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Most residents in poverty, Wisconsin counties · 2010

Wisconsin counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, WIWI924,216182,435+27%

02Dane County, WIWI590,37556,555+41%

03Brown County, WIWI275,80325,635+64%

04Racine County, WIWI198,91922,436+41%

05Rock County, WIWI166,47219,826+78%

06Kenosha County, WIWI168,44819,480+74%

07Winnebago County, WIWI174,21817,543+67%

08Waukesha County, WIWI417,21017,236+76%

09La Crosse County, WIWI121,33915,517+36%

10Outagamie County, WIWI195,89415,046+99%

11Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03314,538+44%

12Walworth County, WIWI106,12712,003+52%

13Marathon County, WIWI139,43211,694+41%

14Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0479,645+65%

15Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6699,347+64%

16Portage County, WIWI71,9438,442+32%

17Jefferson County, WIWI86,5057,504+78%

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7107,274+45%

19Washington County, WIWI139,2387,117+68%

20Dodge County, WIWI89,0976,908+50%

21Grant County, WIWI52,4466,826+23%

22Dunn County, WIWI46,2236,697+30%

23Chippewa County, WIWI67,6146,660+47%

24Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,310+29%

25Wood County, WIWI74,0606,244+27%

26Sauk County, WIWI66,6525,841+46%

27Marinette County, WIWI42,5745,687+58%

28Douglas County, WIWI43,9905,642+19%

29Waupaca County, WIWI51,4615,555+59%

30Barron County, WIWI46,4845,448+37%

31St. Croix County, WIWI98,2765,433+115%

32Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,990+55%

33Columbia County, WIWI58,1324,924+80%

34Oconto County, WIWI40,1954,438+75%

35Clark County, WIWI35,0524,427+4%

36Polk County, WIWI45,8034,257+45%

37Pierce County, WIWI43,5194,206+48%

38Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,060+2%

39Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3463,924+85%

40Oneida County, WIWI38,1313,554+31%

41Jackson County, WIWI20,9993,356+83%

42Sawyer County, WIWI18,8463,332+62%

43Green County, WIWI37,2273,325+93%

44Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1713,321+48%

45Waushara County, WIWI25,2233,218+52%

46Ashland County, WIWI16,2033,008+50%

47Juneau County, WIWI26,6492,936+19%

48Lincoln County, WIWI28,4032,878+40%

49Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,858+107%

50Calumet County, WIWI53,9822,672+88%

51Adams County, WIWI21,7522,637+36%

52Taylor County, WIWI20,1182,554+33%

53Vilas County, WIWI23,7612,550+52%

54Rusk County, WIWI14,1462,417+34%

55Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,201+5%

56Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,152+23%

57Door County, WIWI30,6162,142+20%

58Washburn County, WIWI17,0872,081+31%

59Richland County, WIWI17,0362,073+14%

60Green Lake County, WIWI19,3051,970+48%

61Bayfield County, WIWI16,7871,847−2%

62Forest County, WIWI9,5741,759+34%

63Iowa County, WIWI23,9511,699+2%

64Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7581,695+44%

65Marquette County, WIWI15,9271,674+37%

66Price County, WIWI13,9881,665+19%

67Lafayette County, WIWI17,4781,531+4%

68Menominee County, WIWI4,1991,338+2%

69Buffalo County, WIWI13,3181,293+26%

70Iron County, WIWI6,127930+22%

71Pepin County, WIWI7,513708+8%

72Florence County, WIWI4,748645+39%

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