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Highest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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 2000

01Whitewater, WIWI16,03827.4%+0%

02Menomonie, WIWI16,66423.5%+0%

03Milwaukee, WIWI562,40721.3%+0%

04Platteville, WIWI11,81519.4%+0%

05Stevens Point, WIWI26,37717.3%+0%

06La Crosse, WIWI50,78417.2%+0%

07Madison, WIWI286,23315.0%+0%

08River Falls, WIWI17,91614.9%+0%

09Racine, WIWI77,90813.9%+0%

10Eau Claire, WIWI72,46513.6%+0%

11Superior, WIWI26,39713.4%+0%

12Antigo, WIWI8,06013.2%+0%

13Tomah, WIWI9,60012.7%+0%

14Ashland, WIWI7,92712.7%+0%

15Richland Center, WIWI5,02012.6%+0%

16Beloit, WIWI36,64912.5%+0%

17Rhinelander, WIWI8,24212.2%+0%

18Wausau, WIWI40,18811.4%+0%

19Sparta, WIWI9,97411.3%+0%

20Green Bay, WIWI106,67510.5%+0%

21Waupaca, WIWI6,35210.5%+0%

22Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29310.3%+0%

23Oshkosh, WIWI67,46010.2%+0%

24Rice Lake, WIWI8,88210.0%+0%

25Elkhorn, WIWI10,0459.9%+0%

26Shawano, WIWI9,6939.9%+0%

27Kenosha, WIWI99,2399.5%+0%

28Merrill, WIWI9,3899.5%+0%

29Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6549.1%+0%

30Marinette, WIWI11,1689.0%+0%

31Jefferson, WIWI7,8148.3%+0%

32Sheboygan, WIWI49,3768.3%+0%

33Cudahy, WIWI17,6558.2%+0%

34Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4088.1%+0%

35Manitowoc, WIWI34,6717.9%+0%

36Holmen, WIWI12,1057.8%+0%

37Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9177.7%+0%

38Delavan, WIWI9,2287.6%+0%

39Reedsburg, WIWI10,6417.5%+0%

40Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5417.5%+0%

41Lake Mills, WIWI6,6557.3%+0%

42Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.2%+0%

43Portage, WIWI9,9567.2%+0%

44Berlin, WIWI5,5887.0%+0%

45Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.0%+0%

46North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4256.9%+0%

47New Richmond, WIWI10,9886.8%+0%

48Milton, WIWI6,0246.7%+0%

49Watertown, WIWI22,7046.7%+0%

50Shorewood, WIWI13,4746.7%+0%

51Marshfield, WIWI18,9806.6%+0%

52Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3386.6%+0%

53Baraboo, WIWI13,2246.6%+0%

54Menasha, WIWI18,3856.5%+0%

55West Allis, WIWI60,1196.5%+0%

56Janesville, WIWI66,9296.5%+0%

57St. Francis, WIWI8,9556.5%+0%

58Ripon, WIWI7,7386.4%+0%

59Fitchburg, WIWI34,6156.4%+0%

60Slinger, WIWI6,4956.4%+0%

61Sturtevant, WIWI6,8526.4%+0%

62Two Rivers, WIWI11,2226.3%+0%

63Onalaska, WIWI20,2976.2%+0%

64Little Chute, WIWI11,8006.0%+0%

65South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1916.0%+0%

66Plover, WIWI14,2746.0%+0%

67New London, WIWI7,7265.9%+0%

68Hartford, WIWI16,0055.9%+0%

69Edgerton, WIWI6,1215.7%+0%

70Mayville, WIWI5,1845.7%+0%

71Monona, WIWI8,6645.7%+0%

72Waupun, WIWI11,1505.5%+0%

73Appleton, WIWI75,4525.5%+0%

74Columbus, WIWI5,4005.4%+0%

75Monroe, WIWI10,5815.4%+0%

76Union Grove, WIWI5,3705.4%+0%

77Neenah, WIWI27,6385.4%+0%

78Waukesha, WIWI70,8725.4%+0%

79Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3885.3%+0%

80Dodgeville, WIWI5,0765.3%+0%

81Altoona, WIWI9,3765.2%+0%

82Burlington, WIWI10,9515.1%+0%

83Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+0%

84Stoughton, WIWI13,2565.0%+0%

85Middleton, WIWI23,1155.0%+0%

86West Bend, WIWI32,2685.0%+0%

87Kaukauna, WIWI18,5174.8%+0%

88Greenfield, WIWI37,1594.7%+0%

89Jackson, WIWI8,3224.5%+0%

90Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2274.4%+0%

91Howard, WIWI22,2334.3%+0%

92Port Washington, WIWI12,6584.2%+0%

93Evansville, WIWI5,8374.1%+0%

94Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3984.0%+0%

95Rothschild, WIWI5,6274.0%+0%

96Glendale, WIWI14,7954.0%+0%

97De Pere, WIWI25,5904.0%+0%

98Greendale, WIWI14,4263.9%+0%

99Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6493.8%+0%

100Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.8%+0%

101Sussex, WIWI12,7793.7%+0%

102Verona, WIWI16,8213.7%+0%

103DeForest, WIWI13,0943.6%+0%

104Brown Deer, WIWI12,8213.6%+0%

105Plymouth, WIWI8,8213.6%+0%

106Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%+0%

107Allouez, WIWI13,8383.5%+0%

108West Salem, WIWI5,2883.5%+0%

109Delafield, WIWI7,3143.4%+0%

110Oregon, WIWI12,0153.3%+0%

111Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4893.2%+0%

112Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.2%+0%

113Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.1%+0%

114Kimberly, WIWI7,5563.1%+0%

115Mukwonago, WIWI8,5443.1%+0%

116Oak Creek, WIWI38,2963.1%+0%

117McFarland, WIWI9,1453.0%+0%

118Elm Grove, WIWI6,3543.0%+0%

119Waterford, WIWI6,0253.0%+0%

120Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.8%+0%

121Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6872.7%+0%

122Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.7%+0%

123Franklin, WIWI36,6872.7%+0%

124Hartland, WIWI10,7402.6%+0%

125Germantown, WIWI21,0502.5%+0%

126Pewaukee, WIWI8,2162.3%+0%

127Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.2%+0%

128Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.2%+0%

129Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2802.0%+0%

130Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.0%+0%

131New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.0%+0%

132Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.7%+0%

133Grafton, WIWI13,3891.7%+0%

134Mequon, WIWI25,1201.7%+0%

135Muskego, WIWI25,6021.6%+0%

136Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1191.6%+0%

137Pewaukee, WIWI16,3751.3%+0%

138Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3841.2%+0%

139Windsor, WIWI10,0851.0%+0%

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