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Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population

Glendale, WI had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 96 cities in 2021, at 13.1%. New Richmond, WI had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.1Glendale, WI
Lowest0.4New Richmond, WI
Median4.696 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2021

Glendale, WI: 13.1 %Glendale, WI13.1Shorewood, WI: 12.9 %Shorewood, WI12.9Oak Creek, WI: 12.1 %Oak Creek, WI12.1Madison, WI: 12 %Madison, WI12Brookfield, WI: 11.5 %Brookfield, WI11.5Fitchburg, WI: 11 %Fitchburg, WI11Greendale, WI: 10.2 %Greendale, WI10.2Milwaukee, WI: 10.1 %Milwaukee, WI10.1Beloit, WI: 9.8 %Beloit, WI9.8Sheboygan, WI: 9.7 %Sheboygan, WI9.7Mequon, WI: 9.2 %Mequon, WI9.2Green Bay, WI: 9.2 %Green Bay, WI9.2Kenosha, WI: 9.2 %Kenosha, WI9.2Middleton, WI: 9.2 %Middleton, WI9.2Greenfield, WI: 9.1 %Greenfield, WI9.1Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.2 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.2Franklin, WI: 8 %Franklin, WI8Waukesha, WI: 8 %Waukesha, WI8Brown Deer, WI: 7.8 %Brown Deer, WI7.8Sun Prairie, WI: 7.4 %Sun Prairie, WI7.4Bellevue, WI: 7.3 %Bellevue, WI7.3Elkhorn, WI: 7 %Elkhorn, WI7Wausau, WI: 6.8 %Wausau, WI6.8Appleton, WI: 6.6 %Appleton, WI6.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 6.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI6.5New Berlin, WI: 6.4 %New Berlin, WI6.4Pleasant Prairie, WI: 6.3 %Pleasant Prairie, WI6.3Germantown, WI: 6.2 %Germantown, WI6.2Cudahy, WI: 5.9 %Cudahy, WI5.9Stevens Point, WI: 5.6 %Stevens Point, WI5.6Sussex, WI: 5.5 %Sussex, WI5.5Wauwatosa, WI: 5.4 %Wauwatosa, WI5.4Burlington, WI: 5.4 %Burlington, WI5.4Menomonee Falls, WI: 5.4 %Menomonee Falls, WI5.4Racine, WI: 5.4 %Racine, WI5.4West Allis, WI: 5.3 %West Allis, WI5.3South Milwaukee, WI: 5.3 %South Milwaukee, WI5.3Verona, WI: 5.2 %Verona, WI5.2Caledonia, WI: 5.1 %Caledonia, WI5.1Pewaukee, WI: 5.1 %Pewaukee, WI5.1Glendale, WI: 13.1 %Glendale, WI13.1Shorewood, WI: 12.9 %Shorewood, WI12.9Oak Creek, WI: 12.1 %Oak Creek, WI12.1Madison, WI: 12 %Madison, WI12Brookfield, WI: 11.5 %Brookfield, WI11.5Fitchburg, WI: 11 %Fitchburg, WI11Greendale, WI: 10.2 %Greendale, WI10.2Milwaukee, WI: 10.1 %Milwaukee, WI10.1Beloit, WI: 9.8 %Beloit, WI9.8Sheboygan, WI: 9.7 %Sheboygan, WI9.7Mequon, WI: 9.2 %Mequon, WI9.2Green Bay, WI: 9.2 %Green Bay, WI9.2Kenosha, WI: 9.2 %Kenosha, WI9.2Middleton, WI: 9.2 %Middleton, WI9.2Greenfield, WI: 9.1 %Greenfield, WI9.1Mount Pleasant, WI: 8.2 %Mount Pleasant, WI8.2Franklin, WI: 8 %Franklin, WI8Waukesha, WI: 8 %Waukesha, WI8Brown Deer, WI: 7.8 %Brown Deer, WI7.8Sun Prairie, WI: 7.4 %Sun Prairie, WI7.4Bellevue, WI: 7.3 %Bellevue, WI7.3Elkhorn, WI: 7 %Elkhorn, WI7Wausau, WI: 6.8 %Wausau, WI6.8Appleton, WI: 6.6 %Appleton, WI6.6Whitefish Bay, WI: 6.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI6.5New Berlin, WI: 6.4 %New Berlin, WI6.4Pleasant Prairie, WI: 6.3 %Pleasant Prairie, WI6.3Germantown, WI: 6.2 %Germantown, WI6.2Cudahy, WI: 5.9 %Cudahy, WI5.9Stevens Point, WI: 5.6 %Stevens Point, WI5.6Sussex, WI: 5.5 %Sussex, WI5.5Wauwatosa, WI: 5.4 %Wauwatosa, WI5.4Burlington, WI: 5.4 %Burlington, WI5.4Menomonee Falls, WI: 5.4 %Menomonee Falls, WI5.4Racine, WI: 5.4 %Racine, WI5.4West Allis, WI: 5.3 %West Allis, WI5.3South Milwaukee, WI: 5.3 %South Milwaukee, WI5.3Verona, WI: 5.2 %Verona, WI5.2Caledonia, WI: 5.1 %Caledonia, WI5.1Pewaukee, WI: 5.1 %Pewaukee, WI5.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Glendale, WI13.1
2Shorewood, WI12.9
3Oak Creek, WI12.1
4Madison, WI12
5Brookfield, WI11.5
6Fitchburg, WI11
7Greendale, WI10.2
8Milwaukee, WI10.1
9Beloit, WI9.8
10Sheboygan, WI9.7
11Mequon, WI9.2
12Green Bay, WI9.2
13Kenosha, WI9.2
14Middleton, WI9.2
15Greenfield, WI9.1
16Mount Pleasant, WI8.2
17Franklin, WI8
17Waukesha, WI8
19Brown Deer, WI7.8
20Sun Prairie, WI7.4
21Bellevue, WI7.3
22Elkhorn, WI7
23Wausau, WI6.8
24Appleton, WI6.6
25Whitefish Bay, WI6.5
26New Berlin, WI6.4
27Pleasant Prairie, WI6.3
28Germantown, WI6.2
29Cudahy, WI5.9
30Stevens Point, WI5.6
31Sussex, WI5.5
32Wauwatosa, WI5.4
33Burlington, WI5.4
33Menomonee Falls, WI5.4
35Racine, WI5.4
36West Allis, WI5.3
37South Milwaukee, WI5.3
38Verona, WI5.2
39Caledonia, WI5.1
40Pewaukee, WI5.1
41Menasha, WI5
42Eau Claire, WI5
43Whitewater, WI4.9
44Hudson, WI4.6
44Onalaska, WI4.6
46Salem Lakes, WI4.6
47Fond du Lac, WI4.6
48Ashwaubenon, WI4.6
49De Pere, WI4.5
50Fort Atkinson, WI4.4
51Beaver Dam, WI4.3
51Grafton, WI4.3
53Plover, WI4.2
54Weston, WI4.2
55Cedarburg, WI4.1
56Fox Crossing, WI4.1
57Windsor, WI4
58Manitowoc, WI4
59Watertown, WI3.9
60Oshkosh, WI3.8
61Superior, WI3.7
62DeForest, WI3.7
63Allouez, WI3.7
64Janesville, WI3.6
65Waupun, WI3.4
66Wisconsin Rapids, WI3.4
67Platteville, WI3.3
68Hartland, WI3.3
69Two Rivers, WI3.2
70Stoughton, WI3.2
71Neenah, WI3.1
72Waunakee, WI3
73Holmen, WI3
74Harrison, WI2.9
75Marshfield, WI2.8
76Muskego, WI2.8
77Menomonie, WI2.7
78River Falls, WI2.6
79Monroe, WI2.6
80La Crosse, WI2.5
81Hobart, WI2.4
81Port Washington, WI2.4
83Oconomowoc, WI2.3
84Howard, WI2.2
85Little Chute, WI2.2
86Hartford, WI2.1
87Richfield, WI2.1
88Baraboo, WI2.1
89Chippewa Falls, WI2
90West Bend, WI1.9
91Oregon, WI1.8
92Reedsburg, WI1.8
93Marinette, WI1.5
94Suamico, WI1.2
95Kaukauna, WI0.9
96New Richmond, WI0.4

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. 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 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Glendale, WI, with 13.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

New Richmond, WI, with 0.4% 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 B05002: foreign-born population 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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