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Lowest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities with the lowest 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: Union Grove, WI, up 123 places to #25.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲4Verona, WIWI16,8211.4%−2.3 pts

02Greenville, WIWI13,3881.7%–

03▲29Bristol, WIWI5,3001.9%–

04▲10Harrison, WIWI14,4922.2%–

05▼4Suamico, WIWI13,1532.5%–

06▲1Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.5%−0.3 pts

07▲30Waunakee, WIWI16,4112.8%+1.0 pts

08▲12Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7252.8%−0.3 pts

09▼6Slinger, WIWI6,4952.9%−3.5 pts

10▲9Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3843.0%+1.8 pts

11Vernon, WIWI7,4643.0%–

12Waukesha, WIWI8,5073.0%–

13▼5Muskego, WIWI25,6023.0%+1.4 pts

14Lisbon, WIWI11,1503.2%–

15▲3Brookfield, WIWI41,4483.2%+1.0 pts

16▼1Hales Corners, WIWI7,7403.5%+1.5 pts

17▲10Tichigan, WIWI5,0523.6%–

18▲6Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2803.6%+1.7 pts

19▼10Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.7%−0.1 pts

20▲1Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4893.7%+0.5 pts

21▼15Pewaukee, WIWI16,3753.7%+2.5 pts

22▲9Grafton, WIWI13,3893.7%+2.0 pts

23▼19McFarland, WIWI9,1453.8%+0.8 pts

24▼8Waterford, WIWI6,0253.8%+0.9 pts

25▲123Union Grove, WIWI5,3704.0%−1.5 pts

26▲51Bellevue, WIWI16,7764.0%–

27▼15New Berlin, WIWI39,9534.1%+2.1 pts

28▼15Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.2%+1.1 pts

29▼1Mequon, WIWI25,1204.2%+2.5 pts

30▲15Hobart, WIWI11,6744.2%–

31▼2Elm Grove, WIWI6,3544.4%+1.4 pts

32▼22Windsor, WIWI10,0854.5%+3.4 pts

33▲11Caledonia, WIWI25,2294.5%–

34▲9Sussex, WIWI12,7794.5%+0.8 pts

35▲27Oregon, WIWI12,0154.7%+1.4 pts

36▲27Cedarburg, WIWI12,9164.7%+2.0 pts

37▼35Richfield, WIWI11,7854.8%–

38▼15Germantown, WIWI21,0504.9%+2.4 pts

39▲1Oak Creek, WIWI38,2964.9%+1.9 pts

40▼10Summit, WIWI5,3235.0%–

41▲15Allouez, WIWI13,8385.1%+1.6 pts

42▲6Lake Mills, WIWI6,6555.1%−2.2 pts

43▲24Howard, WIWI22,2335.1%+0.8 pts

44▼33Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2915.2%+3.0 pts

45▲1Hartland, WIWI10,7405.2%+2.6 pts

46▲8Weston, WIWI15,9315.5%+0.4 pts

47▲24De Pere, WIWI25,5905.6%+1.7 pts

48▼9Evansville, WIWI5,8375.6%+1.6 pts

49▲41DeForest, WIWI13,0945.7%+2.1 pts

50▼12Little Chute, WIWI11,8005.7%−0.3 pts

51▲18Delafield, WIWI7,3145.7%+2.4 pts

52▼3Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6495.8%+2.0 pts

53▲21Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2535.9%–

54▲18Jackson, WIWI8,3226.0%+1.5 pts

55▲40Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3386.0%−0.6 pts

56▼39Holmen, WIWI12,1056.0%−1.8 pts

57▼24Onalaska, WIWI20,2976.0%−0.2 pts

58Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2276.2%+1.8 pts

59▲6Hudson, WIWI15,0196.2%+2.7 pts

60▲21Dodgeville, WIWI5,0766.3%+1.0 pts

61▲33Milton, WIWI6,0246.5%−0.2 pts

62▲27Mayville, WIWI5,1846.6%+0.9 pts

63▲21Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2716.6%–

64▼42Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4136.7%–

65▲31Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3886.7%+1.4 pts

66▼31Franklin, WIWI36,6876.7%+4.1 pts

67▼16Port Washington, WIWI12,6586.7%+2.6 pts

68▼43Columbus, WIWI5,4006.9%+1.5 pts

69▲34Brown Deer, WIWI12,8216.9%+3.4 pts

70▲50Burlington, WIWI10,9517.0%+1.9 pts

71▼14Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7987.1%+3.9 pts

72▼17Stoughton, WIWI13,2567.1%+2.1 pts

73▼47Pewaukee, WIWI8,2167.3%+5.0 pts

74▼24Sturtevant, WIWI6,8527.4%+1.0 pts

75▲17Bloomfield, WIWI6,3697.5%–

76▼16Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6877.6%+4.9 pts

77▼4Elkhorn, WIWI10,0457.6%−2.3 pts

78▲10Middleton, WIWI23,1157.6%+2.6 pts

79▼18Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1197.7%+6.1 pts

80▼2Kaukauna, WIWI18,5177.8%+3.0 pts

81▼22Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3208.2%–

82▼7West Bend, WIWI32,2688.2%+3.3 pts

83▲19Appleton, WIWI75,4528.3%+2.8 pts

84▲28Reedsburg, WIWI10,6418.3%+0.8 pts

85▼51Greendale, WIWI14,4268.4%+4.4 pts

86▲35Baraboo, WIWI13,2248.4%+1.8 pts

87▼51Rothschild, WIWI5,6278.4%+4.5 pts

88▼6Greenfield, WIWI37,1598.6%+3.9 pts

89▼36West Salem, WIWI5,2888.6%+5.1 pts

90▲34Edgerton, WIWI6,1218.6%+2.9 pts

91▲24Neenah, WIWI27,6388.6%+3.3 pts

92▲5Somers, WIWI8,1718.7%–

93▼27Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3968.9%–

94▲13Monroe, WIWI10,5818.9%+3.5 pts

95▼15Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5428.9%+2.0 pts

96▼5Hartford, WIWI16,0059.0%+3.1 pts

97▲16Janesville, WIWI66,9299.0%+2.5 pts

98▲3Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9179.2%+1.4 pts

99▼14Plover, WIWI14,2749.2%+3.3 pts

100▲10Fitchburg, WIWI34,6159.3%+2.8 pts

101▼49Monona, WIWI8,6649.5%+3.9 pts

102▼60Plymouth, WIWI8,8219.8%+6.3 pts

103▲6Waukesha, WIWI70,8729.8%+4.5 pts

104▼6Watertown, WIWI22,7049.9%+3.2 pts

105▼58Kimberly, WIWI7,5569.9%+6.8 pts

106▲20Glendale, WIWI14,79510.0%+6.1 pts

107▼7Delavan, WIWI9,22810.2%+2.5 pts

108▼67New Richmond, WIWI10,98810.5%+3.7 pts

109▼41Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81810.7%+3.5 pts

110▼17Jefferson, WIWI7,81411.2%+2.9 pts

111▼3Sparta, WIWI9,97411.3%0.0 pts

112▼29Cudahy, WIWI17,65511.4%+3.2 pts

113▼43Waupaca, WIWI6,35211.5%+1.0 pts

114▼3West Allis, WIWI60,11911.5%+5.0 pts

115▼36Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39811.6%+7.6 pts

116▼12Marshfield, WIWI18,98011.6%+5.0 pts

117▼30Two Rivers, WIWI11,22211.8%+5.5 pts

118▲16Marinette, WIWI11,16811.8%+2.8 pts

119▼14Menasha, WIWI18,38512.0%+5.5 pts

120▲15North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42512.3%+5.4 pts

121▼15Sheboygan, WIWI49,37612.3%+4.1 pts

122▼8Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54112.4%+4.9 pts

123▲2Manitowoc, WIWI34,67112.6%+4.8 pts

124▲4Rhinelander, WIWI8,24212.8%+0.5 pts

125▼26Ripon, WIWI7,73812.8%+6.3 pts

126▲19Rice Lake, WIWI8,88212.9%+2.9 pts

127▲6South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19113.1%+7.1 pts

128▼9Altoona, WIWI9,37613.1%+7.9 pts

129▼2Superior, WIWI26,39713.3%−0.1 pts

130▼7Portage, WIWI9,95613.5%+6.4 pts

131▲7Kenosha, WIWI99,23913.7%+4.2 pts

132▼15Shorewood, WIWI13,47414.3%+7.6 pts

133▲4Eau Claire, WIWI72,46514.3%+0.7 pts

134▲5Wausau, WIWI40,18814.6%+3.2 pts

135▲1Green Bay, WIWI106,67514.7%+4.2 pts

136▼7Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65414.8%+5.6 pts

137▼6Shawano, WIWI9,69314.9%+5.0 pts

138▲9Beloit, WIWI36,64915.0%+2.5 pts

139▼9River Falls, WIWI17,91615.1%+0.1 pts

140▼8Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29315.4%+5.0 pts

141▲1Richland Center, WIWI5,02016.0%+3.4 pts

142▼24Berlin, WIWI5,58816.0%+9.0 pts

143▼2Madison, WIWI286,23316.4%+1.4 pts

144▲2Stevens Point, WIWI26,37716.6%−0.7 pts

145▼69Waupun, WIWI11,15016.6%+11.1 pts

146▼82Tomah, WIWI9,60016.7%+3.9 pts

147▼31St. Francis, WIWI8,95517.0%+10.5 pts

148▼8Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40817.4%+9.3 pts

149▼27Merrill, WIWI9,38917.4%+7.9 pts

150▼7Oshkosh, WIWI67,46017.5%+7.3 pts

151▼1Menomonie, WIWI16,66417.7%−5.8 pts

152▼1Ashland, WIWI7,92717.8%+5.1 pts

153▼4Racine, WIWI77,90818.2%+4.3 pts

154▼10Antigo, WIWI8,06019.5%+6.4 pts

155▼69New London, WIWI7,72621.0%+15.2 pts

156▼4La Crosse, WIWI50,78421.4%+4.2 pts

157▼4Milwaukee, WIWI562,40722.8%+1.4 pts

158▼4Platteville, WIWI11,81523.9%+4.6 pts

159▼4Whitewater, WIWI16,03826.8%−0.6 pts

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