RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Most residents in poverty, Wisconsin counties · 1990

Wisconsin counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 72 is 3,379.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216152,270–

02Dane County, WIWI590,37538,518–

03Brown County, WIWI275,80317,836–

04Racine County, WIWI198,91917,768–

05Rock County, WIWI166,47213,780–

06Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03313,581–

07La Crosse County, WIWI121,33913,127–

08Kenosha County, WIWI168,44813,092–

09Winnebago County, WIWI174,21812,354–

10Waukesha County, WIWI417,2109,510–

11Marathon County, WIWI139,4329,138–

12Outagamie County, WIWI195,8948,715–

13Portage County, WIWI71,9437,918–

14Walworth County, WIWI106,1277,231–

15Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6696,886–

16Grant County, WIWI52,4466,757–

17Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0476,738–

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7106,704–

19Wood County, WIWI74,0606,275–

20Douglas County, WIWI43,9906,231–

21Dunn County, WIWI46,2235,973–

22Chippewa County, WIWI67,6145,485–

23Dodge County, WIWI89,0975,087–

24Jefferson County, WIWI86,5054,877–

25Monroe County, WIWI46,5724,763–

26Marinette County, WIWI42,5744,728–

27Barron County, WIWI46,4844,708–

28Sauk County, WIWI66,6524,553–

29Clark County, WIWI35,0524,358–

30Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,198–

31Polk County, WIWI45,8034,111–

32Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,054–

33Waupaca County, WIWI51,4613,914–

34Oconto County, WIWI40,1953,656–

35Pierce County, WIWI43,5193,413–

36Columbia County, WIWI58,1323,379–

37St. Croix County, WIWI98,2763,217–

38Washington County, WIWI139,2383,086–

39Oneida County, WIWI38,1313,047–

40Sawyer County, WIWI18,8462,913–

41Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,853–

42Lincoln County, WIWI28,4032,812–

43Juneau County, WIWI26,6492,768–

44Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1712,697–

45Waushara County, WIWI25,2232,673–

46Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,645–

47Vilas County, WIWI23,7612,609–

48Door County, WIWI30,6162,524–

49Rusk County, WIWI14,1462,500–

50Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,431–

51Taylor County, WIWI20,1182,394–

52Green County, WIWI37,2272,378–

53Richland County, WIWI17,0362,355–

54Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,333–

55Bayfield County, WIWI16,7872,323–

56Adams County, WIWI21,7522,264–

57Washburn County, WIWI17,0872,185–

58Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,027–

59Iowa County, WIWI23,9512,014–

60Forest County, WIWI9,5741,911–

61Menominee County, WIWI4,1991,894–

62Green Lake County, WIWI19,3051,860–

63Lafayette County, WIWI17,4781,772–

64Price County, WIWI13,9881,699–

65Calumet County, WIWI53,9821,671–

66Buffalo County, WIWI13,3181,617–

67Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3461,588–

68Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7581,552–

69Marquette County, WIWI15,9271,430–

70Pepin County, WIWI7,513897–

71Iron County, WIWI6,127804–

72Florence County, WIWI4,748603–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS