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Most residents in poverty, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216159,524+11%

02Dane County, WIWI590,37560,805+51%

03Brown County, WIWI275,80324,534+57%

04Waukesha County, WIWI417,21021,530+120%

05Racine County, WIWI198,91920,374+28%

06Winnebago County, WIWI174,21819,467+86%

07Kenosha County, WIWI168,44817,677+58%

08Rock County, WIWI166,47215,219+36%

09La Crosse County, WIWI121,33914,925+31%

10Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03312,637+25%

11Outagamie County, WIWI195,89412,120+60%

12Marathon County, WIWI139,43212,042+45%

13Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04710,080+73%

14Walworth County, WIWI106,1279,891+26%

15Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6699,619+69%

16Washington County, WIWI139,2387,980+88%

17Wood County, WIWI74,0607,968+62%

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7107,776+55%

19Dodge County, WIWI89,0977,546+64%

20Portage County, WIWI71,9437,144+12%

21Jefferson County, WIWI86,5056,977+66%

22Chippewa County, WIWI67,6146,831+50%

23Grant County, WIWI52,4466,723+21%

24St. Croix County, WIWI98,2766,336+150%

25Monroe County, WIWI46,5725,421+11%

26Waupaca County, WIWI51,4615,361+53%

27Sauk County, WIWI66,6525,319+33%

28Barron County, WIWI46,4845,152+30%

29Dunn County, WIWI46,2234,860−6%

30Douglas County, WIWI43,9904,758+0%

31Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3464,637+119%

32Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,564+41%

33Columbia County, WIWI58,1324,517+65%

34Clark County, WIWI35,0524,193−2%

35Pierce County, WIWI43,5194,162+47%

36Marinette County, WIWI42,5744,103+14%

37Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,065+2%

38Polk County, WIWI45,8033,717+27%

39Juneau County, WIWI26,6493,472+41%

40Oneida County, WIWI38,1313,262+20%

41Oconto County, WIWI40,1953,247+28%

42Calumet County, WIWI53,9823,113+119%

43Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1713,058+37%

44Lincoln County, WIWI28,4033,006+46%

45Adams County, WIWI21,7522,984+54%

46Sawyer County, WIWI18,8462,885+41%

47Green County, WIWI37,2272,855+65%

48Waushara County, WIWI25,2232,715+28%

49Green Lake County, WIWI19,3052,653+100%

50Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,630+25%

51Vilas County, WIWI23,7612,616+55%

52Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,593+41%

53Richland County, WIWI17,0362,502+38%

54Door County, WIWI30,6162,331+30%

55Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,210+26%

56Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,159+56%

57Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,151+7%

58Marquette County, WIWI15,9272,055+68%

59Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782,014+37%

60Washburn County, WIWI17,0871,947+23%

61Taylor County, WIWI20,1181,916−0%

62Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,859+3%

63Iowa County, WIWI23,9511,812+9%

64Price County, WIWI13,9881,671+19%

65Bayfield County, WIWI16,7871,619−14%

66Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7581,564+33%

67Forest County, WIWI9,5741,427+9%

68Buffalo County, WIWI13,3181,129+10%

69Menominee County, WIWI4,199925−30%

70Pepin County, WIWI7,513758+15%

71Iron County, WIWI6,127650−15%

72Florence County, WIWI4,748339−27%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES