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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
Wisconsin

Wisconsin's child poverty rate is 12.8% across 72 counties, meaning 158K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

12.8%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

158K

Children in poverty

10.6%

All-ages poverty

$74,671

Median income

Wisconsin by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Wisconsin. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Wisconsin at a glance

Children in poverty

158K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

12.8%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

12.2%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

10.6%

Entire population

Concentration

1.21×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$74,671

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 72 counties in Wisconsin.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Menominee County 45.5%
  2. 2 Milwaukee County 23.3%
  3. 3 Burnett County 22.3%
  4. 4 Forest County 20.9%
  5. 5 Rusk County 20.8%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Ozaukee County 3.7%
  2. 2 Waukesha County 4.4%
  3. 3 Calumet County 5.2%
  4. 4 St. Croix County 5.4%
  5. 5 Washington County 5.8%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Milwaukee County 49K
  2. 2 Dane County 8K
  3. 3 Racine County 6K
  4. 4 Brown County 6K
  5. 5 Kenosha County 6K

Every county in Wisconsin

All 72 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Adams County 20.5% 19.6% 13.2% 1.55× 558 $57,944
Ashland County 16.9% 15.6% 14.1% 1.20× 546 $52,158
Barron County 11.3% 10.1% 10.0% 1.13× 1,085 $66,507
Bayfield County 15.9% 15.6% 10.0% 1.59× 424 $64,339
Brown County 10.5% 10.0% 9.7% 1.08× 6,380 $77,645
Buffalo County 12.2% 11.5% 10.2% 1.20× 321 $73,869
Burnett County 22.3% 21.5% 13.5% 1.65× 568 $67,061
Calumet County 5.2% 4.9% 4.6% 1.13× 595 $86,890
Chippewa County 11.0% 10.7% 9.0% 1.22× 1,525 $76,637
Clark County 15.9% 15.4% 11.7% 1.36× 1,594 $66,994
Columbia County 9.2% 8.2% 7.9% 1.16× 1,053 $79,582
Crawford County 17.7% 17.3% 14.0% 1.26× 538 $57,014
Dane County 7.7% 7.4% 10.0% 0.77× 8,429 $84,190
Dodge County 9.5% 9.0% 8.6% 1.10× 1,568 $73,861
Door County 10.1% 9.7% 8.8% 1.15× 466 $74,247
Douglas County 12.1% 10.4% 9.5% 1.27× 987 $73,372
Dunn County 10.6% 10.1% 10.9% 0.97× 911 $71,215
Eau Claire County 10.4% 9.1% 10.8% 0.96× 2,155 $72,806
Florence County 18.6% 18.2% 10.7% 1.74× 119 $66,442
Fond du Lac County 10.7% 9.1% 9.2% 1.16× 2,272 $73,485
Forest County 20.9% 19.5% 15.8% 1.32× 374 $59,190
Grant County 15.5% 13.8% 13.7% 1.13× 1,660 $63,246
Green County 9.6% 8.8% 8.3% 1.16× 742 $78,114
Green Lake County 14.7% 13.7% 10.4% 1.41× 609 $64,516
Iowa County 9.3% 9.1% 8.4% 1.11× 470 $77,433
Iron County 17.9% 16.5% 13.5% 1.33× 175 $58,900
Jackson County 17.7% 16.5% 12.6% 1.40× 763 $61,023
Jefferson County 9.8% 9.4% 9.3% 1.05× 1,589 $82,356
Juneau County 16.2% 14.8% 12.5% 1.30× 792 $63,587
Kenosha County 15.6% 15.1% 11.3% 1.38× 5,515 $75,699
Kewaunee County 9.5% 8.4% 8.7% 1.09× 401 $77,472
La Crosse County 9.6% 8.9% 12.1% 0.79× 2,176 $71,260
Lafayette County 13.7% 13.9% 11.2% 1.22× 568 $73,114
Langlade County 18.5% 17.2% 13.6% 1.36× 658 $57,907
Lincoln County 12.4% 11.7% 9.9% 1.25× 604 $71,871
Manitowoc County 11.4% 10.9% 9.2% 1.24× 1,812 $69,652
Marathon County 12.3% 12.1% 9.6% 1.28× 3,753 $74,505
Marinette County 15.9% 14.7% 11.4% 1.39× 1,222 $62,650
Marquette County 16.2% 14.9% 11.6% 1.40× 470 $67,207
Menominee County 45.5% 46.5% 27.4% 1.66× 603 $49,791
Milwaukee County 23.3% 22.9% 17.1% 1.36× 49,470 $63,304
Monroe County 17.2% 17.3% 12.8% 1.34× 1,965 $63,372
Oconto County 10.6% 10.5% 8.6% 1.23× 801 $69,599
Oneida County 12.2% 10.8% 8.2% 1.49× 751 $66,650
Outagamie County 6.4% 6.0% 6.3% 1.02× 2,752 $86,098
Ozaukee County 3.7% 3.6% 4.8% 0.77× 712 $98,394
Pepin County 14.8% 14.4% 10.3% 1.44× 239 $70,012
Pierce County 7.1% 6.6% 8.3% 0.86× 599 $95,522
Polk County 12.2% 11.1% 9.1% 1.34× 1,064 $71,613
Portage County 10.4% 9.6% 9.8% 1.06× 1,360 $71,295
Price County 19.1% 17.8% 12.0% 1.59× 444 $60,223
Racine County 15.0% 14.5% 10.7% 1.40× 6,452 $74,555
Richland County 16.1% 15.7% 13.0% 1.24× 563 $60,639
Rock County 14.9% 14.3% 11.2% 1.33× 5,310 $73,656
Rusk County 20.8% 19.1% 13.7% 1.52× 584 $58,513
Sauk County 11.6% 11.3% 9.4% 1.23× 1,656 $79,349
Sawyer County 18.8% 17.5% 15.0% 1.25× 613 $59,053
Shawano County 14.7% 14.3% 11.5% 1.28× 1,244 $67,562
Sheboygan County 11.8% 11.8% 8.9% 1.33× 2,917 $73,970
St. Croix County 5.4% 5.0% 5.7% 0.95× 1,212 $103,731
Taylor County 15.6% 13.8% 11.3% 1.38× 703 $65,125
Trempealeau County 14.1% 11.5% 11.8% 1.19× 1,129 $69,119
Vernon County 18.3% 17.6% 12.5% 1.46× 1,445 $69,389
Vilas County 16.6% 15.3% 12.3% 1.35× 624 $63,779
Walworth County 10.5% 10.1% 10.5% 1.00× 2,086 $76,573
Washburn County 15.6% 14.0% 10.8% 1.44× 465 $63,438
Washington County 5.8% 5.2% 6.0% 0.97× 1,650 $93,830
Waukesha County 4.4% 4.2% 5.5% 0.80× 3,730 $99,168
Waupaca County 15.3% 15.5% 12.1% 1.26× 1,528 $68,545
Waushara County 14.4% 13.9% 10.5% 1.37× 620 $70,336
Winnebago County 11.4% 10.0% 10.3% 1.11× 3,840 $70,720
Wood County 12.5% 11.2% 9.8% 1.28× 1,934 $67,068

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