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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Wisconsin

The top 25 of 49 Wisconsin cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Whitewater
26.8%
2Platteville
23.9%
3Milwaukee
22.8%
4Hayward
22.1%
5La Crosse
21.4%
6Racine
18.2%
7Ashland
17.8%
8Menomonie
17.7%
9Oshkosh
17.5%
10Prairie du Chien
17.4%
11Stevens Point
16.6%
12Madison
16.4%
13Chippewa Falls
15.4%
14Beloit
15%
15Green Bay
14.7%
16Wausau
14.6%
17Eagle River
14.4%
18Eau Claire
14.3%
19Kenosha
13.7%
20Portage
13.5%
21Superior
13.3%
22South Milwaukee
13.1%
23Rice Lake
12.9%
24Rhinelander
12.8%
25Manitowoc
12.6%

Top Wisconsin Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Menominee County21.7%2. Milwaukee County17.2%3. Sawyer County15.6%4. Forest County15.2%5. Richland County14.5%6. Adams County14.1%7. Crawford County13.8%8. Green Lake County13.8%9. Langlade County13.5%10. Ashland County13.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Wisconsin”, https://gismap.land/rankings/wisconsin/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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