Wisconsin's self-promotion as "America's Dairyland" sometimes leads to a mistaken impression that it is an exclusively rural state. In fact, however, Wisconsin contains cities and towns of all sizes. Milwaukee is slightly larger than Boston and part of a largely developed string of cities that stretches down the western edge of Lake Michigan into greater Chicago and also into northwestern Indiana. Milwaukee is also the 19th-largest city in the country, with around 596,000 inhabitants. This string of cities along the western edge of Lake Michigan is generally considered to be an example of a megalopolis. Madison's triple identity as state capital, university town and working city gives it a cultural richness unusual in a city its size. Madison is also a very fast-growing city, that has around 260,000 people. Medium-size cities dot the state and anchor a network of working farms surrounding them.

Ashland County
Ashland
Butternut
Mellen

Barron County
Barron
Cumberland
Rice Lake

Bayfield County
Ashland
Bayfield
Washburn

Brown County
Allouez
De Pere
Green Bay

Buffalo County
Buffalo City
Milton
Mondovi

Burnett County
Grantsburg
Jackson
Siren

Calumet County
Appleton
Kaukauna
Menasha

Chippewa County
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Howard

Clark County
Mayville
Neillsville
Weston

Columbia County
Columbus
Lodi
Portage

Crawford County
Prairie du Chien
Soldiers Grove
Wauzeka

Dane County
Fitchburg
Madison
Sun Prairie

Dodge County
Beaver Dam
Hartford
Watertown

Door County
Sister Bay
Sturgeon Bay
Whitefish Bay

Douglas County
Allouez
Lake Nebagamon
Superior

Dunn County
Colfax
Menomonie
Weston

Eau Claire County
Altoona
Augusta
Eau Claire

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac
Marshfield
Waupun

Forest County
Crandon

Grant County
Lancaster
Platteville
Waterloo

Green County
Brodhead
Jefferson
Monroe

Green Lake County
Berlin
Markesan
Princeton

Iowa County
Dodgeville
Mineral Point
Pulaski

Jackson County
Black River Falls
Franklin
Jackson

Jefferson County
Fort Atkinson
Watertown
Whitewater

Juneau County
Germantown
Mauston
Plymouth

Kenosha County
Kenosha
Pleasant Prairie
Twin Lakes

Kewaunee County
Algoma
Franklin
Kewaunee

La Crosse County
Greenfield
La Crosse
Onalaska

Lafayette County
Cuba City
Darlington
Shullsburg

Langlade County
Antigo
White Lake

Lincoln County
Merrill
Tomahawk
Wilson

Manitowoc County
Franklin
Manitowoc
Two Rivers

Marathon County
Marshfield
Wausau
Weston

Marinette County
Marinette
Niagara
Peshtigo

Marquette County
Montello
Oxford
Westfield

Menominee County
Keshena
Neopit

Milwaukee County
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
West Allis

Monroe County
Glendale
Greenfield
Monroe

Oconto County
Oconto
Oconto Falls
Pulaski

Oneida County
Oneida
Rhinelander

Outagamie County
Appleton
Howard
Kaukauna

Ozaukee County
Cedarburg
Mequon
Port Washington

Pepin County
Albany
Durand
Pepin

Pierce County
Hartland
Prescott
River Falls

Polk County
Amery
Frederic
Osceola

Price County
Park Falls
Phillips
Prentice

Racine County
Burlington
Mukwonago
Racine

Richland County
Germantown
Marshall
Richland Center

Rock County
Beloit
Janesville
Plymouth

Rusk County
Big Bend
Ladysmith
Marshall

Sauk County
Baraboo
Franklin
Greenfield

Sawyer County
Hayward
New Post
Winter

Shawano County
Hartland
Pulaski
Shawano

Sheboygan County
Franklin
Plymouth
Sheboygan

St. Croix County
Hudson
New Richmond
River Falls

Taylor County
Cleveland
Greenwood
Medford

Trempealeau County
Arcadia
Osseo
Whitehall

Vernon County
Franklin
Jefferson
Viroqua

Vilas County
Eagle River
Lac du Flambeau

Walworth County
Burlington
Delavan
Whitewater

Washburn County
Shell Lake
Spooner
Washburn

Washington County
Germantown
Milwaukee
West Bend

Waukesha County
Brookfield
Milwaukee
Waukesha

Waupaca County
Clintonville
New London
Waupaca

Waushara County
Berlin
Silver Lake
Wautoma

Winnebago County
Appleton
Neenah
Oshkosh

Wood County
Marshfield
Nekoosa
Wisconsin Rapids