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Highest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03827.4%−3.3 pts

02Menomonie, WIWI16,66423.5%−5.3 pts

03Milwaukee, WIWI562,40721.3%−0.9 pts

04Platteville, WIWI11,81519.4%−1.0 pts

05Stevens Point, WIWI26,37717.3%−4.3 pts

06La Crosse, WIWI50,78417.2%−3.8 pts

07Madison, WIWI286,23315.0%−1.1 pts

08River Falls, WIWI17,91614.9%+0.2 pts

09Racine, WIWI77,90813.9%−1.9 pts

10Eau Claire, WIWI72,46513.6%−5.0 pts

11Superior, WIWI26,39713.4%−3.7 pts

12Antigo, WIWI8,06013.2%−3.8 pts

13Tomah, WIWI9,60012.7%+1.0 pts

14Ashland, WIWI7,92712.7%−1.8 pts

15Richland Center, WIWI5,02012.6%−2.8 pts

16Beloit, WIWI36,64912.5%−5.0 pts

17Rhinelander, WIWI8,24212.2%−1.0 pts

18Wausau, WIWI40,18811.4%−0.3 pts

19Sparta, WIWI9,97411.3%−1.9 pts

20Green Bay, WIWI106,67510.5%−2.9 pts

21Waupaca, WIWI6,35210.5%−1.5 pts

22Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29310.3%−0.8 pts

23Oshkosh, WIWI67,46010.2%−2.4 pts

24Rice Lake, WIWI8,88210.0%−4.3 pts

25Elkhorn, WIWI10,0459.9%+0.1 pts

26Shawano, WIWI9,6939.9%−3.3 pts

27Kenosha, WIWI99,2399.5%−3.2 pts

28Merrill, WIWI9,3899.5%−4.4 pts

29Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6549.1%−2.1 pts

30Marinette, WIWI11,1689.0%−3.2 pts

31Jefferson, WIWI7,8148.3%+1.5 pts

32Sheboygan, WIWI49,3768.3%−1.0 pts

33Cudahy, WIWI17,6558.2%+2.0 pts

34Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4088.1%−2.1 pts

35Manitowoc, WIWI34,6717.9%−2.8 pts

36Holmen, WIWI12,1057.8%+1.5 pts

37Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9177.7%−2.7 pts

38Delavan, WIWI9,2287.6%−0.7 pts

39Reedsburg, WIWI10,6417.5%−0.7 pts

40Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5417.5%−2.1 pts

41Lake Mills, WIWI6,6557.3%+2.6 pts

42Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.2%+0.9 pts

43Portage, WIWI9,9567.2%−1.8 pts

44Berlin, WIWI5,5887.0%−4.3 pts

45Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.0%−0.2 pts

46North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4256.9%+1.7 pts

47New Richmond, WIWI10,9886.8%−3.2 pts

48Milton, WIWI6,0246.7%−1.9 pts

49Watertown, WIWI22,7046.7%−2.4 pts

50Shorewood, WIWI13,4746.7%+0.3 pts

51Marshfield, WIWI18,9806.6%−1.3 pts

52Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3386.6%−3.6 pts

53Baraboo, WIWI13,2246.6%−4.7 pts

54Menasha, WIWI18,3856.5%−3.5 pts

55West Allis, WIWI60,1196.5%+1.3 pts

56Janesville, WIWI66,9296.5%−1.8 pts

57St. Francis, WIWI8,9556.5%+1.5 pts

58Ripon, WIWI7,7386.4%−3.2 pts

59Fitchburg, WIWI34,6156.4%+1.1 pts

60Slinger, WIWI6,4956.4%+2.7 pts

61Sturtevant, WIWI6,8526.4%+1.7 pts

62Two Rivers, WIWI11,2226.3%−2.8 pts

63Onalaska, WIWI20,2976.2%+1.0 pts

64Little Chute, WIWI11,8006.0%+1.4 pts

65South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1916.0%+1.0 pts

66Plover, WIWI14,2746.0%−0.5 pts

67New London, WIWI7,7265.9%−2.6 pts

68Hartford, WIWI16,0055.9%+0.0 pts

69Edgerton, WIWI6,1215.7%−3.5 pts

70Mayville, WIWI5,1845.7%+1.5 pts

71Monona, WIWI8,6645.7%+1.3 pts

72Waupun, WIWI11,1505.5%−1.9 pts

73Appleton, WIWI75,4525.5%−1.3 pts

74Columbus, WIWI5,4005.4%+1.5 pts

75Monroe, WIWI10,5815.4%−1.0 pts

76Union Grove, WIWI5,3705.4%−3.7 pts

77Neenah, WIWI27,6385.4%−0.6 pts

78Waukesha, WIWI70,8725.4%−0.8 pts

79Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3885.3%−2.6 pts

80Dodgeville, WIWI5,0765.3%−5.6 pts

81Altoona, WIWI9,3765.2%−6.8 pts

82Burlington, WIWI10,9515.1%−0.6 pts

83Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+1.0 pts

84Stoughton, WIWI13,2565.0%−1.3 pts

85Middleton, WIWI23,1155.0%−0.8 pts

86West Bend, WIWI32,2685.0%+0.6 pts

87Kaukauna, WIWI18,5174.8%−2.8 pts

88Greenfield, WIWI37,1594.7%+1.3 pts

89Jackson, WIWI8,3224.5%−0.5 pts

90Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2274.4%+1.3 pts

91Howard, WIWI22,2334.3%−0.3 pts

92Port Washington, WIWI12,6584.2%+1.7 pts

93Evansville, WIWI5,8374.1%−1.0 pts

94Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3984.0%−1.2 pts

95Rothschild, WIWI5,6274.0%−0.1 pts

96Glendale, WIWI14,7954.0%−0.2 pts

97De Pere, WIWI25,5904.0%−3.4 pts

98Greendale, WIWI14,4263.9%+1.6 pts

99Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6493.8%+0.5 pts

100Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.8%+0.8 pts

101Sussex, WIWI12,7793.7%+1.4 pts

102Verona, WIWI16,8213.7%+0.9 pts

103DeForest, WIWI13,0943.6%+0.7 pts

104Brown Deer, WIWI12,8213.6%−1.0 pts

105Plymouth, WIWI8,8213.6%−3.3 pts

106Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%−2.9 pts

107Allouez, WIWI13,8383.5%–

108West Salem, WIWI5,2883.5%−4.4 pts

109Delafield, WIWI7,3143.4%−2.0 pts

110Oregon, WIWI12,0153.3%+1.0 pts

111Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4893.2%+2.1 pts

112Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.2%−1.7 pts

113Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.1%−0.7 pts

114Kimberly, WIWI7,5563.1%−1.6 pts

115Mukwonago, WIWI8,5443.1%−1.0 pts

116Oak Creek, WIWI38,2963.1%+0.9 pts

117McFarland, WIWI9,1453.0%−1.6 pts

118Elm Grove, WIWI6,3543.0%−1.3 pts

119Waterford, WIWI6,0253.0%−2.6 pts

120Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.8%+0.2 pts

121Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6872.7%−0.7 pts

122Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.7%+1.4 pts

123Franklin, WIWI36,6872.7%+0.5 pts

124Hartland, WIWI10,7402.6%−0.6 pts

125Germantown, WIWI21,0502.5%+0.2 pts

126Pewaukee, WIWI8,2162.3%−2.5 pts

127Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.2%+1.1 pts

128Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.2%−0.6 pts

129Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2802.0%−2.6 pts

130Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.0%−0.1 pts

131New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.0%+0.3 pts

132Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.7%+0.5 pts

133Grafton, WIWI13,3891.7%+0.1 pts

134Mequon, WIWI25,1201.7%−0.5 pts

135Muskego, WIWI25,6021.6%−1.0 pts

136Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1191.6%−2.0 pts

137Pewaukee, WIWI16,3751.3%–

138Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3841.2%−4.2 pts

139Windsor, WIWI10,0851.0%−2.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS