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Highest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 7.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tomah, WI, up 78 places to #14.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03826.8%−0.6 pts

02Platteville, WIWI11,81523.9%+4.6 pts

03Milwaukee, WIWI562,40722.8%+1.4 pts

04La Crosse, WIWI50,78421.4%+4.2 pts

05▲65New London, WIWI7,72621.0%+15.2 pts

06▲6Antigo, WIWI8,06019.5%+6.4 pts

07Racine, WIWI77,90818.2%+4.3 pts

08▼3Ashland, WIWI7,92717.8%+5.1 pts

09▼3Menomonie, WIWI16,66417.7%−5.8 pts

10▲3Oshkosh, WIWI67,46017.5%+7.3 pts

11▲23Merrill, WIWI9,38917.4%+7.9 pts

12▲4Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40817.4%+9.3 pts

13▲27St. Francis, WIWI8,95517.0%+10.5 pts

14▲78Tomah, WIWI9,60016.7%+3.9 pts

15▲65Waupun, WIWI11,15016.6%+11.1 pts

16▼6Stevens Point, WIWI26,37716.6%−0.7 pts

17▼2Madison, WIWI286,23316.4%+1.4 pts

18▲20Berlin, WIWI5,58816.0%+9.0 pts

19▼5Richland Center, WIWI5,02016.0%+3.4 pts

20▲4Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29315.4%+5.0 pts

21▲5River Falls, WIWI17,91615.1%+0.1 pts

22▼13Beloit, WIWI36,64915.0%+2.5 pts

23▲2Shawano, WIWI9,69314.9%+5.0 pts

24▲3Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65414.8%+5.6 pts

25▼5Green Bay, WIWI106,67514.7%+4.2 pts

26▼9Wausau, WIWI40,18814.6%+3.2 pts

27▼8Eau Claire, WIWI72,46514.3%+0.7 pts

28▲11Shorewood, WIWI13,47414.3%+7.6 pts

29▼11Kenosha, WIWI99,23913.7%+4.2 pts

30▲3Portage, WIWI9,95613.5%+6.4 pts

31▼2Superior, WIWI26,39713.3%−0.1 pts

32▲5Altoona, WIWI9,37613.1%+7.9 pts

33▼10South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19113.1%+7.1 pts

34▼23Rice Lake, WIWI8,88212.9%+2.9 pts

35▲22Ripon, WIWI7,73812.8%+6.3 pts

36▼8Rhinelander, WIWI8,24212.8%+0.5 pts

37▼6Manitowoc, WIWI34,67112.6%+4.8 pts

38▲4Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54112.4%+4.9 pts

39▲11Sheboygan, WIWI49,37612.3%+4.1 pts

40▼19North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42512.3%+5.4 pts

41▲10Menasha, WIWI18,38512.0%+5.5 pts

42▼20Marinette, WIWI11,16811.8%+2.8 pts

43▲26Two Rivers, WIWI11,22211.8%+5.5 pts

44▲8Marshfield, WIWI18,98011.6%+5.0 pts

45▲32Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39811.6%+7.6 pts

46▼1West Allis, WIWI60,11911.5%+5.0 pts

47▲39Waupaca, WIWI6,35211.5%+1.0 pts

48▲25Cudahy, WIWI17,65511.4%+3.2 pts

49▼1Sparta, WIWI9,97411.3%0.0 pts

50▲13Jefferson, WIWI7,81411.2%+2.9 pts

51▲37Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81810.7%+3.5 pts

52▲63New Richmond, WIWI10,98810.5%+3.7 pts

53▲3Delavan, WIWI9,22810.2%+2.5 pts

54▼24Glendale, WIWI14,79510.0%+6.1 pts

55▲54Kimberly, WIWI7,5569.9%+6.8 pts

56▲2Watertown, WIWI22,7049.9%+3.2 pts

57▼10Waukesha, WIWI70,8729.8%+4.5 pts

58▲56Plymouth, WIWI8,8219.8%+6.3 pts

59▲45Monona, WIWI8,6649.5%+3.9 pts

60▼14Fitchburg, WIWI34,6159.3%+2.8 pts

61▲10Plover, WIWI14,2749.2%+3.3 pts

62▼7Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9179.2%+1.4 pts

63▼20Janesville, WIWI66,9299.0%+2.5 pts

64▲1Hartford, WIWI16,0059.0%+3.1 pts

65▲11Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5428.9%+2.0 pts

66▼17Monroe, WIWI10,5818.9%+3.5 pts

67▲23Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3968.9%–

68▼9Somers, WIWI8,1718.7%–

69▼28Neenah, WIWI27,6388.6%+3.3 pts

70▼38Edgerton, WIWI6,1218.6%+2.9 pts

71▲32West Salem, WIWI5,2888.6%+5.1 pts

72▲2Greenfield, WIWI37,1598.6%+3.9 pts

73▲47Rothschild, WIWI5,6278.4%+4.5 pts

74▼39Baraboo, WIWI13,2248.4%+1.8 pts

75▲47Greendale, WIWI14,4268.4%+4.4 pts

76▼32Reedsburg, WIWI10,6418.3%+0.8 pts

77▼23Appleton, WIWI75,4528.3%+2.8 pts

78▲3West Bend, WIWI32,2688.2%+3.3 pts

79▲18Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3208.2%–

80▼2Kaukauna, WIWI18,5177.8%+3.0 pts

81▲14Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1197.7%+6.1 pts

82▼14Middleton, WIWI23,1157.6%+2.6 pts

83Elkhorn, WIWI10,0457.6%−2.3 pts

84▲12Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6877.6%+4.9 pts

85▼21Bloomfield, WIWI6,3697.5%–

86▲20Sturtevant, WIWI6,8527.4%+1.0 pts

87▲43Pewaukee, WIWI8,2167.3%+5.0 pts

88▲13Stoughton, WIWI13,2567.1%+2.1 pts

89▲10Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7987.1%+3.9 pts

90▼54Burlington, WIWI10,9517.0%+1.9 pts

91▼38Brown Deer, WIWI12,8216.9%+3.4 pts

92▲39Columbus, WIWI5,4006.9%+1.5 pts

93▲12Port Washington, WIWI12,6586.7%+2.6 pts

94▲27Franklin, WIWI36,6876.7%+4.1 pts

95▼35Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3886.7%+1.4 pts

96▲38Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4136.7%–

97▼25Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2716.6%–

98▼31Mayville, WIWI5,1846.6%+0.9 pts

99▼37Milton, WIWI6,0246.5%−0.2 pts

100▼25Dodgeville, WIWI5,0766.3%+1.0 pts

101▼10Hudson, WIWI15,0196.2%+2.7 pts

102▼4Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2276.2%+1.8 pts

103▲20Onalaska, WIWI20,2976.0%−0.2 pts

104▲35Holmen, WIWI12,1056.0%−1.8 pts

105▼44Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3386.0%−0.6 pts

106▼22Jackson, WIWI8,3226.0%+1.5 pts

107▼25Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2535.9%–

108▼1Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6495.8%+2.0 pts

109▼22Delafield, WIWI7,3145.7%+2.4 pts

110▲8Little Chute, WIWI11,8005.7%−0.3 pts

111▼45DeForest, WIWI13,0945.7%+2.1 pts

112▲5Evansville, WIWI5,8375.6%+1.6 pts

113▼28De Pere, WIWI25,5905.6%+1.7 pts

114▼12Weston, WIWI15,9315.5%+0.4 pts

115▼5Hartland, WIWI10,7405.2%+2.6 pts

116▲29Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2915.2%+3.0 pts

117▼28Howard, WIWI22,2335.1%+0.8 pts

118▼10Lake Mills, WIWI6,6555.1%−2.2 pts

119▼19Allouez, WIWI13,8385.1%+1.6 pts

120▲6Summit, WIWI5,3235.0%–

121▼5Oak Creek, WIWI38,2964.9%+1.9 pts

122▲11Germantown, WIWI21,0504.9%+2.4 pts

123▲31Richfield, WIWI11,7854.8%–

124▼31Cedarburg, WIWI12,9164.7%+2.0 pts

125▼31Oregon, WIWI12,0154.7%+1.4 pts

126▼13Sussex, WIWI12,7794.5%+0.8 pts

127▼15Caledonia, WIWI25,2294.5%–

128▲18Windsor, WIWI10,0854.5%+3.4 pts

129▼2Elm Grove, WIWI6,3544.4%+1.4 pts

130▼19Hobart, WIWI11,6744.2%–

131▼3Mequon, WIWI25,1204.2%+2.5 pts

132▲11Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.2%+1.1 pts

133▲11New Berlin, WIWI39,9534.1%+2.1 pts

134▼55Bellevue, WIWI16,7764.0%–

135▼127Union Grove, WIWI5,3704.0%−1.5 pts

136▲4Waterford, WIWI6,0253.8%+0.9 pts

137▲15McFarland, WIWI9,1453.8%+0.8 pts

138▼13Grafton, WIWI13,3893.7%+2.0 pts

139▲11Pewaukee, WIWI16,3753.7%+2.5 pts

140▼5Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4893.7%+0.5 pts

141▲6Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.7%−0.1 pts

142▼10Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2803.6%+1.7 pts

143▼14Tichigan, WIWI5,0523.6%–

144▼3Hales Corners, WIWI7,7403.5%+1.5 pts

145▼7Brookfield, WIWI41,4483.2%+1.0 pts

146Lisbon, WIWI11,1503.2%–

147▲1Muskego, WIWI25,6023.0%+1.4 pts

148Waukesha, WIWI8,5073.0%–

149Vernon, WIWI7,4643.0%–

150▼13Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3843.0%+1.8 pts

151▲2Slinger, WIWI6,4952.9%−3.5 pts

152▼16Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7252.8%−0.3 pts

153▼34Waunakee, WIWI16,4112.8%+1.0 pts

154▼5Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.5%−0.3 pts

155Suamico, WIWI13,1532.5%–

156▼14Harrison, WIWI14,4922.2%–

157▼33Bristol, WIWI5,3001.9%–

158Greenville, WIWI13,3881.7%–

159▼8Verona, WIWI16,8211.4%−2.3 pts

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