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

Menominee County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 72 counties in 2024, at 21.8%. Ozaukee County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 10.4% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.8Menominee County
Median10.472 counties
Wisconsin10.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Menominee County: 21.8 %Menominee County21.8Milwaukee County: 17.2 %Milwaukee County17.2Sawyer County: 15.6 %Sawyer County15.6Forest County: 15.2 %Forest County15.2Richland County: 14.5 %Richland County14.5Adams County: 14.1 %Adams County14.1Crawford County: 13.8 %Crawford County13.8Green Lake County: 13.8 %Green Lake County13.8Langlade County: 13.5 %Langlade County13.5Ashland County: 13.4 %Ashland County13.4Rusk County: 13.1 %Rusk County13.1Vernon County: 13.1 %Vernon County13.1Marquette County: 13.1 %Marquette County13.1Juneau County: 13 %Juneau County13Grant County: 13 %Grant County13Burnett County: 12.8 %Burnett County12.8La Crosse County: 12.4 %La Crosse County12.4Jackson County: 12.4 %Jackson County12.4Clark County: 12.1 %Clark County12.1Lafayette County: 11.9 %Lafayette County11.9Price County: 11.9 %Price County11.9Eau Claire County: 11.8 %Eau Claire County11.8Monroe County: 11.7 %Monroe County11.7Washburn County: 11.6 %Washburn County11.6Winnebago County: 11.3 %Winnebago County11.3Shawano County: 11.1 %Shawano County11.1Vilas County: 11.1 %Vilas County11.1Barron County: 11 %Barron County11Waushara County: 10.9 %Waushara County10.9Wood County: 10.8 %Wood County10.8Douglas County: 10.8 %Douglas County10.8Dunn County: 10.7 %Dunn County10.7Dane County: 10.6 %Dane County10.6Lincoln County: 10.6 %Lincoln County10.6Kenosha County: 10.5 %Kenosha County10.5Iron County: 10.5 %Iron County10.5Waupaca County: 10.4 %Waupaca County10.4Racine County: 10.3 %Racine County10.3Chippewa County: 10.2 %Chippewa County10.2Pepin County: 10.2 %Pepin County10.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Menominee County21.8+0.6 pts
2Milwaukee County17.2-0.3 pts
3Sawyer County15.6+0.6 pts
4Forest County15.2+0.2 pts
5Richland County14.5+0.1 pts
6Adams County14.1+0.3 pts
7Crawford County13.8+1.2 pts
8Green Lake County13.8+0.5 pts
9Langlade County13.5+1.4 pts
10Ashland County13.4-3 pts
11Rusk County13.1+0.6 pts
12Vernon County13.1-1.4 pts
13Marquette County13.1+1.2 pts
14Juneau County13-1.3 pts
15Grant County13-0.4 pts
16Burnett County12.8-0.4 pts
17La Crosse County12.4-0 pts
18Jackson County12.4-0.2 pts
19Clark County12.10 pts
20Lafayette County11.9+1.2 pts
21Price County11.9-1.1 pts
22Eau Claire County11.8+0.3 pts
23Monroe County11.7-0.1 pts
24Washburn County11.6-0.2 pts
25Winnebago County11.3+0.4 pts
26Shawano County11.1+0.1 pts
27Vilas County11.1+0.1 pts
28Barron County11+1.1 pts
29Waushara County10.9-0.2 pts
30Wood County10.8+0.5 pts
31Douglas County10.8+0.3 pts
32Dunn County10.7-0 pts
33Dane County10.6+0.1 pts
34Lincoln County10.6+0.1 pts
35Kenosha County10.5-0 pts
36Iron County10.5-1.1 pts
37Waupaca County10.4+0.3 pts
38Racine County10.3-0.5 pts
39Chippewa County10.2+1 pts
40Pepin County10.2+2.3 pts
41Portage County10.1-0.1 pts
42Trempealeau County9.9+1.4 pts
43Bayfield County9.8+0.8 pts
43Pierce County9.8+0.2 pts
45Marinette County9.8+0.7 pts
46Taylor County9.6+0.3 pts
47Manitowoc County9.6-0.2 pts
48Walworth County9.4-0.4 pts
49Rock County9.3-0.7 pts
50Fond du Lac County9.2+0.5 pts
51Brown County9.1-0.7 pts
52Marathon County8.7-0.2 pts
53Oneida County8.6+0.4 pts
54Sheboygan County8.5+0.5 pts
55Dodge County8.5+0.7 pts
56Buffalo County8.4-0.3 pts
57Oconto County8.2-0.2 pts
58Polk County8.2-0.1 pts
59Jefferson County8.1-0 pts
60Sauk County8.1-0.7 pts
61Columbia County7.8-0.1 pts
62Green County7.7+0.7 pts
63Door County7.7-1 pts
64Iowa County7.6-0.1 pts
65Kewaunee County7.6-0 pts
66Florence County7.3-1.2 pts
67St. Croix County6.60 pts
68Outagamie County6.3-0.1 pts
69Calumet County5.9+0.2 pts
70Washington County5.8+0.5 pts
71Waukesha County5.20 pts
72Ozaukee County5+0.4 pts

Other periods

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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

MLA 9

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, Counties in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties. 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. Counties in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties.

Harvard

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, Counties in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Menominee County, with 21.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ozaukee County, with 5% in 2024.

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