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

Whitewater, WI had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 97 cities in 2023, at 29.2%. Verona, WI had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 7.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.2Whitewater, WI
Lowest1.9Verona, WI
Median7.797 cities
Wisconsin10.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Whitewater, WI: 29.2 %Whitewater, WI29.2Platteville, WI: 25.3 %Platteville, WI25.3Milwaukee, WI: 23.3 %Milwaukee, WI23.3La Crosse, WI: 21.6 %La Crosse, WI21.6Menomonie, WI: 18.4 %Menomonie, WI18.4Racine, WI: 18 %Racine, WI18River Falls, WI: 17.3 %River Falls, WI17.3Beloit, WI: 16.8 %Beloit, WI16.8Green Bay, WI: 16.5 %Green Bay, WI16.5Madison, WI: 16.2 %Madison, WI16.2Stevens Point, WI: 16.2 %Stevens Point, WI16.2Oshkosh, WI: 15.9 %Oshkosh, WI15.9Wausau, WI: 14.4 %Wausau, WI14.4Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 14.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI14.4Eau Claire, WI: 14.2 %Eau Claire, WI14.2Manitowoc, WI: 13.8 %Manitowoc, WI13.8Kenosha, WI: 13.8 %Kenosha, WI13.8Waupun, WI: 13.7 %Waupun, WI13.7Menasha, WI: 13.7 %Menasha, WI13.7Shorewood, WI: 13.4 %Shorewood, WI13.4Superior, WI: 13 %Superior, WI13Chippewa Falls, WI: 12.6 %Chippewa Falls, WI12.6South Milwaukee, WI: 12.5 %South Milwaukee, WI12.5Fond du Lac, WI: 12.5 %Fond du Lac, WI12.5Ashwaubenon, WI: 12.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI12.5Sheboygan, WI: 12.2 %Sheboygan, WI12.2Cudahy, WI: 11.9 %Cudahy, WI11.9Burlington, WI: 11.7 %Burlington, WI11.7Reedsburg, WI: 11.3 %Reedsburg, WI11.3Glendale, WI: 11.2 %Glendale, WI11.2Marshfield, WI: 11 %Marshfield, WI11Marinette, WI: 10.8 %Marinette, WI10.8West Allis, WI: 10.5 %West Allis, WI10.5Waukesha, WI: 10.3 %Waukesha, WI10.3Watertown, WI: 10 %Watertown, WI10Neenah, WI: 9.8 %Neenah, WI9.8Janesville, WI: 9.6 %Janesville, WI9.6Plover, WI: 9.6 %Plover, WI9.6Hartford, WI: 8.9 %Hartford, WI8.9Two Rivers, WI: 8.6 %Two Rivers, WI8.6Whitewater, WI: 29.2 %Whitewater, WI29.2Platteville, WI: 25.3 %Platteville, WI25.3Milwaukee, WI: 23.3 %Milwaukee, WI23.3La Crosse, WI: 21.6 %La Crosse, WI21.6Menomonie, WI: 18.4 %Menomonie, WI18.4Racine, WI: 18 %Racine, WI18River Falls, WI: 17.3 %River Falls, WI17.3Beloit, WI: 16.8 %Beloit, WI16.8Green Bay, WI: 16.5 %Green Bay, WI16.5Madison, WI: 16.2 %Madison, WI16.2Stevens Point, WI: 16.2 %Stevens Point, WI16.2Oshkosh, WI: 15.9 %Oshkosh, WI15.9Wausau, WI: 14.4 %Wausau, WI14.4Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 14.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI14.4Eau Claire, WI: 14.2 %Eau Claire, WI14.2Manitowoc, WI: 13.8 %Manitowoc, WI13.8Kenosha, WI: 13.8 %Kenosha, WI13.8Waupun, WI: 13.7 %Waupun, WI13.7Menasha, WI: 13.7 %Menasha, WI13.7Shorewood, WI: 13.4 %Shorewood, WI13.4Superior, WI: 13 %Superior, WI13Chippewa Falls, WI: 12.6 %Chippewa Falls, WI12.6South Milwaukee, WI: 12.5 %South Milwaukee, WI12.5Fond du Lac, WI: 12.5 %Fond du Lac, WI12.5Ashwaubenon, WI: 12.5 %Ashwaubenon, WI12.5Sheboygan, WI: 12.2 %Sheboygan, WI12.2Cudahy, WI: 11.9 %Cudahy, WI11.9Burlington, WI: 11.7 %Burlington, WI11.7Reedsburg, WI: 11.3 %Reedsburg, WI11.3Glendale, WI: 11.2 %Glendale, WI11.2Marshfield, WI: 11 %Marshfield, WI11Marinette, WI: 10.8 %Marinette, WI10.8West Allis, WI: 10.5 %West Allis, WI10.5Waukesha, WI: 10.3 %Waukesha, WI10.3Watertown, WI: 10 %Watertown, WI10Neenah, WI: 9.8 %Neenah, WI9.8Janesville, WI: 9.6 %Janesville, WI9.6Plover, WI: 9.6 %Plover, WI9.6Hartford, WI: 8.9 %Hartford, WI8.9Two Rivers, WI: 8.6 %Two Rivers, WI8.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Whitewater, WI29.2-3.3 pts
2Platteville, WI25.3-0.7 pts
3Milwaukee, WI23.3-0.6 pts
4La Crosse, WI21.6+0.6 pts
5Menomonie, WI18.4-1.2 pts
6Racine, WI18-1.1 pts
7River Falls, WI17.3-0.8 pts
8Beloit, WI16.8+1.4 pts
9Green Bay, WI16.5+0.5 pts
10Madison, WI16.2-0.6 pts
11Stevens Point, WI16.2-0.2 pts
12Oshkosh, WI15.9-0.2 pts
13Wausau, WI14.4+1.2 pts
14Wisconsin Rapids, WI14.4+0.1 pts
15Eau Claire, WI14.2-0.8 pts
16Manitowoc, WI13.8-0.8 pts
17Kenosha, WI13.8-0.9 pts
18Waupun, WI13.7+3.6 pts
19Menasha, WI13.7+0.9 pts
20Shorewood, WI13.4+1.3 pts
21Superior, WI13-0.9 pts
22Chippewa Falls, WI12.6-1.6 pts
23South Milwaukee, WI12.5-1 pts
24Fond du Lac, WI12.5+0.9 pts
25Ashwaubenon, WI12.5+1.5 pts
26Sheboygan, WI12.2+0.8 pts
27Cudahy, WI11.9-0.4 pts
28Burlington, WI11.7+1.3 pts
29Reedsburg, WI11.3+1.2 pts
30Glendale, WI11.2-1.7 pts
31Marshfield, WI11-1.3 pts
32Marinette, WI10.8-1.9 pts
33West Allis, WI10.5+0.4 pts
34Waukesha, WI10.3+0.1 pts
35Watertown, WI10+1.8 pts
36Neenah, WI9.8-0.5 pts
37Janesville, WI9.6-0.3 pts
38Plover, WI9.6+0.9 pts
39Hartford, WI8.9+0.1 pts
40Two Rivers, WI8.6-0.1 pts
41Appleton, WI8.5-0.3 pts
42Baraboo, WI8.4-0.4 pts
43Brown Deer, WI8.4-2 pts
44Greenfield, WI8.1+0.2 pts
45Kaukauna, WI8-0.5 pts
46Fox Crossing, WI7.9-0.5 pts
47Greendale, WI7.9+1.3 pts
48New Richmond, WI7.8+1.6 pts
49Middleton, WI7.7+0.3 pts
50Weston, WI7.7+0.4 pts
51Hartland, WI7.5-0.2 pts
52West Bend, WI7.5+0.1 pts
53Fitchburg, WI7.5-1.5 pts
54Hudson, WI7.3-0.1 pts
55Oconomowoc, WI7.3+1.7 pts
56Fort Atkinson, WI7.1+0.7 pts
57Pleasant Prairie, WI7.1+1.3 pts
58DeForest, WI7-2.1 pts
59Franklin, WI6.9+1.3 pts
59Monroe, WI6.9+0.6 pts
61Port Washington, WI6.9+1 pts
62Stoughton, WI6.9-0.7 pts
63Mount Pleasant, WI6.5-0.6 pts
64De Pere, WI6.5-1.1 pts
65Windsor, WI6.4-0.2 pts
66Sun Prairie, WI6.1+0.1 pts
67Salem Lakes, WI6+0.3 pts
68Wauwatosa, WI5.9+0.1 pts
69Onalaska, WI5.9+0.2 pts
70Holmen, WI5.6+1.2 pts
71Sussex, WI5.6-0.5 pts
72Beaver Dam, WI5.6-0.1 pts
73Elkhorn, WI5.4-1.5 pts
74Howard, WI5.4-0.8 pts
75Oregon, WI5-0.9 pts
76Menomonee Falls, WI5+0.6 pts
77Bellevue, WI4.9-0.4 pts
78Oak Creek, WI4.4-0.3 pts
79Caledonia, WI4.4-0.7 pts
80Little Chute, WI4.3+0.8 pts
81Grafton, WI4.2+0.4 pts
82Richfield, WI4.2+2.1 pts
83Cedarburg, WI3.9-1.2 pts
84Whitefish Bay, WI3.8-0.8 pts
85Allouez, WI3.8-0.2 pts
86Waunakee, WI3.7+0.2 pts
87New Berlin, WI3.6+0.1 pts
88Brookfield, WI3.5+0.5 pts
89Muskego, WI3.4+0.9 pts
90Mequon, WI3.2-0.3 pts
91Hobart, WI3.2-0.4 pts
92Germantown, WI3.2-0.1 pts
93Harrison, WI2.9-1.5 pts
93Pewaukee, WI2.9+0.3 pts
95Suamico, WI2.4+0.7 pts
96Greenville, WI2.3-0.2 pts
97Verona, WI1.9+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat

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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), Cities in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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): Cities in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Whitewater, WI, with 29.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Verona, WI, with 1.9% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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