State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Wisconsin by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

Wisconsin

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 609,003.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,390,045.
• Rank within US : N/A

Ozaukee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,119.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 28 of 3143

Waukesha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 21,085.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 55 of 3143

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,183.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 60 of 3143

Calumet County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,964.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 83 of 3143

Outagamie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,068.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 128 of 3143

St. Croix County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,188.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 153 of 3143

Green County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,548.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 202 of 3143

Kewaunee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,559.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 290 of 3143

Iowa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,815.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 304 of 3143

Columbia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,443.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 319 of 3143

Dodge County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,621.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 339 of 3143

Pepin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 580.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 339 of 3143

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,734.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 370 of 3143

Sheboygan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,265.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 370 of 3143

Oneida County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,067.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 391 of 3143

Polk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,708.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 413 of 3143

Oconto County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,265.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 434 of 3143

Florence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 384.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 458 of 3143

Trempealeau County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,564.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 458 of 3143

Buffalo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,154.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 501 of 3143

Door County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,595.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 501 of 3143

Fond du Lac County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,792.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 501 of 3143

Sauk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,690.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 530 of 3143

Bayfield County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,453.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 550 of 3143

Marathon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,159.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 550 of 3143

Marinette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,713.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 581 of 3143

Chippewa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,892.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 602 of 3143

Taylor County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,835.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 621 of 3143

Pierce County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,806.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143

Walworth County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,976.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 708 of 3143

Brown County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 25,754.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 729 of 3143

Manitowoc County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,826.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 729 of 3143

Barron County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,566.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 753 of 3143

Rock County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,058.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 772 of 3143

Waupaca County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,067.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 807 of 3143

Portage County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,898.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 830 of 3143

Wood County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,543.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 848 of 3143

Douglas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,478.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 869 of 3143

Dane County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 57,774.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3143

Kenosha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,302.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3143

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,925.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3143

Dunn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,504.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 937 of 3143

Lafayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,783.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 937 of 3143

Racine County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 20,736.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 965 of 3143

Vilas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,527.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 992 of 3143

Winnebago County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,903.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 992 of 3143

Shawano County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,404.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1010 of 3143

Waushara County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,631.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1036 of 3143

Eau Claire County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,821.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1138 of 3143

Iron County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 698.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1154 of 3143

Washburn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,940.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1180 of 3143

Marquette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,843.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1213 of 3143

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,384.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1213 of 3143

Clark County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,099.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1249 of 3143

Langlade County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,323.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1275 of 3143

La Crosse County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,383.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1348 of 3143

Rusk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,737.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1373 of 3143

Crawford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,918.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,493.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143

Price County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,804.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1503 of 3143

Burnett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,178.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1530 of 3143

Green Lake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,492.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1574 of 3143

Grant County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,469.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1600 of 3143

Adams County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,785.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1681 of 3143

Juneau County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,627.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1803 of 3143

Richland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,447.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1844 of 3143

Vernon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,431.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1844 of 3143

Forest County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,361.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1944 of 3143

Sawyer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,660.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1944 of 3143

Ashland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,525.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2175 of 3143

Milwaukee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 158,786.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2356 of 3143

Menominee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 895.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2764 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 5:13 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.