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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 614.20K people in Wisconsin with Irish ancestry (10.46% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Middleton city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (17.61%), followed by Whitefish Bay village (17.45%), and Shorewood village (17.35%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Middleton city
Whitefish Bay village
Shorewood village
Oregon village
Pewaukee city
Janesville city
Portage city
Cedarburg city
Holmen village
Wauwatosa city
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Middleton city 17.61
2 Whitefish Bay village 17.45
3 Shorewood village 17.35
4 Oregon village 17.22
5 Pewaukee city 16.09
6 Janesville city 15.41
7 Portage city 15.33
8 Cedarburg city 15.23
9 Holmen village 15.20
10 Wauwatosa city 14.76
11 River Falls city 14.68
12 Onalaska city 14.62
13 Baraboo city 14.59
14 Chippewa Falls city 14.19
15 Sussex village 14.07
16 Waunakee village 13.96
17 Sun Prairie city 13.89
18 Brookfield city 13.73
19 Muskego city 13.72
20 Watertown city 13.54
21 La Crosse city 13.05
22 Elkhorn city 13.00
23 Menomonie city 12.98
24 De Pere city 12.96
25 Richfield village 12.92
26 Greendale village 12.89
27 Stoughton city 12.72
28 Suamico village 12.71
29 Grafton village 12.57
30 Verona city 12.52
31 Whitewater city 12.22
32 New Berlin city 12.13
32 Waukesha city 12.13
33 Ashwaubenon village 12.06
34 Madison city 12.03
35 Salem Lakes village 11.96
36 Fond du Lac city 11.67
37 Monroe city 11.56
37 West Bend city 11.56
38 Pleasant Prairie village 11.55
39 Fort Atkinson city 11.43
40 Menasha city 11.39
41 Oconomowoc city 11.38
42 Superior city 11.28
43 Cudahy city 11.21
43 Stevens Point city 11.21
43 Wisconsin Rapids city 11.21
44 Allouez village 11.20
45 Mequon city 11.10
46 Burlington city 11.06
47 Hudson city 11.01
48 Platteville city 10.98
49 Appleton city 10.82
50 Eau Claire city 10.76
51 Mount Pleasant village 10.74
52 Kaukauna city 10.58
53 Menomonee Falls village 10.49
53 South Milwaukee city 10.49
54 Fox Crossing village 10.40
55 Franklin city 10.35
56 Neenah city 10.22
57 Kenosha city 10.21
58 Howard village 10.13
59 DeForest village 10.10
60 Plover village 9.98
61 Fitchburg city 9.96
62 Beloit city 9.82
63 Oshkosh city 9.65
64 Hartford city 9.58
65 Caledonia village 9.44
65 Germantown village 9.44
66 Manitowoc city 9.32
67 Oak Creek city 9.28
68 Marinette city 9.15
68 West Allis city 9.15
69 Port Washington city 8.76
70 Glendale city 8.73
71 Weston village 8.57
72 Beaver Dam city 8.56
73 Green Bay city 8.48
74 Marshfield city 8.41
75 Greenfield city 8.33
76 Racine city 8.17
77 Harrison village 7.88
78 Sheboygan city 7.77
79 Brown Deer village 7.18
80 Wausau city 7.13
81 Bellevue village 6.86
82 Little Chute village 6.06
83 Two Rivers city 5.67
84 Milwaukee city 5.57
85 Waupun city 3.93