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Cities in Wisconsin by black or African American population share

Milwaukee, WI had the highest black or African American population share of 96 cities in 2021, at 38.9%. Hobart, WI had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.9Milwaukee, WI
Lowest0Hobart, WI
Median1.696 cities
Wisconsin6.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 38.9 %Milwaukee, WI38.9Brown Deer, WI: 29.1 %Brown Deer, WI29.1Racine, WI: 22.1 %Racine, WI22.1Glendale, WI: 15.3 %Glendale, WI15.3Beloit, WI: 14.1 %Beloit, WI14.1Fitchburg, WI: 11.2 %Fitchburg, WI11.2Kenosha, WI: 10.3 %Kenosha, WI10.3Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.5 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.5Sun Prairie, WI: 7.5 %Sun Prairie, WI7.5Wauwatosa, WI: 7 %Wauwatosa, WI7Allouez, WI: 6.8 %Allouez, WI6.8Madison, WI: 6.7 %Madison, WI6.7West Allis, WI: 6.2 %West Allis, WI6.2Franklin, WI: 5.2 %Franklin, WI5.2Greenfield, WI: 5.1 %Greenfield, WI5.1Oshkosh, WI: 4.3 %Oshkosh, WI4.3Green Bay, WI: 4.3 %Green Bay, WI4.3Menomonee Falls, WI: 4.1 %Menomonee Falls, WI4.1Waupun, WI: 4 %Waupun, WI4Caledonia, WI: 3.7 %Caledonia, WI3.7Oak Creek, WI: 3.5 %Oak Creek, WI3.5Middleton, WI: 3.5 %Middleton, WI3.5Fond du Lac, WI: 3.4 %Fond du Lac, WI3.4Platteville, WI: 3.3 %Platteville, WI3.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 3.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI3.2Neenah, WI: 3.1 %Neenah, WI3.1Chippewa Falls, WI: 3.1 %Chippewa Falls, WI3.1Oregon, WI: 3 %Oregon, WI3Appleton, WI: 3 %Appleton, WI3Janesville, WI: 3 %Janesville, WI3Shorewood, WI: 2.9 %Shorewood, WI2.9Whitewater, WI: 2.9 %Whitewater, WI2.9Germantown, WI: 2.9 %Germantown, WI2.9Sheboygan, WI: 2.9 %Sheboygan, WI2.9Cudahy, WI: 2.8 %Cudahy, WI2.8Waukesha, WI: 2.6 %Waukesha, WI2.6South Milwaukee, WI: 2.5 %South Milwaukee, WI2.5Onalaska, WI: 2.5 %Onalaska, WI2.5Weston, WI: 2.5 %Weston, WI2.5La Crosse, WI: 2.2 %La Crosse, WI2.2Milwaukee, WI: 38.9 %Milwaukee, WI38.9Brown Deer, WI: 29.1 %Brown Deer, WI29.1Racine, WI: 22.1 %Racine, WI22.1Glendale, WI: 15.3 %Glendale, WI15.3Beloit, WI: 14.1 %Beloit, WI14.1Fitchburg, WI: 11.2 %Fitchburg, WI11.2Kenosha, WI: 10.3 %Kenosha, WI10.3Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.5 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.5Sun Prairie, WI: 7.5 %Sun Prairie, WI7.5Wauwatosa, WI: 7 %Wauwatosa, WI7Allouez, WI: 6.8 %Allouez, WI6.8Madison, WI: 6.7 %Madison, WI6.7West Allis, WI: 6.2 %West Allis, WI6.2Franklin, WI: 5.2 %Franklin, WI5.2Greenfield, WI: 5.1 %Greenfield, WI5.1Oshkosh, WI: 4.3 %Oshkosh, WI4.3Green Bay, WI: 4.3 %Green Bay, WI4.3Menomonee Falls, WI: 4.1 %Menomonee Falls, WI4.1Waupun, WI: 4 %Waupun, WI4Caledonia, WI: 3.7 %Caledonia, WI3.7Oak Creek, WI: 3.5 %Oak Creek, WI3.5Middleton, WI: 3.5 %Middleton, WI3.5Fond du Lac, WI: 3.4 %Fond du Lac, WI3.4Platteville, WI: 3.3 %Platteville, WI3.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 3.2 %Whitefish Bay, WI3.2Neenah, WI: 3.1 %Neenah, WI3.1Chippewa Falls, WI: 3.1 %Chippewa Falls, WI3.1Oregon, WI: 3 %Oregon, WI3Appleton, WI: 3 %Appleton, WI3Janesville, WI: 3 %Janesville, WI3Shorewood, WI: 2.9 %Shorewood, WI2.9Whitewater, WI: 2.9 %Whitewater, WI2.9Germantown, WI: 2.9 %Germantown, WI2.9Sheboygan, WI: 2.9 %Sheboygan, WI2.9Cudahy, WI: 2.8 %Cudahy, WI2.8Waukesha, WI: 2.6 %Waukesha, WI2.6South Milwaukee, WI: 2.5 %South Milwaukee, WI2.5Onalaska, WI: 2.5 %Onalaska, WI2.5Weston, WI: 2.5 %Weston, WI2.5La Crosse, WI: 2.2 %La Crosse, WI2.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Milwaukee, WI38.9
2Brown Deer, WI29.1
3Racine, WI22.1
4Glendale, WI15.3
5Beloit, WI14.1
6Fitchburg, WI11.2
7Kenosha, WI10.3
8Mount Pleasant, WI8.5
9Sun Prairie, WI7.5
10Wauwatosa, WI7
11Allouez, WI6.8
12Madison, WI6.7
13West Allis, WI6.2
14Franklin, WI5.2
15Greenfield, WI5.1
16Oshkosh, WI4.3
17Green Bay, WI4.3
18Menomonee Falls, WI4.1
19Waupun, WI4
20Caledonia, WI3.7
21Oak Creek, WI3.5
22Middleton, WI3.5
23Fond du Lac, WI3.4
24Platteville, WI3.3
25Whitefish Bay, WI3.2
26Neenah, WI3.1
27Chippewa Falls, WI3.1
28Oregon, WI3
29Appleton, WI3
30Janesville, WI3
31Shorewood, WI2.9
31Whitewater, WI2.9
33Germantown, WI2.9
34Sheboygan, WI2.9
35Cudahy, WI2.8
36Waukesha, WI2.6
37South Milwaukee, WI2.5
38Onalaska, WI2.5
39Weston, WI2.5
40La Crosse, WI2.2
41Beaver Dam, WI2.2
42Manitowoc, WI2.1
43Superior, WI1.9
44Mequon, WI1.8
45Hartford, WI1.7
46Port Washington, WI1.7
47Oconomowoc, WI1.7
48Suamico, WI1.6
49Waunakee, WI1.6
50Howard, WI1.6
51Verona, WI1.5
51West Bend, WI1.5
53New Richmond, WI1.5
54Menasha, WI1.4
55New Berlin, WI1.4
55Watertown, WI1.4
57DeForest, WI1.4
57Marinette, WI1.4
59Marshfield, WI1.3
60Greendale, WI1.3
61Two Rivers, WI1.3
62Eau Claire, WI1.3
63River Falls, WI1.2
64Stevens Point, WI1.2
65Baraboo, WI1.1
66Holmen, WI1.1
67Menomonie, WI1.1
68Ashwaubenon, WI1
69Plover, WI1
70Pleasant Prairie, WI1
70Wisconsin Rapids, WI1
72Little Chute, WI1
73Elkhorn, WI1
74Fort Atkinson, WI1
75Brookfield, WI0.9
76Stoughton, WI0.9
77Fox Crossing, WI0.9
78Windsor, WI0.9
79De Pere, WI0.9
79Grafton, WI0.9
81Burlington, WI0.8
82Salem Lakes, WI0.8
83Bellevue, WI0.8
84Pewaukee, WI0.8
85Wausau, WI0.7
86Cedarburg, WI0.7
86Hudson, WI0.7
88Muskego, WI0.6
89Harrison, WI0.6
90Reedsburg, WI0.5
91Sussex, WI0.3
92Hartland, WI0.2
93Richfield, WI0
94Monroe, WI0
95Kaukauna, WI0
96Hobart, WI0

Other periods

About this ranking

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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Milwaukee, WI, with 38.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hobart, WI, with 0% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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