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Highest Medicaid coverage, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 18.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Buffalo County, WI, up 21 places to #32.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Menominee County, WIWI4,19930.9%−5.9 pts

02▲1Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21628.4%+1.4 pts

03▲2Rusk County, WIWI14,14627.8%+3.4 pts

04▼2Ashland County, WIWI16,20326.3%−2.9 pts

05▲3Juneau County, WIWI26,64925.0%+2.2 pts

06▲1Burnett County, WIWI17,22324.8%+1.5 pts

07▲6Jackson County, WIWI20,99924.8%+2.9 pts

08▲1Washburn County, WIWI17,08724.7%+2.0 pts

09▼5Forest County, WIWI9,57424.1%−1.0 pts

10Adams County, WIWI21,75222.8%+0.6 pts

11▲3Price County, WIWI13,98822.8%+1.5 pts

12▲5Sawyer County, WIWI18,84622.3%+1.8 pts

13▲8Crawford County, WIWI15,91021.9%+1.9 pts

14▼8Langlade County, WIWI19,53421.3%−2.5 pts

15▲4Wood County, WIWI74,06021.3%+1.0 pts

16▲15Monroe County, WIWI46,57221.3%+3.5 pts

17▲12Marquette County, WIWI15,92721.1%+3.0 pts

18▼2Richland County, WIWI17,03621.0%+0.3 pts

19▲9Green Lake County, WIWI19,30521.0%+2.8 pts

20▼5Barron County, WIWI46,48420.8%−0.3 pts

21▲9Dunn County, WIWI46,22320.6%+2.6 pts

22▼4Racine County, WIWI198,91920.3%−0.1 pts

23▲17Lincoln County, WIWI28,40320.2%+3.6 pts

24▲1Kenosha County, WIWI168,44819.9%+1.3 pts

25▼1Clark County, WIWI35,05219.8%+0.8 pts

26▼14Bayfield County, WIWI16,78719.7%−2.2 pts

27Chippewa County, WIWI67,61419.7%+1.4 pts

28▲11Shawano County, WIWI41,56019.6%+2.9 pts

29▼7Vilas County, WIWI23,76119.5%−0.5 pts

30▼10Rock County, WIWI166,47219.3%−0.9 pts

31▲6Pepin County, WIWI7,51319.2%+2.4 pts

32▲21Buffalo County, WIWI13,31819.1%+4.0 pts

33▼22Iron County, WIWI6,12719.1%−2.9 pts

34▼11Marinette County, WIWI42,57419.1%−0.1 pts

35▼1Douglas County, WIWI43,99018.7%+1.6 pts

36▼10Taylor County, WIWI20,11818.6%0.0 pts

37▲15Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71018.5%+3.4 pts

38▼5Polk County, WIWI45,80318.1%+1.0 pts

39▼1Waushara County, WIWI25,22317.9%+1.1 pts

40▲10Brown County, WIWI275,80317.7%+2.5 pts

41▲1Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03317.6%+1.3 pts

42▲3Oneida County, WIWI38,13117.6%+1.7 pts

43▼2Sauk County, WIWI66,65217.4%+0.8 pts

44▲4Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17117.3%+1.7 pts

45▲6Dodge County, WIWI89,09717.2%+2.0 pts

46▼14Florence County, WIWI4,74817.1%−0.6 pts

47▼3Marathon County, WIWI139,43217.0%+0.8 pts

48▲6Waupaca County, WIWI51,46116.8%+2.1 pts

49▼3Oconto County, WIWI40,19516.8%+1.1 pts

50▼1Winnebago County, WIWI174,21816.7%+1.4 pts

51▲12Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75816.1%+2.7 pts

52▲10Grant County, WIWI52,44616.1%+2.6 pts

53▲7Portage County, WIWI71,94315.9%+2.2 pts

54▲7Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04715.8%+2.3 pts

55▼19Lafayette County, WIWI17,47815.7%−1.1 pts

56▲3Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66915.7%+1.8 pts

57▼10Jefferson County, WIWI86,50515.7%0.0 pts

58▼1Columbia County, WIWI58,13215.3%+1.4 pts

59▼24Green County, WIWI37,22715.2%−1.8 pts

60▼17Vernon County, WIWI31,44315.2%−1.1 pts

61▼6Walworth County, WIWI106,12715.2%+0.8 pts

62▼6Iowa County, WIWI23,95115.0%+0.8 pts

63▲3Pierce County, WIWI43,51914.5%+2.9 pts

64▼6La Crosse County, WIWI121,33914.3%+0.4 pts

65▼1Outagamie County, WIWI195,89414.2%+1.4 pts

66▲2Calumet County, WIWI53,98212.8%+2.8 pts

67▼2Door County, WIWI30,61612.2%0.0 pts

68▲3St. Croix County, WIWI98,27611.5%+2.3 pts

69▼2Dane County, WIWI590,37511.4%+0.6 pts

70Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34610.6%+1.2 pts

71▼2Washington County, WIWI139,23810.5%+0.6 pts

72Waukesha County, WIWI417,2108.6%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES