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Counties in Wisconsin by median household income (US single-year estimate)

St. Croix County had the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) of 72 counties in 2021, at $94,629. Menominee County had the lowest, at $42,976. The median was $62,706 and the figure for Wisconsin was $67,150. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94,629St. Croix County
Lowest42,976Menominee County
Median62,70672 counties
Wisconsin67,150History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 53,592 USDAshland County: 54,799 USDBarron County: 60,371 USDBayfield County: 63,136 USDBrown County: 67,232 USDBuffalo County: 61,382 USDBurnett County: 56,874 USDCalumet County: 78,666 USDChippewa County: 62,306 USDClark County: 59,258 USDColumbia County: 74,842 USDCrawford County: 57,130 USDDane County: 77,653 USDDodge County: 67,743 USDDoor County: 64,818 USDDouglas County: 58,412 USDDunn County: 64,065 USDEau Claire County: 63,073 USDFlorence County: 62,243 USDFond du Lac County: 69,428 USDForest County: 52,275 USDGrant County: 57,861 USDGreen County: 73,386 USDGreen Lake County: 59,732 USDIowa County: 73,294 USDIron County: 50,731 USDJackson County: 59,478 USDJefferson County: 69,247 USDJuneau County: 57,000 USDKenosha County: 71,051 USDKewaunee County: 71,861 USDLa Crosse County: 62,302 USDLafayette County: 66,719 USDLanglade County: 57,229 USDLincoln County: 62,064 USDManitowoc County: 59,774 USDMarathon County: 74,050 USDMarinette County: 56,942 USDMarquette County: 60,020 USDMenominee County: 42,976 USDMilwaukee County: 56,417 USDMonroe County: 62,742 USDOconto County: 68,480 USDOneida County: 60,679 USDOutagamie County: 73,882 USDOzaukee County: 91,014 USDPepin County: 66,179 USDPierce County: 80,354 USDPolk County: 68,732 USDPortage County: 66,471 USDPrice County: 56,249 USDRacine County: 69,021 USDRichland County: 59,120 USDRock County: 66,383 USDRusk County: 51,585 USDSt. Croix County: 94,629 USDSauk County: 70,254 USDSawyer County: 51,748 USDShawano County: 62,669 USDSheboygan County: 64,133 USDTaylor County: 59,473 USDTrempealeau County: 63,235 USDVernon County: 60,041 USDVilas County: 61,716 USDWalworth County: 70,688 USDWashburn County: 57,536 USDWashington County: 85,266 USDWaukesha County: 94,506 USDWaupaca County: 63,216 USDWaushara County: 57,188 USDWinnebago County: 64,640 USDWood County: 55,946 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

St. Croix County: 94,629 USDSt. Croix County94,629Waukesha County: 94,506 USDWaukesha County94,506Ozaukee County: 91,014 USDOzaukee County91,014Washington County: 85,266 USDWashington County85,266Pierce County: 80,354 USDPierce County80,354Calumet County: 78,666 USDCalumet County78,666Dane County: 77,653 USDDane County77,653Columbia County: 74,842 USDColumbia County74,842Marathon County: 74,050 USDMarathon County74,050Outagamie County: 73,882 USDOutagamie County73,882Green County: 73,386 USDGreen County73,386Iowa County: 73,294 USDIowa County73,294Kewaunee County: 71,861 USDKewaunee County71,861Kenosha County: 71,051 USDKenosha County71,051Walworth County: 70,688 USDWalworth County70,688Sauk County: 70,254 USDSauk County70,254Fond du Lac County: 69,428 USDFond du Lac County69,428Jefferson County: 69,247 USDJefferson County69,247Racine County: 69,021 USDRacine County69,021Polk County: 68,732 USDPolk County68,732Oconto County: 68,480 USDOconto County68,480Dodge County: 67,743 USDDodge County67,743Brown County: 67,232 USDBrown County67,232Lafayette County: 66,719 USDLafayette County66,719Portage County: 66,471 USDPortage County66,471Rock County: 66,383 USDRock County66,383Pepin County: 66,179 USDPepin County66,179Door County: 64,818 USDDoor County64,818Winnebago County: 64,640 USDWinnebago County64,640Sheboygan County: 64,133 USDSheboygan County64,133Dunn County: 64,065 USDDunn County64,065Trempealeau County: 63,235 USDTrempealeau County63,235Waupaca County: 63,216 USDWaupaca County63,216Bayfield County: 63,136 USDBayfield County63,136Eau Claire County: 63,073 USDEau Claire County63,073Monroe County: 62,742 USDMonroe County62,742Shawano County: 62,669 USDShawano County62,669Chippewa County: 62,306 USDChippewa County62,306La Crosse County: 62,302 USDLa Crosse County62,302Florence County: 62,243 USDFlorence County62,243St. Croix County: 94,629 USDSt. Croix County94,629Waukesha County: 94,506 USDWaukesha County94,506Ozaukee County: 91,014 USDOzaukee County91,014Washington County: 85,266 USDWashington County85,266Pierce County: 80,354 USDPierce County80,354Calumet County: 78,666 USDCalumet County78,666Dane County: 77,653 USDDane County77,653Columbia County: 74,842 USDColumbia County74,842Marathon County: 74,050 USDMarathon County74,050Outagamie County: 73,882 USDOutagamie County73,882Green County: 73,386 USDGreen County73,386Iowa County: 73,294 USDIowa County73,294Kewaunee County: 71,861 USDKewaunee County71,861Kenosha County: 71,051 USDKenosha County71,051Walworth County: 70,688 USDWalworth County70,688Sauk County: 70,254 USDSauk County70,254Fond du Lac County: 69,428 USDFond du Lac County69,428Jefferson County: 69,247 USDJefferson County69,247Racine County: 69,021 USDRacine County69,021Polk County: 68,732 USDPolk County68,732Oconto County: 68,480 USDOconto County68,480Dodge County: 67,743 USDDodge County67,743Brown County: 67,232 USDBrown County67,232Lafayette County: 66,719 USDLafayette County66,719Portage County: 66,471 USDPortage County66,471Rock County: 66,383 USDRock County66,383Pepin County: 66,179 USDPepin County66,179Door County: 64,818 USDDoor County64,818Winnebago County: 64,640 USDWinnebago County64,640Sheboygan County: 64,133 USDSheboygan County64,133Dunn County: 64,065 USDDunn County64,065Trempealeau County: 63,235 USDTrempealeau County63,235Waupaca County: 63,216 USDWaupaca County63,216Bayfield County: 63,136 USDBayfield County63,136Eau Claire County: 63,073 USDEau Claire County63,073Monroe County: 62,742 USDMonroe County62,742Shawano County: 62,669 USDShawano County62,669Chippewa County: 62,306 USDChippewa County62,306La Crosse County: 62,302 USDLa Crosse County62,302Florence County: 62,243 USDFlorence County62,243
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1St. Croix County94,629+14.3%
2Waukesha County94,506+2.3%
3Ozaukee County91,014+9.3%
4Washington County85,266+4.4%
5Pierce County80,354-0.2%
6Calumet County78,666-0.5%
7Dane County77,653+3.8%
8Columbia County74,842+0.1%
9Marathon County74,050+10.4%
10Outagamie County73,882+4.5%
11Green County73,386-3%
12Iowa County73,294-2.4%
13Kewaunee County71,861+4%
14Kenosha County71,051+1%
15Walworth County70,688+4.5%
16Sauk County70,254+6.9%
17Fond du Lac County69,428+0.2%
18Jefferson County69,247-3.5%
19Racine County69,021+3.7%
20Polk County68,732+5.3%
21Oconto County68,480+3.8%
22Dodge County67,743+3.4%
23Brown County67,232+3.6%
24Lafayette County66,719+2.3%
25Portage County66,471-1.1%
26Rock County66,383+0.4%
27Pepin County66,179+1.7%
28Door County64,818+5.7%
29Winnebago County64,640-0%
30Sheboygan County64,1330%
31Dunn County64,065+3.5%
32Trempealeau County63,235+5.8%
33Waupaca County63,216-5.8%
34Bayfield County63,136+8.4%
35Eau Claire County63,073-6.4%
36Monroe County62,742-1.5%
37Shawano County62,669+7.9%
38Chippewa County62,306-0.9%
39La Crosse County62,302-1.6%
40Florence County62,243+23.4%
41Lincoln County62,064+1.6%
42Vilas County61,716+13%
43Buffalo County61,382+8.4%
44Oneida County60,679+1.8%
45Barron County60,371+9.8%
46Vernon County60,041+6.2%
47Marquette County60,020+14.4%
48Manitowoc County59,774-4.7%
49Green Lake County59,732-2.7%
50Jackson County59,478+4%
51Taylor County59,473+7.4%
52Clark County59,258+6.2%
53Richland County59,120+9.5%
54Douglas County58,412-4.1%
55Grant County57,861+3.7%
56Washburn County57,536+6.3%
57Langlade County57,229+3.6%
58Waushara County57,188-3%
59Crawford County57,130+7.2%
60Juneau County57,000+1.7%
61Marinette County56,942+1.3%
62Burnett County56,874-1.8%
63Milwaukee County56,417+7.9%
64Price County56,249+19.2%
65Wood County55,946+3.3%
66Ashland County54,799+5.2%
67Adams County53,592+2.9%
68Forest County52,275-4.2%
69Sawyer County51,748+2.8%
70Rusk County51,585+1.3%
71Iron County50,731+4.4%
72Menominee County42,976+3.9%

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Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Counties in Wisconsin by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Wisconsin by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Counties in Wisconsin by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/wisconsin-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Counties in Wisconsin by median household income (US single-year estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income-single-year-us/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

St. Croix County, with $94,629 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income (US single-year estimate)?

Menominee County, with $42,976 in 2021.

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