Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.9%
Rank #1,251/3,222 · #53 in WI
61th
Lafayette 11.9%
WI 10.6% +12.6%
US 12.6% -5.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lafayette County's poverty rate of 11.9% 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 Lafayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,248 | Polk County, MN | 11.9% |
| #1,249 | Hopkins County, TX | 11.9% |
| #1,250 | Yakutat City and Borough, AK | 11.9% |
| #1,251 | Lafayette County, WI | 11.9% |
| #1,252 | Bay County, FL | 11.9% |
| #1,253 | Carlton County, MN | 11.9% |
| #1,254 | Knox County, MO | 11.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Lafayette County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 11.9%, ranking #1,251 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #53 of 72. This places it in the 61th 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.