Poverty Rate in Forest County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.2%
Rank #1,986/3,222 · #69 in WI
38th
Forest 15.2%
WI 10.6% +44.3%
US 12.6% +20.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Forest County's poverty rate of 15.2% 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 Forest County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,983 | Lynn County, TX | 15.2% |
| #1,984 | Curry County, OR | 15.2% |
| #1,985 | Baraga County, MI | 15.2% |
| #1,986 | Forest County, WI | 15.2% |
| #1,987 | Webster County, MO | 15.2% |
| #1,988 | Stanly County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,989 | Gilliam County, OR | 15.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Forest County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 15.2%, ranking #1,986 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #69 of 72. This places it in the 38th 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.