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Highest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities · 1990

Wisconsin cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 137 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03830.7%+12%

02Menomonie, WIWI16,66428.8%+23%

03Milwaukee, WIWI562,40722.2%+4%

04Stevens Point, WIWI26,37721.6%+25%

05La Crosse, WIWI50,78421.0%+22%

06Platteville, WIWI11,81520.4%+5%

07Eau Claire, WIWI72,46518.6%+37%

08Beloit, WIWI36,64917.5%+40%

09Superior, WIWI26,39717.1%+28%

10Antigo, WIWI8,06016.9%+29%

11Madison, WIWI286,23316.1%+7%

12Racine, WIWI77,90815.9%+14%

13Richland Center, WIWI5,02015.4%+22%

14River Falls, WIWI17,91614.7%−2%

15Ashland, WIWI7,92714.5%+14%

16Rice Lake, WIWI8,88214.3%+43%

17Merrill, WIWI9,38913.9%+46%

18Green Bay, WIWI106,67513.4%+27%

19Rhinelander, WIWI8,24213.2%+8%

20Shawano, WIWI9,69313.2%+34%

21Sparta, WIWI9,97413.2%+17%

22Kenosha, WIWI99,23912.7%+34%

23Oshkosh, WIWI67,46012.6%+24%

24Marinette, WIWI11,16812.2%+36%

25Altoona, WIWI9,37612.0%+131%

26Waupaca, WIWI6,35212.0%+15%

27Wausau, WIWI40,18811.7%+3%

28Tomah, WIWI9,60011.7%−8%

29Baraboo, WIWI13,22411.3%+71%

30Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65411.3%+23%

31Berlin, WIWI5,58811.3%+61%

32Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29311.1%+8%

33Dodgeville, WIWI5,07610.9%+107%

34Manitowoc, WIWI34,67110.7%+35%

35Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91710.4%+35%

36Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40810.2%+26%

37Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33810.2%+54%

38New Richmond, WIWI10,98810.0%+47%

39Menasha, WIWI18,38510.0%+53%

40Elkhorn, WIWI10,0459.8%−1%

41Ripon, WIWI7,7389.7%+50%

42Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5419.6%+27%

43Sheboygan, WIWI49,3769.3%+13%

44Edgerton, WIWI6,1219.2%+61%

45Union Grove, WIWI5,3709.1%+68%

46Two Rivers, WIWI11,2229.1%+44%

47Watertown, WIWI22,7049.0%+35%

48Portage, WIWI9,9568.9%+25%

49Milton, WIWI6,0248.6%+28%

50New London, WIWI7,7268.4%+43%

51Delavan, WIWI9,2288.3%+9%

52Janesville, WIWI66,9298.3%+27%

53Reedsburg, WIWI10,6418.2%+10%

54Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3888.0%+49%

55Marshfield, WIWI18,9807.9%+20%

56West Salem, WIWI5,2887.8%+126%

57Kaukauna, WIWI18,5177.7%+59%

58Waupun, WIWI11,1507.5%+35%

59De Pere, WIWI25,5907.3%+85%

60Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.2%+3%

61Plymouth, WIWI8,8216.8%+92%

62Appleton, WIWI75,4526.8%+25%

63Jefferson, WIWI7,8146.7%−19%

64Plover, WIWI14,2746.5%+9%

65Monroe, WIWI10,5816.5%+19%

66Hudson, WIWI15,0196.4%+82%

67Stoughton, WIWI13,2566.3%+26%

68Holmen, WIWI12,1056.3%−19%

69Shorewood, WIWI13,4746.3%−5%

70Cudahy, WIWI17,6556.3%−24%

71Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8186.3%−13%

72Waukesha, WIWI70,8726.1%+14%

73Neenah, WIWI27,6386.0%+11%

74Hartford, WIWI16,0055.8%−0%

75Middleton, WIWI23,1155.8%+16%

76Burlington, WIWI10,9515.7%+11%

77Waterford, WIWI6,0255.5%+88%

78Delafield, WIWI7,3145.4%+60%

79Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3845.4%+351%

80Fitchburg, WIWI34,6155.3%−17%

81West Allis, WIWI60,1195.3%−19%

82Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3985.2%+29%

83Onalaska, WIWI20,2975.2%−16%

84North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4255.1%−25%

85Evansville, WIWI5,8375.1%+24%

86Jackson, WIWI8,3225.0%+12%

87South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1915.0%−16%

88St. Francis, WIWI8,9554.9%−24%

89Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7984.9%+53%

90Pewaukee, WIWI8,2164.8%+109%

91Sturtevant, WIWI6,8524.7%−27%

92Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.7%+51%

93Little Chute, WIWI11,8004.6%−23%

94Lake Mills, WIWI6,6554.6%−36%

95Howard, WIWI22,2334.6%+8%

96McFarland, WIWI9,1454.6%+53%

97Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2804.6%+129%

98Brown Deer, WIWI12,8214.5%+27%

99West Bend, WIWI32,2684.4%−12%

100Monona, WIWI8,6644.4%−23%

101Elm Grove, WIWI6,3544.3%+44%

102Mayville, WIWI5,1844.2%−26%

103Weston, WIWI15,9314.2%−19%

104Glendale, WIWI14,7954.1%+4%

105Rothschild, WIWI5,6274.1%+2%

106Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.1%+32%

107Columbus, WIWI5,4003.9%−28%

108Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.8%+22%

109Slinger, WIWI6,4953.7%−42%

110Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1193.6%+124%

111Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6873.5%+28%

112Greenfield, WIWI37,1593.4%−27%

113Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6493.3%−14%

114Hartland, WIWI10,7403.1%+21%

115Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2273.1%−30%

116Windsor, WIWI10,0853.1%+197%

117Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.0%−21%

118DeForest, WIWI13,0942.9%−20%

119Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.8%+29%

120Verona, WIWI16,8212.8%−25%

121Muskego, WIWI25,6022.7%+64%

122Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.6%−7%

123Port Washington, WIWI12,6582.5%−41%

124Sussex, WIWI12,7792.3%−38%

125Greendale, WIWI14,4262.3%−41%

126Germantown, WIWI21,0502.3%−7%

127Oregon, WIWI12,0152.3%−31%

128Oak Creek, WIWI38,2962.2%−28%

129Mequon, WIWI25,1202.1%+28%

130Franklin, WIWI36,6872.1%−20%

131Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.0%+3%

132New Berlin, WIWI39,9531.7%−13%

133Grafton, WIWI13,3891.6%−8%

134Cedarburg, WIWI12,9161.3%−51%

135Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.2%−31%

136Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4891.2%−64%

137Brookfield, WIWI41,4481.1%−48%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES