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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.19M people in Wisconsin with German ancestry (37.26% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Sussex village had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (52.26%), followed by Richfield village (51.30%), and Port Washington city (50.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021

Sussex village

Richfield village

Port Washington city

Marshfield city

West Bend city

Oconomowoc city

Watertown city

Beaver Dam city

Baraboo city

Cedarburg city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Sussex village	52.26
2	Richfield village	51.30
3	Port Washington city	50.25
4	Marshfield city	49.95
5	West Bend city	49.74
6	Oconomowoc city	48.50
7	Watertown city	48.23
8	Beaver Dam city	47.98
9	Baraboo city	47.66
10	Cedarburg city	47.21
11	Two Rivers city	46.95
12	Pewaukee city	46.66
13	Muskego city	46.58
14	Germantown village	46.31
15	Hartford city	46.26
16	Weston village	45.97
17	Little Chute village	45.26
18	Harrison village	45.18
19	Menasha city	45.08
20	Menomonee Falls village	44.77
21	Waunakee village	44.57
22	Manitowoc city	44.17
23	Greendale village	43.78
24	Fond du Lac city	43.71
25	Onalaska city	43.67
26	Oshkosh city	43.46
27	Fox Crossing village	43.31
28	Burlington city	43.21
29	Wausau city	43.06
30	DeForest village	42.98
31	Wauwatosa city	42.35
32	New Berlin city	42.22
33	Grafton village	41.75
34	Kaukauna city	41.46
35	Sheboygan city	41.22
36	Fort Atkinson city	41.17
37	Caledonia village	41.16
38	Monroe city	41.06
39	Neenah city	40.47
40	Oregon village	40.36
41	Waupun city	40.28
42	Appleton city	40.03
43	Verona city	39.67
44	La Crosse city	39.55
45	De Pere city	39.40
46	Cudahy city	39.24
47	Salem Lakes village	38.90
48	Franklin city	38.20
49	Elkhorn city	38.13
50	Plover village	37.86
51	Waukesha city	37.59
52	Platteville city	37.55
53	Stoughton city	37.53
54	Mequon city	37.49
55	Holmen village	37.10
55	Howard village	37.10
56	Wisconsin Rapids city	36.93
57	River Falls city	36.90
58	Menomonie city	36.77
59	Chippewa Falls city	36.71
60	Eau Claire city	36.66
61	West Allis city	36.05
62	Stevens Point city	36.00
63	Ashwaubenon village	35.98
64	Sun Prairie city	35.90
65	Brookfield city	35.75
66	Oak Creek city	35.03
67	South Milwaukee city	34.70
68	Marinette city	34.55
69	Janesville city	34.52
70	Allouez village	34.32
71	Bellevue village	33.73
72	Portage city	33.52
73	Hudson city	33.13
74	Suamico village	33.02
75	Greenfield city	32.95
76	Mount Pleasant village	32.78
77	Middleton city	32.60
78	Whitefish Bay village	32.55
79	Shorewood village	32.54
80	Pleasant Prairie village	31.57
81	Whitewater city	30.55
82	Glendale city	29.84
83	Madison city	29.43
84	Green Bay city	28.66
85	Fitchburg city	28.36
86	Brown Deer village	27.31
87	Beloit city	24.39
88	Kenosha city	22.73
89	Superior city	22.41
90	Racine city	22.14
91	Milwaukee city	15.12