Poverty Rate in Buffalo County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.4%
Rank #449/3,222 · #17 in WI
86th
Buffalo 8.4%
WI 10.6% -20.1%
US 12.6% -33.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buffalo County's poverty rate of 8.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Buffalo County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #446 | Box Elder County, UT | 8.4% |
| #447 | Garza County, TX | 8.4% |
| #448 | Dutchess County, NY | 8.4% |
| #449 | Buffalo County, WI | 8.4% |
| #450 | Ottawa County, OH | 8.4% |
| #451 | Osborne County, KS | 8.4% |
| #452 | Blanco County, TX | 8.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Buffalo County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 8.4%, ranking #449 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #17 of 72. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.