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Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking Spanish at home

Milwaukee, WI had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 96 cities in 2021, at 15.2%. Chippewa Falls, WI had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.2Milwaukee, WI
Lowest0.3Chippewa Falls, WI
Median2.796 cities
Wisconsin4.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 15.2 %Milwaukee, WI15.2Beloit, WI: 14.7 %Beloit, WI14.7Kenosha, WI: 11.8 %Kenosha, WI11.8Green Bay, WI: 11.8 %Green Bay, WI11.8Racine, WI: 11.7 %Racine, WI11.7Bellevue, WI: 11.6 %Bellevue, WI11.6Elkhorn, WI: 11.5 %Elkhorn, WI11.5Burlington, WI: 9.8 %Burlington, WI9.8Waukesha, WI: 8.5 %Waukesha, WI8.5Fitchburg, WI: 8.4 %Fitchburg, WI8.4Greenfield, WI: 8 %Greenfield, WI8Watertown, WI: 7.6 %Watertown, WI7.6West Allis, WI: 7.5 %West Allis, WI7.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 7 %Mount Pleasant, WI7Sheboygan, WI: 6.8 %Sheboygan, WI6.8Fort Atkinson, WI: 6.7 %Fort Atkinson, WI6.7Whitewater, WI: 6.4 %Whitewater, WI6.4Allouez, WI: 5.7 %Allouez, WI5.7Beaver Dam, WI: 5.7 %Beaver Dam, WI5.7Menasha, WI: 5.5 %Menasha, WI5.5South Milwaukee, WI: 5.4 %South Milwaukee, WI5.4Cudahy, WI: 5.4 %Cudahy, WI5.4Madison, WI: 5.1 %Madison, WI5.1Monroe, WI: 4.9 %Monroe, WI4.9Fond du Lac, WI: 4.8 %Fond du Lac, WI4.8Caledonia, WI: 4.7 %Caledonia, WI4.7Harrison, WI: 4.7 %Harrison, WI4.7Oak Creek, WI: 4.6 %Oak Creek, WI4.6Hudson, WI: 4.5 %Hudson, WI4.5Janesville, WI: 4.5 %Janesville, WI4.5Pleasant Prairie, WI: 4.2 %Pleasant Prairie, WI4.2Reedsburg, WI: 4.1 %Reedsburg, WI4.1Appleton, WI: 4 %Appleton, WI4Two Rivers, WI: 4 %Two Rivers, WI4Franklin, WI: 3.9 %Franklin, WI3.9Ashwaubenon, WI: 3.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI3.8Hartford, WI: 3.6 %Hartford, WI3.6Fox Crossing, WI: 3.6 %Fox Crossing, WI3.6Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 3.5 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI3.5Salem Lakes, WI: 3.4 %Salem Lakes, WI3.4Milwaukee, WI: 15.2 %Milwaukee, WI15.2Beloit, WI: 14.7 %Beloit, WI14.7Kenosha, WI: 11.8 %Kenosha, WI11.8Green Bay, WI: 11.8 %Green Bay, WI11.8Racine, WI: 11.7 %Racine, WI11.7Bellevue, WI: 11.6 %Bellevue, WI11.6Elkhorn, WI: 11.5 %Elkhorn, WI11.5Burlington, WI: 9.8 %Burlington, WI9.8Waukesha, WI: 8.5 %Waukesha, WI8.5Fitchburg, WI: 8.4 %Fitchburg, WI8.4Greenfield, WI: 8 %Greenfield, WI8Watertown, WI: 7.6 %Watertown, WI7.6West Allis, WI: 7.5 %West Allis, WI7.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 7 %Mount Pleasant, WI7Sheboygan, WI: 6.8 %Sheboygan, WI6.8Fort Atkinson, WI: 6.7 %Fort Atkinson, WI6.7Whitewater, WI: 6.4 %Whitewater, WI6.4Allouez, WI: 5.7 %Allouez, WI5.7Beaver Dam, WI: 5.7 %Beaver Dam, WI5.7Menasha, WI: 5.5 %Menasha, WI5.5South Milwaukee, WI: 5.4 %South Milwaukee, WI5.4Cudahy, WI: 5.4 %Cudahy, WI5.4Madison, WI: 5.1 %Madison, WI5.1Monroe, WI: 4.9 %Monroe, WI4.9Fond du Lac, WI: 4.8 %Fond du Lac, WI4.8Caledonia, WI: 4.7 %Caledonia, WI4.7Harrison, WI: 4.7 %Harrison, WI4.7Oak Creek, WI: 4.6 %Oak Creek, WI4.6Hudson, WI: 4.5 %Hudson, WI4.5Janesville, WI: 4.5 %Janesville, WI4.5Pleasant Prairie, WI: 4.2 %Pleasant Prairie, WI4.2Reedsburg, WI: 4.1 %Reedsburg, WI4.1Appleton, WI: 4 %Appleton, WI4Two Rivers, WI: 4 %Two Rivers, WI4Franklin, WI: 3.9 %Franklin, WI3.9Ashwaubenon, WI: 3.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI3.8Hartford, WI: 3.6 %Hartford, WI3.6Fox Crossing, WI: 3.6 %Fox Crossing, WI3.6Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 3.5 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI3.5Salem Lakes, WI: 3.4 %Salem Lakes, WI3.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Milwaukee, WI15.2
2Beloit, WI14.7
3Kenosha, WI11.8
4Green Bay, WI11.8
5Racine, WI11.7
6Bellevue, WI11.6
7Elkhorn, WI11.5
8Burlington, WI9.8
9Waukesha, WI8.5
10Fitchburg, WI8.4
11Greenfield, WI8
12Watertown, WI7.6
13West Allis, WI7.5
14Mount Pleasant, WI7
15Sheboygan, WI6.8
16Fort Atkinson, WI6.7
17Whitewater, WI6.4
18Allouez, WI5.7
19Beaver Dam, WI5.7
20Menasha, WI5.5
21South Milwaukee, WI5.4
22Cudahy, WI5.4
23Madison, WI5.1
24Monroe, WI4.9
25Fond du Lac, WI4.8
26Caledonia, WI4.7
27Harrison, WI4.7
28Oak Creek, WI4.6
29Hudson, WI4.5
30Janesville, WI4.5
31Pleasant Prairie, WI4.2
32Reedsburg, WI4.1
33Appleton, WI4
34Two Rivers, WI4
35Franklin, WI3.9
36Ashwaubenon, WI3.8
37Hartford, WI3.6
38Fox Crossing, WI3.6
39Wisconsin Rapids, WI3.5
40Salem Lakes, WI3.4
41Middleton, WI3.3
42Waupun, WI3.3
43Shorewood, WI3.2
44Glendale, WI3
45Onalaska, WI3
46Manitowoc, WI2.8
47Windsor, WI2.7
48Whitefish Bay, WI2.7
49Brown Deer, WI2.7
50Baraboo, WI2.7
51Mequon, WI2.6
52Menomonee Falls, WI2.6
53Eau Claire, WI2.5
53Wausau, WI2.5
55Little Chute, WI2.4
56Waunakee, WI2.4
57Stoughton, WI2.3
58Greendale, WI2.2
58La Crosse, WI2.2
60Pewaukee, WI2.2
61Hartland, WI2.1
62River Falls, WI2.1
63Hobart, WI2.1
64Sun Prairie, WI2
65Howard, WI2
66Stevens Point, WI1.9
67Neenah, WI1.9
67Oshkosh, WI1.9
69Oregon, WI1.8
70Wauwatosa, WI1.7
71Port Washington, WI1.7
72Cedarburg, WI1.6
73Grafton, WI1.5
74Marinette, WI1.5
75New Berlin, WI1.5
76Germantown, WI1.5
76Verona, WI1.5
78DeForest, WI1.4
79Brookfield, WI1.3
79De Pere, WI1.3
81Plover, WI1.1
81West Bend, WI1.1
83Muskego, WI1.1
84Superior, WI1
85Platteville, WI1
86Menomonie, WI0.9
87Marshfield, WI0.9
87Suamico, WI0.9
89Sussex, WI0.9
90Kaukauna, WI0.8
91Oconomowoc, WI0.6
92Weston, WI0.5
93Holmen, WI0.5
94Richfield, WI0.4
95New Richmond, WI0.3
96Chippewa Falls, WI0.3

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Milwaukee, WI, with 15.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Chippewa Falls, WI, with 0.3% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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