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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 202.90K people in Wisconsin with Italian ancestry (3.46% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kenosha city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (10.27%), followed by Pleasant Prairie village (9.69%), and Waunakee village (8.70%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
Kenosha city
Pleasant Prairie village
Waunakee village
Baraboo city
Brookfield city
Port Washington city
Whitefish Bay village
Salem Lakes village
Franklin city
Oak Creek city
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kenosha city 10.27
2 Pleasant Prairie village 9.69
3 Waunakee village 8.70
4 Baraboo city 7.35
5 Brookfield city 7.27
6 Port Washington city 7.24
7 Whitefish Bay village 7.22
8 Salem Lakes village 7.08
9 Franklin city 6.85
10 Oak Creek city 6.84
11 New Berlin city 6.48
12 Caledonia village 6.47
13 Verona city 6.43
14 Wauwatosa city 6.39
15 Shorewood village 6.34
16 Sussex village 6.02
17 Pewaukee city 5.97
18 Mequon city 5.69
19 Mount Pleasant village 5.68
20 Menomonee Falls village 5.62
21 South Milwaukee city 5.29
22 Richfield village 5.22
23 Grafton village 5.01
24 Whitewater city 4.85
25 Middleton city 4.62
26 Greenfield city 4.60
27 West Allis city 4.56
28 Muskego city 4.54
29 Greendale village 4.53
30 Waukesha city 4.52
31 Cedarburg city 4.43
32 Marinette city 4.42
33 Elkhorn city 4.30
34 De Pere city 4.28
35 Glendale city 4.24
36 Racine city 4.19
37 Superior city 4.13
38 Oconomowoc city 4.07
39 Madison city 4.02
40 Portage city 4.01
41 West Bend city 3.94
42 Fitchburg city 3.86
43 Cudahy city 3.84
44 River Falls city 3.82
45 Burlington city 3.78
46 Watertown city 3.73
47 Onalaska city 3.71
48 Stoughton city 3.62
49 Janesville city 3.61
50 Eau Claire city 3.60
51 Manitowoc city 3.58
52 Allouez village 3.41
52 Oregon village 3.41
53 Hartford city 3.40
54 La Crosse city 3.36
55 Weston village 3.21
56 Germantown village 3.13
57 Neenah city 2.98
58 Hudson city 2.95
59 Wisconsin Rapids city 2.93
60 Stevens Point city 2.92
61 Oshkosh city 2.85
62 Plover village 2.73
63 Menomonie city 2.70
64 Waupun city 2.67
65 Beaver Dam city 2.65
66 Beloit city 2.55
67 Fox Crossing village 2.54
68 Milwaukee city 2.51
69 Appleton city 2.44
70 Fond du Lac city 2.42
71 Howard village 2.37
71 Little Chute village 2.37
72 Harrison village 2.30
73 Ashwaubenon village 2.22
73 Wausau city 2.22
74 Sun Prairie city 2.16
75 Menasha city 2.15
76 Platteville city 2.12
76 Sheboygan city 2.12
77 Green Bay city 2.07
78 Brown Deer village 2.05
79 Two Rivers city 2.01
80 Monroe city 1.78
81 DeForest village 1.72
82 Bellevue village 1.70
83 Fort Atkinson city 1.69
84 Holmen village 1.67
85 Marshfield city 1.51
86 Chippewa Falls city 1.48
87 Suamico village 1.44
88 Kaukauna city 1.08