Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.54K people in Wisconsin with African ancestry (0.28% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Madison city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.94%), followed by Waunakee village (1.39%), and Brown Deer village (1.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Wisconsin.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Madison city

Waunakee village

Brown Deer village

Verona city

DeForest village

Sun Prairie city

Fitchburg city

Portage city

Milwaukee city

Middleton city

Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Madison city	1.94
2	Waunakee village	1.39
3	Brown Deer village	1.09
4	Verona city	1.00
5	DeForest village	0.91
6	Sun Prairie city	0.88
7	Fitchburg city	0.87
8	Portage city	0.80
9	Milwaukee city	0.76
10	Middleton city	0.75
11	Caledonia village	0.65
11	Greendale village	0.65
12	Racine city	0.41
13	Waupun city	0.40
13	West Allis city	0.40
14	Sheboygan city	0.38
15	Fond du Lac city	0.35
15	Janesville city	0.35
15	Wausau city	0.35
16	Shorewood village	0.34
17	Kenosha city	0.30
18	Chippewa Falls city	0.29
19	Monroe city	0.28
20	Beloit city	0.24
21	Oshkosh city	0.21
22	Elkhorn city	0.20
23	Oak Creek city	0.19
24	La Crosse city	0.18
25	Platteville city	0.16
25	Waukesha city	0.16
26	Oregon village	0.15
26	Port Washington city	0.15
27	Oconomowoc city	0.14
28	Wauwatosa city	0.13
29	Pleasant Prairie village	0.11
29	River Falls city	0.11
30	Glendale city	0.10
31	Bellevue village	0.09
31	Wisconsin Rapids city	0.09
32	Green Bay city	0.08
32	Muskego city	0.08
32	Stevens Point city	0.08
33	Menomonie city	0.07
33	Mount Pleasant village	0.07
33	Superior city	0.07
34	Hartford city	0.06
34	Marinette city	0.06
34	Marshfield city	0.06
35	Appleton city	0.04
35	Watertown city	0.04
36	Manitowoc city	0.02