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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 481.13K people in Wisconsin with Polish ancestry (8.19% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Plover village had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (30.40%), followed by Stevens Point city (24.46%), and Cudahy city (22.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Plover village
Stevens Point city
Cudahy city
Greendale village
Franklin city
Muskego city
Weston village
South Milwaukee city
Greenfield city
Oak Creek city
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Plover village 30.40
2 Stevens Point city 24.46
3 Cudahy city 22.45
4 Greendale village 21.53
5 Franklin city 21.19
6 Muskego city 19.84
7 Weston village 19.43
8 South Milwaukee city 18.84
9 Greenfield city 16.95
10 Oak Creek city 16.70
11 New Berlin city 15.75
12 Germantown village 13.60
13 Pewaukee city 13.37
14 Wisconsin Rapids city 13.29
15 West Allis city 12.90
16 Sussex village 12.46
17 Hartford city 12.20
18 Wausau city 12.10
19 De Pere city 12.07
20 Howard village 11.68
21 Salem Lakes village 11.21
22 Fox Crossing village 11.03
23 West Bend city 10.95
24 Waukesha city 10.67
25 Brookfield city 10.66
26 Cedarburg city 10.56
27 Bellevue village 10.52
28 Richfield village 10.49
29 Whitefish Bay village 10.48
30 Suamico village 10.33
31 Caledonia village 10.32
32 Pleasant Prairie village 10.29
33 Marinette city 10.16
34 Manitowoc city 9.91
35 Menomonee Falls village 9.85
36 Wauwatosa city 9.80
37 Two Rivers city 9.67
38 Oconomowoc city 9.63
39 Glendale city 9.56
40 Shorewood village 9.46
41 Marshfield city 9.43
42 Fort Atkinson city 8.77
43 Port Washington city 8.60
44 Mequon city 8.51
45 Green Bay city 8.02
46 Elkhorn city 7.80
47 Superior city 7.73
48 Grafton village 7.57
49 Oshkosh city 7.55
50 Appleton city 7.52
51 Beaver Dam city 7.39
52 Harrison village 7.35
53 Allouez village 7.33
54 Platteville city 7.21
55 Mount Pleasant village 7.20
56 Watertown city 7.03
57 Holmen village 6.91
58 Baraboo city 6.72
59 Burlington city 6.64
59 Menasha city 6.64
60 Portage city 6.55
61 Ashwaubenon village 6.53
62 Sun Prairie city 6.39
63 Neenah city 6.36
64 Whitewater city 6.23
65 Menomonie city 6.13
66 Milwaukee city 5.91
67 Waunakee village 5.76
68 Eau Claire city 5.74
69 Kenosha city 5.58
69 La Crosse city 5.58
70 Racine city 5.53
71 Hudson city 5.52
72 Madison city 5.46
73 Onalaska city 5.28
74 Middleton city 5.27
75 Fond du Lac city 5.14
76 Stoughton city 5.09
77 Chippewa Falls city 4.81
78 Brown Deer village 4.76
79 Oregon village 4.41
80 Little Chute village 4.39
81 Fitchburg city 4.17
82 DeForest village 4.06
83 River Falls city 3.72
84 Kaukauna city 3.66
85 Verona city 3.54
86 Janesville city 3.49
87 Sheboygan city 3.45
88 Monroe city 2.57
89 Beloit city 2.56
90 Waupun city 2.32