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Lowest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities · 1990

Wisconsin cities with the lowest 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

01Brookfield, WIWI41,4481.1%−48%

02Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4891.2%−64%

03Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.2%−31%

04Cedarburg, WIWI12,9161.3%−51%

05Grafton, WIWI13,3891.6%−8%

06New Berlin, WIWI39,9531.7%−13%

07Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.0%+3%

08Franklin, WIWI36,6872.1%−20%

09Mequon, WIWI25,1202.1%+28%

10Oak Creek, WIWI38,2962.2%−28%

11Oregon, WIWI12,0152.3%−31%

12Germantown, WIWI21,0502.3%−7%

13Greendale, WIWI14,4262.3%−41%

14Sussex, WIWI12,7792.3%−38%

15Port Washington, WIWI12,6582.5%−41%

16Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.6%−7%

17Muskego, WIWI25,6022.7%+64%

18Verona, WIWI16,8212.8%−25%

19Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.8%+29%

20DeForest, WIWI13,0942.9%−20%

21Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.0%−21%

22Windsor, WIWI10,0853.1%+197%

23Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2273.1%−30%

24Hartland, WIWI10,7403.1%+21%

25Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6493.3%−14%

26Greenfield, WIWI37,1593.4%−27%

27Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6873.5%+28%

28Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1193.6%+124%

29Slinger, WIWI6,4953.7%−42%

30Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.8%+22%

31Columbus, WIWI5,4003.9%−28%

32Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.1%+32%

33Rothschild, WIWI5,6274.1%+2%

34Glendale, WIWI14,7954.1%+4%

35Weston, WIWI15,9314.2%−19%

36Mayville, WIWI5,1844.2%−26%

37Elm Grove, WIWI6,3544.3%+44%

38Monona, WIWI8,6644.4%−23%

39West Bend, WIWI32,2684.4%−12%

40Brown Deer, WIWI12,8214.5%+27%

41Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2804.6%+129%

42McFarland, WIWI9,1454.6%+53%

43Howard, WIWI22,2334.6%+8%

44Lake Mills, WIWI6,6554.6%−36%

45Little Chute, WIWI11,8004.6%−23%

46Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.7%+51%

47Sturtevant, WIWI6,8524.7%−27%

48Pewaukee, WIWI8,2164.8%+109%

49Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7984.9%+53%

50St. Francis, WIWI8,9554.9%−24%

51South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1915.0%−16%

52Jackson, WIWI8,3225.0%+12%

53Evansville, WIWI5,8375.1%+24%

54North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4255.1%−25%

55Onalaska, WIWI20,2975.2%−16%

56Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3985.2%+29%

57West Allis, WIWI60,1195.3%−19%

58Fitchburg, WIWI34,6155.3%−17%

59Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3845.4%+351%

60Delafield, WIWI7,3145.4%+60%

61Waterford, WIWI6,0255.5%+88%

62Burlington, WIWI10,9515.7%+11%

63Middleton, WIWI23,1155.8%+16%

64Hartford, WIWI16,0055.8%−0%

65Neenah, WIWI27,6386.0%+11%

66Waukesha, WIWI70,8726.1%+14%

67Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8186.3%−13%

68Cudahy, WIWI17,6556.3%−24%

69Shorewood, WIWI13,4746.3%−5%

70Holmen, WIWI12,1056.3%−19%

71Stoughton, WIWI13,2566.3%+26%

72Hudson, WIWI15,0196.4%+82%

73Monroe, WIWI10,5816.5%+19%

74Plover, WIWI14,2746.5%+9%

75Jefferson, WIWI7,8146.7%−19%

76Appleton, WIWI75,4526.8%+25%

77Plymouth, WIWI8,8216.8%+92%

78Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.2%+3%

79De Pere, WIWI25,5907.3%+85%

80Waupun, WIWI11,1507.5%+35%

81Kaukauna, WIWI18,5177.7%+59%

82West Salem, WIWI5,2887.8%+126%

83Marshfield, WIWI18,9807.9%+20%

84Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3888.0%+49%

85Reedsburg, WIWI10,6418.2%+10%

86Janesville, WIWI66,9298.3%+27%

87Delavan, WIWI9,2288.3%+9%

88New London, WIWI7,7268.4%+43%

89Milton, WIWI6,0248.6%+28%

90Portage, WIWI9,9568.9%+25%

91Watertown, WIWI22,7049.0%+35%

92Two Rivers, WIWI11,2229.1%+44%

93Union Grove, WIWI5,3709.1%+68%

94Edgerton, WIWI6,1219.2%+61%

95Sheboygan, WIWI49,3769.3%+13%

96Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5419.6%+27%

97Ripon, WIWI7,7389.7%+50%

98Elkhorn, WIWI10,0459.8%−1%

99Menasha, WIWI18,38510.0%+53%

100New Richmond, WIWI10,98810.0%+47%

101Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33810.2%+54%

102Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40810.2%+26%

103Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91710.4%+35%

104Manitowoc, WIWI34,67110.7%+35%

105Dodgeville, WIWI5,07610.9%+107%

106Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29311.1%+8%

107Berlin, WIWI5,58811.3%+61%

108Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65411.3%+23%

109Baraboo, WIWI13,22411.3%+71%

110Tomah, WIWI9,60011.7%−8%

111Wausau, WIWI40,18811.7%+3%

112Waupaca, WIWI6,35212.0%+15%

113Altoona, WIWI9,37612.0%+131%

114Marinette, WIWI11,16812.2%+36%

115Oshkosh, WIWI67,46012.6%+24%

116Kenosha, WIWI99,23912.7%+34%

117Sparta, WIWI9,97413.2%+17%

118Shawano, WIWI9,69313.2%+34%

119Rhinelander, WIWI8,24213.2%+8%

120Green Bay, WIWI106,67513.4%+27%

121Merrill, WIWI9,38913.9%+46%

122Rice Lake, WIWI8,88214.3%+43%

123Ashland, WIWI7,92714.5%+14%

124River Falls, WIWI17,91614.7%−2%

125Richland Center, WIWI5,02015.4%+22%

126Racine, WIWI77,90815.9%+14%

127Madison, WIWI286,23316.1%+7%

128Antigo, WIWI8,06016.9%+29%

129Superior, WIWI26,39717.1%+28%

130Beloit, WIWI36,64917.5%+40%

131Eau Claire, WIWI72,46518.6%+37%

132Platteville, WIWI11,81520.4%+5%

133La Crosse, WIWI50,78421.0%+22%

134Stevens Point, WIWI26,37721.6%+25%

135Milwaukee, WIWI562,40722.2%+4%

136Menomonie, WIWI16,66428.8%+23%

137Whitewater, WIWI16,03830.7%+12%

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