Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Wisconsin with household income of less than $40k was 28.25%. Among all Wisconsin counties, Iron County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (40.88%), followed by Adams County (38.98%), and Sawyer County (38.12%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: St. Croix County (15.99%), Washington County (18.31%), and Waukesha County (18.38%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Wisconsin counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Wisconsin counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron County | 40.88 |
| 2 | Adams County | 38.98 |
| 3 | Sawyer County | 38.12 |
| 4 | Price County | 37.67 |
| 5 | Forest County | 37.08 |
| 5 | Rusk County | 37.08 |
| 6 | Ashland County | 36.91 |
| 7 | Milwaukee County | 36.87 |
| 8 | Crawford County | 36.85 |
| 9 | Florence County | 36.37 |
| 10 | Menominee County | 36.29 |
| 11 | Langlade County | 36.24 |
| 12 | Washburn County | 35.12 |
| 13 | Barron County | 35.05 |
| 14 | Marquette County | 34.48 |
| 15 | Vernon County | 34.28 |
| 16 | Richland County | 34.13 |
| 17 | Douglas County | 34.07 |
| 18 | Burnett County | 34.03 |
| 19 | Marinette County | 33.66 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 33.53 |
| 21 | Vilas County | 32.91 |
| 22 | Clark County | 32.80 |
| 23 | Grant County | 32.72 |
| 24 | Wood County | 32.65 |
| 25 | Waushara County | 32.52 |
| 26 | Juneau County | 32.46 |
| 27 | Taylor County | 32.27 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 31.96 |
| 29 | Oneida County | 31.93 |
| 30 | Shawano County | 31.63 |
| 31 | Dunn County | 30.94 |
| 32 | Buffalo County | 30.14 |
| 33 | Winnebago County | 30.07 |
| 34 | Manitowoc County | 30.00 |
| 35 | Bayfield County | 29.93 |
| 36 | La Crosse County | 29.85 |
| 37 | Chippewa County | 29.44 |
| 38 | Lafayette County | 29.41 |
| 39 | Waupaca County | 29.26 |
| 40 | Green Lake County | 28.75 |
| 41 | Racine County | 28.74 |
| 42 | Monroe County | 28.65 |
| 43 | Rock County | 28.58 |
| 44 | Eau Claire County | 28.54 |
| 45 | Door County | 28.40 |
| 46 | Portage County | 28.24 |
| 47 | Sauk County | 28.01 |
| 48 | Trempealeau County | 27.74 |
| 49 | Sheboygan County | 27.49 |
| 50 | Polk County | 27.21 |
| 51 | Brown County | 27.20 |
| 52 | Dodge County | 26.91 |
| 53 | Marathon County | 26.86 |
| 54 | Fond du Lac County | 26.57 |
| 55 | Pepin County | 26.55 |
| 56 | Kenosha County | 26.50 |
| 57 | Oconto County | 26.35 |
| 58 | Walworth County | 25.82 |
| 59 | Green County | 25.72 |
| 60 | Iowa County | 25.47 |
| 61 | Kewaunee County | 24.74 |
| 62 | Jefferson County | 24.73 |
| 63 | Columbia County | 24.23 |
| 64 | Outagamie County | 23.82 |
| 65 | Dane County | 23.13 |
| 66 | Pierce County | 22.62 |
| 67 | Calumet County | 22.18 |
| 68 | Ozaukee County | 19.95 |
| 69 | Waukesha County | 18.38 |
| 70 | Washington County | 18.31 |
| 71 | St. Croix County | 15.99 |