South Wisconsin Cities

City
Rank
County
2026 Pop. ↓
Madison1Dane County288,589
Janesville2Rock County67,140
Sun Prairie3Dane County39,999
Beloit4Rock County36,636
Fitchburg5Dane County35,342
Middleton6Dane County23,230
Watertown7Dodge County22,644
Verona8Dane County17,512
Waunakee9Dane County16,755
Beaver Dam10Dodge County16,490
Hudson11St. Croix County15,056
DeForest12Columbia County13,441
Stoughton13Dane County13,237
Oregon14Dane County12,166
New Richmond15St. Croix County11,158
Waupun16Dodge County11,050
Monroe17Green County10,571
Windsor18Dane County10,377
Portage19Columbia County9,799
Cottage Grove20Dane County9,317
McFarland21Dane County9,178
Monona22Dane County8,644
Mount Horeb23Dane County7,730
Edgerton24Rock County6,171
Milton25Rock County6,043
Evansville26Rock County5,863
Columbus27Columbia County5,372
Lake Wisconsin28Columbia County5,250
Mayville29Dodge County5,191
Baldwin30St. Croix County4,356
Prairie du Sac31Columbia County4,302
Cross Plains32Dane County4,198
Horicon33Dodge County3,949
North Hudson34St. Croix County3,800
Marshall35Dane County3,682
Somerset36St. Croix County3,492
Brodhead37Green County3,206
Lodi38Columbia County3,189
Wisconsin Dells39Columbia County3,184
Poynette40Columbia County2,981
Belleville41Dane County2,735
Juneau42Dodge County2,719
Lomira43Dodge County2,685
Deerfield44Dane County2,650
Roberts45St. Croix County2,625
Clinton46Rock County2,359
Pardeeville47Columbia County2,293
New Glarus48Green County2,266
Shorewood Hills49Dane County2,131
Lake Ripley50Dane County2,017
Fall River51Columbia County1,851
Hammond52St. Croix County1,847
Randolph53Columbia County1,763
Mazomanie54Dane County1,744
Fox Lake55Dodge County1,707
Cambridge56Dane County1,690
Orfordville57Rock County1,650
West Baraboo58Columbia County1,562
Brooklyn59Green County1,549
Black Earth60Dane County1,526
Woodville61St. Croix County1,389
Theresa62Dodge County1,354
Maple Bluff63Dane County1,290
Glenwood City64St. Croix County1,243
Monticello65Green County1,171
Rio66Columbia County1,123
Ashippun67Dodge County1,119
Dane68Dane County1,116
Albany69Green County1,085
Hustisford70Dodge County1,071
Lake Koshkonong71Dane County932
Iron Ridge72Dodge County921
Footville73Rock County913
Kekoskee74Dodge County910
Blue Mounds75Dane County884
Arlington76Columbia County855
Cambria77Columbia County763
Reeseville78Dodge County762
Wyocena79Columbia County725
Brownsville80Dodge County680
Neosho81Dodge County574
Oconomowoc Lake82Dodge County569
Clyman83Dodge County391
Juda84Green County388
Friesland85Columbia County316
Lowell86Dodge County294
Lac La Belle87Dodge County273
Burnett88Dodge County271
Doylestown89Columbia County270
Browntown90Green County242
Deer Park91St. Croix County241
Allens Grove92Rock County218
Wilson93St. Croix County200
Rockdale94Dane County199
Shopiere95Rock County174
Dekorra96Columbia County169
Rubicon97Dodge County145
Hanover98Rock County134
Fulton99Dane County64
Houlton100St. Croix County41
Lebanon101Dodge County39

About South Wisconsin

Dane County, Rock County, St. Croix County, Dodge County, Columbia County, and Green County are the counties generally considered part of South Wisconsin.

Sources

  1. US Census: 2025 Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024