Cities in Wisconsin by black or African American population share

Milwaukee, WI had the highest black or African American population share of 97 cities in 2022, at 38.1%. Hobart, WI had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 6.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.1Milwaukee, WI
Lowest0Hobart, WI
Median1.797 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Milwaukee, WI: 38.1 %Milwaukee, WI38.1Brown Deer, WI: 30.6 %Brown Deer, WI30.6Racine, WI: 21.1 %Racine, WI21.1Glendale, WI: 17.4 %Glendale, WI17.4Beloit, WI: 12.8 %Beloit, WI12.8Kenosha, WI: 10 %Kenosha, WI10Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.5 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.5Sun Prairie, WI: 7.7 %Sun Prairie, WI7.7Fitchburg, WI: 7.4 %Fitchburg, WI7.4Wauwatosa, WI: 7.3 %Wauwatosa, WI7.3Madison, WI: 7.2 %Madison, WI7.2Waupun, WI: 6.2 %Waupun, WI6.2Allouez, WI: 6.2 %Allouez, WI6.2West Allis, WI: 5.6 %West Allis, WI5.6Greenfield, WI: 5.3 %Greenfield, WI5.3Oshkosh, WI: 4.3 %Oshkosh, WI4.3Menomonee Falls, WI: 4.1 %Menomonee Falls, WI4.1Green Bay, WI: 4.1 %Green Bay, WI4.1Franklin, WI: 3.8 %Franklin, WI3.8Whitewater, WI: 3.6 %Whitewater, WI3.6Caledonia, WI: 3.6 %Caledonia, WI3.6Platteville, WI: 3.5 %Platteville, WI3.5Neenah, WI: 3.4 %Neenah, WI3.4Janesville, WI: 3.3 %Janesville, WI3.3Waukesha, WI: 3.2 %Waukesha, WI3.2Oregon, WI: 3.2 %Oregon, WI3.2Oak Creek, WI: 3.1 %Oak Creek, WI3.1Fond du Lac, WI: 3.1 %Fond du Lac, WI3.1Middleton, WI: 3 %Middleton, WI3Sheboygan, WI: 3 %Sheboygan, WI3Beaver Dam, WI: 2.9 %Beaver Dam, WI2.9Shorewood, WI: 2.9 %Shorewood, WI2.9Chippewa Falls, WI: 2.7 %Chippewa Falls, WI2.7Appleton, WI: 2.6 %Appleton, WI2.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 2.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI2.6Howard, WI: 2.6 %Howard, WI2.6Grafton, WI: 2.5 %Grafton, WI2.5Onalaska, WI: 2.5 %Onalaska, WI2.5Cudahy, WI: 2.4 %Cudahy, WI2.4South Milwaukee, WI: 2.3 %South Milwaukee, WI2.3Milwaukee, WI: 38.1 %Milwaukee, WI38.1Brown Deer, WI: 30.6 %Brown Deer, WI30.6Racine, WI: 21.1 %Racine, WI21.1Glendale, WI: 17.4 %Glendale, WI17.4Beloit, WI: 12.8 %Beloit, WI12.8Kenosha, WI: 10 %Kenosha, WI10Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.5 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.5Sun Prairie, WI: 7.7 %Sun Prairie, WI7.7Fitchburg, WI: 7.4 %Fitchburg, WI7.4Wauwatosa, WI: 7.3 %Wauwatosa, WI7.3Madison, WI: 7.2 %Madison, WI7.2Waupun, WI: 6.2 %Waupun, WI6.2Allouez, WI: 6.2 %Allouez, WI6.2West Allis, WI: 5.6 %West Allis, WI5.6Greenfield, WI: 5.3 %Greenfield, WI5.3Oshkosh, WI: 4.3 %Oshkosh, WI4.3Menomonee Falls, WI: 4.1 %Menomonee Falls, WI4.1Green Bay, WI: 4.1 %Green Bay, WI4.1Franklin, WI: 3.8 %Franklin, WI3.8Whitewater, WI: 3.6 %Whitewater, WI3.6Caledonia, WI: 3.6 %Caledonia, WI3.6Platteville, WI: 3.5 %Platteville, WI3.5Neenah, WI: 3.4 %Neenah, WI3.4Janesville, WI: 3.3 %Janesville, WI3.3Waukesha, WI: 3.2 %Waukesha, WI3.2Oregon, WI: 3.2 %Oregon, WI3.2Oak Creek, WI: 3.1 %Oak Creek, WI3.1Fond du Lac, WI: 3.1 %Fond du Lac, WI3.1Middleton, WI: 3 %Middleton, WI3Sheboygan, WI: 3 %Sheboygan, WI3Beaver Dam, WI: 2.9 %Beaver Dam, WI2.9Shorewood, WI: 2.9 %Shorewood, WI2.9Chippewa Falls, WI: 2.7 %Chippewa Falls, WI2.7Appleton, WI: 2.6 %Appleton, WI2.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 2.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI2.6Howard, WI: 2.6 %Howard, WI2.6Grafton, WI: 2.5 %Grafton, WI2.5Onalaska, WI: 2.5 %Onalaska, WI2.5Cudahy, WI: 2.4 %Cudahy, WI2.4South Milwaukee, WI: 2.3 %South Milwaukee, WI2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Milwaukee, WI38.1-0.8 pts
2Brown Deer, WI30.6+1.5 pts
3Racine, WI21.1-1 pts
4Glendale, WI17.4+2.1 pts
5Beloit, WI12.8-1.3 pts
6Kenosha, WI10-0.3 pts
7Mount Pleasant, WI8.5-0 pts
8Sun Prairie, WI7.7+0.2 pts
9Fitchburg, WI7.4-3.7 pts
10Wauwatosa, WI7.3+0.2 pts
11Madison, WI7.2+0.5 pts
12Waupun, WI6.2+2.2 pts
13Allouez, WI6.2-0.7 pts
14West Allis, WI5.6-0.6 pts
15Greenfield, WI5.3+0.2 pts
16Oshkosh, WI4.3-0 pts
17Menomonee Falls, WI4.10 pts
18Green Bay, WI4.1-0.2 pts
19Franklin, WI3.8-1.4 pts
20Whitewater, WI3.6+0.7 pts
21Caledonia, WI3.6-0.2 pts
22Platteville, WI3.5+0.2 pts
23Neenah, WI3.4+0.3 pts
24Janesville, WI3.3+0.3 pts
25Waukesha, WI3.2+0.7 pts
26Oregon, WI3.2+0.2 pts
27Oak Creek, WI3.1-0.4 pts
28Fond du Lac, WI3.1-0.3 pts
29Middleton, WI3-0.5 pts
30Sheboygan, WI3+0.1 pts
31Beaver Dam, WI2.9+0.8 pts
32Shorewood, WI2.90 pts
33Chippewa Falls, WI2.7-0.4 pts
34Appleton, WI2.6-0.4 pts
35Whitefish Bay, WI2.6-0.6 pts
36Howard, WI2.6+1 pts
37Grafton, WI2.5+1.6 pts
37Onalaska, WI2.50 pts
39Cudahy, WI2.4-0.4 pts
40South Milwaukee, WI2.3-0.2 pts
41Germantown, WI2.2-0.6 pts
42La Crosse, WI2.1-0.1 pts
43Mequon, WI2.1+0.2 pts
44Pleasant Prairie, WI1.9+0.9 pts
45New Richmond, WI1.9+0.4 pts
46Superior, WI1.8-0.1 pts
47Manitowoc, WI1.8-0.3 pts
47Waunakee, WI1.8+0.1 pts
49Hartford, WI1.70 pts
50Menasha, WI1.7+0.3 pts
51West Bend, WI1.7+0.1 pts
52Stevens Point, WI1.6+0.5 pts
52Suamico, WI1.60 pts
54Verona, WI1.6+0.1 pts
55DeForest, WI1.6+0.2 pts
56Two Rivers, WI1.5+0.2 pts
57Port Washington, WI1.4-0.3 pts
58Eau Claire, WI1.3+0.1 pts
59Elkhorn, WI1.3+0.3 pts
60Ashwaubenon, WI1.3+0.3 pts
61De Pere, WI1.3+0.4 pts
61Greendale, WI1.3-0 pts
63Marshfield, WI1.3-0.1 pts
64New Berlin, WI1.2-0.2 pts
65Weston, WI1.2-1.3 pts
66Baraboo, WI1.10 pts
67Sussex, WI1.1+0.8 pts
68Wisconsin Rapids, WI1.1+0.1 pts
69Stoughton, WI1+0.1 pts
70Pewaukee, WI1+0.2 pts
71Little Chute, WI0.9-0 pts
72Marinette, WI0.9-0.5 pts
73River Falls, WI0.8-0.4 pts
74Bellevue, WI0.8-0 pts
75Burlington, WI0.8-0.1 pts
76Fox Crossing, WI0.7-0.2 pts
77Wausau, WI0.70 pts
78Muskego, WI0.7+0.1 pts
79Monroe, WI0.7+0.7 pts
80Hudson, WI0.6-0 pts
81Holmen, WI0.6-0.4 pts
81Plover, WI0.6-0.4 pts
83Brookfield, WI0.6-0.3 pts
84Harrison, WI0.6-0.1 pts
85Reedsburg, WI0.50 pts
86Salem Lakes, WI0.5-0.3 pts
87Watertown, WI0.5-0.9 pts
87Windsor, WI0.5-0.4 pts
89Oconomowoc, WI0.5-1.2 pts
90Kaukauna, WI0.4+0.4 pts
91Hartland, WI0.4+0.2 pts
91Menomonie, WI0.4-0.6 pts
93Cedarburg, WI0.4-0.3 pts
94Fort Atkinson, WI0.3-0.6 pts
95Greenville, WI0.3n/a
96Richfield, WI00 pts
97Hobart, WI00 pts

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Milwaukee, WI, with 38.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hobart, WI, with 0% in 2022.

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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. 1 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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