It is named for the historic Chippewa people, also known as the Ojibwe, who long controlled this territory.

[4][5][6] Chippewa County is included in the Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI Combined Statistical Area.

[7] Parts of northern Chippewa county are covered with choppy hills dimpled by kettle lakes and bogs—the terminal moraine left by the last glacier.

[8] The Ice Age Trail threads through some of this country, providing public foot-access to these unusual landforms.

24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[16] Additionally, there were fewer than five reported induced abortions performed on women of Chippewa County residence in 2017.

In 2024, Donald Trump received 60.8 percent of the vote, the best result for a Republican in the county since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.