Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population

Fitchburg, WI had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 97 cities in 2022, at 12.6%. New Richmond, WI had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Wisconsin was 5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.6Fitchburg, WI
Median4.497 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Fitchburg, WI: 12.6 %Fitchburg, WI12.6Oak Creek, WI: 11.8 %Oak Creek, WI11.8Brookfield, WI: 11.4 %Brookfield, WI11.4Madison, WI: 11.3 %Madison, WI11.3Glendale, WI: 11.3 %Glendale, WI11.3Shorewood, WI: 11 %Shorewood, WI11Greenfield, WI: 10.5 %Greenfield, WI10.5Beloit, WI: 10.5 %Beloit, WI10.5Milwaukee, WI: 10.4 %Milwaukee, WI10.4Greendale, WI: 10.2 %Greendale, WI10.2Sheboygan, WI: 10.1 %Sheboygan, WI10.1Brown Deer, WI: 9.5 %Brown Deer, WI9.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 9.2 %Mount Pleasant, WI9.2Green Bay, WI: 8.9 %Green Bay, WI8.9Kenosha, WI: 8.8 %Kenosha, WI8.8Mequon, WI: 8.2 %Mequon, WI8.2Sun Prairie, WI: 8.1 %Sun Prairie, WI8.1Franklin, WI: 7.9 %Franklin, WI7.9Whitewater, WI: 7.5 %Whitewater, WI7.5Wausau, WI: 7.5 %Wausau, WI7.5Middleton, WI: 7.4 %Middleton, WI7.4Waukesha, WI: 7.3 %Waukesha, WI7.3Elkhorn, WI: 6.7 %Elkhorn, WI6.7Appleton, WI: 6.6 %Appleton, WI6.6Cudahy, WI: 6.4 %Cudahy, WI6.4New Berlin, WI: 6.3 %New Berlin, WI6.3Racine, WI: 6.3 %Racine, WI6.3Wauwatosa, WI: 6.2 %Wauwatosa, WI6.2Grafton, WI: 6.1 %Grafton, WI6.1Whitefish Bay, WI: 5.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI5.9Verona, WI: 5.9 %Verona, WI5.9Sussex, WI: 5.8 %Sussex, WI5.8Menomonee Falls, WI: 5.7 %Menomonee Falls, WI5.7Bellevue, WI: 5.7 %Bellevue, WI5.7Pleasant Prairie, WI: 5.7 %Pleasant Prairie, WI5.7South Milwaukee, WI: 5.4 %South Milwaukee, WI5.4Germantown, WI: 5.3 %Germantown, WI5.3Caledonia, WI: 5.3 %Caledonia, WI5.3West Allis, WI: 5.2 %West Allis, WI5.2Fond du Lac, WI: 5 %Fond du Lac, WI5Fitchburg, WI: 12.6 %Fitchburg, WI12.6Oak Creek, WI: 11.8 %Oak Creek, WI11.8Brookfield, WI: 11.4 %Brookfield, WI11.4Madison, WI: 11.3 %Madison, WI11.3Glendale, WI: 11.3 %Glendale, WI11.3Shorewood, WI: 11 %Shorewood, WI11Greenfield, WI: 10.5 %Greenfield, WI10.5Beloit, WI: 10.5 %Beloit, WI10.5Milwaukee, WI: 10.4 %Milwaukee, WI10.4Greendale, WI: 10.2 %Greendale, WI10.2Sheboygan, WI: 10.1 %Sheboygan, WI10.1Brown Deer, WI: 9.5 %Brown Deer, WI9.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 9.2 %Mount Pleasant, WI9.2Green Bay, WI: 8.9 %Green Bay, WI8.9Kenosha, WI: 8.8 %Kenosha, WI8.8Mequon, WI: 8.2 %Mequon, WI8.2Sun Prairie, WI: 8.1 %Sun Prairie, WI8.1Franklin, WI: 7.9 %Franklin, WI7.9Whitewater, WI: 7.5 %Whitewater, WI7.5Wausau, WI: 7.5 %Wausau, WI7.5Middleton, WI: 7.4 %Middleton, WI7.4Waukesha, WI: 7.3 %Waukesha, WI7.3Elkhorn, WI: 6.7 %Elkhorn, WI6.7Appleton, WI: 6.6 %Appleton, WI6.6Cudahy, WI: 6.4 %Cudahy, WI6.4New Berlin, WI: 6.3 %New Berlin, WI6.3Racine, WI: 6.3 %Racine, WI6.3Wauwatosa, WI: 6.2 %Wauwatosa, WI6.2Grafton, WI: 6.1 %Grafton, WI6.1Whitefish Bay, WI: 5.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI5.9Verona, WI: 5.9 %Verona, WI5.9Sussex, WI: 5.8 %Sussex, WI5.8Menomonee Falls, WI: 5.7 %Menomonee Falls, WI5.7Bellevue, WI: 5.7 %Bellevue, WI5.7Pleasant Prairie, WI: 5.7 %Pleasant Prairie, WI5.7South Milwaukee, WI: 5.4 %South Milwaukee, WI5.4Germantown, WI: 5.3 %Germantown, WI5.3Caledonia, WI: 5.3 %Caledonia, WI5.3West Allis, WI: 5.2 %West Allis, WI5.2Fond du Lac, WI: 5 %Fond du Lac, WI5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fitchburg, WI12.6+1.6 pts
2Oak Creek, WI11.8-0.2 pts
3Brookfield, WI11.4-0.1 pts
4Madison, WI11.3-0.7 pts
5Glendale, WI11.3-1.7 pts
6Shorewood, WI11-1.9 pts
7Greenfield, WI10.5+1.4 pts
8Beloit, WI10.5+0.7 pts
9Milwaukee, WI10.4+0.2 pts
10Greendale, WI10.2-0 pts
11Sheboygan, WI10.1+0.4 pts
12Brown Deer, WI9.5+1.7 pts
13Mount Pleasant, WI9.2+1 pts
14Green Bay, WI8.9-0.3 pts
15Kenosha, WI8.8-0.4 pts
16Mequon, WI8.2-1.1 pts
17Sun Prairie, WI8.1+0.7 pts
18Franklin, WI7.9-0.1 pts
19Whitewater, WI7.5+2.6 pts
20Wausau, WI7.5+0.7 pts
21Middleton, WI7.4-1.8 pts
22Waukesha, WI7.3-0.7 pts
23Elkhorn, WI6.7-0.3 pts
24Appleton, WI6.60 pts
25Cudahy, WI6.4+0.5 pts
26New Berlin, WI6.3-0.1 pts
27Racine, WI6.3+0.9 pts
28Wauwatosa, WI6.2+0.8 pts
29Grafton, WI6.1+1.8 pts
30Whitefish Bay, WI5.9-0.6 pts
31Verona, WI5.9+0.6 pts
32Sussex, WI5.8+0.4 pts
33Menomonee Falls, WI5.7+0.3 pts
34Bellevue, WI5.7-1.6 pts
34Pleasant Prairie, WI5.7-0.6 pts
36South Milwaukee, WI5.4+0.1 pts
37Germantown, WI5.3-0.9 pts
38Caledonia, WI5.3+0.2 pts
39West Allis, WI5.2-0.1 pts
40Fond du Lac, WI5+0.4 pts
41Plover, WI4.8+0.5 pts
41Weston, WI4.8+0.6 pts
43Pewaukee, WI4.7-0.3 pts
44Menasha, WI4.7-0.3 pts
45Fort Atkinson, WI4.7+0.3 pts
46Manitowoc, WI4.6+0.6 pts
47Beaver Dam, WI4.5+0.3 pts
48Ashwaubenon, WI4.5-0.1 pts
49Stevens Point, WI4.4-1.1 pts
50Hartland, WI4.3+1.1 pts
51Windsor, WI4.3+0.3 pts
52Hudson, WI4.2-0.4 pts
52Salem Lakes, WI4.2-0.4 pts
54Cedarburg, WI4.1-0 pts
54Eau Claire, WI4.1-0.9 pts
54Onalaska, WI4.1-0.5 pts
57Harrison, WI4+1 pts
58Waunakee, WI3.9+0.9 pts
59Oshkosh, WI3.9+0.1 pts
60Waupun, WI3.8+0.4 pts
61Burlington, WI3.7-1.8 pts
62Two Rivers, WI3.6+0.3 pts
63Janesville, WI3.5-0.1 pts
64Stoughton, WI3.4+0.2 pts
65Allouez, WI3.3-0.3 pts
66Muskego, WI3.2+0.4 pts
67Greenville, WI3.1n/a
68Fox Crossing, WI3.1-0.9 pts
68Neenah, WI3.1-0 pts
70De Pere, WI3.1-1.5 pts
71Holmen, WI3.1+0.1 pts
72Oregon, WI3+1.2 pts
73Reedsburg, WI3+1.2 pts
73Watertown, WI3-0.9 pts
75Superior, WI2.9-0.8 pts
76Platteville, WI2.9-0.4 pts
77DeForest, WI2.7-1 pts
78Menomonie, WI2.7-0 pts
79Port Washington, WI2.7+0.3 pts
80La Crosse, WI2.6+0.1 pts
81Marshfield, WI2.5-0.3 pts
82Little Chute, WI2.5+0.4 pts
83Monroe, WI2.5-0.1 pts
84River Falls, WI2.4-0.3 pts
85Hobart, WI2.4-0 pts
86Oconomowoc, WI2.3+0.1 pts
87Hartford, WI2.3+0.2 pts
88Baraboo, WI2.3+0.2 pts
89Howard, WI2.2-0.1 pts
90Chippewa Falls, WI2.1+0.1 pts
91West Bend, WI1.9-0 pts
92Wisconsin Rapids, WI1.8-1.6 pts
93Richfield, WI1.7-0.4 pts
94Marinette, WI1.5-0 pts
95Kaukauna, WI1.4+0.6 pts
96Suamico, WI1.4+0.2 pts
97New Richmond, WI0.6+0.2 pts

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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. 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.

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/wisconsin-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Fitchburg, WI, with 12.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

New Richmond, WI, with 0.6% 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 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. 1 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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