Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Wisconsin White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 32.57%. Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Whitefish Bay village had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (82.57%), followed by Shorewood village (80.46%), and Mequon city (71.36%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Wisconsin cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Wisconsin cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Whitefish Bay village
Shorewood village
Mequon city
Fitchburg city
Middleton city
Wauwatosa city
Glendale city
Madison city
Waunakee village
Cedarburg city
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Whitefish Bay village 82.57
2 Shorewood village 80.46
3 Mequon city 71.36
4 Fitchburg city 64.09
5 Middleton city 63.49
6 Wauwatosa city 62.16
7 Glendale city 62.08
8 Madison city 60.91
9 Waunakee village 60.57
10 Cedarburg city 59.98
11 Brookfield city 59.72
12 Verona city 59.02
13 Pewaukee city 53.20
14 Oregon village 50.61
15 Sun Prairie city 49.77
16 Brown Deer village 47.36
17 Menomonee Falls village 46.74
18 Sussex village 46.71
19 Greendale village 46.57
20 Hudson city 45.83
21 Germantown village 45.58
22 Richfield village 45.38
23 New Berlin city 45.26
24 Oconomowoc city 44.70
25 Grafton village 44.12
26 Franklin city 43.04
27 Waukesha city 42.20
28 Muskego city 41.74
29 River Falls city 41.02
30 Allouez village 39.76
31 Onalaska city 39.68
32 De Pere city 39.62
33 Menomonie city 39.45
34 Platteville city 39.03
35 Harrison village 39.02
36 DeForest village 38.87
37 Stevens Point city 38.59
38 Suamico village 38.39
39 Pleasant Prairie village 38.19
40 Plover village 38.06
41 Milwaukee city 37.58
42 Appleton city 37.24
43 Oak Creek city 37.20
44 Port Washington city 36.61
45 Whitewater city 36.42
46 Stoughton city 36.27
47 La Crosse city 35.33
48 Mount Pleasant village 34.61
49 Ashwaubenon village 34.08
50 Howard village 33.80
51 Eau Claire city 33.56
52 Neenah city 32.55
53 Wausau city 32.22
54 Caledonia village 32.05
55 Fox Crossing village 30.90
56 Holmen village 30.47
57 Greenfield city 29.32
58 Bellevue village 29.02
59 West Bend city 28.93
60 Kenosha city 28.60
61 Fort Atkinson city 28.42
62 Superior city 28.33
63 Oshkosh city 28.26
64 Hartford city 27.97
65 Salem Lakes village 27.73
66 Baraboo city 27.04
67 Green Bay city 27.03
68 Janesville city 26.93
69 Cudahy city 26.83
70 Burlington city 26.19
71 Elkhorn city 26.15
72 Little Chute village 25.86
73 South Milwaukee city 25.59
74 Marshfield city 25.58
75 West Allis city 25.55
76 Kaukauna city 24.43
77 Menasha city 24.20
78 Manitowoc city 24.17
79 Racine city 23.82
80 Sheboygan city 23.24
81 Chippewa Falls city 22.64
81 Fond du Lac city 22.64
82 Beaver Dam city 22.43
83 Weston village 21.86
84 Monroe city 21.55
85 Beloit city 20.94
86 Two Rivers city 20.32
87 Watertown city 19.32
88 Marinette city 19.19
89 Waupun city 17.87
90 Portage city 16.47
91 Wisconsin Rapids city 15.80