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 2023, at 38.1%. Two Rivers, WI had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Wisconsin was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Top 40 cities, 2023

Milwaukee, WI: 38.1 %Milwaukee, WI38.1Brown Deer, WI: 32.6 %Brown Deer, WI32.6Racine, WI: 20.1 %Racine, WI20.1Glendale, WI: 15.2 %Glendale, WI15.2Beloit, WI: 13.4 %Beloit, WI13.4Fitchburg, WI: 9.8 %Fitchburg, WI9.8Waupun, WI: 9.7 %Waupun, WI9.7Kenosha, WI: 9.5 %Kenosha, WI9.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 9 %Mount Pleasant, WI9Sun Prairie, WI: 8.2 %Sun Prairie, WI8.2Madison, WI: 7 %Madison, WI7Wauwatosa, WI: 6.9 %Wauwatosa, WI6.9Allouez, WI: 6.5 %Allouez, WI6.5Oregon, WI: 5.9 %Oregon, WI5.9West Allis, WI: 5.6 %West Allis, WI5.6Oshkosh, WI: 4.4 %Oshkosh, WI4.4Greenfield, WI: 4.3 %Greenfield, WI4.3Germantown, WI: 4.3 %Germantown, WI4.3Platteville, WI: 3.9 %Platteville, WI3.9Green Bay, WI: 3.7 %Green Bay, WI3.7Oak Creek, WI: 3.7 %Oak Creek, WI3.7Menomonee Falls, WI: 3.6 %Menomonee Falls, WI3.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 3.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI3.6Neenah, WI: 3.4 %Neenah, WI3.4Whitewater, WI: 3.3 %Whitewater, WI3.3Sheboygan, WI: 3.3 %Sheboygan, WI3.3Waukesha, WI: 3.2 %Waukesha, WI3.2Janesville, WI: 3.2 %Janesville, WI3.2Cudahy, WI: 3.1 %Cudahy, WI3.1Chippewa Falls, WI: 3.1 %Chippewa Falls, WI3.1Howard, WI: 3.1 %Howard, WI3.1Caledonia, WI: 3 %Caledonia, WI3Franklin, WI: 2.9 %Franklin, WI2.9Fond du Lac, WI: 2.8 %Fond du Lac, WI2.8Appleton, WI: 2.8 %Appleton, WI2.8Onalaska, WI: 2.7 %Onalaska, WI2.7Middleton, WI: 2.6 %Middleton, WI2.6Mequon, WI: 2.5 %Mequon, WI2.5South Milwaukee, WI: 2.4 %South Milwaukee, WI2.4Grafton, WI: 2.4 %Grafton, WI2.4Milwaukee, WI: 38.1 %Milwaukee, WI38.1Brown Deer, WI: 32.6 %Brown Deer, WI32.6Racine, WI: 20.1 %Racine, WI20.1Glendale, WI: 15.2 %Glendale, WI15.2Beloit, WI: 13.4 %Beloit, WI13.4Fitchburg, WI: 9.8 %Fitchburg, WI9.8Waupun, WI: 9.7 %Waupun, WI9.7Kenosha, WI: 9.5 %Kenosha, WI9.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 9 %Mount Pleasant, WI9Sun Prairie, WI: 8.2 %Sun Prairie, WI8.2Madison, WI: 7 %Madison, WI7Wauwatosa, WI: 6.9 %Wauwatosa, WI6.9Allouez, WI: 6.5 %Allouez, WI6.5Oregon, WI: 5.9 %Oregon, WI5.9West Allis, WI: 5.6 %West Allis, WI5.6Oshkosh, WI: 4.4 %Oshkosh, WI4.4Greenfield, WI: 4.3 %Greenfield, WI4.3Germantown, WI: 4.3 %Germantown, WI4.3Platteville, WI: 3.9 %Platteville, WI3.9Green Bay, WI: 3.7 %Green Bay, WI3.7Oak Creek, WI: 3.7 %Oak Creek, WI3.7Menomonee Falls, WI: 3.6 %Menomonee Falls, WI3.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 3.6 %Whitefish Bay, WI3.6Neenah, WI: 3.4 %Neenah, WI3.4Whitewater, WI: 3.3 %Whitewater, WI3.3Sheboygan, WI: 3.3 %Sheboygan, WI3.3Waukesha, WI: 3.2 %Waukesha, WI3.2Janesville, WI: 3.2 %Janesville, WI3.2Cudahy, WI: 3.1 %Cudahy, WI3.1Chippewa Falls, WI: 3.1 %Chippewa Falls, WI3.1Howard, WI: 3.1 %Howard, WI3.1Caledonia, WI: 3 %Caledonia, WI3Franklin, WI: 2.9 %Franklin, WI2.9Fond du Lac, WI: 2.8 %Fond du Lac, WI2.8Appleton, WI: 2.8 %Appleton, WI2.8Onalaska, WI: 2.7 %Onalaska, WI2.7Middleton, WI: 2.6 %Middleton, WI2.6Mequon, WI: 2.5 %Mequon, WI2.5South Milwaukee, WI: 2.4 %South Milwaukee, WI2.4Grafton, WI: 2.4 %Grafton, WI2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Milwaukee, WI38.1-0 pts
2Brown Deer, WI32.6+2 pts
3Racine, WI20.1-1 pts
4Glendale, WI15.2-2.2 pts
5Beloit, WI13.4+0.6 pts
6Fitchburg, WI9.8+2.3 pts
7Waupun, WI9.7+3.4 pts
8Kenosha, WI9.5-0.4 pts
9Mount Pleasant, WI9+0.5 pts
10Sun Prairie, WI8.2+0.5 pts
11Madison, WI7-0.2 pts
12Wauwatosa, WI6.9-0.3 pts
13Allouez, WI6.5+0.3 pts
14Oregon, WI5.9+2.7 pts
15West Allis, WI5.60 pts
16Oshkosh, WI4.4+0.1 pts
17Greenfield, WI4.3-1 pts
18Germantown, WI4.3+2 pts
19Platteville, WI3.9+0.5 pts
20Green Bay, WI3.7-0.3 pts
20Oak Creek, WI3.7+0.6 pts
22Menomonee Falls, WI3.6-0.5 pts
23Whitefish Bay, WI3.6+1 pts
24Neenah, WI3.4-0.1 pts
25Whitewater, WI3.3-0.3 pts
26Sheboygan, WI3.3+0.3 pts
27Waukesha, WI3.20 pts
28Janesville, WI3.2-0.1 pts
29Cudahy, WI3.1+0.7 pts
30Chippewa Falls, WI3.1+0.4 pts
30Howard, WI3.1+0.5 pts
32Caledonia, WI3-0.6 pts
33Franklin, WI2.9-1 pts
34Fond du Lac, WI2.8-0.3 pts
35Appleton, WI2.8+0.2 pts
36Onalaska, WI2.7+0.2 pts
37Middleton, WI2.6-0.4 pts
38Mequon, WI2.5+0.4 pts
39South Milwaukee, WI2.4+0.1 pts
40Grafton, WI2.4-0.1 pts
41Beaver Dam, WI2.3-0.6 pts
42Shorewood, WI2.3-0.6 pts
43West Bend, WI2.3+0.6 pts
44Pleasant Prairie, WI2+0.1 pts
45New Berlin, WI2+0.7 pts
46DeForest, WI2+0.4 pts
47Weston, WI1.8+0.7 pts
48La Crosse, WI1.8-0.3 pts
49Burlington, WI1.8+1 pts
49Suamico, WI1.8+0.1 pts
51Superior, WI1.7-0.1 pts
51Waunakee, WI1.7-0.1 pts
53Manitowoc, WI1.7-0.1 pts
54New Richmond, WI1.6-0.2 pts
55Bellevue, WI1.6+0.9 pts
56Stevens Point, WI1.6-0.1 pts
57Port Washington, WI1.5+0.1 pts
58De Pere, WI1.5+0.2 pts
59Holmen, WI1.4+0.8 pts
60Sussex, WI1.4+0.3 pts
61Menasha, WI1.3-0.4 pts
61Menomonie, WI1.3+0.9 pts
63Greendale, WI1.3-0 pts
64Baraboo, WI1.3+0.1 pts
64Wisconsin Rapids, WI1.3+0.2 pts
66Eau Claire, WI1.3-0.1 pts
67Elkhorn, WI1.2-0.1 pts
68Ashwaubenon, WI1-0.3 pts
69Marshfield, WI1-0.3 pts
70Hudson, WI0.9+0.3 pts
70Stoughton, WI0.9-0 pts
72Little Chute, WI0.9-0.1 pts
73Marinette, WI0.8-0.1 pts
74Salem Lakes, WI0.8+0.3 pts
75Reedsburg, WI0.7+0.2 pts
76Muskego, WI0.7-0 pts
77Brookfield, WI0.7+0.1 pts
77Fox Crossing, WI0.7-0.1 pts
79Monroe, WI0.6-0 pts
80Verona, WI0.6-1 pts
81Kaukauna, WI0.6+0.2 pts
81River Falls, WI0.6-0.2 pts
83Plover, WI0.6-0.1 pts
84Hartland, WI0.5+0.1 pts
85Wausau, WI0.5-0.2 pts
86Windsor, WI0.50 pts
87Harrison, WI0.5-0.1 pts
88Greenville, WI0.5+0.2 pts
89Cedarburg, WI0.40 pts
90Pewaukee, WI0.4-0.6 pts
91Fort Atkinson, WI0.3-0 pts
92Hartford, WI0.3-1.4 pts
93Watertown, WI0.2-0.2 pts
94Oconomowoc, WI0.2-0.3 pts
95Richfield, WI00 pts
96Hobart, WI00 pts
96Two Rivers, WI0-1.5 pts

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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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. 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 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Two Rivers, WI, with 0% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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