

The City of Milwaukee, with 602,191 persons, ranks as the nation's 22nd largest city and accounts for
approximately 39% of the metro area population. Milwaukee is both the metro area's and the State of
Wisconsin's largest municipality. Milwaukee County is the most heavily populated county (951,252
persons) of the four-county area, accounting for 61% of the metro population. Milwaukee County's
population has posted a modest increase of 1.2% in the 2000 to 2007 period.