Wisconsin

Wisconsin is the twentieth-most populous state and the country's dairy heartland, producing more cheese than any other state while sustaining a heavy manufacturing base in paper, machinery and food processing. Its economy pivots between the Milwaukee industrial corridor on Lake Michigan, the fast-growing university and biotech hub of Madison, and a vast rural north of lakes and forests.

Capital: MadisonLargest city: MilwaukeeNickname: Badger StateStatehood: 1848
5.96 M
Population
20th in the U.S.
$438 B
GDP
21st in the U.S.
$73,500
GDP per capita
169,635 km²
Area
23rd in the U.S.

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