Italian Population in Fond du Lac County, WI by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Italian population in Fond du Lac County, WI is recorded at 2,799 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Fond du Lac County - including Fond Du Lac, Waupun, Ripon, and others - report non-zero figures, reflecting a broad and distributed Italian presence. However, the combined population across these cities exceeds the official county total - a likely result of rounding differences or sampling variations in small-population census data. The analysis below explores how Italian communities are spread across Fond du Lac County, WI and comparable counties throughout Wisconsin.

Top 5 cities with the largest Italian population in Fond du Lac County

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  • 1
    Fond Du Lac
    Italian population in Fond Du Lac is 1,465
    3.29% of Fond Du Lac population is Italian
  • 2
    Waupun
    Italian population in Waupun is 403
    3.58% of Waupun population is Italian
  • 3
    Ripon
    Italian population in Ripon is 293
    3.76% of Ripon population is Italian
  • 4
    Forest town
    Italian population in Forest town is 147
    11.68% of Forest town population is Italian
  • 5
    Fond du Lac town
    Italian population in Fond du Lac town is 108
    2.92% of Fond du Lac town population is Italian

Overview of Italian population in Fond du Lac County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Fond du Lac County contains 2,799 Italian residents (2.7% of 104,053 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 78th percentile nationally among counties and 76th percentile within Wisconsin for Italian demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Fond du Lac County's Italian population of 2.7% remains below Wisconsin's state average of 3.4% and the national average of 4.9%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey show Fond du Lac County's 2,799 Italian residents constitute 1.4% of Wisconsin's total Italian population of 202,088.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicates Fond du Lac County's density of 3.9 Italian Americans per square mile corresponds to Wisconsin's state average, aligning the county with state demographic distribution patterns.
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31 Cities in Fond du Lac County Ranked by Italian Population

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ACS data [1] show Italian populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Fond Du Lac, Waupun, Ripon, and Forest town. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 31 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Fond du Lac County, WI ranked by Italian population count
Rank by Italian Population
City
Italian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Fond du Lac County Italian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Fond Du Lac 1,465 3.29% 52.34%
2 Waupun 403 3.58% 14.40%
3 Ripon 293 3.76% 10.47%
4 Forest town 147 11.68% 5.25%
5 Fond du Lac town 108 2.92% 3.86%
6 North Fond Du Lac 92 1.71% 3.29%
7 Friendship town 86 3.13% 3.07%
8 75 3.68% 2.68%
9 60 2.92% 2.14%
10 49 2.69% 1.75%
11 40 2.77% 1.43%
12 35 4.57% 1.25%
12 35 0.76% 1.25%
13 25 2.74% 0.89%
14 24 2.17% 0.86%
15 23 1.38% 0.82%
15 23 1.79% 0.82%
15 23 3.16% 0.82%
16 22 1.22% 0.79%
17 20 0.72% 0.71%
18 18 1.79% 0.64%
19 17 1.47% 0.61%
20 16 1.64% 0.57%
21 12 1.15% 0.43%
21 12 1.72% 0.43%
22 7 0.55% 0.25%
23 5 0.28% 0.18%
23 5 0.41% 0.18%
24 3 0.44% 0.11%
25 0 - -
25 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Fond du Lac County, WI by their Italian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Italian population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Italian ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Italian alone, while others identify as Italian along with another race (such as Italian and German).
  • We’ve used the “Italian alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Italian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Italian alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Italian .
  2. % of Total Fond du Lac County Italian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Italian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Italian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Italian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Italian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.