Poverty Rate in Columbia County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.8%
Rank #330/3,222 · #12 in WI
90th
Columbia 7.8%
WI 10.6% -26.5%
US 12.6% -38.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Columbia County's poverty rate of 7.8% 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 Columbia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #327 | Platte County, WY | 7.7% |
| #328 | Rice County, KS | 7.7% |
| #329 | Middlesex County, MA | 7.7% |
| #330 | Columbia County, WI | 7.8% |
| #331 | Delaware County, IA | 7.8% |
| #332 | Brown County, IN | 7.8% |
| #333 | Buena Vista County, IA | 7.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Columbia County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 7.8%, ranking #330 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #12 of 72. This places it in the 90th 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.