Poverty Rate in Monroe County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #1,201/3,222 · #50 in WI
63th
Monroe 11.7%
WI 10.6% +11.2%
US 12.6% -6.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 11.7% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,198 | Tioga County, PA | 11.7% |
| #1,199 | Caledonia County, VT | 11.7% |
| #1,200 | Schoharie County, NY | 11.7% |
| #1,201 | Monroe County, WI | 11.7% |
| #1,202 | Grant County, KY | 11.7% |
| #1,203 | Orleans County, VT | 11.7% |
| #1,204 | Arenac County, MI | 11.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 11.7%, ranking #1,201 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #50 of 72. This places it in the 63th 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.