# Cities in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 98 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Whitewater, WI | 26.8 |
| 2 | Platteville, WI | 23.9 |
| 3 | Milwaukee, WI | 22.8 |
| 4 | La Crosse, WI | 21.4 |
| 5 | Racine, WI | 18.2 |
| 6 | Menomonie, WI | 17.7 |
| 7 | Oshkosh, WI | 17.5 |
| 8 | Waupun, WI | 16.6 |
| 9 | Stevens Point, WI | 16.6 |
| 10 | Madison, WI | 16.4 |
| 11 | Chippewa Falls, WI | 15.4 |
| 12 | River Falls, WI | 15.1 |
| 13 | Beloit, WI | 15 |
| 14 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 14.8 |
| 15 | Green Bay, WI | 14.7 |
| 16 | Wausau, WI | 14.6 |
| 17 | Eau Claire, WI | 14.3 |
| 18 | Shorewood, WI | 14.3 |
| 19 | Kenosha, WI | 13.7 |
| 20 | Superior, WI | 13.3 |
| 21 | South Milwaukee, WI | 13.1 |
| 22 | Manitowoc, WI | 12.6 |
| 23 | Fond du Lac, WI | 12.4 |
| 24 | Sheboygan, WI | 12.3 |
| 25 | Menasha, WI | 12 |
| 26 | Marinette, WI | 11.8 |
| 27 | Two Rivers, WI | 11.8 |
| 28 | Marshfield, WI | 11.6 |
| 29 | Ashwaubenon, WI | 11.6 |
| 30 | West Allis, WI | 11.5 |
| 31 | Cudahy, WI | 11.4 |
| 32 | New Richmond, WI | 10.5 |
| 33 | Glendale, WI | 10.1 |
| 34 | Watertown, WI | 9.9 |
| 35 | Waukesha, WI | 9.8 |
| 36 | Fitchburg, WI | 9.3 |
| 37 | Plover, WI | 9.2 |
| 38 | Janesville, WI | 9 |
| 39 | Hartford, WI | 9 |
| 40 | Beaver Dam, WI | 8.9 |
| 41 | Monroe, WI | 8.9 |
| 42 | Neenah, WI | 8.6 |
| 43 | Greenfield, WI | 8.6 |
| 44 | Baraboo, WI | 8.4 |
| 45 | Greendale, WI | 8.4 |
| 46 | Reedsburg, WI | 8.3 |
| 47 | Appleton, WI | 8.3 |
| 48 | West Bend, WI | 8.2 |
| 49 | Fox Crossing, WI | 8.2 |
| 50 | Kaukauna, WI | 7.8 |
| 51 | Oconomowoc, WI | 7.7 |
| 52 | Elkhorn, WI | 7.6 |
| 52 | Middleton, WI | 7.6 |
| 54 | Stoughton, WI | 7.1 |
| 55 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 7.1 |
| 56 | Burlington, WI | 7 |
| 57 | Brown Deer, WI | 6.9 |
| 58 | Port Washington, WI | 6.7 |
| 59 | Franklin, WI | 6.7 |
| 60 | Fort Atkinson, WI | 6.7 |
| 61 | Salem Lakes, WI | 6.6 |
| 62 | Hudson, WI | 6.2 |
| 63 | Sun Prairie, WI | 6.2 |
| 64 | Onalaska, WI | 6.1 |
| 65 | Holmen, WI | 6 |
| 66 | Mount Pleasant, WI | 6 |
| 67 | Wauwatosa, WI | 5.8 |
| 68 | Little Chute, WI | 5.7 |
| 69 | DeForest, WI | 5.7 |
| 70 | De Pere, WI | 5.6 |
| 71 | Weston, WI | 5.5 |
| 72 | Hartland, WI | 5.2 |
| 73 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 5.2 |
| 74 | Howard, WI | 5.2 |
| 75 | Allouez, WI | 5.1 |
| 76 | Oak Creek, WI | 4.9 |
| 77 | Germantown, WI | 4.9 |
| 78 | Richfield, WI | 4.8 |
| 79 | Cedarburg, WI | 4.7 |
| 80 | Oregon, WI | 4.7 |
| 81 | Sussex, WI | 4.6 |
| 82 | Caledonia, WI | 4.5 |
| 83 | Windsor, WI | 4.5 |
| 84 | Hobart, WI | 4.2 |
| 84 | Mequon, WI | 4.2 |
| 86 | New Berlin, WI | 4.1 |
| 87 | Bellevue, WI | 4 |
| 88 | Grafton, WI | 3.7 |
| 89 | Pewaukee, WI | 3.7 |
| 90 | Whitefish Bay, WI | 3.7 |
| 91 | Brookfield, WI | 3.2 |
| 92 | Lisbon, WI | 3.2 |
| 93 | Muskego, WI | 3 |
| 94 | Waunakee, WI | 2.8 |
| 95 | Suamico, WI | 2.5 |
| 96 | Harrison, WI | 2.2 |
| 97 | Greenville, WI | 1.7 |
| 98 | Verona, WI | 1.4 |