Cities in Wisconsin by black or African American population share, 2024

Milwaukee, WI had the highest black or African American population share of 98 cities in 2024, at 37.9%. Richfield, WI had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.9Milwaukee, WI
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Top 40 cities, 2024

Milwaukee, WI: 37.9 %Milwaukee, WI37.9Brown Deer, WI: 29.6 %Brown Deer, WI29.6Racine, WI: 20.2 %Racine, WI20.2Glendale, WI: 15.9 %Glendale, WI15.9Beloit, WI: 13.9 %Beloit, WI13.9Waupun, WI: 10.4 %Waupun, WI10.4Kenosha, WI: 9 %Kenosha, WI9Fitchburg, WI: 8.7 %Fitchburg, WI8.7Sun Prairie, WI: 8.5 %Sun Prairie, WI8.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.3 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.3Madison, WI: 7.2 %Madison, WI7.2Wauwatosa, WI: 7.1 %Wauwatosa, WI7.1Allouez, WI: 6.6 %Allouez, WI6.6Oregon, WI: 5.3 %Oregon, WI5.3West Allis, WI: 5 %West Allis, WI5Oshkosh, WI: 4.9 %Oshkosh, WI4.9Oak Creek, WI: 4.4 %Oak Creek, WI4.4Greenfield, WI: 4.1 %Greenfield, WI4.1Shorewood, WI: 3.8 %Shorewood, WI3.8Germantown, WI: 3.7 %Germantown, WI3.7Menomonee Falls, WI: 3.7 %Menomonee Falls, WI3.7Green Bay, WI: 3.3 %Green Bay, WI3.3Howard, WI: 3.2 %Howard, WI3.2Whitewater, WI: 3.1 %Whitewater, WI3.1Pleasant Prairie, WI: 3.1 %Pleasant Prairie, WI3.1Fond du Lac, WI: 3 %Fond du Lac, WI3Janesville, WI: 3 %Janesville, WI3Sheboygan, WI: 2.9 %Sheboygan, WI2.9Appleton, WI: 2.8 %Appleton, WI2.8Cudahy, WI: 2.8 %Cudahy, WI2.8Franklin, WI: 2.7 %Franklin, WI2.7Onalaska, WI: 2.7 %Onalaska, WI2.7Platteville, WI: 2.7 %Platteville, WI2.7Waukesha, WI: 2.6 %Waukesha, WI2.6Middleton, WI: 2.6 %Middleton, WI2.6Grafton, WI: 2.5 %Grafton, WI2.5Mequon, WI: 2.5 %Mequon, WI2.5South Milwaukee, WI: 2.5 %South Milwaukee, WI2.5Whitefish Bay, WI: 2.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI2.5Caledonia, WI: 2.4 %Caledonia, WI2.4Milwaukee, WI: 37.9 %Milwaukee, WI37.9Brown Deer, WI: 29.6 %Brown Deer, WI29.6Racine, WI: 20.2 %Racine, WI20.2Glendale, WI: 15.9 %Glendale, WI15.9Beloit, WI: 13.9 %Beloit, WI13.9Waupun, WI: 10.4 %Waupun, WI10.4Kenosha, WI: 9 %Kenosha, WI9Fitchburg, WI: 8.7 %Fitchburg, WI8.7Sun Prairie, WI: 8.5 %Sun Prairie, WI8.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.3 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.3Madison, WI: 7.2 %Madison, WI7.2Wauwatosa, WI: 7.1 %Wauwatosa, WI7.1Allouez, WI: 6.6 %Allouez, WI6.6Oregon, WI: 5.3 %Oregon, WI5.3West Allis, WI: 5 %West Allis, WI5Oshkosh, WI: 4.9 %Oshkosh, WI4.9Oak Creek, WI: 4.4 %Oak Creek, WI4.4Greenfield, WI: 4.1 %Greenfield, WI4.1Shorewood, WI: 3.8 %Shorewood, WI3.8Germantown, WI: 3.7 %Germantown, WI3.7Menomonee Falls, WI: 3.7 %Menomonee Falls, WI3.7Green Bay, WI: 3.3 %Green Bay, WI3.3Howard, WI: 3.2 %Howard, WI3.2Whitewater, WI: 3.1 %Whitewater, WI3.1Pleasant Prairie, WI: 3.1 %Pleasant Prairie, WI3.1Fond du Lac, WI: 3 %Fond du Lac, WI3Janesville, WI: 3 %Janesville, WI3Sheboygan, WI: 2.9 %Sheboygan, WI2.9Appleton, WI: 2.8 %Appleton, WI2.8Cudahy, WI: 2.8 %Cudahy, WI2.8Franklin, WI: 2.7 %Franklin, WI2.7Onalaska, WI: 2.7 %Onalaska, WI2.7Platteville, WI: 2.7 %Platteville, WI2.7Waukesha, WI: 2.6 %Waukesha, WI2.6Middleton, WI: 2.6 %Middleton, WI2.6Grafton, WI: 2.5 %Grafton, WI2.5Mequon, WI: 2.5 %Mequon, WI2.5South Milwaukee, WI: 2.5 %South Milwaukee, WI2.5Whitefish Bay, WI: 2.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI2.5Caledonia, WI: 2.4 %Caledonia, WI2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Milwaukee, WI37.9-0.2 pts
2Brown Deer, WI29.6-3 pts
3Racine, WI20.2+0.1 pts
4Glendale, WI15.9+0.7 pts
5Beloit, WI13.9+0.5 pts
6Waupun, WI10.4+0.7 pts
7Kenosha, WI9-0.5 pts
8Fitchburg, WI8.7-1.1 pts
9Sun Prairie, WI8.5+0.3 pts
10Mount Pleasant, WI8.3-0.7 pts
11Madison, WI7.2+0.2 pts
12Wauwatosa, WI7.1+0.2 pts
13Allouez, WI6.6+0.1 pts
14Oregon, WI5.3-0.6 pts
15West Allis, WI5-0.6 pts
16Oshkosh, WI4.9+0.5 pts
17Oak Creek, WI4.4+0.6 pts
18Greenfield, WI4.1-0.2 pts
19Shorewood, WI3.8+1.5 pts
20Germantown, WI3.7-0.5 pts
21Menomonee Falls, WI3.70 pts
22Green Bay, WI3.3-0.5 pts
23Howard, WI3.2+0.2 pts
24Whitewater, WI3.1-0.2 pts
25Pleasant Prairie, WI3.1+1.1 pts
26Fond du Lac, WI3+0.2 pts
27Janesville, WI3-0.2 pts
28Sheboygan, WI2.9-0.4 pts
29Appleton, WI2.80 pts
30Cudahy, WI2.8-0.4 pts
31Franklin, WI2.7-0.1 pts
32Onalaska, WI2.70 pts
33Platteville, WI2.7-1.2 pts
34Waukesha, WI2.6-0.6 pts
35Middleton, WI2.6-0 pts
36Grafton, WI2.5+0.1 pts
37Mequon, WI2.50 pts
38South Milwaukee, WI2.50 pts
38Whitefish Bay, WI2.5-1.1 pts
40Caledonia, WI2.4-0.6 pts
41DeForest, WI2.3+0.3 pts
42New Berlin, WI20 pts
43La Crosse, WI2+0.2 pts
44West Bend, WI1.9-0.3 pts
45Bellevue, WI1.9+0.3 pts
46Sussex, WI1.9+0.5 pts
47Weston, WI1.8-0 pts
48Chippewa Falls, WI1.8-1.3 pts
49De Pere, WI1.7+0.3 pts
50Neenah, WI1.7-1.7 pts
51Little Chute, WI1.7+0.8 pts
52Eau Claire, WI1.6+0.4 pts
53New Richmond, WI1.5-0.1 pts
53Port Washington, WI1.50 pts
55Menasha, WI1.5+0.2 pts
55Stevens Point, WI1.5-0.1 pts
57Manitowoc, WI1.5-0.2 pts
58Burlington, WI1.5-0.3 pts
59Waunakee, WI1.4-0.3 pts
60Suamico, WI1.4-0.4 pts
61Brookfield, WI1.4+0.7 pts
62Elkhorn, WI1.3+0.1 pts
63Fox Crossing, WI1.3+0.6 pts
64Harrison, WI1.2+0.7 pts
65Marshfield, WI1.2+0.2 pts
66Ashwaubenon, WI1.1+0.1 pts
67Beaver Dam, WI1.1-1.2 pts
67Menomonie, WI1.1-0.2 pts
69Greendale, WI1.1-0.2 pts
70Superior, WI1.1-0.6 pts
71Hudson, WI1+0.1 pts
72Marinette, WI1+0.2 pts
73Hartford, WI0.9+0.6 pts
74Stoughton, WI0.9-0.1 pts
75Wisconsin Rapids, WI0.9-0.4 pts
76Salem Lakes, WI0.80 pts
77Monroe, WI0.70 pts
78Baraboo, WI0.7-0.6 pts
79Hartland, WI0.6+0.1 pts
80Greenville, WI0.6+0.1 pts
81Kaukauna, WI0.5-0.1 pts
82Reedsburg, WI0.5-0.2 pts
83Wausau, WI0.5-0.1 pts
84Watertown, WI0.4+0.2 pts
84Windsor, WI0.4-0.1 pts
86Fort Atkinson, WI0.4+0.1 pts
86Holmen, WI0.4-1 pts
88Two Rivers, WI0.4+0.4 pts
89Verona, WI0.4-0.3 pts
90Cedarburg, WI0.4-0.1 pts
90Muskego, WI0.4-0.3 pts
90Pewaukee, WI0.4-0 pts
90Plover, WI0.4-0.2 pts
94Lisbon, WI0.3n/a
95Oconomowoc, WI0.3+0.1 pts
96River Falls, WI0.2-0.4 pts
97Hobart, WI0.1+0.1 pts
98Richfield, WI0-0 pts

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People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Milwaukee, WI, with 37.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Richfield, WI, with 0% in 2024.

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