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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Windsor, WIWI10,0851.0%−2.0 pts
02Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3841.2%−4.2 pts
03Pewaukee, WIWI16,3751.3%–
04Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1191.6%−2.0 pts
05Muskego, WIWI25,6021.6%−1.0 pts
06Mequon, WIWI25,1201.7%−0.5 pts
07Grafton, WIWI13,3891.7%+0.1 pts
08Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.7%+0.5 pts
09New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.0%+0.3 pts
10Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.0%−0.1 pts
11Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2802.0%−2.6 pts
12Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.2%−0.6 pts
13Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.2%+1.1 pts
14Pewaukee, WIWI8,2162.3%−2.5 pts
15Germantown, WIWI21,0502.5%+0.2 pts
16Hartland, WIWI10,7402.6%−0.6 pts
17Franklin, WIWI36,6872.7%+0.5 pts
18Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.7%+1.4 pts
19Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6872.7%−0.7 pts
20Fox Point, WIWI6,5832.8%+0.2 pts
21Waterford, WIWI6,0253.0%−2.6 pts
22Elm Grove, WIWI6,3543.0%−1.3 pts
23McFarland, WIWI9,1453.0%−1.6 pts
24Oak Creek, WIWI38,2963.1%+0.9 pts
25Mukwonago, WIWI8,5443.1%−1.0 pts
26Kimberly, WIWI7,5563.1%−1.6 pts
27Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.1%−0.7 pts
28Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.2%−1.7 pts
29Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4893.2%+2.1 pts
30Oregon, WIWI12,0153.3%+1.0 pts
31Delafield, WIWI7,3143.4%−2.0 pts
32West Salem, WIWI5,2883.5%−4.4 pts
33Allouez, WIWI13,8383.5%–
34Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%−2.9 pts
35Plymouth, WIWI8,8213.6%−3.3 pts
36Brown Deer, WIWI12,8213.6%−1.0 pts
37DeForest, WIWI13,0943.6%+0.7 pts
38Verona, WIWI16,8213.7%+0.9 pts
39Sussex, WIWI12,7793.7%+1.4 pts
40Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9303.8%+0.8 pts
41Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6493.8%+0.5 pts
42Greendale, WIWI14,4263.9%+1.6 pts
43De Pere, WIWI25,5904.0%−3.4 pts
44Glendale, WIWI14,7954.0%−0.2 pts
45Rothschild, WIWI5,6274.0%−0.1 pts
46Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3984.0%−1.2 pts
47Evansville, WIWI5,8374.1%−1.0 pts
48Port Washington, WIWI12,6584.2%+1.7 pts
49Howard, WIWI22,2334.3%−0.3 pts
50Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2274.4%+1.3 pts
51Jackson, WIWI8,3224.5%−0.5 pts
52Greenfield, WIWI37,1594.7%+1.3 pts
53Kaukauna, WIWI18,5174.8%−2.8 pts
54West Bend, WIWI32,2685.0%+0.6 pts
55Middleton, WIWI23,1155.0%−0.8 pts
56Stoughton, WIWI13,2565.0%−1.3 pts
57Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+1.0 pts
58Burlington, WIWI10,9515.1%−0.6 pts
59Altoona, WIWI9,3765.2%−6.8 pts
60Dodgeville, WIWI5,0765.3%−5.6 pts
61Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3885.3%−2.6 pts
62Waukesha, WIWI70,8725.4%−0.8 pts
63Neenah, WIWI27,6385.4%−0.6 pts
64Union Grove, WIWI5,3705.4%−3.7 pts
65Monroe, WIWI10,5815.4%−1.0 pts
66Columbus, WIWI5,4005.4%+1.5 pts
67Appleton, WIWI75,4525.5%−1.3 pts
68Waupun, WIWI11,1505.5%−1.9 pts
69Monona, WIWI8,6645.7%+1.3 pts
70Mayville, WIWI5,1845.7%+1.5 pts
71Edgerton, WIWI6,1215.7%−3.5 pts
72Hartford, WIWI16,0055.9%+0.0 pts
73New London, WIWI7,7265.9%−2.6 pts
74Plover, WIWI14,2746.0%−0.5 pts
75South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1916.0%+1.0 pts
76Little Chute, WIWI11,8006.0%+1.4 pts
77Onalaska, WIWI20,2976.2%+1.0 pts
78Two Rivers, WIWI11,2226.3%−2.8 pts
79Sturtevant, WIWI6,8526.4%+1.7 pts
80Slinger, WIWI6,4956.4%+2.7 pts
81Fitchburg, WIWI34,6156.4%+1.1 pts
82Ripon, WIWI7,7386.4%−3.2 pts
83St. Francis, WIWI8,9556.5%+1.5 pts
84Janesville, WIWI66,9296.5%−1.8 pts
85West Allis, WIWI60,1196.5%+1.3 pts
86Menasha, WIWI18,3856.5%−3.5 pts
87Baraboo, WIWI13,2246.6%−4.7 pts
88Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3386.6%−3.6 pts
89Marshfield, WIWI18,9806.6%−1.3 pts
90Shorewood, WIWI13,4746.7%+0.3 pts
91Watertown, WIWI22,7046.7%−2.4 pts
92Milton, WIWI6,0246.7%−1.9 pts
93New Richmond, WIWI10,9886.8%−3.2 pts
94North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4256.9%+1.7 pts
95Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.0%−0.2 pts
96Berlin, WIWI5,5887.0%−4.3 pts
97Portage, WIWI9,9567.2%−1.8 pts
98Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.2%+0.9 pts
99Lake Mills, WIWI6,6557.3%+2.6 pts
100Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5417.5%−2.1 pts
101Reedsburg, WIWI10,6417.5%−0.7 pts
102Delavan, WIWI9,2287.6%−0.7 pts
103Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9177.7%−2.7 pts
104Holmen, WIWI12,1057.8%+1.5 pts
105Manitowoc, WIWI34,6717.9%−2.8 pts
106Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4088.1%−2.1 pts
107Cudahy, WIWI17,6558.2%+2.0 pts
108Sheboygan, WIWI49,3768.3%−1.0 pts
109Jefferson, WIWI7,8148.3%+1.5 pts
110Marinette, WIWI11,1689.0%−3.2 pts
111Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6549.1%−2.1 pts
112Merrill, WIWI9,3899.5%−4.4 pts
113Kenosha, WIWI99,2399.5%−3.2 pts
114Shawano, WIWI9,6939.9%−3.3 pts
115Elkhorn, WIWI10,0459.9%+0.1 pts
116Rice Lake, WIWI8,88210.0%−4.3 pts
117Oshkosh, WIWI67,46010.2%−2.4 pts
118Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29310.3%−0.8 pts
119Waupaca, WIWI6,35210.5%−1.5 pts
120Green Bay, WIWI106,67510.5%−2.9 pts
121Sparta, WIWI9,97411.3%−1.9 pts
122Wausau, WIWI40,18811.4%−0.3 pts
123Rhinelander, WIWI8,24212.2%−1.0 pts
124Beloit, WIWI36,64912.5%−5.0 pts
125Richland Center, WIWI5,02012.6%−2.8 pts
126Ashland, WIWI7,92712.7%−1.8 pts
127Tomah, WIWI9,60012.7%+1.0 pts
128Antigo, WIWI8,06013.2%−3.8 pts
129Superior, WIWI26,39713.4%−3.7 pts
130Eau Claire, WIWI72,46513.6%−5.0 pts
131Racine, WIWI77,90813.9%−1.9 pts
132River Falls, WIWI17,91614.9%+0.2 pts
133Madison, WIWI286,23315.0%−1.1 pts
134La Crosse, WIWI50,78417.2%−3.8 pts
135Stevens Point, WIWI26,37717.3%−4.3 pts
136Platteville, WIWI11,81519.4%−1.0 pts
137Milwaukee, WIWI562,40721.3%−0.9 pts
138Menomonie, WIWI16,66423.5%−5.3 pts
139Whitewater, WIWI16,03827.4%−3.3 pts
SHOWING 1–139 OF 139

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