Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 1 | 282,005 | 275,204 | 0.61% | 3,394 | 83.1 | City |
| Sun Prairie | 2 | 38,495 | 36,073 | 1.6% | 2,940 | 13.1 | City |
| Fitchburg | 3 | 32,713 | 30,996 | 1.33% | 929 | 35.2 | City |
| Middleton | 4 | 23,336 | 21,859 | 1.61% | 2,482 | 9.4 | City |
| Verona | 5 | 16,388 | 14,096 | 3.62% | 2,096 | 7.8 | City |
| Waunakee | 6 | 15,225 | 14,931 | 0.48% | 2,075 | 7.3 | Village |
| Stoughton | 7 | 12,994 | 13,192 | -0.38% | 2,125 | 6.1 | City |
| Oregon | 8 | 11,828 | 11,219 | 1.3% | 2,612 | 4.5 | Village |
| Windsor | 9 | 9,674 | 8,800 | 2.31% | 352 | 27.5 | Village |
| McFarland | 10 | 9,597 | 9,047 | 1.45% | 1,977 | 4.9 | Village |
| Cottage Grove | 11 | 9,407 | 7,299 | 5.93% | 2,006 | 4.7 | Village |
| Monona | 12 | 8,510 | 8,614 | -0.3% | 2,611 | 3.3 | City |
| Mount Horeb | 13 | 7,754 | 7,760 | -0.03% | 2,391 | 3.2 | Village |
| Cross Plains | 14 | 4,034 | 4,104 | -0.44% | 2,145 | 1.9 | Village |
| Marshall | 15 | 3,816 | 3,792 | 0.16% | 1,781 | 2.1 | Village |
| Belleville | 16 | 2,733 | 2,497 | 2.21% | 1,720 | 1.6 | Village |
| Deerfield | 17 | 2,516 | 2,511 | 0.04% | 1,162 | 2.2 | Village |
| Shorewood Hills | 18 | 2,151 | 2,273 | -1.42% | 2,679 | 0.8 | Village |
| Lake Ripley | 19 | 2,016 | 1,927 | 0.85% | 604 | 3.3 | CDP |
| Mazomanie | 20 | 1,741 | 1,775 | -0.51% | 984 | 1.8 | Village |
| Cambridge | 21 | 1,677 | 1,640 | 0.54% | 1,139 | 1.5 | Village |
| Black Earth | 22 | 1,432 | 1,494 | -1.1% | 1,697 | 0.8 | Village |
| Maple Bluff | 23 | 1,288 | 1,368 | -1.53% | 1,837 | 0.7 | Village |
| Dane | 24 | 1,078 | 1,117 | -0.92% | 910 | 1.2 | Village |
| Lake Koshkonong | 25 | 960 | 958 | -1.84% | 68 | 14.1 | CDP |
| Blue Mounds | 26 | 910 | 945 | -0.98% | 1,033 | 0.9 | Village |
| Rockdale | 27 | 202 | 210 | -0.98% | 719 | 0.3 | Village |
| Fulton | 28 | 43 | 61 | 7.5% | 276 | 0.2 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Madison is the largest city in Dane County.
Fulton is the smallest city in Dane County.
There are 28 cities in Dane County, Wisconsin.