us can overcome the challenges our communities face. Together, we can achieve progress.

793

74,207

Total Population

Wood County

Square Miles

37% Rural

63% Urban

Wood County, Wisconsin, is home to 74,207 people and is located in the exact geographic center of Wisconsin. Our county is more rural than the state overall.

Though 91% of our county identifies as White, we are home to strong Amish, Hispanic, Hmong, and Native communities.

Wood County is part of treaty land that has been claimed historically by multiple tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe, and Menominee Nations. Much of the land was taken through federal government treaties.

Most of the nation's cranberries come from Wisconsin, and Wood County boasts the most acres.