Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Fitchburg, WI had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 98 cities in 2024, at 13.8%. Chippewa Falls, WI had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Wisconsin was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.8Fitchburg, WI
Median4.998 cities
Wisconsin5.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Fitchburg, WI: 13.8 %Fitchburg, WI13.8Middleton, WI: 12.8 %Middleton, WI12.8Oak Creek, WI: 12.1 %Oak Creek, WI12.1Brookfield, WI: 11.6 %Brookfield, WI11.6Madison, WI: 11.6 %Madison, WI11.6Milwaukee, WI: 11.1 %Milwaukee, WI11.1Glendale, WI: 11.1 %Glendale, WI11.1Greenfield, WI: 10.8 %Greenfield, WI10.8Sheboygan, WI: 9.6 %Sheboygan, WI9.6Beloit, WI: 9.2 %Beloit, WI9.2Shorewood, WI: 9.1 %Shorewood, WI9.1Kenosha, WI: 9 %Kenosha, WI9Whitewater, WI: 9 %Whitewater, WI9Green Bay, WI: 9 %Green Bay, WI9Sun Prairie, WI: 8.9 %Sun Prairie, WI8.9Franklin, WI: 8.6 %Franklin, WI8.6Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.3 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.3Mequon, WI: 8.2 %Mequon, WI8.2Pleasant Prairie, WI: 8.1 %Pleasant Prairie, WI8.1Oregon, WI: 7.9 %Oregon, WI7.9Whitefish Bay, WI: 7.7 %Whitefish Bay, WI7.7Wausau, WI: 7.6 %Wausau, WI7.6Germantown, WI: 7.6 %Germantown, WI7.6Fort Atkinson, WI: 7.5 %Fort Atkinson, WI7.5Brown Deer, WI: 7.3 %Brown Deer, WI7.3Appleton, WI: 7.2 %Appleton, WI7.2Waukesha, WI: 7.2 %Waukesha, WI7.2Elkhorn, WI: 7 %Elkhorn, WI7Cudahy, WI: 6.9 %Cudahy, WI6.9New Berlin, WI: 6.8 %New Berlin, WI6.8Menasha, WI: 6.6 %Menasha, WI6.6Greendale, WI: 6.6 %Greendale, WI6.6Menomonee Falls, WI: 6.5 %Menomonee Falls, WI6.5Reedsburg, WI: 6.2 %Reedsburg, WI6.2South Milwaukee, WI: 6.1 %South Milwaukee, WI6.1Wauwatosa, WI: 6 %Wauwatosa, WI6West Allis, WI: 6 %West Allis, WI6Racine, WI: 5.9 %Racine, WI5.9Sussex, WI: 5.6 %Sussex, WI5.6Bellevue, WI: 5.5 %Bellevue, WI5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fitchburg, WI13.8-1.8 pts
2Middleton, WI12.8+5 pts
3Oak Creek, WI12.1+1.2 pts
4Brookfield, WI11.6+0.5 pts
5Madison, WI11.60 pts
6Milwaukee, WI11.1+0.3 pts
7Glendale, WI11.1+0.1 pts
8Greenfield, WI10.8+1.4 pts
9Sheboygan, WI9.6-0.3 pts
10Beloit, WI9.2-1.4 pts
11Shorewood, WI9.1-0.2 pts
12Kenosha, WI9-0.1 pts
13Whitewater, WI9+1.5 pts
14Green Bay, WI9+0.1 pts
15Sun Prairie, WI8.9+1.3 pts
16Franklin, WI8.6+0.9 pts
17Mount Pleasant, WI8.3-0.8 pts
18Mequon, WI8.2-0.1 pts
19Pleasant Prairie, WI8.1+0.3 pts
20Oregon, WI7.9+1.6 pts
21Whitefish Bay, WI7.7+1 pts
22Wausau, WI7.6+0.6 pts
23Germantown, WI7.6-0.3 pts
24Fort Atkinson, WI7.50 pts
25Brown Deer, WI7.3-0.3 pts
26Appleton, WI7.20 pts
26Waukesha, WI7.2+0.4 pts
28Elkhorn, WI7-0.2 pts
29Cudahy, WI6.9-1 pts
30New Berlin, WI6.8+0.3 pts
31Menasha, WI6.6+1.3 pts
32Greendale, WI6.6-3.3 pts
33Menomonee Falls, WI6.5+0.6 pts
34Reedsburg, WI6.2+1.6 pts
35South Milwaukee, WI6.1+1 pts
36Wauwatosa, WI6-0.2 pts
37West Allis, WI6+0.5 pts
38Racine, WI5.9+0.6 pts
39Sussex, WI5.6-0.2 pts
40Bellevue, WI5.5-0.6 pts
41Waunakee, WI5.5+1.3 pts
42Weston, WI5.5-0.2 pts
43Hudson, WI5.3+0.2 pts
44Fond du Lac, WI5.2+0.6 pts
45Pewaukee, WI5.1+0.4 pts
46Ashwaubenon, WI5.1-0.8 pts
47Caledonia, WI5+0.1 pts
48Hartland, WI5-0.1 pts
49Plover, WI4.9-0.1 pts
50Harrison, WI4.9+0.3 pts
51Cedarburg, WI4.8+0.2 pts
52Holmen, WI4.6+0.8 pts
53Verona, WI4.5-1.2 pts
54Manitowoc, WI4.1-0.5 pts
55Muskego, WI4+0.8 pts
56Onalaska, WI3.9+0.7 pts
57Eau Claire, WI3.8+0.1 pts
57Janesville, WI3.8+0.3 pts
59Grafton, WI3.8-0.6 pts
60Monroe, WI3.8+0.7 pts
61Oshkosh, WI3.8+0.2 pts
62Windsor, WI3.7+0.5 pts
63Beaver Dam, WI3.6-0.6 pts
64DeForest, WI3.5-0.3 pts
65Neenah, WI3.4-0.3 pts
66Waupun, WI3.2-0.5 pts
67Port Washington, WI3.1-0 pts
68Greenville, WI3.1+0.6 pts
69Fox Crossing, WI3.10 pts
70Marshfield, WI3+0.4 pts
70Watertown, WI3-0.2 pts
72Salem Lakes, WI3-1.2 pts
73Lisbon, WI3n/a
74Stevens Point, WI2.9+0.1 pts
75Burlington, WI2.8-0.5 pts
76Menomonie, WI2.8+0.6 pts
77Platteville, WI2.7+1 pts
78La Crosse, WI2.7-0.2 pts
79De Pere, WI2.5-0.6 pts
80Kaukauna, WI2.4+0.1 pts
80Superior, WI2.4+0.1 pts
82Hobart, WI2.4-1.5 pts
83Howard, WI2.3+0.1 pts
84Allouez, WI2.3-0.6 pts
85Little Chute, WI2.2+0.1 pts
85Stoughton, WI2.2-0.6 pts
87Hartford, WI2.1+0.1 pts
88Baraboo, WI2.1-0.4 pts
89West Bend, WI2.1+0.3 pts
90Two Rivers, WI2-1.1 pts
91Wisconsin Rapids, WI1.8-0.5 pts
92River Falls, WI1.6-0.9 pts
93Oconomowoc, WI1.5-0.4 pts
94Marinette, WI1.5+0.3 pts
95Richfield, WI1.4-0 pts
96Suamico, WI1.1-0.4 pts
97New Richmond, WI1.1-0.1 pts
98Chippewa Falls, WI1-1.5 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat). England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Fitchburg, WI, with 13.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chippewa Falls, WI, with 1% in 2024.

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