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Lowest poverty rate, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the lowest 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

01Windsor, WIWI10,0851.0%−66%

02Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3841.2%−78%

03Pewaukee, WIWI16,3751.3%–

04Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1191.6%−55%

05Muskego, WIWI25,6021.6%−39%

06Mequon, WIWI25,1201.7%−22%

07Grafton, WIWI13,3891.7%+8%

08Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.7%+44%

09New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.0%+15%

10Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.0%−3%

11Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2802.0%−56%

12Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.2%−23%

13Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.2%+92%

14Pewaukee, WIWI8,2162.3%−52%

15Germantown, WIWI21,0502.5%+8%

16Hartland, WIWI10,7402.6%−18%

17Franklin, WIWI36,6872.7%+25%

18Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.7%+103%

19Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6872.7%−22%

20Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.8%+8%

21Waterford, WIWI6,0253.0%−47%

22Elm Grove, WIWI6,3543.0%−31%

23McFarland, WIWI9,1453.0%−34%

24Oak Creek, WIWI38,2963.1%+39%

25Mukwonago, WIWI8,5443.1%−24%

26Kimberly, WIWI7,5563.1%−34%

27Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.1%−18%

28Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.2%−34%

29Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4893.2%+179%

30Oregon, WIWI12,0153.3%+44%

31Delafield, WIWI7,3143.4%−38%

32West Salem, WIWI5,2883.5%−56%

33Allouez, WIWI13,8383.5%–

34Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%−45%

35Plymouth, WIWI8,8213.6%−48%

36Brown Deer, WIWI12,8213.6%−21%

37DeForest, WIWI13,0943.6%+25%

38Verona, WIWI16,8213.7%+33%

39Sussex, WIWI12,7793.7%+60%

40Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.8%+26%

41Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6493.8%+16%

42Greendale, WIWI14,4263.9%+69%

43De Pere, WIWI25,5904.0%−46%

44Glendale, WIWI14,7954.0%−4%

45Rothschild, WIWI5,6274.0%−2%

46Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3984.0%−22%

47Evansville, WIWI5,8374.1%−20%

48Port Washington, WIWI12,6584.2%+69%

49Howard, WIWI22,2334.3%−7%

50Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2274.4%+42%

51Jackson, WIWI8,3224.5%−11%

52Greenfield, WIWI37,1594.7%+38%

53Kaukauna, WIWI18,5174.8%−37%

54West Bend, WIWI32,2685.0%+13%

55Middleton, WIWI23,1155.0%−14%

56Stoughton, WIWI13,2565.0%−21%

57Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+23%

58Burlington, WIWI10,9515.1%−10%

59Altoona, WIWI9,3765.2%−57%

60Dodgeville, WIWI5,0765.3%−52%

61Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3885.3%−33%

62Waukesha, WIWI70,8725.4%−13%

63Neenah, WIWI27,6385.4%−10%

64Union Grove, WIWI5,3705.4%−40%

65Monroe, WIWI10,5815.4%−16%

66Columbus, WIWI5,4005.4%+39%

67Appleton, WIWI75,4525.5%−20%

68Waupun, WIWI11,1505.5%−26%

69Monona, WIWI8,6645.7%+30%

70Mayville, WIWI5,1845.7%+35%

71Edgerton, WIWI6,1215.7%−38%

72Hartford, WIWI16,0055.9%+0%

73New London, WIWI7,7265.9%−30%

74Plover, WIWI14,2746.0%−8%

75South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1916.0%+19%

76Little Chute, WIWI11,8006.0%+30%

77Onalaska, WIWI20,2976.2%+19%

78Two Rivers, WIWI11,2226.3%−31%

79Sturtevant, WIWI6,8526.4%+36%

80Slinger, WIWI6,4956.4%+73%

81Fitchburg, WIWI34,6156.4%+20%

82Ripon, WIWI7,7386.4%−33%

83St. Francis, WIWI8,9556.5%+32%

84Janesville, WIWI66,9296.5%−21%

85West Allis, WIWI60,1196.5%+24%

86Menasha, WIWI18,3856.5%−35%

87Baraboo, WIWI13,2246.6%−42%

88Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3386.6%−35%

89Marshfield, WIWI18,9806.6%−17%

90Shorewood, WIWI13,4746.7%+5%

91Watertown, WIWI22,7046.7%−26%

92Milton, WIWI6,0246.7%−22%

93New Richmond, WIWI10,9886.8%−32%

94North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4256.9%+34%

95Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.0%−3%

96Berlin, WIWI5,5887.0%−38%

97Portage, WIWI9,9567.2%−20%

98Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.2%+15%

99Lake Mills, WIWI6,6557.3%+57%

100Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5417.5%−22%

101Reedsburg, WIWI10,6417.5%−9%

102Delavan, WIWI9,2287.6%−8%

103Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9177.7%−26%

104Holmen, WIWI12,1057.8%+23%

105Manitowoc, WIWI34,6717.9%−26%

106Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4088.1%−21%

107Cudahy, WIWI17,6558.2%+31%

108Sheboygan, WIWI49,3768.3%−11%

109Jefferson, WIWI7,8148.3%+23%

110Marinette, WIWI11,1689.0%−26%

111Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6549.1%−19%

112Merrill, WIWI9,3899.5%−32%

113Kenosha, WIWI99,2399.5%−25%

114Shawano, WIWI9,6939.9%−25%

115Elkhorn, WIWI10,0459.9%+1%

116Rice Lake, WIWI8,88210.0%−30%

117Oshkosh, WIWI67,46010.2%−19%

118Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29310.3%−7%

119Waupaca, WIWI6,35210.5%−13%

120Green Bay, WIWI106,67510.5%−21%

121Sparta, WIWI9,97411.3%−14%

122Wausau, WIWI40,18811.4%−3%

123Rhinelander, WIWI8,24212.2%−8%

124Beloit, WIWI36,64912.5%−29%

125Richland Center, WIWI5,02012.6%−18%

126Ashland, WIWI7,92712.7%−12%

127Tomah, WIWI9,60012.7%+9%

128Antigo, WIWI8,06013.2%−22%

129Superior, WIWI26,39713.4%−22%

130Eau Claire, WIWI72,46513.6%−27%

131Racine, WIWI77,90813.9%−12%

132River Falls, WIWI17,91614.9%+2%

133Madison, WIWI286,23315.0%−7%

134La Crosse, WIWI50,78417.2%−18%

135Stevens Point, WIWI26,37717.3%−20%

136Platteville, WIWI11,81519.4%−5%

137Milwaukee, WIWI562,40721.3%−4%

138Menomonie, WIWI16,66423.5%−18%

139Whitewater, WIWI16,03827.4%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS