The 10 Whitest Cities In Wisconsin For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in Wisconsin are whiter than wonder bread.

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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Wisconsin?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Badger State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Wisconsin for 2022.

Here are the 10 whites places in Wisconsin for 2022:

  1. Merrill
  2. Jackson
  3. Waupaca
  4. New Richmond
  5. Richfield
  6. Delafield
  7. Waterford
  8. Stoughton
  9. Kaukauna
  10. Suamico

What is the whitest city in Wisconsin for 2022? According to the most recent census data Merrill ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Milwaukee is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Wisconsin For 2022

1. Merrill

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 9,081
% White: 96.58%
More on Merrill: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Merrill, WI

2. Jackson

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,149
% White: 96.27%
More on Jackson: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Jackson, WI

3. Waupaca

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,916
% White: 96.13%
More on Waupaca: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Waupaca, WI

4. New Richmond

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 9,212
% White: 95.61%
More on New Richmond: Real Estate | Data | Photos

New Richmond, WI

5. Richfield

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 11,782
% White: 95.48%
More on Richfield: Real Estate | Data

6. Delafield

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 7,541
% White: 95.44%
More on Delafield: Real Estate | Data

7. Waterford

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,520
% White: 95.43%
More on Waterford: Real Estate | Data

8. Stoughton

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 13,146
% White: 95.31%
More on Stoughton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Stoughton, WI

9. Kaukauna

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 16,165
% White: 94.68%
More on Kaukauna: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Kaukauna, WI

10. Suamico

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,890
% White: 94.54%
More on Suamico: Real Estate | Data

Suamico, WI

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Wisconsin for 2022

In order to rank the whitest places in Wisconsin, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Wisconsin.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 135 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 96.6% to 34.0%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Merrill took the distinction of being the most White, while Milwaukee was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Wisconsin ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Wisconsin

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Wisconsin according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Wisconsin:

  1. Milwaukee
  2. Racine
  3. Brown Deer

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Merrill 96.58% 9,081
2 Jackson 96.27% 7,149
3 Waupaca 96.13% 5,916
4 New Richmond 95.61% 9,212
5 Richfield 95.48% 11,782
6 Delafield 95.44% 7,541
7 Waterford 95.43% 5,520
8 Stoughton 95.31% 13,146
9 Kaukauna 94.68% 16,165
10 Suamico 94.54% 12,890
11 Marinette 94.38% 10,566
12 Muskego 94.28% 25,077
13 Rice Lake 94.28% 8,420
14 Milton 93.73% 5,594
15 Cedarburg 93.69% 11,592
16 Oconomowoc 93.62% 16,931
17 Rothschild 93.55% 5,286
18 Monroe 93.44% 10,573
19 Howard 93.27% 19,879
20 Plymouth 93.22% 8,654
21 Ripon 93.21% 7,802
22 Antigo 92.88% 7,779
23 Lake Hallie 92.86% 6,710
24 West Bend 92.16% 31,587
25 Grafton 92.01% 11,718
26 River Falls 91.81% 15,870
27 Mcfarland 91.81% 8,845
28 Twin Lakes 91.57% 6,134
29 Menomonie 91.53% 16,479
30 Waunakee 91.4% 13,903
31 Port Washington 90.84% 11,881
32 Hudson 90.77% 13,912
33 Prairie Du Chien 90.7% 5,605
34 Platteville 90.57% 12,113
35 Marshfield 90.33% 18,214
36 Pewaukee 90.31% 8,139
37 Rhinelander 90.27% 7,617
38 De Pere 90.26% 25,009
39 New London 90.24% 7,121
40 New Berlin 90.07% 39,794
41 Cottage Grove 89.97% 7,086
42 Hartland 89.95% 9,317
43 Verona 89.95% 13,215
44 Baraboo 89.94% 12,133
45 Monona 89.78% 8,141
46 Fort Atkinson 89.67% 12,455
47 Pewaukee 89.56% 14,561
48 Sheboygan Falls 89.5% 7,898
49 Plover 89.5% 12,981
50 Chippewa Falls 89.48% 14,197
51 Hartford 89.37% 15,228
52 Little Chute 89.06% 11,704
53 Kronenwetter 89.03% 7,891
54 La Crosse 88.99% 51,543
55 Superior 88.94% 26,260
56 Oregon 88.9% 10,513
57 Sturgeon Bay 88.73% 8,927
58 Sparta 88.62% 9,751
59 Two Rivers 88.37% 11,079
60 Waupun 88.31% 11,264
61 Holmen 88.04% 10,023
62 Neenah 88.02% 26,083
63 Sussex 87.91% 10,884
64 Elm Grove 87.61% 6,156
65 Eau Claire 87.58% 68,720
66 Stevens Point 87.57% 26,144
67 Altoona 87.55% 7,769
68 Mukwonago 87.48% 8,142
69 Janesville 87.46% 64,415
70 Mequon 87.17% 24,357
71 Kimberly 86.95% 6,804
72 Mount Horeb 86.82% 7,494
73 Edgerton 86.77% 5,594
74 Tomah 86.61% 9,342
75 Portage 86.6% 10,412
76 Reedsburg 86.4% 9,508
77 Berlin 86.25% 5,410
78 Weston 86.04% 15,139
79 Jefferson 85.98% 8,011
80 Lake Geneva 85.9% 7,872
81 Ashwaubenon 85.79% 17,130
82 Beaver Dam 85.77% 16,322
83 Oshkosh 85.77% 66,753
84 Germa 85.72% 20,142
85 Wisconsin Rapids 85.52% 17,691
86 Burlington 84.91% 10,911
87 Menomonee Falls 84.74% 37,611
88 Watertown 84.57% 23,561
89 Pleasant Prairie 84.48% 20,969
90 Shorewood 84.31% 13,248
91 Lake Mills 84.25% 5,936
92 Manitowoc 84.04% 32,558
93 Onalaska 84.03% 18,814
94 Cudahy 83.79% 18,211
95 Fond Du Lac 83.22% 42,944
96 Whitefish Bay 83.12% 13,890
97 Deforest 83.04% 10,473
98 Ashland 82.78% 7,841
99 Elkhorn 82.5% 10,034
100 Wauwatosa 82.43% 48,143

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in Wisconsin.

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