Healthy People Wood County
Check Out the 2025 THC Community Report
Learn about the availability of THC and hemp products in Wood County and find recommendations for improving the regulation, monitoring, and responsible sale of these products in the area.
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Food Resources in Wood County
Our team put together this map of Food Resources in Wood County.
You will find listings for food pantries, community meal sites, free Thanksgiving meals, and more.
Do you know of a resource you think should be added to the map?
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
Dental care
Health services
Mental Health
Financial Security
Affordable childcare
Jobs with livable wages & benefits
Food security
Explore the Wood County 2025-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan!
Check out our plan to building a healthier future!
Healthy People Wood County (HPWC)
is a partnership of residents, hospitals, nonprofits, businesses, public health officials, and schools, all working together to improve community health. Alone, none of us can overcome the challenges our communities face. Together, we can achieve progress.
Wood County
74,207
Total Population
793
37% Rural
Square Miles
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, & Wood County boasts the most acres.