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Cities in Wisconsin by population

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population of 98 cities in 2020, at 577,151. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 8,784. The median was 17,108 and the figure for Wisconsin was 5.9 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest577,151Milwaukee, WI
Lowest8,784Windsor, WI
Median17,10898 cities
Wisconsin5,897,371History

Top 40 cities, 2020

Milwaukee, WI: 577,151 personsMilwaukee, WI577,151Madison, WI: 274,851 personsMadison, WI274,851Green Bay, WI: 107,301 personsGreen Bay, WI107,301Kenosha, WI: 99,958 personsKenosha, WI99,958Racine, WI: 78,167 personsRacine, WI78,167Appleton, WI: 75,583 personsAppleton, WI75,583Waukesha, WI: 71,149 personsWaukesha, WI71,149Eau Claire, WI: 69,492 personsEau Claire, WI69,492Oshkosh, WI: 66,935 personsOshkosh, WI66,935Janesville, WI: 65,652 personsJanesville, WI65,652West Allis, WI: 60,258 personsWest Allis, WI60,258La Crosse, WI: 52,680 personsLa Crosse, WI52,680Sheboygan, WI: 49,946 personsSheboygan, WI49,946Wauwatosa, WI: 48,332 personsWauwatosa, WI48,332Fond du Lac, WI: 44,709 personsFond du Lac, WI44,709Brookfield, WI: 41,479 personsBrookfield, WI41,479New Berlin, WI: 40,446 personsNew Berlin, WI40,446Wausau, WI: 40,013 personsWausau, WI40,013Menomonee Falls, WI: 38,624 personsMenomonee Falls, WI38,624Greenfield, WI: 37,738 personsGreenfield, WI37,738Beloit, WI: 36,740 personsBeloit, WI36,740Oak Creek, WI: 36,673 personsOak Creek, WI36,673Franklin, WI: 36,154 personsFranklin, WI36,154Sun Prairie, WI: 36,013 personsSun Prairie, WI36,013Manitowoc, WI: 34,656 personsManitowoc, WI34,656West Bend, WI: 31,730 personsWest Bend, WI31,730Fitchburg, WI: 31,298 personsFitchburg, WI31,298Mount Pleasant, WI: 27,769 personsMount Pleasant, WI27,769Neenah, WI: 27,389 personsNeenah, WI27,389Superior, WI: 26,801 personsSuperior, WI26,801Stevens Point, WI: 25,696 personsStevens Point, WI25,696De Pere, WI: 25,405 personsDe Pere, WI25,405Caledonia, WI: 25,308 personsCaledonia, WI25,308Mequon, WI: 25,140 personsMequon, WI25,140Muskego, WI: 25,103 personsMuskego, WI25,103Watertown, WI: 22,980 personsWatertown, WI22,980Middleton, WI: 22,071 personsMiddleton, WI22,071Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,271 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,271Germantown, WI: 20,916 personsGermantown, WI20,916South Milwaukee, WI: 20,773 personsSouth Milwaukee, WI20,773Milwaukee, WI: 577,151 personsMilwaukee, WI577,151Madison, WI: 274,851 personsMadison, WI274,851Green Bay, WI: 107,301 personsGreen Bay, WI107,301Kenosha, WI: 99,958 personsKenosha, WI99,958Racine, WI: 78,167 personsRacine, WI78,167Appleton, WI: 75,583 personsAppleton, WI75,583Waukesha, WI: 71,149 personsWaukesha, WI71,149Eau Claire, WI: 69,492 personsEau Claire, WI69,492Oshkosh, WI: 66,935 personsOshkosh, WI66,935Janesville, WI: 65,652 personsJanesville, WI65,652West Allis, WI: 60,258 personsWest Allis, WI60,258La Crosse, WI: 52,680 personsLa Crosse, WI52,680Sheboygan, WI: 49,946 personsSheboygan, WI49,946Wauwatosa, WI: 48,332 personsWauwatosa, WI48,332Fond du Lac, WI: 44,709 personsFond du Lac, WI44,709Brookfield, WI: 41,479 personsBrookfield, WI41,479New Berlin, WI: 40,446 personsNew Berlin, WI40,446Wausau, WI: 40,013 personsWausau, WI40,013Menomonee Falls, WI: 38,624 personsMenomonee Falls, WI38,624Greenfield, WI: 37,738 personsGreenfield, WI37,738Beloit, WI: 36,740 personsBeloit, WI36,740Oak Creek, WI: 36,673 personsOak Creek, WI36,673Franklin, WI: 36,154 personsFranklin, WI36,154Sun Prairie, WI: 36,013 personsSun Prairie, WI36,013Manitowoc, WI: 34,656 personsManitowoc, WI34,656West Bend, WI: 31,730 personsWest Bend, WI31,730Fitchburg, WI: 31,298 personsFitchburg, WI31,298Mount Pleasant, WI: 27,769 personsMount Pleasant, WI27,769Neenah, WI: 27,389 personsNeenah, WI27,389Superior, WI: 26,801 personsSuperior, WI26,801Stevens Point, WI: 25,696 personsStevens Point, WI25,696De Pere, WI: 25,405 personsDe Pere, WI25,405Caledonia, WI: 25,308 personsCaledonia, WI25,308Mequon, WI: 25,140 personsMequon, WI25,140Muskego, WI: 25,103 personsMuskego, WI25,103Watertown, WI: 22,980 personsWatertown, WI22,980Middleton, WI: 22,071 personsMiddleton, WI22,071Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,271 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,271Germantown, WI: 20,916 personsGermantown, WI20,916South Milwaukee, WI: 20,773 personsSouth Milwaukee, WI20,773
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Milwaukee, WI577,151
2Madison, WI274,851
3Green Bay, WI107,301
4Kenosha, WI99,958
5Racine, WI78,167
6Appleton, WI75,583
7Waukesha, WI71,149
8Eau Claire, WI69,492
9Oshkosh, WI66,935
10Janesville, WI65,652
11West Allis, WI60,258
12La Crosse, WI52,680
13Sheboygan, WI49,946
14Wauwatosa, WI48,332
15Fond du Lac, WI44,709
16Brookfield, WI41,479
17New Berlin, WI40,446
18Wausau, WI40,013
19Menomonee Falls, WI38,624
20Greenfield, WI37,738
21Beloit, WI36,740
22Oak Creek, WI36,673
23Franklin, WI36,154
24Sun Prairie, WI36,013
25Manitowoc, WI34,656
26West Bend, WI31,730
27Fitchburg, WI31,298
28Mount Pleasant, WI27,769
29Neenah, WI27,389
30Superior, WI26,801
31Stevens Point, WI25,696
32De Pere, WI25,405
33Caledonia, WI25,308
34Mequon, WI25,140
35Muskego, WI25,103
36Watertown, WI22,980
37Middleton, WI22,071
38Pleasant Prairie, WI21,271
39Germantown, WI20,916
40South Milwaukee, WI20,773
41Howard, WI19,994
42Fox Crossing, WI18,984
43Marshfield, WI18,951
44Onalaska, WI18,858
45Wisconsin Rapids, WI18,855
46Menasha, WI18,278
47Oconomowoc, WI18,214
48Cudahy, WI18,178
49Kaukauna, WI17,133
50Ashwaubenon, WI17,082
51Menomonie, WI16,853
52Beaver Dam, WI16,727
53River Falls, WI16,306
54Whitewater, WI16,134
55Bellevue, WI15,954
56Pewaukee, WI15,945
57Weston, WI15,734
58Hartford, WI15,654
59Whitefish Bay, WI14,933
60Waunakee, WI14,916
61Greendale, WI14,835
62Hudson, WI14,822
63Chippewa Falls, WI14,727
64Salem Lakes, WI14,589
65Allouez, WI14,139
66Verona, WI13,984
67Shorewood, WI13,833
68Plover, WI13,557
69Glendale, WI13,397
70Stoughton, WI13,158
71Suamico, WI12,860
72Greenville, WI12,736
73Harrison, WI12,594
74Fort Atkinson, WI12,593
75Baraboo, WI12,533
76Brown Deer, WI12,513
77Port Washington, WI12,435
78Cedarburg, WI12,198
79Grafton, WI12,072
80Platteville, WI11,840
81Little Chute, WI11,756
82Richfield, WI11,753
83Sussex, WI11,631
84Waupun, WI11,574
85Two Rivers, WI11,263
86Oregon, WI11,239
87Marinette, WI11,116
88Burlington, WI11,046
89DeForest, WI10,822
90Holmen, WI10,764
91Monroe, WI10,633
92Lisbon, WI10,359
93Elkhorn, WI10,269
94Hobart, WI10,223
95New Richmond, WI10,158
96Reedsburg, WI10,068
97Hartland, WI9,519
98Windsor, WI8,784

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Wisconsin by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Wisconsin by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Wisconsin by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Wisconsin by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Milwaukee, WI, with 577,151 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Windsor, WI, with 8,784 in 2020.

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