Poverty Rate in Portage County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.1%
Rank #807/3,222 · #32 in WI
75th
Portage 10.1%
WI 10.6% -4.4%
US 12.6% -20.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Portage County's poverty rate of 10.1% 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 Portage County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #804 | Carteret County, NC | 10.1% |
| #805 | Fremont County, ID | 10.1% |
| #806 | Moore County, NC | 10.1% |
| #807 | Portage County, WI | 10.1% |
| #808 | Baldwin County, AL | 10.1% |
| #809 | Allamakee County, IA | 10.1% |
| #810 | Lebanon County, PA | 10.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Portage County, Wisconsin has a poverty rate of 10.1%, ranking #807 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #32 of 72. This places it in the 75th 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.