[2] Before white settlement, before loggers and explorers, the area that is now Juneau County was the home of Native Americans who left behind artifacts like the thunderbirds etched on the wall at Twin Bluffs[3] and the Gee's Slough mounds outside New Lisbon.

[5] After a contest with neighboring New Lisbon, the county seat was established in Maugh's Town, which is known today as Mauston.

[6][7] In the 1970s, county officials had indicated their interest, and submitted a request to Wisconsin Power and Light Company, to build a nuclear power plant on Petenwell Lake.

26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[16] Additionally, there were 16 reported induced abortions performed on women of Juneau County residence in 2017, a figure higher than the records for the preceding four years.

[17] Juneau County was long considered a bellwether in presidential elections.