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Most residents in poverty, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, WIWI924,216172,310+20%

02Dane County, WIWI590,37561,769+53%

03Brown County, WIWI275,80325,983+66%

04Racine County, WIWI198,91924,405+54%

05Kenosha County, WIWI168,44820,352+82%

06Waukesha County, WIWI417,21020,349+108%

07Rock County, WIWI166,47219,944+79%

08Winnebago County, WIWI174,21818,904+80%

09La Crosse County, WIWI121,33914,709+29%

10Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03313,821+36%

11Outagamie County, WIWI195,89413,585+80%

12Marathon County, WIWI139,43212,133+47%

13Walworth County, WIWI106,12710,158+29%

14Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6698,586+51%

15Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0478,230+41%

16Grant County, WIWI52,4467,848+41%

17Portage County, WIWI71,9437,657+20%

18Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7107,320+46%

19Wood County, WIWI74,0607,235+47%

20Dodge County, WIWI89,0977,191+56%

21Jefferson County, WIWI86,5057,129+69%

22Washington County, WIWI139,2387,031+66%

23Chippewa County, WIWI67,6146,587+45%

24Sauk County, WIWI66,6525,882+47%

25Barron County, WIWI46,4845,670+43%

26Dunn County, WIWI46,2235,303+3%

27Douglas County, WIWI43,9905,105+7%

28St. Croix County, WIWI98,2764,843+91%

29Waupaca County, WIWI51,4614,774+37%

30Marinette County, WIWI42,5744,688+30%

31Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,593+15%

32Monroe County, WIWI46,5724,541−7%

33Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3464,318+104%

34Clark County, WIWI35,0524,214−1%

35Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,212+31%

36Polk County, WIWI45,8034,173+42%

37Juneau County, WIWI26,6494,036+64%

38Columbia County, WIWI58,1323,934+43%

39Pierce County, WIWI43,5193,586+27%

40Oconto County, WIWI40,1953,512+39%

41Green County, WIWI37,2273,209+86%

42Oneida County, WIWI38,1313,012+11%

43Calumet County, WIWI53,9822,823+98%

44Sawyer County, WIWI18,8462,685+31%

45Lincoln County, WIWI28,4032,631+28%

46Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,577+28%

47Waushara County, WIWI25,2232,539+20%

48Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,508+37%

49Door County, WIWI30,6162,500+40%

50Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,480+18%

51Vilas County, WIWI23,7612,424+44%

52Adams County, WIWI21,7522,413+25%

53Richland County, WIWI17,0362,313+27%

54Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,225+27%

55Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1712,217−1%

56Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,089+51%

57Washburn County, WIWI17,0872,019+27%

58Green Lake County, WIWI19,3052,010+51%

59Iowa County, WIWI23,9511,878+13%

60Lafayette County, WIWI17,4781,865+27%

61Bayfield County, WIWI16,7871,859−1%

62Taylor County, WIWI20,1181,831−5%

63Price County, WIWI13,9881,826+30%

64Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,609−11%

65Marquette County, WIWI15,9271,576+29%

66Forest County, WIWI9,5741,442+10%

67Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7581,405+19%

68Menominee County, WIWI4,1991,205−8%

69Buffalo County, WIWI13,3181,129+10%

70Iron County, WIWI6,127822+7%

71Pepin County, WIWI7,513793+21%

72Florence County, WIWI4,748453−3%

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