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Cities in Wisconsin by population

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population of 98 cities in 2021, at 566,535. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 9,124. The median was 17,230 and the figure for Wisconsin was 5.88 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest566,535Milwaukee, WI
Lowest9,124Windsor, WI
Median17,23098 cities
Wisconsin5,882,128History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 566,535 personsMilwaukee, WI566,535Madison, WI: 271,089 personsMadison, WI271,089Green Bay, WI: 105,602 personsGreen Bay, WI105,602Kenosha, WI: 99,276 personsKenosha, WI99,276Racine, WI: 77,386 personsRacine, WI77,386Appleton, WI: 74,977 personsAppleton, WI74,977Waukesha, WI: 71,035 personsWaukesha, WI71,035Eau Claire, WI: 69,449 personsEau Claire, WI69,449Oshkosh, WI: 66,122 personsOshkosh, WI66,122Janesville, WI: 66,030 personsJanesville, WI66,030West Allis, WI: 59,544 personsWest Allis, WI59,544La Crosse, WI: 50,681 personsLa Crosse, WI50,681Sheboygan, WI: 49,589 personsSheboygan, WI49,589Wauwatosa, WI: 48,174 personsWauwatosa, WI48,174Fond du Lac, WI: 44,604 personsFond du Lac, WI44,604Brookfield, WI: 41,357 personsBrookfield, WI41,357New Berlin, WI: 40,328 personsNew Berlin, WI40,328Wausau, WI: 39,739 personsWausau, WI39,739Menomonee Falls, WI: 38,898 personsMenomonee Falls, WI38,898Greenfield, WI: 37,341 personsGreenfield, WI37,341Sun Prairie, WI: 36,661 personsSun Prairie, WI36,661Beloit, WI: 36,478 personsBeloit, WI36,478Oak Creek, WI: 36,408 personsOak Creek, WI36,408Franklin, WI: 35,585 personsFranklin, WI35,585Manitowoc, WI: 34,733 personsManitowoc, WI34,733West Bend, WI: 31,845 personsWest Bend, WI31,845Fitchburg, WI: 31,651 personsFitchburg, WI31,651Mount Pleasant, WI: 27,789 personsMount Pleasant, WI27,789Neenah, WI: 27,283 personsNeenah, WI27,283Superior, WI: 26,501 personsSuperior, WI26,501Mequon, WI: 25,251 personsMequon, WI25,251Caledonia, WI: 25,242 personsCaledonia, WI25,242De Pere, WI: 25,165 personsDe Pere, WI25,165Muskego, WI: 25,162 personsMuskego, WI25,162Stevens Point, WI: 24,588 personsStevens Point, WI24,588Watertown, WI: 22,941 personsWatertown, WI22,941Middleton, WI: 22,028 personsMiddleton, WI22,028Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,836 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,836Germantown, WI: 20,962 personsGermantown, WI20,962Howard, WI: 20,761 personsHoward, WI20,761
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

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Milwaukee, WI566,535-1.8%
2Madison, WI271,089-1.4%
3Green Bay, WI105,602-1.6%
4Kenosha, WI99,276-0.7%
5Racine, WI77,386-1%
6Appleton, WI74,977-0.8%
7Waukesha, WI71,035-0.2%
8Eau Claire, WI69,449-0.1%
9Oshkosh, WI66,122-1.2%
10Janesville, WI66,030+0.6%
11West Allis, WI59,544-1.2%
12La Crosse, WI50,681-3.8%
13Sheboygan, WI49,589-0.7%
14Wauwatosa, WI48,174-0.3%
15Fond du Lac, WI44,604-0.2%
16Brookfield, WI41,357-0.3%
17New Berlin, WI40,328-0.3%
18Wausau, WI39,739-0.7%
19Menomonee Falls, WI38,898+0.7%
20Greenfield, WI37,341-1.1%
21Sun Prairie, WI36,661+1.8%
22Beloit, WI36,478-0.7%
23Oak Creek, WI36,408-0.7%
24Franklin, WI35,585-1.6%
25Manitowoc, WI34,733+0.2%
26West Bend, WI31,845+0.4%
27Fitchburg, WI31,651+1.1%
28Mount Pleasant, WI27,789+0.1%
29Neenah, WI27,283-0.4%
30Superior, WI26,501-1.1%
31Mequon, WI25,251+0.4%
32Caledonia, WI25,242-0.3%
33De Pere, WI25,165-0.9%
34Muskego, WI25,162+0.2%
35Stevens Point, WI24,588-4.3%
36Watertown, WI22,941-0.2%
37Middleton, WI22,028-0.2%
38Pleasant Prairie, WI21,836+2.7%
39Germantown, WI20,962+0.2%
40Howard, WI20,761+3.8%
41South Milwaukee, WI20,574-1%
42Onalaska, WI19,014+0.8%
43Fox Crossing, WI18,926-0.3%
44Marshfield, WI18,867-0.4%
45Wisconsin Rapids, WI18,765-0.5%
46Oconomowoc, WI18,346+0.7%
47Menasha, WI18,125-0.8%
48Cudahy, WI17,979-1.1%
49Kaukauna, WI17,247+0.7%
50Ashwaubenon, WI17,212+0.8%
51Beaver Dam, WI16,671-0.3%
52Bellevue, WI16,391+2.7%
53Pewaukee, WI16,147+1.3%
54Menomonie, WI15,797-6.3%
55Hartford, WI15,752+0.6%
56Weston, WI15,661-0.5%
57River Falls, WI15,509-4.9%
58Whitewater, WI15,174-6%
59Waunakee, WI15,166+1.7%
60Hudson, WI14,839+0.1%
61Whitefish Bay, WI14,779-1%
62Greendale, WI14,683-1%
63Chippewa Falls, WI14,651-0.5%
64Salem Lakes, WI14,431-1.1%
65Verona, WI14,421+3.1%
66Allouez, WI13,980-1.1%
67Shorewood, WI13,677-1.1%
68Plover, WI13,659+0.8%
69Harrison, WI13,491+7.1%
70Glendale, WI13,394-0%
71Stoughton, WI12,978-1.4%
72Suamico, WI12,951+0.7%
73Greenville, WI12,879+1.1%
74Brown Deer, WI12,729+1.7%
75Port Washington, WI12,683+2%
76Baraboo, WI12,667+1.1%
77Fort Atkinson, WI12,560-0.3%
78Grafton, WI12,328+2.1%
79Cedarburg, WI12,298+0.8%
80Sussex, WI11,811+1.5%
81Little Chute, WI11,806+0.4%
82Richfield, WI11,777+0.2%
83Oregon, WI11,516+2.5%
84Holmen, WI11,256+4.6%
85Two Rivers, WI11,243-0.2%
86DeForest, WI11,225+3.7%
87Marinette, WI11,134+0.2%
88Platteville, WI11,078-6.4%
89Waupun, WI11,027-4.7%
90Burlington, WI11,020-0.2%
91Monroe, WI10,662+0.3%
92Lisbon, WI10,541+1.8%
93Hobart, WI10,391+1.6%
94New Richmond, WI10,363+2%
95Elkhorn, WI10,255-0.1%
96Reedsburg, WI10,030-0.4%
97Hartland, WI9,967+4.7%
98Windsor, WI9,124+3.9%

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Resident population. 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Milwaukee, WI, with 566,535 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Windsor, WI, with 9,124 in 2021.

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