RANKING · 2024 ACS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Highest German population share, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 38.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sturgeon Bay, WI, up 64 places to #38.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Mayville, WIWI5,18462.2%−12.8 pts

02▼1Plymouth, WIWI8,82158.5%−2.9 pts

03▲12Jackson, WIWI8,32255.3%−3.7 pts

04▲3Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68753.7%−9.3 pts

05▲33Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41351.5%−6.2 pts

06Greenville, WIWI13,38851.4%–

07▼1Slinger, WIWI6,49551.1%−22.8 pts

08▲14Marshfield, WIWI18,98050.1%−6.5 pts

09▼7Tichigan, WIWI5,05249.9%−2.0 pts

10▲24Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11949.2%−7.6 pts

11▼7Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28049.0%−0.7 pts

12West Bend, WIWI32,26848.4%−10.9 pts

13▲8Watertown, WIWI22,70448.4%−10.6 pts

14▲21Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38448.1%−0.7 pts

15▼6Richfield, WIWI11,78547.7%−15.7 pts

16▲37Grafton, WIWI13,38947.7%−4.3 pts

17▲2Sussex, WIWI12,77947.2%−16.0 pts

18▲23Elm Grove, WIWI6,35447.1%−5.3 pts

19▲6Hartford, WIWI16,00546.7%−7.3 pts

20▲8Weston, WIWI15,93146.5%−0.8 pts

21▼1Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54246.3%−8.3 pts

22▲15Germantown, WIWI21,05046.0%−14.1 pts

23▲24Pewaukee, WIWI16,37546.0%−10.9 pts

24▲44North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42545.9%−12.6 pts

25▲11Little Chute, WIWI11,80045.7%−3.8 pts

26▼12Port Washington, WIWI12,65845.5%−10.4 pts

27▼19Merrill, WIWI9,38945.3%−19.0 pts

28Vernon, WIWI7,46445.1%–

29▲13Cedarburg, WIWI12,91645.1%−13.3 pts

30▲61Monroe, WIWI10,58145.1%+5.9 pts

31▼1New London, WIWI7,72644.3%−16.4 pts

32▼5Hartland, WIWI10,74044.3%−4.3 pts

33▲17Two Rivers, WIWI11,22243.9%−3.8 pts

34▼17Jefferson, WIWI7,81443.8%−10.9 pts

35▼4Waunakee, WIWI16,41143.6%−14.6 pts

36▲29Lake Mills, WIWI6,65543.5%−14.0 pts

37Lisbon, WIWI11,15043.5%–

38▲64Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91743.5%−3.6 pts

39▲27Mukwonago, WIWI8,54443.5%−16.1 pts

40▲20Manitowoc, WIWI34,67143.3%−7.4 pts

41▲2Burlington, WIWI10,95143.1%−2.0 pts

42▼13Antigo, WIWI8,06042.9%−6.4 pts

43▲13Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29142.8%−11.1 pts

44▲5Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54142.7%−14.2 pts

45Waukesha, WIWI8,50742.7%–

46▼35Ripon, WIWI7,73842.6%−8.4 pts

47▼24Muskego, WIWI25,60242.6%−10.6 pts

48▲14Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32042.3%–

49▼16Harrison, WIWI14,49242.3%–

50▼11Baraboo, WIWI13,22442.1%−7.6 pts

51▲12Onalaska, WIWI20,29741.9%−1.8 pts

52▼39Rothschild, WIWI5,62741.4%−11.2 pts

53▼1Greendale, WIWI14,42641.4%−6.0 pts

54▲24Richland Center, WIWI5,02041.2%+5.1 pts

55▲39Platteville, WIWI11,81541.1%−11.2 pts

56▲3Berlin, WIWI5,58841.1%−9.6 pts

57▲40Verona, WIWI16,82141.1%−4.3 pts

58▼12Windsor, WIWI10,08540.9%−14.0 pts

59▼8DeForest, WIWI13,09440.6%−15.1 pts

60▼12New Berlin, WIWI39,95340.3%−9.8 pts

61▼4Oshkosh, WIWI67,46040.3%−13.8 pts

62▲10Pewaukee, WIWI8,21640.2%−13.2 pts

63▲6Tomah, WIWI9,60040.0%−7.5 pts

64▼38Evansville, WIWI5,83740.0%−1.8 pts

65▼41Summit, WIWI5,32339.9%–

66▼5Wausau, WIWI40,18839.7%−8.5 pts

67▼12Oregon, WIWI12,01539.7%−5.2 pts

68▲2Neenah, WIWI27,63839.6%−15.4 pts

69▲36Holmen, WIWI12,10539.5%−3.2 pts

70▼60West Salem, WIWI5,28839.5%−8.2 pts

71▼7Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64939.5%−9.5 pts

72▲21Hobart, WIWI11,67439.5%−1.7 pts

73▼68Waterford, WIWI6,02539.4%−11.4 pts

74▲10Kimberly, WIWI7,55639.3%−8.4 pts

75▼21Menasha, WIWI18,38538.7%−12.5 pts

76▲4Howard, WIWI22,23338.7%−4.3 pts

77▲34Stevens Point, WIWI26,37738.5%−5.5 pts

78▼62Columbus, WIWI5,40038.5%−22.6 pts

79▲11Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65438.4%−8.6 pts

80▲2Appleton, WIWI75,45238.4%−12.2 pts

81▼63Delafield, WIWI7,31438.4%−12.4 pts

82▼7Kaukauna, WIWI18,51738.2%−18.9 pts

83▼39Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93037.9%−3.9 pts

84▲23Milton, WIWI6,02437.9%−12.4 pts

85▲25River Falls, WIWI17,91637.7%−11.3 pts

86▲15Cudahy, WIWI17,65537.6%−0.9 pts

87▼20Sheboygan, WIWI49,37637.6%−13.8 pts

88▼2Shawano, WIWI9,69337.5%−7.5 pts

89▼13Caledonia, WIWI25,22937.5%−8.7 pts

90▲5Waukesha, WIWI70,87237.5%−9.2 pts

91▼46Dodgeville, WIWI5,07637.5%−4.2 pts

92▼11Waupaca, WIWI6,35237.4%−11.2 pts

93▲43South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19137.3%−7.7 pts

94▼62Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38837.1%−13.7 pts

95▼7Rhinelander, WIWI8,24237.0%−5.2 pts

96▲46Union Grove, WIWI5,37037.0%−2.5 pts

97▼5Elkhorn, WIWI10,04536.9%−2.4 pts

98▲1Franklin, WIWI36,68736.7%−5.9 pts

99▼22Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72536.6%−6.4 pts

100▼29La Crosse, WIWI50,78436.6%−10.1 pts

101▼3Eau Claire, WIWI72,46536.6%−7.1 pts

102▼15De Pere, WIWI25,59036.5%−6.4 pts

103▲17Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40836.5%−9.8 pts

104▼31Stoughton, WIWI13,25636.1%−5.4 pts

105▼26McFarland, WIWI9,14536.0%−5.0 pts

106▲17Hales Corners, WIWI7,74035.9%−12.1 pts

107▼4Brookfield, WIWI41,44835.8%−13.2 pts

108▲8Menomonie, WIWI16,66435.6%−11.4 pts

109▲5St. Francis, WIWI8,95535.6%−11.6 pts

110▼27Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39635.5%−15.9 pts

111▼26Mequon, WIWI25,12035.4%−6.3 pts

112▲16Middleton, WIWI23,11535.3%−9.0 pts

113▲21Suamico, WIWI13,15335.3%−15.0 pts

114▼18Reedsburg, WIWI10,64135.3%−14.0 pts

115▲24Whitewater, WIWI16,03835.2%−12.0 pts

116▲13Somers, WIWI8,17135.0%–

117▲4Plover, WIWI14,27434.9%−13.0 pts

118▼44Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29334.7%−8.2 pts

119▼6Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27134.5%–

120▲11Bellevue, WIWI16,77634.4%−1.6 pts

121▼13Rice Lake, WIWI8,88234.1%−5.9 pts

122▲16Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48934.0%−4.9 pts

123▲1Monona, WIWI8,66433.4%−11.9 pts

124▼66Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33833.0%−10.1 pts

125▼13West Allis, WIWI60,11932.8%−10.8 pts

126▼1Sparta, WIWI9,97432.8%−2.3 pts

127▼38Bristol, WIWI5,30032.6%+0.8 pts

128▼11Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39832.4%−10.8 pts

129▼7Janesville, WIWI66,92932.2%−9.6 pts

130▼24Portage, WIWI9,95632.0%−16.0 pts

131▲1Allouez, WIWI13,83832.0%−9.3 pts

132▲3Edgerton, WIWI6,12131.5%−10.7 pts

133▼29New Richmond, WIWI10,98831.5%−14.8 pts

134▼16Hudson, WIWI15,01931.1%−11.9 pts

135▼16Greenfield, WIWI37,15931.0%−13.3 pts

136▼96Waupun, WIWI11,15030.7%−9.7 pts

137▲4Altoona, WIWI9,37630.6%−14.8 pts

138▼23Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22730.5%−14.2 pts

139▲10Sturtevant, WIWI6,85229.7%−1.3 pts

140▼7Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25329.6%−8.5 pts

141▼14Oak Creek, WIWI38,29629.5%−12.1 pts

142▼5Delavan, WIWI9,22828.9%−6.2 pts

143▼3Shorewood, WIWI13,47428.5%−9.7 pts

144▲2Fox Point, WIWI6,58328.4%−9.5 pts

145Glendale, WIWI14,79528.3%−8.3 pts

146▼46Marinette, WIWI11,16828.2%−11.8 pts

147▼17Bloomfield, WIWI6,36928.2%–

148▼22Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79827.8%−10.1 pts

149▼5Madison, WIWI286,23327.5%−8.1 pts

150▼7Fitchburg, WIWI34,61527.4%−5.5 pts

151▼42Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81826.2%−3.4 pts

152▼4Green Bay, WIWI106,67525.6%−8.1 pts

153▼2Ashland, WIWI7,92725.6%−5.1 pts

154▼2Beloit, WIWI36,64924.6%−1.4 pts

155▼5Kenosha, WIWI99,23923.3%−5.4 pts

156▼3Racine, WIWI77,90822.3%−2.0 pts

157▼3Superior, WIWI26,39722.3%−6.7 pts

158▼11Brown Deer, WIWI12,82121.9%−9.8 pts

159▼4Milwaukee, WIWI562,40714.8%−5.0 pts

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