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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Wisconsin

Wisconsin's senior poverty rate is 8.6%, and 29.2% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 72 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

8.6%

Senior poverty (65+)

29.2%

Seniors living alone

34.8%

Senior SNAP take-up

$55,271

Senior median income

Wisconsin by county

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Wisconsin at a glance

Seniors in poverty

89K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

8.6%

Ages 65+

Living alone

29.2%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

34.8%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$55,271

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.38

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 72 counties in Wisconsin.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Ashland 19.2%
  2. 2 Vernon 14.3%
  3. 3 Milwaukee 13.7%
  4. 4 Buffalo 12.6%
  5. 5 Richland 12.5%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Ashland 36.3%
  2. 2 Milwaukee 36.3%
  3. 3 Price 32.9%
  4. 4 Green 31.5%
  5. 5 Rock 31.5%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Milwaukee 130K
  2. 2 Dane 82K
  3. 3 Waukesha 80K
  4. 4 Brown 42K
  5. 5 Racine 34K

Every county in Wisconsin

All 72 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Adams 10.5% 27.3% 54.5% $47,156 6,556 0.38
Ashland 19.2% 36.3% 40.1% $40,298 3,204 0.78
Barron 8.5% 28.2% 46.3% $48,916 10,481 0.36
Bayfield 5.3% 24.8% 48.1% $57,567 4,919 0.21
Brown 7.5% 30.7% 33.9% $56,633 41,916 0.39
Buffalo 12.6% 29.6% 56.2% $45,060 3,078 0.48
Burnett 9.7% 26.2% 52.7% $52,122 5,191 0.34
Calumet 8.5% 26.6% 34.5% $48,601 8,571 0.32
Chippewa 9.2% 29.9% 30.0% $52,041 12,397 0.41
Clark 7.8% 24.9% 33.0% $48,632 5,532 0.27
Columbia 7.4% 26.8% 40.0% $56,166 10,801 0.30
Crawford 9.4% 26.2% 46.3% $46,964 3,846 0.33
Dane 5.5% 29.2% 29.8% $71,957 81,563 0.31
Dodge 8.0% 28.5% 38.7% $52,099 15,588 0.35
Door 5.8% 26.5% 38.0% $61,796 9,398 0.26
Douglas 10.1% 30.0% 43.2% $51,181 8,561 0.43
Dunn 8.0% 29.5% 42.7% $51,465 7,177 0.38
Eau Claire 7.2% 29.5% 30.7% $56,157 17,240 0.36
Florence 9.9% 19.4% 60.7% $52,335 1,264 0.19
Fond du Lac 8.1% 28.9% 30.0% $54,346 19,504 0.36
Forest 9.0% 26.6% 33.8% $41,250 2,192 0.33
Grant 9.5% 26.7% 34.0% $51,976 8,867 0.35
Green 8.2% 31.5% 36.9% $55,868 7,114 0.43
Green Lake 10.1% 27.2% 37.8% $50,200 4,309 0.37
Iowa 11.7% 28.8% 38.4% $55,130 4,632 0.44
Iron 8.9% 24.3% 46.8% $47,024 1,895 0.28
Jackson 10.5% 28.2% 41.8% $48,000 4,074 0.40
Jefferson 7.7% 29.4% 34.0% $56,421 15,248 0.37
Juneau 11.5% 27.3% 43.4% $44,650 5,533 0.40
Kenosha 9.1% 28.9% 34.4% $59,008 25,104 0.39
Kewaunee 8.1% 26.4% 40.6% $57,380 4,360 0.31
La Crosse 9.5% 29.3% 33.5% $51,552 20,350 0.40
Lafayette 11.4% 31.4% 42.1% $45,219 3,275 0.50
Langlade 10.1% 30.1% 39.8% $44,122 4,772 0.44
Lincoln 11.7% 27.5% 40.8% $49,836 6,307 0.41
Manitowoc 9.6% 27.5% 38.1% $49,656 17,189 0.37
Marathon 8.4% 28.3% 33.7% $51,880 25,050 0.36
Marinette 7.3% 26.8% 46.2% $48,426 9,913 0.30
Marquette 10.0% 28.3% 48.2% $49,802 4,048 0.39
Menominee 6.0% 18.4% 23.6% $51,786 662 0.08
Milwaukee 13.7% 36.3% 31.3% $49,195 130,085 0.66
Monroe 10.9% 29.3% 34.2% $48,329 7,880 0.44
Oconto 7.4% 22.0% 37.8% $54,025 8,451 0.19
Oneida 7.2% 25.4% 55.1% $52,829 10,175 0.26
Outagamie 7.4% 30.2% 36.5% $52,605 29,934 0.38
Ozaukee 7.1% 28.1% 46.7% $61,230 19,136 0.32
Pepin 5.1% 25.3% 39.0% $55,673 1,715 0.21
Pierce 5.2% 24.4% 30.8% $59,674 6,576 0.20
Polk 7.3% 23.0% 45.5% $55,852 9,669 0.21
Portage 6.3% 25.8% 26.5% $61,065 12,458 0.25
Price 7.8% 32.9% 44.4% $43,070 3,798 0.45
Racine 7.1% 29.2% 29.0% $56,927 33,501 0.35
Richland 12.5% 28.1% 47.9% $45,372 4,102 0.45
Rock 8.8% 31.5% 33.4% $55,300 27,690 0.44
Rusk 8.9% 27.3% 41.2% $48,286 3,465 0.35
Sauk 6.6% 25.6% 35.3% $58,254 12,382 0.25
Sawyer 10.7% 28.9% 36.8% $54,779 4,933 0.42
Shawano 10.4% 26.7% 37.2% $50,402 8,644 0.36
Sheboygan 6.6% 29.8% 40.3% $51,225 21,749 0.35
St. Croix 7.3% 23.9% 39.1% $66,554 14,094 0.23
Taylor 10.6% 26.2% 49.6% $42,851 4,029 0.36
Trempealeau 6.9% 27.7% 41.0% $48,874 5,320 0.31
Vernon 14.3% 27.7% 38.9% $50,752 6,208 0.48
Vilas 7.1% 26.3% 46.5% $58,230 7,205 0.28
Walworth 7.2% 25.9% 39.8% $60,943 19,788 0.27
Washburn 7.0% 25.0% 36.3% $52,192 4,491 0.25
Washington 6.3% 24.7% 40.0% $62,946 25,933 0.23
Waukesha 6.7% 26.7% 41.1% $64,740 79,842 0.28
Waupaca 11.8% 28.5% 42.2% $48,293 10,015 0.44
Waushara 8.3% 26.2% 45.4% $48,351 6,190 0.31
Winnebago 7.9% 31.1% 29.9% $51,491 28,363 0.41
Wood 8.8% 28.3% 37.2% $48,716 15,521 0.37

Senior food help in Wisconsin

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Wisconsin senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Wisconsin, and benefit amounts.

Wisconsin SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Wisconsin's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Wisconsin food pantries