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Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 98 cities in 2024, at 22%. Richfield, WI had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 7.8% and the figure for Wisconsin was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22Milwaukee, WI
Lowest1.3Richfield, WI
Median7.898 cities
Wisconsin9.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Milwaukee, WI: 22 %Milwaukee, WI22Fitchburg, WI: 19.3 %Fitchburg, WI19.3Greenfield, WI: 19.1 %Greenfield, WI19.1Beloit, WI: 18 %Beloit, WI18Middleton, WI: 17.5 %Middleton, WI17.5Green Bay, WI: 17.4 %Green Bay, WI17.4Sheboygan, WI: 17.3 %Sheboygan, WI17.3Oak Creek, WI: 17.1 %Oak Creek, WI17.1Kenosha, WI: 16 %Kenosha, WI16Shorewood, WI: 15 %Shorewood, WI15Madison, WI: 14.7 %Madison, WI14.7Glendale, WI: 14.4 %Glendale, WI14.4West Allis, WI: 14.2 %West Allis, WI14.2Brookfield, WI: 14 %Brookfield, WI14South Milwaukee, WI: 13.9 %South Milwaukee, WI13.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 13.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI13.8Pleasant Prairie, WI: 13.7 %Pleasant Prairie, WI13.7Bellevue, WI: 13.7 %Bellevue, WI13.7Franklin, WI: 13.5 %Franklin, WI13.5Whitewater, WI: 12.9 %Whitewater, WI12.9Racine, WI: 12.8 %Racine, WI12.8Reedsburg, WI: 12.5 %Reedsburg, WI12.5Elkhorn, WI: 12.3 %Elkhorn, WI12.3Wausau, WI: 12.2 %Wausau, WI12.2Cudahy, WI: 12 %Cudahy, WI12Mount Pleasant, WI: 11.7 %Mount Pleasant, WI11.7Appleton, WI: 11.7 %Appleton, WI11.7Sun Prairie, WI: 11.3 %Sun Prairie, WI11.3Brown Deer, WI: 11.2 %Brown Deer, WI11.2Greendale, WI: 11.2 %Greendale, WI11.2Waukesha, WI: 10.9 %Waukesha, WI10.9Onalaska, WI: 10.2 %Onalaska, WI10.2Menasha, WI: 9.9 %Menasha, WI9.9New Berlin, WI: 9.5 %New Berlin, WI9.5Burlington, WI: 9.4 %Burlington, WI9.4Holmen, WI: 9.2 %Holmen, WI9.2Waupun, WI: 9.1 %Waupun, WI9.1Whitefish Bay, WI: 9.1 %Whitefish Bay, WI9.1Waunakee, WI: 9 %Waunakee, WI9Mequon, WI: 8.8 %Mequon, WI8.8Milwaukee, WI: 22 %Milwaukee, WI22Fitchburg, WI: 19.3 %Fitchburg, WI19.3Greenfield, WI: 19.1 %Greenfield, WI19.1Beloit, WI: 18 %Beloit, WI18Middleton, WI: 17.5 %Middleton, WI17.5Green Bay, WI: 17.4 %Green Bay, WI17.4Sheboygan, WI: 17.3 %Sheboygan, WI17.3Oak Creek, WI: 17.1 %Oak Creek, WI17.1Kenosha, WI: 16 %Kenosha, WI16Shorewood, WI: 15 %Shorewood, WI15Madison, WI: 14.7 %Madison, WI14.7Glendale, WI: 14.4 %Glendale, WI14.4West Allis, WI: 14.2 %West Allis, WI14.2Brookfield, WI: 14 %Brookfield, WI14South Milwaukee, WI: 13.9 %South Milwaukee, WI13.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 13.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI13.8Pleasant Prairie, WI: 13.7 %Pleasant Prairie, WI13.7Bellevue, WI: 13.7 %Bellevue, WI13.7Franklin, WI: 13.5 %Franklin, WI13.5Whitewater, WI: 12.9 %Whitewater, WI12.9Racine, WI: 12.8 %Racine, WI12.8Reedsburg, WI: 12.5 %Reedsburg, WI12.5Elkhorn, WI: 12.3 %Elkhorn, WI12.3Wausau, WI: 12.2 %Wausau, WI12.2Cudahy, WI: 12 %Cudahy, WI12Mount Pleasant, WI: 11.7 %Mount Pleasant, WI11.7Appleton, WI: 11.7 %Appleton, WI11.7Sun Prairie, WI: 11.3 %Sun Prairie, WI11.3Brown Deer, WI: 11.2 %Brown Deer, WI11.2Greendale, WI: 11.2 %Greendale, WI11.2Waukesha, WI: 10.9 %Waukesha, WI10.9Onalaska, WI: 10.2 %Onalaska, WI10.2Menasha, WI: 9.9 %Menasha, WI9.9New Berlin, WI: 9.5 %New Berlin, WI9.5Burlington, WI: 9.4 %Burlington, WI9.4Holmen, WI: 9.2 %Holmen, WI9.2Waupun, WI: 9.1 %Waupun, WI9.1Whitefish Bay, WI: 9.1 %Whitefish Bay, WI9.1Waunakee, WI: 9 %Waunakee, WI9Mequon, WI: 8.8 %Mequon, WI8.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Milwaukee, WI22+0.2 pts
2Fitchburg, WI19.3+0.1 pts
3Greenfield, WI19.1+1.8 pts
4Beloit, WI18-0.1 pts
5Middleton, WI17.5+4.9 pts
6Green Bay, WI17.4+1.3 pts
7Sheboygan, WI17.3-0.9 pts
8Oak Creek, WI17.1+0.5 pts
9Kenosha, WI16-0.4 pts
10Shorewood, WI150 pts
11Madison, WI14.7+0.3 pts
12Glendale, WI14.4+0.4 pts
13West Allis, WI14.2+1.1 pts
14Brookfield, WI14+0.3 pts
15South Milwaukee, WI13.9+2.2 pts
16Fort Atkinson, WI13.8+2.7 pts
17Pleasant Prairie, WI13.7+1.5 pts
18Bellevue, WI13.7-1.7 pts
19Franklin, WI13.5+0.9 pts
20Whitewater, WI12.9+2.2 pts
21Racine, WI12.8+1.1 pts
22Reedsburg, WI12.5+3.1 pts
23Elkhorn, WI12.3-0.6 pts
24Wausau, WI12.2+0.1 pts
25Cudahy, WI12-0.7 pts
26Mount Pleasant, WI11.7-2 pts
27Appleton, WI11.7+0.5 pts
28Sun Prairie, WI11.3+0.3 pts
29Brown Deer, WI11.2+1.8 pts
30Greendale, WI11.2-1.6 pts
31Waukesha, WI10.9-0.1 pts
32Onalaska, WI10.2+2 pts
33Menasha, WI9.9+1.2 pts
34New Berlin, WI9.5+0.8 pts
35Burlington, WI9.4+0.3 pts
36Holmen, WI9.2+0.9 pts
37Waupun, WI9.1+0.2 pts
38Whitefish Bay, WI9.1-0.2 pts
39Waunakee, WI9+2.1 pts
40Mequon, WI8.8-0.3 pts
41Plover, WI8.7-0.1 pts
42Fond du Lac, WI8.6+0.3 pts
43Germantown, WI8.4+0.5 pts
44Menomonee Falls, WI8.3+0.5 pts
45Manitowoc, WI8.2-0.7 pts
46Ashwaubenon, WI8.1-1.4 pts
47Wauwatosa, WI8+0.3 pts
48Caledonia, WI8+0.4 pts
49Weston, WI8+1 pts
50Hartland, WI7.7-1.9 pts
51Janesville, WI7.5+0.4 pts
52Sussex, WI7.5+1 pts
53Pewaukee, WI7.4+0.7 pts
54Hudson, WI7.3-1.4 pts
55Eau Claire, WI7-0 pts
56Watertown, WI6.8-1 pts
57Harrison, WI6.8+0.1 pts
58Oshkosh, WI6.8+0.1 pts
59Hartford, WI6.6+0.5 pts
60La Crosse, WI6.6+0.6 pts
61Monroe, WI6.5+0.5 pts
62Oregon, WI6.5+1.2 pts
63Cedarburg, WI6.4+0.2 pts
64Beaver Dam, WI6.2-1 pts
65Muskego, WI6.2+1.1 pts
66Verona, WI6-0.9 pts
67Salem Lakes, WI5.9-0.7 pts
68Neenah, WI5.9-0.7 pts
69Fox Crossing, WI5.7+1.2 pts
70Little Chute, WI5.6+1.3 pts
71Platteville, WI5.4+1 pts
72Baraboo, WI5.4-1.1 pts
73Allouez, WI4.9-0.6 pts
74Two Rivers, WI4.6-0.3 pts
75Port Washington, WI4.6+0.4 pts
76Wisconsin Rapids, WI4.5-0.8 pts
77De Pere, WI4.5-0.6 pts
78Lisbon, WI4.2n/a
79Stevens Point, WI4.1+0.4 pts
80Menomonie, WI4.1+0.2 pts
81Marshfield, WI3.8-0.5 pts
82Grafton, WI3.7-0.7 pts
83DeForest, WI3.5-0.1 pts
84Kaukauna, WI3.4+0.3 pts
85West Bend, WI3.3+0.4 pts
86Greenville, WI3.3+0.8 pts
87Oconomowoc, WI3.2-0.1 pts
88Windsor, WI3.2+0.2 pts
89Hobart, WI3.1-2.1 pts
90Howard, WI2.8-0.1 pts
91Marinette, WI2.7+0.1 pts
92Superior, WI2.6-0.6 pts
93New Richmond, WI2.5+0.9 pts
94River Falls, WI2.5-1.2 pts
95Stoughton, WI2.4-0.3 pts
96Chippewa Falls, WI1.8-2.1 pts
97Suamico, WI1.5-0.6 pts
98Richfield, WI1.3-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Milwaukee, WI, with 22% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Richfield, WI, with 1.3% in 2024.

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