Racial diversity in Wisconsin is a mixed bag.
There are parts of Wisconsin where there’s a high level of diversity. But where will you find the most diverse places in Wisconsin?
To answer that question, we went to the US Census data. Using Saturday Night Science, we measured the Gini coefficient for all 143 cities in Wisconsin to rank them from most to least diverse.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Here are the 10 most diverse places in Wisconsin for 2024:
So what city is the most diverse in Wisconsin? According to the most Census data, Milwaukee took the number one over all spot for diversity in Wisconsin.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. To see where Wisconsin ranked as a state, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in Ameria.
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The 10 Most Diverse Places In Wisconsin For 2024
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Population: 573,299
HHI: 2,980
% White: 33.0%
% African American: 38.1%
% Hispanic: 20.2%
% Asian: 4.7%
More on Milwaukee: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 12,593
HHI: 3,355
% White: 47.4%
% African American: 30.6%
% Hispanic: 5.7%
% Asian: 6.0%
More on Brown Deer: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 77,453
HHI: 3,535
% White: 50.3%
% African American: 21.1%
% Hispanic: 23.4%
% Asian: 0.9%
More on Racine: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 36,642
HHI: 4,151
% White: 59.1%
% African American: 12.8%
% Hispanic: 21.5%
% Asian: 1.0%
More on Beloit: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 29,826
HHI: 4,524
% White: 64.6%
% African American: 7.4%
% Hispanic: 14.0%
% Asian: 8.5%
More on Fitchburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 99,493
HHI: 4,597
% White: 64.3%
% African American: 10.0%
% Hispanic: 18.3%
% Asian: 2.2%
More on Kenosha: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 13,227
HHI: 4,735
% White: 66.0%
% African American: 17.4%
% Hispanic: 4.8%
% Asian: 7.1%
More on Glendale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 106,846
HHI: 4,801
% White: 66.6%
% African American: 4.0%
% Hispanic: 17.1%
% Asian: 4.0%
More on Green Bay: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 49,805
HHI: 5,114
% White: 69.3%
% African American: 3.0%
% Hispanic: 11.9%
% Asian: 12.2%
More on Sheboygan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 37,521
HHI: 5,218
% White: 70.3%
% African American: 5.3%
% Hispanic: 14.3%
% Asian: 5.5%
More on Greenfield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the most diverse cities in Wisconsin for 2024
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census — and Saturday Night Science. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Wisconsin.
That leads us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2018-2022 American Community Survey data from the US Census.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
- Hispanic or Latino
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 143 cities.
We then calculated the HHI for each city by finding the racial breakdown of a city in percent terms, squaring them, and then adding the squares together. This left us with scores ranging from 2,980 (Milwaukee) to 9,307 (Mayville).
Finally, we ranked each city based on the HHI, with a lower score being more diverse than a high score. Milwaukee took the distinction of being the most diverse, while Mayville was the least diverse city.
We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most diverse places in Wisconsin.
Summary: Diversity Across Wisconsin
If you’re looking for a scientific breakdown of diversity across Wisconsin, this is an accurate list.
The most diverse cities in Wisconsin are Milwaukee, Brown Deer, Racine, Beloit, Fitchburg, Kenosha, Glendale, Green Bay, Sheboygan, and Greenfield.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least diverse places in Wisconsin:
- Mayville
- Richfield
- Bristol
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Race By City In Wisconsin For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | HHI | % White | % Black | % Hispanic | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee, WI | 573,299 | 2,980 | 33.0% | 38.1% | 20.2% | 4.7% |
| 2 | Brown Deer, WI | 12,593 | 3,355 | 47.4% | 30.6% | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| 3 | Racine, WI | 77,453 | 3,535 | 50.3% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 0.9% |
| 4 | Beloit, WI | 36,642 | 4,151 | 59.1% | 12.8% | 21.5% | 1.0% |
| 5 | Fitchburg, WI | 29,826 | 4,524 | 64.6% | 7.4% | 14.0% | 8.5% |
| 6 | Kenosha, WI | 99,493 | 4,597 | 64.3% | 10.0% | 18.3% | 2.2% |
| 7 | Glendale, WI | 13,227 | 4,735 | 66.0% | 17.4% | 4.8% | 7.1% |
| 8 | Green Bay, WI | 106,846 | 4,801 | 66.6% | 4.0% | 17.1% | 4.0% |
| 9 | Sheboygan, WI | 49,805 | 5,114 | 69.3% | 3.0% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 10 | Greenfield, WI | 37,521 | 5,218 | 70.3% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 5.5% |
| 11 | Sturtevant, WI | 6,823 | 5,226 | 70.5% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 2.1% |
| 12 | Madison, WI | 268,516 | 5,319 | 71.5% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 8.3% |
| 13 | West Allis, WI | 59,907 | 5,381 | 71.4% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 3.0% |
| 14 | Mount Pleasant, WI | 27,640 | 5,493 | 72.5% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 2.6% |
| 15 | Hobart, WI | 10,130 | 5,575 | 73.6% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| 16 | Shawano, WI | 9,212 | 5,693 | 74.1% | 1.3% | 6.4% | 0.3% |
| 17 | Oak Creek, WI | 36,286 | 5,966 | 76.1% | 3.1% | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| 18 | Sun Prairie, WI | 35,847 | 5,969 | 76.3% | 7.7% | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 19 | Delavan, WI | 8,519 | 6,010 | 73.6% | 0.2% | 24.2% | 0.7% |
| 20 | St. Francis, WI | 9,288 | 6,270 | 77.9% | 7.3% | 12.3% | 1.5% |
| 21 | Greendale, WI | 14,722 | 6,289 | 78.4% | 1.3% | 9.5% | 5.9% |
| 22 | Middleton, WI | 21,864 | 6,330 | 78.8% | 3.0% | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| 23 | Waukesha, WI | 70,945 | 6,360 | 78.7% | 3.2% | 12.0% | 3.0% |
| 24 | Wauwatosa, WI | 47,919 | 6,374 | 79.2% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| 25 | Caledonia, WI | 25,277 | 6,439 | 79.3% | 3.6% | 11.0% | 1.9% |
| 26 | Wausau, WI | 39,906 | 6,499 | 79.7% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 10.7% |
| 27 | South Milwaukee, WI | 20,678 | 6,527 | 79.8% | 2.3% | 11.7% | 0.8% |
| 28 | Cudahy, WI | 18,087 | 6,587 | 80.4% | 2.4% | 8.4% | 2.4% |
| 29 | Whitewater, WI | 15,725 | 6,588 | 80.4% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 2.9% |
| 30 | Brookfield, WI | 41,342 | 6,596 | 80.2% | 0.6% | 3.3% | 11.5% |
| 31 | Bellevue, WI | 16,086 | 6,600 | 80.4% | 0.8% | 10.5% | 3.9% |
| 32 | Menasha, WI | 18,125 | 6,609 | 80.4% | 1.7% | 11.5% | 2.6% |
| 33 | Appleton, WI | 75,133 | 6,617 | 80.7% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 6.2% |
| 34 | Jefferson, WI | 7,778 | 6,637 | 80.1% | 2.1% | 14.3% | 0.2% |
| 35 | Franklin, WI | 36,513 | 6,652 | 81.1% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| 36 | Shorewood, WI | 13,707 | 6,681 | 81.2% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 5.9% |
| 37 | Ashland, WI | 7,903 | 6,766 | 81.8% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| 38 | Fox Point, WI | 6,811 | 6,798 | 81.9% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 6.5% |
| 39 | Hales Corners, WI | 7,677 | 6,814 | 81.7% | 0.7% | 10.8% | 3.3% |
| 40 | Waupun, WI | 11,109 | 6,815 | 81.9% | 6.2% | 7.4% | 1.3% |
| 41 | Deforest, WI | 10,767 | 6,858 | 82.2% | 1.6% | 8.0% | 2.1% |
| 42 | Elkhorn, WI | 10,253 | 6,900 | 82.1% | 1.3% | 12.0% | 0.6% |
| 43 | Fond Du Lac, WI | 44,527 | 6,945 | 82.8% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 2.7% |
| 44 | Edgerton, WI | 5,878 | 6,978 | 82.7% | 0.3% | 11.1% | 1.7% |
| 45 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 38,610 | 6,992 | 83.2% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 46 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 21,373 | 7,025 | 83.2% | 1.9% | 9.0% | 1.9% |
| 47 | Oshkosh, WI | 66,373 | 7,030 | 83.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 48 | Beaver Dam, WI | 16,652 | 7,082 | 83.6% | 2.9% | 8.3% | 1.6% |
| 49 | Manitowoc, WI | 34,500 | 7,137 | 84.1% | 1.8% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| 50 | Cottage Grove, WI | 7,567 | 7,177 | 84.2% | 0.5% | 5.2% | 7.7% |
| 51 | Lake Geneva, WI | 8,335 | 7,204 | 84.0% | 0.9% | 11.8% | 0.5% |
| 52 | Allouez, WI | 14,089 | 7,211 | 84.4% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 1.0% |
| 53 | Burlington, WI | 11,000 | 7,220 | 84.2% | 0.7% | 10.8% | 1.8% |
| 54 | Elm Grove, WI | 6,445 | 7,227 | 84.7% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| 55 | Onalaska, WI | 18,837 | 7,231 | 84.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 6.2% |
| 56 | Ashwaubenon, WI | 16,939 | 7,241 | 84.8% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| 57 | Whitefish Bay, WI | 14,804 | 7,245 | 84.7% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 3.3% |
| 58 | Portage, WI | 10,450 | 7,286 | 84.9% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 0.6% |
| 59 | Sparta, WI | 9,943 | 7,376 | 85.5% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 0.8% |
| 60 | North Fond Du Lac, WI | 5,372 | 7,382 | 85.1% | 0.7% | 11.5% | 0.0% |
| 61 | Germa, WI | 20,885 | 7,414 | 85.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5.3% |
| 62 | Reedsburg, WI | 10,019 | 7,430 | 85.5% | 0.5% | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| 63 | Watertown, WI | 22,978 | 7,435 | 85.5% | 0.5% | 11.2% | 0.2% |
| 64 | Neenah, WI | 27,309 | 7,455 | 86.0% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 2.1% |
| 65 | Rothschild, WI | 5,537 | 7,456 | 85.6% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 10.7% |
| 66 | Janesville, WI | 65,669 | 7,483 | 86.2% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 1.7% |
| 67 | New London, WI | 7,342 | 7,512 | 86.2% | 1.9% | 8.9% | 2.4% |
| 68 | Mukwonago, WI | 8,311 | 7,513 | 86.2% | 0.1% | 7.4% | 3.8% |
| 69 | Eau Claire, WI | 69,098 | 7,568 | 86.7% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 6.0% |
| 70 | Weston, WI | 15,698 | 7,568 | 86.5% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 8.9% |
| 71 | Berlin, WI | 5,537 | 7,600 | 86.5% | 0.4% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| 72 | Kimberly, WI | 7,331 | 7,619 | 87.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 4.9% |
| 73 | Altoona, WI | 8,506 | 7,635 | 87.1% | 0.6% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| 74 | Mequon, WI | 25,102 | 7,639 | 87.2% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| 75 | Hartland, WI | 9,599 | 7,661 | 87.2% | 0.4% | 5.7% | 4.3% |
| 76 | Pewaukee, WI | 15,817 | 7,709 | 87.6% | 1.0% | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| 77 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 18,783 | 7,727 | 87.7% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| 78 | Twin Lakes, WI | 6,341 | 7,730 | 87.3% | 0.8% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 79 | New Berlin, WI | 40,387 | 7,742 | 87.7% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| 80 | Stevens Point, WI | 25,549 | 7,749 | 87.8% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| 81 | Two Rivers, WI | 11,252 | 7,773 | 87.9% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% |
| 82 | Holmen, WI | 10,806 | 7,777 | 87.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 6.1% |
| 83 | Sussex, WI | 11,549 | 7,778 | 87.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 8.1% |
| 84 | Waunakee, WI | 14,794 | 7,826 | 88.2% | 1.8% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| 85 | La Crosse, WI | 52,043 | 7,840 | 88.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| 86 | Grafton, WI | 12,160 | 7,852 | 88.4% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% |
| 87 | Superior, WI | 26,562 | 7,865 | 88.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 88 | Rhinelander, WI | 8,236 | 7,886 | 88.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 89 | Baraboo, WI | 12,541 | 7,928 | 88.8% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 0.2% |
| 90 | De Pere, WI | 25,373 | 7,940 | 89.0% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 2.5% |
| 91 | Fort Atkinson, WI | 12,522 | 7,955 | 88.8% | 0.3% | 7.5% | 0.4% |
| 92 | Lake Mills, WI | 6,280 | 7,977 | 88.9% | 0.7% | 8.8% | 0.5% |
| 93 | Hartford, WI | 15,667 | 7,997 | 89.2% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 0.9% |
| 94 | Verona, WI | 14,040 | 7,998 | 89.3% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 1.0% |
| 95 | West Salem, WI | 5,253 | 8,028 | 89.4% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| 96 | Waterford, WI | 5,587 | 8,033 | 89.4% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| 97 | Kronenwetter, WI | 8,335 | 8,033 | 89.5% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| 98 | Platteville, WI | 11,543 | 8,054 | 89.6% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 99 | Prairie Du Chien, WI | 5,502 | 8,076 | 89.7% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| 100 | Sheboygan Falls, WI | 8,163 | 8,104 | 89.8% | 0.3% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
