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Cities in Wisconsin by population

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population of 98 cities in 2024, at 563,322. Windsor, WI had the lowest, at 9,955. The median was 17,723 and the figure for Wisconsin was 5.96 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest563,322Milwaukee, WI
Lowest9,955Windsor, WI
Median17,72398 cities
Wisconsin5,957,168History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Milwaukee, WI: 563,322 personsMilwaukee, WI563,322Madison, WI: 284,278 personsMadison, WI284,278Green Bay, WI: 106,456 personsGreen Bay, WI106,456Kenosha, WI: 99,412 personsKenosha, WI99,412Racine, WI: 77,983 personsRacine, WI77,983Appleton, WI: 75,244 personsAppleton, WI75,244Eau Claire, WI: 72,169 personsEau Claire, WI72,169Waukesha, WI: 71,238 personsWaukesha, WI71,238Oshkosh, WI: 67,123 personsOshkosh, WI67,123Janesville, WI: 66,497 personsJanesville, WI66,497West Allis, WI: 59,758 personsWest Allis, WI59,758La Crosse, WI: 51,049 personsLa Crosse, WI51,049Sheboygan, WI: 49,503 personsSheboygan, WI49,503Wauwatosa, WI: 48,766 personsWauwatosa, WI48,766Fond du Lac, WI: 44,676 personsFond du Lac, WI44,676Brookfield, WI: 41,144 personsBrookfield, WI41,144Menomonee Falls, WI: 40,559 personsMenomonee Falls, WI40,559Wausau, WI: 40,229 personsWausau, WI40,229New Berlin, WI: 40,168 personsNew Berlin, WI40,168Sun Prairie, WI: 39,101 personsSun Prairie, WI39,101Oak Creek, WI: 38,332 personsOak Creek, WI38,332Greenfield, WI: 37,218 personsGreenfield, WI37,218Beloit, WI: 36,690 personsBeloit, WI36,690Franklin, WI: 36,560 personsFranklin, WI36,560Manitowoc, WI: 34,773 personsManitowoc, WI34,773Fitchburg, WI: 34,207 personsFitchburg, WI34,207West Bend, WI: 32,124 personsWest Bend, WI32,124Mount Pleasant, WI: 28,163 personsMount Pleasant, WI28,163Neenah, WI: 27,444 personsNeenah, WI27,444Superior, WI: 26,455 personsSuperior, WI26,455Stevens Point, WI: 26,359 personsStevens Point, WI26,359Muskego, WI: 25,678 personsMuskego, WI25,678De Pere, WI: 25,475 personsDe Pere, WI25,475Mequon, WI: 25,235 personsMequon, WI25,235Caledonia, WI: 25,185 personsCaledonia, WI25,185Watertown, WI: 22,741 personsWatertown, WI22,741Middleton, WI: 22,531 personsMiddleton, WI22,531Howard, WI: 21,979 personsHoward, WI21,979Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,763 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,763Germantown, WI: 21,031 personsGermantown, WI21,031Milwaukee, WI: 563,322 personsMilwaukee, WI563,322Madison, WI: 284,278 personsMadison, WI284,278Green Bay, WI: 106,456 personsGreen Bay, WI106,456Kenosha, WI: 99,412 personsKenosha, WI99,412Racine, WI: 77,983 personsRacine, WI77,983Appleton, WI: 75,244 personsAppleton, WI75,244Eau Claire, WI: 72,169 personsEau Claire, WI72,169Waukesha, WI: 71,238 personsWaukesha, WI71,238Oshkosh, WI: 67,123 personsOshkosh, WI67,123Janesville, WI: 66,497 personsJanesville, WI66,497West Allis, WI: 59,758 personsWest Allis, WI59,758La Crosse, WI: 51,049 personsLa Crosse, WI51,049Sheboygan, WI: 49,503 personsSheboygan, WI49,503Wauwatosa, WI: 48,766 personsWauwatosa, WI48,766Fond du Lac, WI: 44,676 personsFond du Lac, WI44,676Brookfield, WI: 41,144 personsBrookfield, WI41,144Menomonee Falls, WI: 40,559 personsMenomonee Falls, WI40,559Wausau, WI: 40,229 personsWausau, WI40,229New Berlin, WI: 40,168 personsNew Berlin, WI40,168Sun Prairie, WI: 39,101 personsSun Prairie, WI39,101Oak Creek, WI: 38,332 personsOak Creek, WI38,332Greenfield, WI: 37,218 personsGreenfield, WI37,218Beloit, WI: 36,690 personsBeloit, WI36,690Franklin, WI: 36,560 personsFranklin, WI36,560Manitowoc, WI: 34,773 personsManitowoc, WI34,773Fitchburg, WI: 34,207 personsFitchburg, WI34,207West Bend, WI: 32,124 personsWest Bend, WI32,124Mount Pleasant, WI: 28,163 personsMount Pleasant, WI28,163Neenah, WI: 27,444 personsNeenah, WI27,444Superior, WI: 26,455 personsSuperior, WI26,455Stevens Point, WI: 26,359 personsStevens Point, WI26,359Muskego, WI: 25,678 personsMuskego, WI25,678De Pere, WI: 25,475 personsDe Pere, WI25,475Mequon, WI: 25,235 personsMequon, WI25,235Caledonia, WI: 25,185 personsCaledonia, WI25,185Watertown, WI: 22,741 personsWatertown, WI22,741Middleton, WI: 22,531 personsMiddleton, WI22,531Howard, WI: 21,979 personsHoward, WI21,979Pleasant Prairie, WI: 21,763 personsPleasant Prairie, WI21,763Germantown, WI: 21,031 personsGermantown, WI21,031
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Milwaukee, WI563,322+0.1%
2Madison, WI284,278+1.2%
3Green Bay, WI106,456+0.2%
4Kenosha, WI99,412+0.3%
5Racine, WI77,983+0.7%
6Appleton, WI75,244+0.2%
7Eau Claire, WI72,169+1.1%
8Waukesha, WI71,238-0.1%
9Oshkosh, WI67,123+0.4%
10Janesville, WI66,497+0.4%
11West Allis, WI59,758+0.7%
12La Crosse, WI51,049-0.5%
13Sheboygan, WI49,503-0.1%
14Wauwatosa, WI48,766-0.1%
15Fond du Lac, WI44,676+0.4%
16Brookfield, WI41,144+0.1%
17Menomonee Falls, WI40,559+1.4%
18Wausau, WI40,229+0.4%
19New Berlin, WI40,1680%
20Sun Prairie, WI39,101+2%
21Oak Creek, WI38,332+1.4%
22Greenfield, WI37,218+0.1%
23Beloit, WI36,690+0.4%
24Franklin, WI36,560+2.3%
25Manitowoc, WI34,773+0.2%
26Fitchburg, WI34,207+2.4%
27West Bend, WI32,124-0.3%
28Mount Pleasant, WI28,163-0%
29Neenah, WI27,444+0.5%
30Superior, WI26,455-0.7%
31Stevens Point, WI26,359+0.7%
32Muskego, WI25,678+0.5%
33De Pere, WI25,475+0.6%
34Mequon, WI25,235-0.4%
35Caledonia, WI25,185+0.1%
36Watertown, WI22,741-0.1%
37Middleton, WI22,531-0.5%
38Howard, WI21,979+2%
39Pleasant Prairie, WI21,763+0.3%
40Germantown, WI21,031+0.1%
41South Milwaukee, WI20,223-0.1%
42Oconomowoc, WI19,928+1.3%
43Onalaska, WI19,873+1.4%
44Fox Crossing, WI19,310+0.2%
45Marshfield, WI19,065-0.1%
46Wisconsin Rapids, WI18,764-0.1%
47Menasha, WI18,405+0.2%
48Kaukauna, WI18,324+1.1%
49River Falls, WI17,750+2.8%
50Cudahy, WI17,6950%
51Ashwaubenon, WI17,456+0.3%
52Bellevue, WI16,762+0.8%
53Verona, WI16,749+5.5%
54Menomonie, WI16,659+0.3%
55Beaver Dam, WI16,520-0.4%
56Pewaukee, WI16,389+0.6%
57Waunakee, WI16,295+1.1%
58Whitewater, WI16,092+1.4%
59Hartford, WI15,975+0.4%
60Weston, WI15,877+0.4%
61Chippewa Falls, WI15,084+2.1%
62Hudson, WI14,973-0.4%
63Whitefish Bay, WI14,526-0.1%
64Greendale, WI14,455-0%
65Glendale, WI14,366+4.1%
66Harrison, WI14,292+1.2%
67Salem Lakes, WI14,277+0.2%
68Plover, WI14,140+0.6%
69Allouez, WI13,935+0.2%
70Shorewood, WI13,511-0.1%
71Greenville, WI13,244+1.3%
72Suamico, WI13,113+0.6%
73Baraboo, WI13,107+1.8%
74Stoughton, WI13,083+0.7%
75Cedarburg, WI12,951+1%
76Port Washington, WI12,6850%
77Grafton, WI12,669+0.8%
78Sussex, WI12,557+2.3%
79Brown Deer, WI12,523-0%
80Fort Atkinson, WI12,428+0.2%
81DeForest, WI12,212+2.9%
82Holmen, WI11,858+2.1%
83Platteville, WI11,847+2.2%
84Oregon, WI11,846+2.2%
85Richfield, WI11,781-0%
86Little Chute, WI11,754+0.3%
87Two Rivers, WI11,255+0.1%
88Waupun, WI11,177+0.3%
89Marinette, WI11,170+0.4%
90Lisbon, WI11,070+1.4%
91Burlington, WI10,929-0.5%
92Hobart, WI10,893+0.6%
93New Richmond, WI10,839+1.1%
94Monroe, WI10,596+0.1%
95Reedsburg, WI10,338+0.3%
96Hartland, WI10,160+0.8%
97Elkhorn, WI10,130-0.9%
98Windsor, WI9,955+1.7%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/wisconsin-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Milwaukee, WI, with 563,322 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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