Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, 22 miles south of Milwaukee and 60 miles north of Chicago. It had a population of 77,816 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is the principal city of the Racine metropolitan statistical area with 197,727 residents. The Racine area is part of the greater Milwaukee combined statistical area.