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Cities in Wisconsin by population

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population of 98 cities in 2023, at 562,904. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 9,792. The median was 17,549 and the figure for Wisconsin was 5.93 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest562,904Milwaukee, WI
Lowest9,792Windsor, WI
Median17,54998 cities
Wisconsin5,930,350History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Milwaukee, WI: 562,904 personsMilwaukee, WI562,904Madison, WI: 280,941 personsMadison, WI280,941Green Bay, WI: 106,291 personsGreen Bay, WI106,291Kenosha, WI: 99,086 personsKenosha, WI99,086Racine, WI: 77,403 personsRacine, WI77,403Appleton, WI: 75,077 personsAppleton, WI75,077Eau Claire, WI: 71,397 personsEau Claire, WI71,397Waukesha, WI: 71,284 personsWaukesha, WI71,284Oshkosh, WI: 66,868 personsOshkosh, WI66,868Janesville, WI: 66,200 personsJanesville, WI66,200West Allis, WI: 59,326 personsWest Allis, WI59,326La Crosse, WI: 51,298 personsLa Crosse, WI51,298Sheboygan, WI: 49,556 personsSheboygan, WI49,556Wauwatosa, WI: 48,821 personsWauwatosa, WI48,821Fond du Lac, WI: 44,517 personsFond du Lac, WI44,517Brookfield, WI: 41,106 personsBrookfield, WI41,106New Berlin, WI: 40,164 personsNew Berlin, WI40,164Wausau, WI: 40,084 personsWausau, WI40,084Menomonee Falls, WI: 40,007 personsMenomonee Falls, WI40,007Sun Prairie, WI: 38,332 personsSun Prairie, WI38,332Oak Creek, WI: 37,788 personsOak Creek, WI37,788Greenfield, WI: 37,185 personsGreenfield, WI37,185Beloit, WI: 36,543 personsBeloit, WI36,543Franklin, WI: 35,740 personsFranklin, WI35,740Manitowoc, WI: 34,690 personsManitowoc, WI34,690Fitchburg, WI: 33,404 personsFitchburg, WI33,404West Bend, WI: 32,215 personsWest Bend, WI32,215Mount Pleasant, WI: 28,166 personsMount Pleasant, WI28,166Neenah, WI: 27,319 personsNeenah, WI27,319Superior, WI: 26,632 personsSuperior, WI26,632Stevens Point, WI: 26,176 personsStevens Point, WI26,176Muskego, WI: 25,551 personsMuskego, WI25,551Mequon, WI: 25,335 personsMequon, WI25,335De Pere, WI: 25,314 personsDe Pere, WI25,314Caledonia, WI: 25,165 personsCaledonia, WI25,165Watertown, WI: 22,760 personsWatertown, WI22,760Middleton, WI: 22,646 personsMiddleton, WI22,646Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,698 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,698Howard, WI: 21,545 personsHoward, WI21,545Germantown, WI: 21,005 personsGermantown, WI21,005Milwaukee, WI: 562,904 personsMilwaukee, WI562,904Madison, WI: 280,941 personsMadison, WI280,941Green Bay, WI: 106,291 personsGreen Bay, WI106,291Kenosha, WI: 99,086 personsKenosha, WI99,086Racine, WI: 77,403 personsRacine, WI77,403Appleton, WI: 75,077 personsAppleton, WI75,077Eau Claire, WI: 71,397 personsEau Claire, WI71,397Waukesha, WI: 71,284 personsWaukesha, WI71,284Oshkosh, WI: 66,868 personsOshkosh, WI66,868Janesville, WI: 66,200 personsJanesville, WI66,200West Allis, WI: 59,326 personsWest Allis, WI59,326La Crosse, WI: 51,298 personsLa Crosse, WI51,298Sheboygan, WI: 49,556 personsSheboygan, WI49,556Wauwatosa, WI: 48,821 personsWauwatosa, WI48,821Fond du Lac, WI: 44,517 personsFond du Lac, WI44,517Brookfield, WI: 41,106 personsBrookfield, WI41,106New Berlin, WI: 40,164 personsNew Berlin, WI40,164Wausau, WI: 40,084 personsWausau, WI40,084Menomonee Falls, WI: 40,007 personsMenomonee Falls, WI40,007Sun Prairie, WI: 38,332 personsSun Prairie, WI38,332Oak Creek, WI: 37,788 personsOak Creek, WI37,788Greenfield, WI: 37,185 personsGreenfield, WI37,185Beloit, WI: 36,543 personsBeloit, WI36,543Franklin, WI: 35,740 personsFranklin, WI35,740Manitowoc, WI: 34,690 personsManitowoc, WI34,690Fitchburg, WI: 33,404 personsFitchburg, WI33,404West Bend, WI: 32,215 personsWest Bend, WI32,215Mount Pleasant, WI: 28,166 personsMount Pleasant, WI28,166Neenah, WI: 27,319 personsNeenah, WI27,319Superior, WI: 26,632 personsSuperior, WI26,632Stevens Point, WI: 26,176 personsStevens Point, WI26,176Muskego, WI: 25,551 personsMuskego, WI25,551Mequon, WI: 25,335 personsMequon, WI25,335De Pere, WI: 25,314 personsDe Pere, WI25,314Caledonia, WI: 25,165 personsCaledonia, WI25,165Watertown, WI: 22,760 personsWatertown, WI22,760Middleton, WI: 22,646 personsMiddleton, WI22,646Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,698 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,698Howard, WI: 21,545 personsHoward, WI21,545Germantown, WI: 21,005 personsGermantown, WI21,005
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Milwaukee, WI562,904-0.2%
2Madison, WI280,941+1.3%
3Green Bay, WI106,291+0.5%
4Kenosha, WI99,086+0.1%
5Racine, WI77,403+0.3%
6Appleton, WI75,077+0.2%
7Eau Claire, WI71,397+1.5%
8Waukesha, WI71,284+0.3%
9Oshkosh, WI66,868+0.6%
10Janesville, WI66,200+0.3%
11West Allis, WI59,326+0.3%
12La Crosse, WI51,298+0.1%
13Sheboygan, WI49,556+0.2%
14Wauwatosa, WI48,821+0.8%
15Fond du Lac, WI44,517+0.1%
16Brookfield, WI41,106+0.1%
17New Berlin, WI40,164+0.1%
18Wausau, WI40,084+0.6%
19Menomonee Falls, WI40,007+1.5%
20Sun Prairie, WI38,332+2.2%
21Oak Creek, WI37,788+1%
22Greenfield, WI37,185-0.4%
23Beloit, WI36,543+0.2%
24Franklin, WI35,740+1.3%
25Manitowoc, WI34,690+0.3%
26Fitchburg, WI33,404+3.4%
27West Bend, WI32,215-0.1%
28Mount Pleasant, WI28,166+1%
29Neenah, WI27,319+0.6%
30Superior, WI26,632-0.5%
31Stevens Point, WI26,176+1.2%
32Muskego, WI25,551+0.6%
33Mequon, WI25,335+0.1%
34De Pere, WI25,314+0.4%
35Caledonia, WI25,165-0.1%
36Watertown, WI22,760-0.2%
37Middleton, WI22,646+1.2%
38Pleasant Prairie, WI21,6980%
39Howard, WI21,545+1.6%
40Germantown, WI21,005+0.3%
41South Milwaukee, WI20,235-0.5%
42Oconomowoc, WI19,674+2.4%
43Onalaska, WI19,592+1.3%
44Fox Crossing, WI19,274+1.1%
45Marshfield, WI19,077+0.4%
46Wisconsin Rapids, WI18,782+0.3%
47Menasha, WI18,363+0.4%
48Kaukauna, WI18,127+2.7%
49Cudahy, WI17,690-0.5%
50Ashwaubenon, WI17,407-0.1%
51River Falls, WI17,265+3.7%
52Bellevue, WI16,623+0.5%
53Menomonie, WI16,601-0.2%
54Beaver Dam, WI16,583-0.3%
55Pewaukee, WI16,289+0.6%
56Waunakee, WI16,110+1.5%
57Hartford, WI15,911+0.8%
58Verona, WI15,876+5.4%
59Whitewater, WI15,871+0.7%
60Weston, WI15,808+0.6%
61Hudson, WI15,032-0.4%
62Chippewa Falls, WI14,774+0.6%
63Whitefish Bay, WI14,541-0.5%
64Greendale, WI14,457-0.4%
65Salem Lakes, WI14,244-0.2%
66Harrison, WI14,123+1.7%
67Plover, WI14,054+1.1%
68Allouez, WI13,910+0.2%
69Glendale, WI13,798+4%
70Shorewood, WI13,527+0.1%
71Greenville, WI13,073+0.5%
72Suamico, WI13,032+0.3%
73Stoughton, WI12,991+1.2%
74Baraboo, WI12,871+1.8%
75Cedarburg, WI12,821+1%
76Port Washington, WI12,684+0.3%
77Grafton, WI12,574+1.1%
78Brown Deer, WI12,524-0.5%
79Fort Atkinson, WI12,409-0.2%
80Sussex, WI12,271+2.4%
81DeForest, WI11,871+4.6%
82Richfield, WI11,782+0.2%
83Little Chute, WI11,722-0.5%
84Holmen, WI11,618+1.8%
85Platteville, WI11,597+3.9%
86Oregon, WI11,592+1%
87Two Rivers, WI11,2410%
88Waupun, WI11,146+0.4%
89Marinette, WI11,122-0%
90Burlington, WI10,9880%
91Lisbon, WI10,922+2.1%
92Hobart, WI10,827+0.2%
93New Richmond, WI10,716+1%
94Monroe, WI10,582+0.2%
95Reedsburg, WI10,305+1.3%
96Elkhorn, WI10,221-0.4%
97Hartland, WI10,084+0.5%
98Windsor, WI9,792+3.1%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Milwaukee, WI, with 562,904 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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