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

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 96 cities in 2021, at 21%. New Richmond, WI had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21Milwaukee, WI
Lowest0.8New Richmond, WI
Median7.396 cities
Wisconsin8.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 21 %Milwaukee, WI21Bellevue, WI: 18.7 %Bellevue, WI18.7Shorewood, WI: 18.3 %Shorewood, WI18.3Sheboygan, WI: 17.8 %Sheboygan, WI17.8Green Bay, WI: 16.5 %Green Bay, WI16.5Beloit, WI: 16.5 %Beloit, WI16.5Oak Creek, WI: 16.2 %Oak Creek, WI16.2Greenfield, WI: 16.1 %Greenfield, WI16.1Kenosha, WI: 16 %Kenosha, WI16Glendale, WI: 15.5 %Glendale, WI15.5Fitchburg, WI: 14.9 %Fitchburg, WI14.9Brookfield, WI: 13.9 %Brookfield, WI13.9Madison, WI: 13.7 %Madison, WI13.7Racine, WI: 13.7 %Racine, WI13.7Franklin, WI: 13.2 %Franklin, WI13.2Burlington, WI: 13.1 %Burlington, WI13.1Wausau, WI: 12.9 %Wausau, WI12.9Waukesha, WI: 12.2 %Waukesha, WI12.2Elkhorn, WI: 11.7 %Elkhorn, WI11.7West Allis, WI: 11.5 %West Allis, WI11.5Appleton, WI: 11.4 %Appleton, WI11.4Middleton, WI: 11.4 %Middleton, WI11.4Mount Pleasant, WI: 10.8 %Mount Pleasant, WI10.8Greendale, WI: 10.7 %Greendale, WI10.7Cudahy, WI: 10.3 %Cudahy, WI10.3South Milwaukee, WI: 10.3 %South Milwaukee, WI10.3Brown Deer, WI: 10.1 %Brown Deer, WI10.1Menasha, WI: 9.8 %Menasha, WI9.8Whitewater, WI: 9.6 %Whitewater, WI9.6Watertown, WI: 9.6 %Watertown, WI9.6Pleasant Prairie, WI: 9.6 %Pleasant Prairie, WI9.6Onalaska, WI: 9.5 %Onalaska, WI9.5Mequon, WI: 9.3 %Mequon, WI9.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 8.8 %Whitefish Bay, WI8.8Hudson, WI: 8.7 %Hudson, WI8.7Caledonia, WI: 8.6 %Caledonia, WI8.6Germantown, WI: 8.5 %Germantown, WI8.5Ashwaubenon, WI: 8.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI8.5Beaver Dam, WI: 8.4 %Beaver Dam, WI8.4Sun Prairie, WI: 8.3 %Sun Prairie, WI8.3Milwaukee, WI: 21 %Milwaukee, WI21Bellevue, WI: 18.7 %Bellevue, WI18.7Shorewood, WI: 18.3 %Shorewood, WI18.3Sheboygan, WI: 17.8 %Sheboygan, WI17.8Green Bay, WI: 16.5 %Green Bay, WI16.5Beloit, WI: 16.5 %Beloit, WI16.5Oak Creek, WI: 16.2 %Oak Creek, WI16.2Greenfield, WI: 16.1 %Greenfield, WI16.1Kenosha, WI: 16 %Kenosha, WI16Glendale, WI: 15.5 %Glendale, WI15.5Fitchburg, WI: 14.9 %Fitchburg, WI14.9Brookfield, WI: 13.9 %Brookfield, WI13.9Madison, WI: 13.7 %Madison, WI13.7Racine, WI: 13.7 %Racine, WI13.7Franklin, WI: 13.2 %Franklin, WI13.2Burlington, WI: 13.1 %Burlington, WI13.1Wausau, WI: 12.9 %Wausau, WI12.9Waukesha, WI: 12.2 %Waukesha, WI12.2Elkhorn, WI: 11.7 %Elkhorn, WI11.7West Allis, WI: 11.5 %West Allis, WI11.5Appleton, WI: 11.4 %Appleton, WI11.4Middleton, WI: 11.4 %Middleton, WI11.4Mount Pleasant, WI: 10.8 %Mount Pleasant, WI10.8Greendale, WI: 10.7 %Greendale, WI10.7Cudahy, WI: 10.3 %Cudahy, WI10.3South Milwaukee, WI: 10.3 %South Milwaukee, WI10.3Brown Deer, WI: 10.1 %Brown Deer, WI10.1Menasha, WI: 9.8 %Menasha, WI9.8Whitewater, WI: 9.6 %Whitewater, WI9.6Watertown, WI: 9.6 %Watertown, WI9.6Pleasant Prairie, WI: 9.6 %Pleasant Prairie, WI9.6Onalaska, WI: 9.5 %Onalaska, WI9.5Mequon, WI: 9.3 %Mequon, WI9.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 8.8 %Whitefish Bay, WI8.8Hudson, WI: 8.7 %Hudson, WI8.7Caledonia, WI: 8.6 %Caledonia, WI8.6Germantown, WI: 8.5 %Germantown, WI8.5Ashwaubenon, WI: 8.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI8.5Beaver Dam, WI: 8.4 %Beaver Dam, WI8.4Sun Prairie, WI: 8.3 %Sun Prairie, WI8.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Milwaukee, WI21
2Bellevue, WI18.7
3Shorewood, WI18.3
4Sheboygan, WI17.8
5Green Bay, WI16.5
6Beloit, WI16.5
7Oak Creek, WI16.2
8Greenfield, WI16.1
9Kenosha, WI16
10Glendale, WI15.5
11Fitchburg, WI14.9
12Brookfield, WI13.9
13Madison, WI13.7
14Racine, WI13.7
15Franklin, WI13.2
16Burlington, WI13.1
17Wausau, WI12.9
18Waukesha, WI12.2
19Elkhorn, WI11.7
20West Allis, WI11.5
21Appleton, WI11.4
22Middleton, WI11.4
23Mount Pleasant, WI10.8
24Greendale, WI10.7
25Cudahy, WI10.3
26South Milwaukee, WI10.3
27Brown Deer, WI10.1
28Menasha, WI9.8
29Whitewater, WI9.6
30Watertown, WI9.6
31Pleasant Prairie, WI9.6
32Onalaska, WI9.5
33Mequon, WI9.3
34Whitefish Bay, WI8.8
35Hudson, WI8.7
36Caledonia, WI8.6
37Germantown, WI8.5
38Ashwaubenon, WI8.5
39Beaver Dam, WI8.4
40Sun Prairie, WI8.3
41Fond du Lac, WI8.1
42Eau Claire, WI8
43Sussex, WI7.8
44Reedsburg, WI7.8
45Weston, WI7.7
46Fort Atkinson, WI7.5
46Wisconsin Rapids, WI7.5
48Manitowoc, WI7.4
49New Berlin, WI7.1
50Oshkosh, WI7.1
51Menomonee Falls, WI7
52Pewaukee, WI6.9
53Wauwatosa, WI6.9
54Allouez, WI6.9
55Janesville, WI6.8
56Holmen, WI6.6
56Monroe, WI6.6
58Hartland, WI6.6
59Salem Lakes, WI6.6
60Harrison, WI6.4
61Stevens Point, WI6.4
62Verona, WI6.3
63Two Rivers, WI6.1
64Waupun, WI6
65Fox Crossing, WI5.9
65Menomonie, WI5.9
67La Crosse, WI5.7
68Waunakee, WI5.5
69River Falls, WI5.5
70De Pere, WI5.3
71Hobart, WI5.2
72Plover, WI5.2
73Baraboo, WI5
74Neenah, WI4.9
75Grafton, WI4.6
76Platteville, WI4.3
77Hartford, WI4.2
78Muskego, WI4.2
79Cedarburg, WI4.1
80Superior, WI3.8
81Port Washington, WI3.7
82Marshfield, WI3.5
82Windsor, WI3.5
84Chippewa Falls, WI3.4
85Oregon, WI3.3
86Howard, WI3.3
87Little Chute, WI3.2
88Stoughton, WI3.1
89West Bend, WI2.9
90Marinette, WI2.7
91DeForest, WI2.5
92Oconomowoc, WI2.3
93Richfield, WI2.3
94Suamico, WI1.7
95Kaukauna, WI1.3
96New Richmond, WI0.8

Other periods

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. 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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Milwaukee, WI, with 21% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Richmond, WI, with 0.8% 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 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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