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

All 72 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 (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. 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-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Menominee County | 21.8 |
| 2 | Milwaukee County | 17.2 |
| 3 | Sawyer County | 15.6 |
| 4 | Forest County | 15.2 |
| 5 | Richland County | 14.5 |
| 6 | Adams County | 14.1 |
| 7 | Crawford County | 13.8 |
| 8 | Green Lake County | 13.8 |
| 9 | Langlade County | 13.5 |
| 10 | Ashland County | 13.4 |
| 11 | Rusk County | 13.1 |
| 12 | Vernon County | 13.1 |
| 13 | Marquette County | 13.1 |
| 14 | Juneau County | 13 |
| 15 | Grant County | 13 |
| 16 | Burnett County | 12.8 |
| 17 | La Crosse County | 12.4 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 12.4 |
| 19 | Clark County | 12.1 |
| 20 | Lafayette County | 11.9 |
| 21 | Price County | 11.9 |
| 22 | Eau Claire County | 11.8 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 11.7 |
| 24 | Washburn County | 11.6 |
| 25 | Winnebago County | 11.3 |
| 26 | Shawano County | 11.1 |
| 27 | Vilas County | 11.1 |
| 28 | Barron County | 11 |
| 29 | Waushara County | 10.9 |
| 30 | Wood County | 10.8 |
| 31 | Douglas County | 10.8 |
| 32 | Dunn County | 10.7 |
| 33 | Dane County | 10.6 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 10.6 |
| 35 | Kenosha County | 10.5 |
| 36 | Iron County | 10.5 |
| 37 | Waupaca County | 10.4 |
| 38 | Racine County | 10.3 |
| 39 | Chippewa County | 10.2 |
| 40 | Pepin County | 10.2 |
| 41 | Portage County | 10.1 |
| 42 | Trempealeau County | 9.9 |
| 43 | Bayfield County | 9.8 |
| 43 | Pierce County | 9.8 |
| 45 | Marinette County | 9.8 |
| 46 | Taylor County | 9.6 |
| 47 | Manitowoc County | 9.6 |
| 48 | Walworth County | 9.4 |
| 49 | Rock County | 9.3 |
| 50 | Fond du Lac County | 9.2 |
| 51 | Brown County | 9.1 |
| 52 | Marathon County | 8.7 |
| 53 | Oneida County | 8.6 |
| 54 | Sheboygan County | 8.5 |
| 55 | Dodge County | 8.5 |
| 56 | Buffalo County | 8.4 |
| 57 | Oconto County | 8.2 |
| 58 | Polk County | 8.2 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 8.1 |
| 60 | Sauk County | 8.1 |
| 61 | Columbia County | 7.8 |
| 62 | Green County | 7.7 |
| 63 | Door County | 7.7 |
| 64 | Iowa County | 7.6 |
| 65 | Kewaunee County | 7.6 |
| 66 | Florence County | 7.3 |
| 67 | St. Croix County | 6.6 |
| 68 | Outagamie County | 6.3 |
| 69 | Calumet County | 5.9 |
| 70 | Washington County | 5.8 |
| 71 | Waukesha County | 5.2 |
| 72 | Ozaukee County | 5 |