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Cities in Wisconsin by population

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population of 98 cities in 2022, at 564,296. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 9,498. The median was 17,537 and the figure for Wisconsin was 5.9 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest564,296Milwaukee, WI
Lowest9,498Windsor, WI
Median17,53798 cities
Wisconsin5,903,472History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Milwaukee, WI: 564,296 personsMilwaukee, WI564,296Madison, WI: 277,322 personsMadison, WI277,322Green Bay, WI: 105,783 personsGreen Bay, WI105,783Kenosha, WI: 99,029 personsKenosha, WI99,029Racine, WI: 77,179 personsRacine, WI77,179Appleton, WI: 74,910 personsAppleton, WI74,910Waukesha, WI: 71,058 personsWaukesha, WI71,058Eau Claire, WI: 70,338 personsEau Claire, WI70,338Oshkosh, WI: 66,468 personsOshkosh, WI66,468Janesville, WI: 65,976 personsJanesville, WI65,976West Allis, WI: 59,121 personsWest Allis, WI59,121La Crosse, WI: 51,223 personsLa Crosse, WI51,223Sheboygan, WI: 49,461 personsSheboygan, WI49,461Wauwatosa, WI: 48,451 personsWauwatosa, WI48,451Fond du Lac, WI: 44,464 personsFond du Lac, WI44,464Brookfield, WI: 41,083 personsBrookfield, WI41,083New Berlin, WI: 40,111 personsNew Berlin, WI40,111Wausau, WI: 39,837 personsWausau, WI39,837Menomonee Falls, WI: 39,413 personsMenomonee Falls, WI39,413Sun Prairie, WI: 37,492 personsSun Prairie, WI37,492Oak Creek, WI: 37,399 personsOak Creek, WI37,399Greenfield, WI: 37,353 personsGreenfield, WI37,353Beloit, WI: 36,458 personsBeloit, WI36,458Franklin, WI: 35,285 personsFranklin, WI35,285Manitowoc, WI: 34,586 personsManitowoc, WI34,586Fitchburg, WI: 32,311 personsFitchburg, WI32,311West Bend, WI: 32,236 personsWest Bend, WI32,236Mount Pleasant, WI: 27,896 personsMount Pleasant, WI27,896Neenah, WI: 27,164 personsNeenah, WI27,164Superior, WI: 26,762 personsSuperior, WI26,762Stevens Point, WI: 25,853 personsStevens Point, WI25,853Muskego, WI: 25,405 personsMuskego, WI25,405Mequon, WI: 25,314 personsMequon, WI25,314De Pere, WI: 25,217 personsDe Pere, WI25,217Caledonia, WI: 25,191 personsCaledonia, WI25,191Watertown, WI: 22,796 personsWatertown, WI22,796Middleton, WI: 22,375 personsMiddleton, WI22,375Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,695 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,695Howard, WI: 21,214 personsHoward, WI21,214Germantown, WI: 20,951 personsGermantown, WI20,951Milwaukee, WI: 564,296 personsMilwaukee, WI564,296Madison, WI: 277,322 personsMadison, WI277,322Green Bay, WI: 105,783 personsGreen Bay, WI105,783Kenosha, WI: 99,029 personsKenosha, WI99,029Racine, WI: 77,179 personsRacine, WI77,179Appleton, WI: 74,910 personsAppleton, WI74,910Waukesha, WI: 71,058 personsWaukesha, WI71,058Eau Claire, WI: 70,338 personsEau Claire, WI70,338Oshkosh, WI: 66,468 personsOshkosh, WI66,468Janesville, WI: 65,976 personsJanesville, WI65,976West Allis, WI: 59,121 personsWest Allis, WI59,121La Crosse, WI: 51,223 personsLa Crosse, WI51,223Sheboygan, WI: 49,461 personsSheboygan, WI49,461Wauwatosa, WI: 48,451 personsWauwatosa, WI48,451Fond du Lac, WI: 44,464 personsFond du Lac, WI44,464Brookfield, WI: 41,083 personsBrookfield, WI41,083New Berlin, WI: 40,111 personsNew Berlin, WI40,111Wausau, WI: 39,837 personsWausau, WI39,837Menomonee Falls, WI: 39,413 personsMenomonee Falls, WI39,413Sun Prairie, WI: 37,492 personsSun Prairie, WI37,492Oak Creek, WI: 37,399 personsOak Creek, WI37,399Greenfield, WI: 37,353 personsGreenfield, WI37,353Beloit, WI: 36,458 personsBeloit, WI36,458Franklin, WI: 35,285 personsFranklin, WI35,285Manitowoc, WI: 34,586 personsManitowoc, WI34,586Fitchburg, WI: 32,311 personsFitchburg, WI32,311West Bend, WI: 32,236 personsWest Bend, WI32,236Mount Pleasant, WI: 27,896 personsMount Pleasant, WI27,896Neenah, WI: 27,164 personsNeenah, WI27,164Superior, WI: 26,762 personsSuperior, WI26,762Stevens Point, WI: 25,853 personsStevens Point, WI25,853Muskego, WI: 25,405 personsMuskego, WI25,405Mequon, WI: 25,314 personsMequon, WI25,314De Pere, WI: 25,217 personsDe Pere, WI25,217Caledonia, WI: 25,191 personsCaledonia, WI25,191Watertown, WI: 22,796 personsWatertown, WI22,796Middleton, WI: 22,375 personsMiddleton, WI22,375Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,695 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,695Howard, WI: 21,214 personsHoward, WI21,214Germantown, WI: 20,951 personsGermantown, WI20,951
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Milwaukee, WI564,296-0.4%
2Madison, WI277,322+2.3%
3Green Bay, WI105,783+0.2%
4Kenosha, WI99,029-0.2%
5Racine, WI77,179-0.3%
6Appleton, WI74,910-0.1%
7Waukesha, WI71,0580%
8Eau Claire, WI70,338+1.3%
9Oshkosh, WI66,468+0.5%
10Janesville, WI65,976-0.1%
11West Allis, WI59,121-0.7%
12La Crosse, WI51,223+1.1%
13Sheboygan, WI49,461-0.3%
14Wauwatosa, WI48,451+0.6%
15Fond du Lac, WI44,464-0.3%
16Brookfield, WI41,083-0.7%
17New Berlin, WI40,111-0.5%
18Wausau, WI39,837+0.2%
19Menomonee Falls, WI39,413+1.3%
20Sun Prairie, WI37,492+2.3%
21Oak Creek, WI37,399+2.7%
22Greenfield, WI37,3530%
23Beloit, WI36,458-0.1%
24Franklin, WI35,285-0.8%
25Manitowoc, WI34,586-0.4%
26Fitchburg, WI32,311+2.1%
27West Bend, WI32,236+1.2%
28Mount Pleasant, WI27,896+0.4%
29Neenah, WI27,164-0.4%
30Superior, WI26,762+1%
31Stevens Point, WI25,853+5.1%
32Muskego, WI25,405+1%
33Mequon, WI25,314+0.2%
34De Pere, WI25,217+0.2%
35Caledonia, WI25,191-0.2%
36Watertown, WI22,796-0.6%
37Middleton, WI22,375+1.6%
38Pleasant Prairie, WI21,695-0.6%
39Howard, WI21,214+2.2%
40Germantown, WI20,951-0.1%
41South Milwaukee, WI20,338-1.1%
42Onalaska, WI19,349+1.8%
43Oconomowoc, WI19,207+4.7%
44Fox Crossing, WI19,070+0.8%
45Marshfield, WI19,010+0.8%
46Wisconsin Rapids, WI18,725-0.2%
47Menasha, WI18,287+0.9%
48Cudahy, WI17,771-1.2%
49Kaukauna, WI17,658+2.4%
50Ashwaubenon, WI17,416+1.2%
51River Falls, WI16,648+7.3%
52Menomonie, WI16,642+5.3%
53Beaver Dam, WI16,630-0.2%
54Bellevue, WI16,548+1%
55Pewaukee, WI16,185+0.2%
56Waunakee, WI15,873+4.7%
57Hartford, WI15,791+0.2%
58Whitewater, WI15,757+3.8%
59Weston, WI15,711+0.3%
60Hudson, WI15,089+1.7%
61Verona, WI15,061+4.4%
62Chippewa Falls, WI14,682+0.2%
63Whitefish Bay, WI14,607-1.2%
64Greendale, WI14,519-1.1%
65Salem Lakes, WI14,271-1.1%
66Plover, WI13,901+1.8%
67Harrison, WI13,881+2.9%
68Allouez, WI13,876-0.7%
69Shorewood, WI13,518-1.2%
70Glendale, WI13,267-0.9%
71Greenville, WI13,010+1%
72Suamico, WI12,995+0.3%
73Stoughton, WI12,833-1.1%
74Cedarburg, WI12,697+3.2%
75Port Washington, WI12,640-0.3%
76Baraboo, WI12,638-0.2%
77Brown Deer, WI12,582-1.2%
78Grafton, WI12,438+0.9%
79Fort Atkinson, WI12,433-1%
80Sussex, WI11,978+1.4%
81Little Chute, WI11,775-0.3%
82Richfield, WI11,758-0.2%
83Oregon, WI11,477-0.3%
84Holmen, WI11,409+1.4%
85DeForest, WI11,345+1.1%
86Two Rivers, WI11,236-0.1%
87Platteville, WI11,161+0.7%
88Marinette, WI11,125-0.1%
89Waupun, WI11,099+0.7%
90Burlington, WI10,986-0.3%
91Hobart, WI10,808+4%
92Lisbon, WI10,700+1.5%
93New Richmond, WI10,614+2.4%
94Monroe, WI10,562-0.9%
95Elkhorn, WI10,265+0.1%
96Reedsburg, WI10,175+1.4%
97Hartland, WI10,033+0.7%
98Windsor, WI9,498+4.1%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in Wisconsin by population, 2022}},
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Milwaukee, WI, with 564,296 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Windsor, WI, with 9,498 in 2022.

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