[6] The second highest elevation in the state of Wisconsin is Sugarbush hill which is in Forest County.

The racial makeup of the county was 80.7% White, 13.4% Native American, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races.

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 10,024 people, 4,043 households, and 2,769 families residing in the county.

[14] There were fewer than five reported induced abortions performed on women of Forest County residence in 2017.

Then, from 1932 to 1996, the county voted Democratic in every election with the exception of four nationwide Republican landslides in 1952, 1956, 1972, and 1984.

In 2000 and 2004, Forest County backed George W. Bush in both of his successful runs for the presidency, though doing so by less than 6% both times.

Trump further improved on his numbers in 2020, taking over 65% of the county's vote and winning by a margin of over 30% against Joe Biden.