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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 97 cities in 2023, at 21.8%. New Richmond, WI had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 7.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.8Milwaukee, WI
Lowest1.6New Richmond, WI
Median7.797 cities
Wisconsin8.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Milwaukee, WI: 21.8 %Milwaukee, WI21.8Fitchburg, WI: 19.2 %Fitchburg, WI19.2Sheboygan, WI: 18.2 %Sheboygan, WI18.2Beloit, WI: 18.1 %Beloit, WI18.1Greenfield, WI: 17.3 %Greenfield, WI17.3Oak Creek, WI: 16.6 %Oak Creek, WI16.6Kenosha, WI: 16.4 %Kenosha, WI16.4Green Bay, WI: 16.1 %Green Bay, WI16.1Bellevue, WI: 15.4 %Bellevue, WI15.4Shorewood, WI: 15 %Shorewood, WI15Madison, WI: 14.4 %Madison, WI14.4Glendale, WI: 14 %Glendale, WI14Mount Pleasant, WI: 13.8 %Mount Pleasant, WI13.8Brookfield, WI: 13.8 %Brookfield, WI13.8West Allis, WI: 13.1 %West Allis, WI13.1Elkhorn, WI: 12.9 %Elkhorn, WI12.9Greendale, WI: 12.7 %Greendale, WI12.7Cudahy, WI: 12.7 %Cudahy, WI12.7Middleton, WI: 12.6 %Middleton, WI12.6Franklin, WI: 12.6 %Franklin, WI12.6Pleasant Prairie, WI: 12.2 %Pleasant Prairie, WI12.2Wausau, WI: 12.1 %Wausau, WI12.1Racine, WI: 11.7 %Racine, WI11.7South Milwaukee, WI: 11.7 %South Milwaukee, WI11.7Appleton, WI: 11.2 %Appleton, WI11.2Fort Atkinson, WI: 11.1 %Fort Atkinson, WI11.1Waukesha, WI: 11 %Waukesha, WI11Sun Prairie, WI: 11 %Sun Prairie, WI11Whitewater, WI: 10.6 %Whitewater, WI10.6Hartland, WI: 9.6 %Hartland, WI9.6Ashwaubenon, WI: 9.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI9.5Brown Deer, WI: 9.4 %Brown Deer, WI9.4Reedsburg, WI: 9.3 %Reedsburg, WI9.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 9.3 %Whitefish Bay, WI9.3Burlington, WI: 9.1 %Burlington, WI9.1Mequon, WI: 9 %Mequon, WI9Waupun, WI: 8.9 %Waupun, WI8.9Manitowoc, WI: 8.8 %Manitowoc, WI8.8Plover, WI: 8.8 %Plover, WI8.8New Berlin, WI: 8.8 %New Berlin, WI8.8Milwaukee, WI: 21.8 %Milwaukee, WI21.8Fitchburg, WI: 19.2 %Fitchburg, WI19.2Sheboygan, WI: 18.2 %Sheboygan, WI18.2Beloit, WI: 18.1 %Beloit, WI18.1Greenfield, WI: 17.3 %Greenfield, WI17.3Oak Creek, WI: 16.6 %Oak Creek, WI16.6Kenosha, WI: 16.4 %Kenosha, WI16.4Green Bay, WI: 16.1 %Green Bay, WI16.1Bellevue, WI: 15.4 %Bellevue, WI15.4Shorewood, WI: 15 %Shorewood, WI15Madison, WI: 14.4 %Madison, WI14.4Glendale, WI: 14 %Glendale, WI14Mount Pleasant, WI: 13.8 %Mount Pleasant, WI13.8Brookfield, WI: 13.8 %Brookfield, WI13.8West Allis, WI: 13.1 %West Allis, WI13.1Elkhorn, WI: 12.9 %Elkhorn, WI12.9Greendale, WI: 12.7 %Greendale, WI12.7Cudahy, WI: 12.7 %Cudahy, WI12.7Middleton, WI: 12.6 %Middleton, WI12.6Franklin, WI: 12.6 %Franklin, WI12.6Pleasant Prairie, WI: 12.2 %Pleasant Prairie, WI12.2Wausau, WI: 12.1 %Wausau, WI12.1Racine, WI: 11.7 %Racine, WI11.7South Milwaukee, WI: 11.7 %South Milwaukee, WI11.7Appleton, WI: 11.2 %Appleton, WI11.2Fort Atkinson, WI: 11.1 %Fort Atkinson, WI11.1Waukesha, WI: 11 %Waukesha, WI11Sun Prairie, WI: 11 %Sun Prairie, WI11Whitewater, WI: 10.6 %Whitewater, WI10.6Hartland, WI: 9.6 %Hartland, WI9.6Ashwaubenon, WI: 9.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI9.5Brown Deer, WI: 9.4 %Brown Deer, WI9.4Reedsburg, WI: 9.3 %Reedsburg, WI9.3Whitefish Bay, WI: 9.3 %Whitefish Bay, WI9.3Burlington, WI: 9.1 %Burlington, WI9.1Mequon, WI: 9 %Mequon, WI9Waupun, WI: 8.9 %Waupun, WI8.9Manitowoc, WI: 8.8 %Manitowoc, WI8.8Plover, WI: 8.8 %Plover, WI8.8New Berlin, WI: 8.8 %New Berlin, WI8.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Milwaukee, WI21.8+0.2 pts
2Fitchburg, WI19.2+2.5 pts
3Sheboygan, WI18.2-0.2 pts
4Beloit, WI18.1+0.3 pts
5Greenfield, WI17.3-0.1 pts
6Oak Creek, WI16.6+0.3 pts
7Kenosha, WI16.4+0.8 pts
8Green Bay, WI16.1-0.2 pts
9Bellevue, WI15.4+2.2 pts
10Shorewood, WI15-1.5 pts
11Madison, WI14.4+1 pts
12Glendale, WI14-0.3 pts
13Mount Pleasant, WI13.8+1.2 pts
14Brookfield, WI13.8-0.3 pts
15West Allis, WI13.1+0.7 pts
16Elkhorn, WI12.9+2 pts
17Greendale, WI12.7+0.5 pts
18Cudahy, WI12.7+1.4 pts
19Middleton, WI12.6+1.6 pts
20Franklin, WI12.6+0.6 pts
21Pleasant Prairie, WI12.2+2.9 pts
22Wausau, WI12.1-0.1 pts
23Racine, WI11.7-2.2 pts
24South Milwaukee, WI11.7+0.2 pts
25Appleton, WI11.2+0.6 pts
26Fort Atkinson, WI11.1+4.4 pts
27Waukesha, WI11-0.3 pts
28Sun Prairie, WI11+1.8 pts
29Whitewater, WI10.6-1.2 pts
30Hartland, WI9.6+1.5 pts
31Ashwaubenon, WI9.5+1 pts
32Brown Deer, WI9.4-1.8 pts
33Reedsburg, WI9.3+2.8 pts
34Whitefish Bay, WI9.3+1.4 pts
35Burlington, WI9.1-1.6 pts
36Mequon, WI9+0.8 pts
37Waupun, WI8.9+2.5 pts
38Manitowoc, WI8.8+0.6 pts
39Plover, WI8.8+2.1 pts
40New Berlin, WI8.8+1.5 pts
41Menasha, WI8.7-0.7 pts
42Hudson, WI8.6+0.9 pts
43Fond du Lac, WI8.30 pts
44Holmen, WI8.3+1.5 pts
45Onalaska, WI8.2-0.8 pts
46Germantown, WI7.9+0.6 pts
47Menomonee Falls, WI7.9+0.3 pts
48Watertown, WI7.8-0.1 pts
49Wauwatosa, WI7.7+0.1 pts
50Caledonia, WI7.6-0.8 pts
51Beaver Dam, WI7.3-0.5 pts
52Janesville, WI7.1+0.5 pts
53Eau Claire, WI7-0.3 pts
54Verona, WI7+1.6 pts
55Weston, WI6.9+0.3 pts
56Waunakee, WI6.9+0.5 pts
57Harrison, WI6.7-1 pts
58Oshkosh, WI6.7-0.4 pts
59Salem Lakes, WI6.7+0.2 pts
60Pewaukee, WI6.7-0.3 pts
61Neenah, WI6.6+1.2 pts
62Baraboo, WI6.6+0.6 pts
63Sussex, WI6.5-0.7 pts
64Cedarburg, WI6.2+1.7 pts
65Hartford, WI6.1+1.9 pts
66La Crosse, WI6+0.5 pts
67Monroe, WI6+0.3 pts
68Allouez, WI5.5+0.2 pts
69Wisconsin Rapids, WI5.3+0.3 pts
70Oregon, WI5.3+1.2 pts
71Hobart, WI5.2+1.4 pts
72Muskego, WI5.1+0.7 pts
73De Pere, WI5.1+0.3 pts
74Two Rivers, WI4.9-0.8 pts
75Fox Crossing, WI4.5-0 pts
76Platteville, WI4.4-0.2 pts
77Grafton, WI4.4-1.9 pts
78Little Chute, WI4.3+0.5 pts
79Marshfield, WI4.3+0.8 pts
80Port Washington, WI4.2+0.4 pts
81Chippewa Falls, WI3.9+0.1 pts
81Menomonie, WI3.9-1.8 pts
83River Falls, WI3.7-0.7 pts
84Stevens Point, WI3.7-1.6 pts
85DeForest, WI3.6+0.9 pts
86Oconomowoc, WI3.30 pts
87Superior, WI3.2-0.5 pts
88Kaukauna, WI3.2+1.1 pts
89Windsor, WI3-0.3 pts
90West Bend, WI2.9-0.4 pts
91Howard, WI2.9-0.3 pts
92Stoughton, WI2.6-1.4 pts
93Greenville, WI2.60 pts
94Marinette, WI2.5-0.2 pts
95Suamico, WI2-0.4 pts
96Richfield, WI1.7-0.7 pts
97New Richmond, WI1.6+0.4 pts

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Milwaukee, WI, with 21.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Richmond, WI, with 1.6% in 2023.

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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. 1 cities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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