List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population explained

The following is a list showing the largest municipalities in the U.S. state of Wisconsin according to the 2000, 2010, and 2020 censuses.^{[1] [2]} This list includes all cities and villages with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The list does not include towns regardless of population, because they are not incorporated entities.

Rank	Municipality	Population (2020 Census)	Population (2010 Census)	Population (2000 Census)	Type	County
1	Milwaukee	577,222	594,833	596,974	City	Milwaukee
2	Madison	269,840	233,209	208,054	City	Dane
3	Green Bay	107,395	104,057	102,313	City	Brown
4	Kenosha	99,986	99,218	90,352	City	Kenosha
5	Racine	77,816	78,860	81,855	City	Racine
6	Appleton	75,644	72,623	70,087	City	Outagamie,Calumet, Winnebago
7	Waukesha	71,158	70,718	64,825	City	Waukesha
8	Eau Claire	69,421	65,883	61,704	City	Eau Claire,Chippewa
9	Oshkosh	66,816	66,083	62,916	City	Winnebago
10	Janesville	65,615	63,575	59,498	City	Rock
11	West Allis	60,325	60,411	61,254	City	Milwaukee
12	La Crosse	52,680	51,320	51,818	City	La Crosse
13	Sheboygan	49,929	49,288	50,792	City	Sheboygan
14	Wauwatosa	48,387	46,396	47,271	City	Milwaukee
15	Fond du Lac	44,678	43,021	42,203	City	Fond du Lac
16	Brookfield	41,464	37,920	38,649	City	Waukesha
17	New Berlin	40,451	39,584	38,220	City	Waukesha
18	Wausau	39,994	39,106	38,426	City	Marathon
19	Menomonee Falls	38,527	35,626	32,647	Village	Waukesha
20	Greenfield	37,803	36,720	35,476	City	Milwaukee
21	Franklin	36,816	35,451	29,494	City	Milwaukee
22	Beloit	36,657	36,966	35,775	City	Rock
23	Oak Creek	36,497	34,451	28,456	City	Milwaukee
24	Sun Prairie	35,967	29,364	20,369	City	Dane
25	Manitowoc	34,626	33,736	34,053	City	Manitowoc
26	West Bend	31,752	31,078	28,152	City	Washington
27	Fitchburg	29,609	25,260	20,501	City	Dane
28	Mount Pleasant	27,732	26,197	23,142	Village	Racine
29	Neenah	27,319	25,501	24,507	City	Winnebago
30	Superior	26,751	27,244	27,368	City	Douglas
31	Stevens Point	25,666	26,717	24,551	City	Portage
32	De Pere	25,410	23,800	20,559	City	Brown
33	Caledonia	25,361	24,705	23,614	Village	Racine
34	Mequon	25,142	23,132	21,823	City	Ozaukee
35	Muskego	25,032	24,135	21,397	City	Waukesha
36	Watertown	22,926	23,861	21,598	City	Jefferson,Dodge
37	Middleton	21,827	17,442	15,770	City	Dane
38	Pleasant Prairie	21,250	19,719	16,136	Village	Kenosha
39	Germantown	20,917	19,749	18,260	Village	Washington
40	South Milwaukee	20,795	21,156	21,256	City	Milwaukee
41	Howard	19,950	17,399	13,546	Village	Brown, Outagamie
42	Fox Crossing	18,974	N/A	N/A	Village	Winnebago
43	Marshfield	18,929	19,118	18,800	City	Wood,Marathon
44	Wisconsin Rapids	18,877	18,367	18,435	City	Wood
45	Onalaska	18,803	17,736	14,839	City	La Crosse
46	Menasha	18,268	17,353	16,331	City	Winnebago,Calumet
47	Cudahy	18,204	18,267	18,429	City	Milwaukee
48	Oconomowoc	18,203	15,759	12,382	City	Waukesha
49	Kaukauna	17,089	15,462	12,983	City	Outagamie
50	Ashwaubenon	16,991	16,963	17,634	Village	Brown
51	Menomonie	16,843	16,264	14,937	City	Dunn
52	Beaver Dam	16,708	16,214	15,169	City	Dodge
53	River Falls	16,182	15,000	12,560	City	Pierce, St. Croix
54	Bellevue	15,935	14,570	11,828	Village	Brown
55	Pewaukee	15,914	13,195	11,783	City	Waukesha
56	Weston	15,723	14,868	12,079	Village	Marathon
57	Hartford	15,626	14,223	10,905	City	Washington, Dodge
58	Whitefish Bay	14,954	14,110	14,163	Village	Milwaukee
59	Whitewater	14,889	14,390	13,437	City	Jefferson, Walworth
60	Waunakee	14,879	12,097	8,995	Village	Dane
61	Greendale	14,854	14,046	14,405	Village	Milwaukee
62	Hudson	14,755	12,719	8,775	City	Saint Croix
63	Chippewa Falls	14,731	13,661	12,925	City	Chippewa
64	Salem Lakes	14,601	N/A	N/A	Village	Kenosha
65	Allouez	14,156	13,975	15,443	Village	Brown
66	Verona	14,030	10,619	7,052	City	Dane
67	Shorewood	13,859	13,162	13,763	Village	Milwaukee
68	Plover	13,519	12,123	10,520	Village	Portage
69	Glendale	13,357	12,872	13,367	City	Milwaukee
70	Stoughton	13,173	12,611	12,354	City	Dane
71	Suamico	12,820	11,346	8,686	Village	Brown
72	Fort Atkinson	12,579	12,368	11,621	City	Jefferson
73	Baraboo	12,556	12,048	10,711	City	Sauk
74	Brown Deer	12,507	11,999	12,170	Village	Milwaukee
75	Harrison	12,418	N/A	N/A	Village	Calumet, Outagamie
76	Port Washington	12,353	11,250	10,467	City	Ozaukee
77	Cedarburg	12,121	11,412	10,908	City	Ozaukee
78	Grafton	12,094	11,459	10,312	Village	Ozaukee
79	Platteville	11,836	11,224	9,989	City	Grant
80	Little Chute	11,619	10,449	10,476	Village	Outagamie
81	Sussex	11,487	10,518	8,828	Village	Waukesha
82	Waupun	11,344	11,340	10,718	City	Dodge, Fond du Lac
83	Two Rivers	11,271	11,712	12,639	City	Manitowoc
84	Oregon	11,179	9,231	7,514	Village	Dane
85	Marinette	11,119	10,968	11,749	City	Marinette
86	Burlington	11,047	10,464	9,936	City	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth
87	DeForest	10,811	8,936	7,368	Village	Dane
88	Monroe	10,661	10,827	10,843	City	Green
89	Holmen	10,661	9,005	6,177	Village	La Crosse
90	Portage	10,581	10,324	9,728	City	Columbia
91	Elkhorn	10,247	10,084	7,305	City	Walworth
92	Hobart	10,211	6,182	N/A	Village	Brown
93	New Richmond	10,079	8,375	6,310	City	St. Croix
94	Sparta	10,025	9,522	8,648	City	Monroe

See also

• List of cities in Wisconsin
• List of towns in Wisconsin
• List of villages in Wisconsin
• Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

External links

• League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Estimated Population per Square Mile of Land Area, Wisconsin Municipalities
• Wisconsin Department of Administration. List of Wisconsin municipalities in alphabetical order
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Wisconsin Cities, Villages, Townships and Unincorporated Places Listing
• Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2013–2014 – state and local government statistics

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 2010-01-16.
2. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-08-16.