# Counties in Wisconsin by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 72 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/wisconsin-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Menominee County | 38.5 |
| 2 | Milwaukee County | 23.5 |
| 3 | Rusk County | 23 |
| 4 | Forest County | 22.4 |
| 5 | Vernon County | 19.5 |
| 6 | Clark County | 19.1 |
| 7 | Lafayette County | 18.7 |
| 8 | Langlade County | 18.2 |
| 9 | Racine County | 18.1 |
| 10 | Bayfield County | 17.9 |
| 11 | Price County | 17.8 |
| 12 | Ashland County | 17.7 |
| 13 | Florence County | 17.3 |
| 14 | Green Lake County | 17.1 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 17 |
| 15 | Richland County | 17 |
| 15 | Sawyer County | 17 |
| 18 | Crawford County | 16.7 |
| 19 | Pepin County | 16.3 |
| 20 | Adams County | 16 |
| 20 | Burnett County | 16 |
| 20 | Vilas County | 16 |
| 23 | Iron County | 15.8 |
| 24 | Marquette County | 15.3 |
| 25 | Washburn County | 15.2 |
| 26 | Marinette County | 15.1 |
| 27 | Waushara County | 14.7 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 14.5 |
| 29 | Shawano County | 14.4 |
| 30 | Douglas County | 13.9 |
| 31 | Barron County | 13.7 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 13.6 |
| 33 | Juneau County | 13.2 |
| 33 | Rock County | 13.2 |
| 35 | Grant County | 13.1 |
| 36 | Wood County | 13 |
| 37 | Chippewa County | 12.3 |
| 37 | Dunn County | 12.3 |
| 39 | Winnebago County | 11.4 |
| 40 | Oneida County | 11.3 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 11.2 |
| 41 | Manitowoc County | 11.2 |
| 43 | Trempealeau County | 11 |
| 44 | Polk County | 10.9 |
| 45 | Oconto County | 10.7 |
| 46 | Buffalo County | 10.6 |
| 46 | Eau Claire County | 10.6 |
| 48 | Kenosha County | 10.5 |
| 49 | Waupaca County | 10.2 |
| 50 | Dodge County | 9.7 |
| 50 | Fond du Lac County | 9.7 |
| 50 | Sauk County | 9.7 |
| 53 | Green County | 9.4 |
| 53 | Iowa County | 9.4 |
| 53 | Sheboygan County | 9.4 |
| 56 | Portage County | 9.1 |
| 57 | La Crosse County | 9 |
| 58 | Brown County | 8.8 |
| 59 | Door County | 8.7 |
| 60 | Marathon County | 8.4 |
| 61 | Kewaunee County | 7.7 |
| 62 | Jefferson County | 7.4 |
| 63 | Walworth County | 7.2 |
| 64 | Columbia County | 7.1 |
| 65 | Outagamie County | 6.9 |
| 66 | Dane County | 6.6 |
| 67 | Pierce County | 6 |
| 68 | Calumet County | 5.7 |
| 69 | Washington County | 5.4 |
| 70 | St. Croix County | 5.3 |
| 71 | Waukesha County | 4.1 |
| 72 | Ozaukee County | 3.9 |