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

Menominee County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 72 counties in 2021, at 26.2%. Ozaukee County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 10.2% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.2Menominee County
Lowest4Ozaukee County
Median10.272 counties
Wisconsin10.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 13.5 %Ashland County: 16 %Barron County: 12 %Bayfield County: 11.2 %Brown County: 9.7 %Buffalo County: 8.3 %Burnett County: 12 %Calumet County: 6.1 %Chippewa County: 9.6 %Clark County: 11.9 %Columbia County: 6.8 %Crawford County: 12.5 %Dane County: 10.8 %Dodge County: 7.5 %Door County: 8.6 %Douglas County: 11 %Dunn County: 11.5 %Eau Claire County: 12.8 %Florence County: 10.1 %Fond du Lac County: 8.5 %Forest County: 14.1 %Grant County: 13.6 %Green County: 7.3 %Green Lake County: 12.6 %Iowa County: 8.1 %Iron County: 13.2 %Jackson County: 13 %Jefferson County: 7.4 %Juneau County: 14.7 %Kenosha County: 11.3 %Kewaunee County: 7 %La Crosse County: 12.2 %Lafayette County: 10.3 %Langlade County: 13.3 %Lincoln County: 9.7 %Manitowoc County: 9.5 %Marathon County: 7.9 %Marinette County: 10.1 %Marquette County: 10.5 %Menominee County: 26.2 %Milwaukee County: 17.9 %Monroe County: 10.4 %Oconto County: 8.5 %Oneida County: 8 %Outagamie County: 6.9 %Ozaukee County: 4 %Pepin County: 8.9 %Pierce County: 9.2 %Polk County: 8.6 %Portage County: 10.6 %Price County: 13.2 %Racine County: 11.7 %Richland County: 14.3 %Rock County: 10.3 %Rusk County: 12.3 %St. Croix County: 5.4 %Sauk County: 8.7 %Sawyer County: 14.5 %Shawano County: 10.2 %Sheboygan County: 7.5 %Taylor County: 8.2 %Trempealeau County: 7.3 %Vernon County: 14.9 %Vilas County: 10.1 %Walworth County: 9.3 %Washburn County: 12.8 %Washington County: 4.8 %Waukesha County: 4.9 %Waupaca County: 9.3 %Waushara County: 10.8 %Winnebago County: 10.8 %Wood County: 10.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Menominee County: 26.2 %Menominee County26.2Milwaukee County: 17.9 %Milwaukee County17.9Ashland County: 16 %Ashland County16Vernon County: 14.9 %Vernon County14.9Juneau County: 14.7 %Juneau County14.7Sawyer County: 14.5 %Sawyer County14.5Richland County: 14.3 %Richland County14.3Forest County: 14.1 %Forest County14.1Grant County: 13.6 %Grant County13.6Adams County: 13.5 %Adams County13.5Langlade County: 13.3 %Langlade County13.3Iron County: 13.2 %Iron County13.2Price County: 13.2 %Price County13.2Jackson County: 13 %Jackson County13Eau Claire County: 12.8 %Eau Claire County12.8Washburn County: 12.8 %Washburn County12.8Green Lake County: 12.6 %Green Lake County12.6Crawford County: 12.5 %Crawford County12.5Rusk County: 12.3 %Rusk County12.3La Crosse County: 12.2 %La Crosse County12.2Burnett County: 12 %Burnett County12Barron County: 12 %Barron County12Clark County: 11.9 %Clark County11.9Racine County: 11.7 %Racine County11.7Dunn County: 11.5 %Dunn County11.5Kenosha County: 11.3 %Kenosha County11.3Bayfield County: 11.2 %Bayfield County11.2Douglas County: 11 %Douglas County11Winnebago County: 10.8 %Winnebago County10.8Waushara County: 10.8 %Waushara County10.8Dane County: 10.8 %Dane County10.8Portage County: 10.6 %Portage County10.6Marquette County: 10.5 %Marquette County10.5Monroe County: 10.4 %Monroe County10.4Rock County: 10.3 %Rock County10.3Lafayette County: 10.3 %Lafayette County10.3Wood County: 10.2 %Wood County10.2Shawano County: 10.2 %Shawano County10.2Marinette County: 10.1 %Marinette County10.1Vilas County: 10.1 %Vilas County10.1Menominee County: 26.2 %Menominee County26.2Milwaukee County: 17.9 %Milwaukee County17.9Ashland County: 16 %Ashland County16Vernon County: 14.9 %Vernon County14.9Juneau County: 14.7 %Juneau County14.7Sawyer County: 14.5 %Sawyer County14.5Richland County: 14.3 %Richland County14.3Forest County: 14.1 %Forest County14.1Grant County: 13.6 %Grant County13.6Adams County: 13.5 %Adams County13.5Langlade County: 13.3 %Langlade County13.3Iron County: 13.2 %Iron County13.2Price County: 13.2 %Price County13.2Jackson County: 13 %Jackson County13Eau Claire County: 12.8 %Eau Claire County12.8Washburn County: 12.8 %Washburn County12.8Green Lake County: 12.6 %Green Lake County12.6Crawford County: 12.5 %Crawford County12.5Rusk County: 12.3 %Rusk County12.3La Crosse County: 12.2 %La Crosse County12.2Burnett County: 12 %Burnett County12Barron County: 12 %Barron County12Clark County: 11.9 %Clark County11.9Racine County: 11.7 %Racine County11.7Dunn County: 11.5 %Dunn County11.5Kenosha County: 11.3 %Kenosha County11.3Bayfield County: 11.2 %Bayfield County11.2Douglas County: 11 %Douglas County11Winnebago County: 10.8 %Winnebago County10.8Waushara County: 10.8 %Waushara County10.8Dane County: 10.8 %Dane County10.8Portage County: 10.6 %Portage County10.6Marquette County: 10.5 %Marquette County10.5Monroe County: 10.4 %Monroe County10.4Rock County: 10.3 %Rock County10.3Lafayette County: 10.3 %Lafayette County10.3Wood County: 10.2 %Wood County10.2Shawano County: 10.2 %Shawano County10.2Marinette County: 10.1 %Marinette County10.1Vilas County: 10.1 %Vilas County10.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Menominee County26.2
2Milwaukee County17.9
3Ashland County16
4Vernon County14.9
5Juneau County14.7
6Sawyer County14.5
7Richland County14.3
8Forest County14.1
9Grant County13.6
10Adams County13.5
11Langlade County13.3
12Iron County13.2
13Price County13.2
14Jackson County13
15Eau Claire County12.8
15Washburn County12.8
17Green Lake County12.6
18Crawford County12.5
19Rusk County12.3
20La Crosse County12.2
21Burnett County12
22Barron County12
23Clark County11.9
24Racine County11.7
25Dunn County11.5
26Kenosha County11.3
27Bayfield County11.2
28Douglas County11
29Winnebago County10.8
30Waushara County10.8
31Dane County10.8
32Portage County10.6
33Marquette County10.5
34Monroe County10.4
35Rock County10.3
36Lafayette County10.3
37Wood County10.2
38Shawano County10.2
39Marinette County10.1
40Vilas County10.1
41Florence County10.1
42Brown County9.7
43Lincoln County9.7
44Chippewa County9.6
45Manitowoc County9.5
46Walworth County9.3
46Waupaca County9.3
48Pierce County9.2
49Pepin County8.9
50Sauk County8.7
51Door County8.6
52Polk County8.6
53Oconto County8.5
54Fond du Lac County8.5
55Buffalo County8.3
56Taylor County8.2
57Iowa County8.1
58Oneida County8
59Marathon County7.9
60Dodge County7.5
61Sheboygan County7.5
62Jefferson County7.4
63Trempealeau County7.3
64Green County7.3
65Kewaunee County7
66Outagamie County6.9
67Columbia County6.8
68Calumet County6.1
69St. Croix County5.4
70Waukesha County4.9
71Washington County4.8
72Ozaukee County4

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Wisconsin by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Menominee County, with 26.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ozaukee County, with 4% in 2021.

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