Welcome to Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.

Our County

We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.

Residents

Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.

Businesses

Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.

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Find information about things to do and happenings in Milwaukee County.

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The Prevention Collective

Milwaukee County Prevention and Harm Reduction Staff

24-Hour Crisis Line

Call (414) 257-7222 text to 988, or chat via www.988LIFELINE.ORG now if you believe you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis.

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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) unifies preventionists to create lasting change across Milwaukee County. Tother, we are The Prevention Collective - a collaborative effort designed to move beyond fragmented, short-term solutions and instead build a cohesive, sustainable approach to public health and adverse social conditions.