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Poverty Rate in Wisconsin, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Wisconsin, ranked. The highest is Menominee County at 21.7% and the lowest is Ozaukee County at 5.0%.

Wisconsin: 10.6% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Wisconsin: 10.4%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Menominee County21.7%
2Milwaukee County17.2%
3Sawyer County15.6%
4Forest County15.2%
5Richland County14.5%
6Adams County14.1%
7Crawford County13.8%
8Green Lake County13.8%
9Langlade County13.5%
10Ashland County13.4%
11Marquette County13.1%
12Rusk County13.1%
13Vernon County13.1%
14Grant County13.0%
15Juneau County13.0%
16Burnett County12.8%
17Jackson County12.4%
18La Crosse County12.4%
19Clark County12.1%
20Lafayette County11.9%
21Price County11.9%
22Eau Claire County11.8%
23Monroe County11.7%
24Washburn County11.5%
25Winnebago County11.3%
26Shawano County11.1%
27Vilas County11.1%
28Barron County11.0%
29Waushara County10.9%
30Douglas County10.8%
31Wood County10.8%
32Dunn County10.7%
33Dane County10.6%
34Lincoln County10.6%
35Iron County10.5%
36Kenosha County10.5%
37Waupaca County10.4%
38Racine County10.3%
39Chippewa County10.2%
40Pepin County10.2%
41Portage County10.1%
42Trempealeau County9.9%
43Bayfield County9.8%
44Marinette County9.8%
45Pierce County9.8%
46Manitowoc County9.6%
47Taylor County9.6%
48Walworth County9.4%
49Rock County9.3%
50Fond du Lac County9.2%
51Brown County9.1%
52Marathon County8.7%
53Dodge County8.5%
54Oneida County8.5%
55Sheboygan County8.5%
56Buffalo County8.4%
57Oconto County8.2%
58Polk County8.2%
59Jefferson County8.1%
60Sauk County8.1%
61Columbia County7.8%
62Door County7.7%
63Green County7.7%
64Iowa County7.6%
65Kewaunee County7.6%
66Florence County7.3%
67St. Croix County6.6%
68Outagamie County6.3%
69Calumet County5.9%
70Washington County5.8%
71Waukesha County5.2%
72Ozaukee County5.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Menominee County is 21.7% with a margin of error of ±6.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Wisconsin ranks 37th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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