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Cities in Wisconsin by residents who moved from another state in the past year

River Falls, WI had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 96 cities in 2021, at 15.2%. Grafton, WI had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Wisconsin was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.2River Falls, WI
Lowest0.2Grafton, WI
Median1.696 cities
Wisconsin1.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

River Falls, WI: 15.2 %River Falls, WI15.2Menomonie, WI: 9.1 %Menomonie, WI9.1Whitewater, WI: 6.7 %Whitewater, WI6.7Fitchburg, WI: 5.1 %Fitchburg, WI5.1Madison, WI: 5.1 %Madison, WI5.1Windsor, WI: 4.5 %Windsor, WI4.5Pleasant Prairie, WI: 4.4 %Pleasant Prairie, WI4.4Eau Claire, WI: 4.3 %Eau Claire, WI4.3Middleton, WI: 4.2 %Middleton, WI4.2Superior, WI: 4.2 %Superior, WI4.2Hudson, WI: 3.9 %Hudson, WI3.9La Crosse, WI: 3.6 %La Crosse, WI3.6Platteville, WI: 3.6 %Platteville, WI3.6Verona, WI: 3.6 %Verona, WI3.6New Richmond, WI: 3.5 %New Richmond, WI3.5Beloit, WI: 3.3 %Beloit, WI3.3Kenosha, WI: 3.2 %Kenosha, WI3.2Mequon, WI: 3 %Mequon, WI3Waunakee, WI: 2.9 %Waunakee, WI2.9Shorewood, WI: 2.8 %Shorewood, WI2.8Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 2.8 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI2.8De Pere, WI: 2.7 %De Pere, WI2.7Stoughton, WI: 2.6 %Stoughton, WI2.6Waukesha, WI: 2.5 %Waukesha, WI2.5Onalaska, WI: 2.5 %Onalaska, WI2.5Salem Lakes, WI: 2.5 %Salem Lakes, WI2.5Chippewa Falls, WI: 2.4 %Chippewa Falls, WI2.4Little Chute, WI: 2.3 %Little Chute, WI2.3Oak Creek, WI: 2.2 %Oak Creek, WI2.2Brookfield, WI: 2.1 %Brookfield, WI2.1Menasha, WI: 2.1 %Menasha, WI2.1Cedarburg, WI: 2.1 %Cedarburg, WI2.1Appleton, WI: 2.1 %Appleton, WI2.1Manitowoc, WI: 2 %Manitowoc, WI2Oshkosh, WI: 2 %Oshkosh, WI2Sun Prairie, WI: 2 %Sun Prairie, WI2Hartford, WI: 2 %Hartford, WI2Marshfield, WI: 2 %Marshfield, WI2Milwaukee, WI: 1.9 %Milwaukee, WI1.9Wauwatosa, WI: 1.9 %Wauwatosa, WI1.9River Falls, WI: 15.2 %River Falls, WI15.2Menomonie, WI: 9.1 %Menomonie, WI9.1Whitewater, WI: 6.7 %Whitewater, WI6.7Fitchburg, WI: 5.1 %Fitchburg, WI5.1Madison, WI: 5.1 %Madison, WI5.1Windsor, WI: 4.5 %Windsor, WI4.5Pleasant Prairie, WI: 4.4 %Pleasant Prairie, WI4.4Eau Claire, WI: 4.3 %Eau Claire, WI4.3Middleton, WI: 4.2 %Middleton, WI4.2Superior, WI: 4.2 %Superior, WI4.2Hudson, WI: 3.9 %Hudson, WI3.9La Crosse, WI: 3.6 %La Crosse, WI3.6Platteville, WI: 3.6 %Platteville, WI3.6Verona, WI: 3.6 %Verona, WI3.6New Richmond, WI: 3.5 %New Richmond, WI3.5Beloit, WI: 3.3 %Beloit, WI3.3Kenosha, WI: 3.2 %Kenosha, WI3.2Mequon, WI: 3 %Mequon, WI3Waunakee, WI: 2.9 %Waunakee, WI2.9Shorewood, WI: 2.8 %Shorewood, WI2.8Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 2.8 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI2.8De Pere, WI: 2.7 %De Pere, WI2.7Stoughton, WI: 2.6 %Stoughton, WI2.6Waukesha, WI: 2.5 %Waukesha, WI2.5Onalaska, WI: 2.5 %Onalaska, WI2.5Salem Lakes, WI: 2.5 %Salem Lakes, WI2.5Chippewa Falls, WI: 2.4 %Chippewa Falls, WI2.4Little Chute, WI: 2.3 %Little Chute, WI2.3Oak Creek, WI: 2.2 %Oak Creek, WI2.2Brookfield, WI: 2.1 %Brookfield, WI2.1Menasha, WI: 2.1 %Menasha, WI2.1Cedarburg, WI: 2.1 %Cedarburg, WI2.1Appleton, WI: 2.1 %Appleton, WI2.1Manitowoc, WI: 2 %Manitowoc, WI2Oshkosh, WI: 2 %Oshkosh, WI2Sun Prairie, WI: 2 %Sun Prairie, WI2Hartford, WI: 2 %Hartford, WI2Marshfield, WI: 2 %Marshfield, WI2Milwaukee, WI: 1.9 %Milwaukee, WI1.9Wauwatosa, WI: 1.9 %Wauwatosa, WI1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1River Falls, WI15.2
2Menomonie, WI9.1
3Whitewater, WI6.7
4Fitchburg, WI5.1
5Madison, WI5.1
6Windsor, WI4.5
7Pleasant Prairie, WI4.4
8Eau Claire, WI4.3
9Middleton, WI4.2
10Superior, WI4.2
11Hudson, WI3.9
12La Crosse, WI3.6
13Platteville, WI3.6
14Verona, WI3.6
15New Richmond, WI3.5
16Beloit, WI3.3
17Kenosha, WI3.2
18Mequon, WI3
19Waunakee, WI2.9
20Shorewood, WI2.8
21Wisconsin Rapids, WI2.8
22De Pere, WI2.7
23Stoughton, WI2.6
24Waukesha, WI2.5
25Onalaska, WI2.5
26Salem Lakes, WI2.5
27Chippewa Falls, WI2.4
28Little Chute, WI2.3
29Oak Creek, WI2.2
30Brookfield, WI2.1
31Menasha, WI2.1
32Cedarburg, WI2.1
33Appleton, WI2.1
34Manitowoc, WI2
35Oshkosh, WI2
35Sun Prairie, WI2
37Hartford, WI2
38Marshfield, WI2
39Milwaukee, WI1.9
40Wauwatosa, WI1.9
41Fox Crossing, WI1.9
42Janesville, WI1.9
43Stevens Point, WI1.9
44Marinette, WI1.8
45Holmen, WI1.7
46Ashwaubenon, WI1.7
47Wausau, WI1.7
48Suamico, WI1.7
49Mount Pleasant, WI1.6
50Fond du Lac, WI1.6
51Monroe, WI1.6
52Pewaukee, WI1.6
53Baraboo, WI1.6
54Reedsburg, WI1.5
55Green Bay, WI1.5
56Bellevue, WI1.5
57Cudahy, WI1.5
58Oconomowoc, WI1.4
59Watertown, WI1.4
60Burlington, WI1.4
61Brown Deer, WI1.4
62Plover, WI1.3
63Caledonia, WI1.3
64Hartland, WI1.3
64Oregon, WI1.3
66Howard, WI1.2
67Whitefish Bay, WI1.2
68Racine, WI1.2
69Franklin, WI1.1
69West Allis, WI1.1
71West Bend, WI1.1
72Port Washington, WI1
73Greendale, WI1
74Sheboygan, WI1
75Elkhorn, WI1
75Hobart, WI1
77Sussex, WI0.9
78Greenfield, WI0.9
79Neenah, WI0.9
80Harrison, WI0.9
80Two Rivers, WI0.9
82Glendale, WI0.8
82New Berlin, WI0.8
84Weston, WI0.7
85Germantown, WI0.7
86Beaver Dam, WI0.6
87South Milwaukee, WI0.5
88Fort Atkinson, WI0.5
89Menomonee Falls, WI0.5
90Kaukauna, WI0.5
90Richfield, WI0.5
92Muskego, WI0.4
93Allouez, WI0.3
94DeForest, WI0.3
95Waupun, WI0.3
96Grafton, WI0.2

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 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-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

River Falls, WI, with 15.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Grafton, WI, with 0.2% 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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 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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