Poverty Rate in Milwaukee County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.2%
Rank #2,336/3,222 · #71 in WI
28th
Milwaukee 17.2%
WI 10.6% +63.2%
US 12.6% +36.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Milwaukee County's poverty rate of 17.2% 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 Milwaukee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,333 | Glades County, FL | 17.2% |
| #2,334 | Oscoda County, MI | 17.2% |
| #2,335 | Nowata County, OK | 17.2% |
| #2,336 | Milwaukee County, WI | 17.2% |
| #2,337 | Alamosa County, CO | 17.2% |
| #2,338 | Wise County, VA | 17.2% |
| #2,339 | Lake County, MT | 17.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 17.2%, ranking #2,336 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #71 of 72. This places it in the 28th 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.