RANKING · 2024 ACS · 155 SHOWN OF 155

Fastest growing, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 155 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 155 is +0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union Grove, WI, up 120 places to #21.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲51Rib Mountain, WIWI7,280+20.3%−10.5 pts

02▲32Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384+16.6%−37.2 pts

03▲12Cottage Grove, WIWI8,930+16.6%−242.3 pts

04▲52Jackson, WIWI8,322+11.4%−87.2 pts

05▲11Fitchburg, WIWI34,615+10.2%−20.8 pts

06Harrison, WIWI14,492+10.0%–

07▼3Verona, WIWI16,821+8.6%−22.7 pts

08▼7Windsor, WIWI10,085+8.0%−8.5 pts

09▼3Altoona, WIWI9,376+7.1%−6.7 pts

10Summit, WIWI5,323+6.9%–

11▲2Holmen, WIWI12,105+6.7%−85.9 pts

12▼2DeForest, WIWI13,094+6.4%−44.5 pts

13▲81Whitewater, WIWI16,038+6.2%−0.2 pts

14▲8Howard, WIWI22,233+5.7%−31.5 pts

15▼8Waunakee, WIWI16,411+5.4%−47.1 pts

16▼2Slinger, WIWI6,495+5.3%−61.5 pts

17▲105New London, WIWI7,726+5.1%−1.9 pts

18▲23Sussex, WIWI12,779+5.0%−70.2 pts

19▲62Hartland, WIWI10,740+5.0%−9.5 pts

20Oconomowoc, WIWI20,119+4.8%−7.8 pts

21▲120Union Grove, WIWI5,370+4.8%−13.0 pts

22▼10New Richmond, WIWI10,988+4.6%−19.0 pts

23▼15Sun Prairie, WIWI39,227+4.5%−28.4 pts

24▲19Lake Mills, WIWI6,655+4.2%−12.7 pts

25▲44Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687+4.1%−12.2 pts

26▲32Cedarburg, WIWI12,916+4.0%−6.2 pts

27▼24Hobart, WIWI11,674+3.9%–

28▲5Kaukauna, WIWI18,517+3.6%−4.7 pts

29▲19River Falls, WIWI17,916+3.3%−15.8 pts

30▼21Oregon, WIWI12,015+3.3%−63.0 pts

31▲8Bellevue, WIWI16,776+3.2%–

32▼13Madison, WIWI286,233+3.0%−5.8 pts

33▲97Shawano, WIWI9,693+3.0%−6.2 pts

34▲12Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818+2.9%−16.6 pts

35▲36Grafton, WIWI13,389+2.9%−7.5 pts

36▲24Onalaska, WIWI20,297+2.9%−28.6 pts

37▲58Waterford, WIWI6,025+2.7%−63.8 pts

38▼10Plover, WIWI14,274+2.7%−26.0 pts

39▲8Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,291+2.6%−19.0 pts

40▼3Port Washington, WIWI12,658+2.4%−9.7 pts

41▲21Oak Creek, WIWI38,296+2.3%−43.6 pts

42▲47Glendale, WIWI14,795+2.2%+7.4 pts

43▼38Middleton, WIWI23,115+2.2%−16.5 pts

44▲80Delavan, WIWI9,228+2.2%−28.8 pts

45▲5Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,798+2.0%−32.9 pts

46▲80Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398+1.9%−5.8 pts

47▼26McFarland, WIWI9,145+1.9%−20.8 pts

48▼37Pewaukee, WIWI16,375+1.9%–

49▼22Mukwonago, WIWI8,544+1.9%−36.4 pts

50▼5Reedsburg, WIWI10,641+1.8%−32.3 pts

51▼26Kimberly, WIWI7,556+1.7%−12.0 pts

52▲32Baraboo, WIWI13,224+1.7%−14.6 pts

53▲19Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917+1.7%−1.2 pts

54▼25Lake Hallie, WIWI7,396+1.6%–

55▲35Muskego, WIWI25,602+1.5%−25.8 pts

56▼32Evansville, WIWI5,837+1.4%−25.9 pts

57▼40Hudson, WIWI15,019+1.4%−36.2 pts

58▲16Eau Claire, WIWI72,465+1.3%−7.1 pts

59▼33Suamico, WIWI13,153+1.3%–

60▼24Hartford, WIWI16,005+1.2%−31.9 pts

61▼2Dodgeville, WIWI5,076+1.2%−7.5 pts

62▼32Little Chute, WIWI11,800+1.2%−12.6 pts

63▼21Edgerton, WIWI6,121+1.2%−14.8 pts

64▼29West Salem, WIWI5,288+1.0%−24.7 pts

65▲44West Bend, WIWI32,268+0.9%−16.8 pts

66Fox Crossing, WIWI19,320+0.8%–

67▼3Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,253+0.8%–

68▲28Janesville, WIWI66,929+0.6%−13.5 pts

69▲51Mayville, WIWI5,184+0.6%−11.5 pts

70▼2Rothschild, WIWI5,627+0.6%−49.6 pts

71▼27Mequon, WIWI25,120+0.5%−15.0 pts

72▼54Kronenwetter, WIWI8,413+0.5%–

73▲75Stevens Point, WIWI26,377+0.5%−6.3 pts

74▲9Brown Deer, WIWI12,821+0.5%+1.0 pts

75▼18Rhinelander, WIWI8,242+0.4%−3.8 pts

76▼27Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293+0.3%−1.2 pts

77▲5Wauwatosa, WIWI48,649+0.3%+4.5 pts

78▼76Bristol, WIWI5,300+0.3%–

79▼28North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425+0.3%−5.9 pts

80▲33Delafield, WIWI7,314+0.2%−20.8 pts

81▼18Germantown, WIWI21,050+0.2%−33.5 pts

82▼15Weston, WIWI15,931+0.2%−24.2 pts

83▲3Richfield, WIWI11,785+0.1%–

84▲39Waukesha, WIWI70,872+0.1%−13.7 pts

85▲59Merrill, WIWI9,389+0.1%−2.8 pts

86▼32Neenah, WIWI27,638+0.1%−5.5 pts

87▼9Menasha, WIWI18,385+0.0%−10.8 pts

88▲4Waupaca, WIWI6,352+0.0%−14.5 pts

89▲18Wausau, WIWI40,188+0.0%−3.7 pts

90▼15Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3380.0%−28.5 pts

91▲14Manitowoc, WIWI34,671-0.0%−4.7 pts

92Bloomfield, WIWI6,369-0.0%–

93▲21Marinette, WIWI11,168-0.0%+0.8 pts

94▲51Ashland, WIWI7,927-0.1%+0.8 pts

95▲40Richland Center, WIWI5,020-0.1%−2.0 pts

96▼43Rice Lake, WIWI8,882-0.1%−4.1 pts

97▲20Oshkosh, WIWI67,460-0.1%−14.5 pts

98▲21Berlin, WIWI5,588-0.2%+1.3 pts

99▼1Milton, WIWI6,024-0.2%−15.9 pts

100▼68Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725-0.2%−40.4 pts

101▲33Racine, WIWI77,908-0.2%+2.7 pts

102▲10Elkhorn, WIWI10,045-0.3%−36.8 pts

103▲46Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408-0.3%−6.6 pts

104▲35Superior, WIWI26,397-0.3%−1.1 pts

105▲27Beloit, WIWI36,649-0.3%−0.9 pts

106▲40Two Rivers, WIWI11,222-0.4%+2.6 pts

107▲30Antigo, WIWI8,060-0.4%−3.8 pts

108▼29Tomah, WIWI9,600-0.4%−11.6 pts

109▲16Hales Corners, WIWI7,740-0.4%−2.3 pts

110▼7Caledonia, WIWI25,229-0.4%–

111▼24Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541-0.4%−12.2 pts

112▼57De Pere, WIWI25,590-0.4%−24.5 pts

113▼5New Berlin, WIWI39,953-0.4%−14.2 pts

114▼74Brookfield, WIWI41,448-0.5%−10.3 pts

115▼50Plymouth, WIWI8,821-0.5%−15.4 pts

116▲2Pewaukee, WIWI8,216-0.5%−65.9 pts

117▼47Burlington, WIWI10,951-0.5%−12.7 pts

118▼3Sheboygan, WIWI49,376-0.6%−2.8 pts

119▲2Kenosha, WIWI99,239-0.6%−13.0 pts

120▲27Watertown, WIWI22,704-0.7%−13.5 pts

121▲15Monroe, WIWI10,581-0.7%−6.6 pts

122▼45Sparta, WIWI9,974-0.7%−11.8 pts

123▲19Jefferson, WIWI7,814-0.8%−21.5 pts

124▼39Appleton, WIWI75,452-0.8%−7.6 pts

125▼23Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,654-0.8%−1.8 pts

126▼88Elm Grove, WIWI6,354-0.8%−0.6 pts

127▼28Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542-0.9%−7.7 pts

128▼18Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,388-0.9%−14.6 pts

129▼98Columbus, WIWI5,400-0.9%−10.3 pts

130▼50Stoughton, WIWI13,256-1.1%−41.7 pts

131▼34Green Bay, WIWI106,675-1.1%−7.1 pts

132▼109Monona, WIWI8,664-1.1%+6.0 pts

133▼22Ripon, WIWI7,738-1.2%+4.5 pts

134▼6West Allis, WIWI60,119-1.2%+1.9 pts

135▼2Marshfield, WIWI18,980-1.2%+1.2 pts

136▼36Greenfield, WIWI37,159-1.2%−7.4 pts

137▼21Allouez, WIWI13,838-1.3%–

138▼11Waupun, WIWI11,150-1.5%−32.1 pts

139Salem Lakes, WIWI14,271-1.6%–

140▼64Shorewood, WIWI13,474-1.7%+0.8 pts

141▼3South Milwaukee, WIWI20,191-1.7%−3.1 pts

142▼2St. Francis, WIWI8,955-1.7%+4.6 pts

143▼77Greendale, WIWI14,426-1.8%+3.0 pts

144▼1Milwaukee, WIWI562,407-1.8%+3.2 pts

145▼54Menomonie, WIWI16,664-1.8%−12.1 pts

146▼17Cudahy, WIWI17,655-1.9%−0.7 pts

147▼86Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,489-1.9%−1.2 pts

148▼17Sturtevant, WIWI6,852-2.1%−41.1 pts

149Somers, WIWI8,171-2.2%–

150▼46La Crosse, WIWI50,784-2.5%−4.1 pts

151▼63Franklin, WIWI36,687-2.5%−37.5 pts

152▼79Platteville, WIWI11,815-2.8%−5.7 pts

153▼47Portage, WIWI9,956-3.3%−15.8 pts

154▼61Fox Point, WIWI6,583-3.6%−0.5 pts

155▼54Tichigan, WIWI5,052-4.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES