Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Wisconsin was 29.18%. Among all Wisconsin counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Menominee County (100%), followed by Ashland County (84.62%), and Buffalo County (65.22%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Florence County (0%), Iron County (0%), and Langlade County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Wisconsin counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Wisconsin counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Wisconsin.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Menominee County
Ashland County
Buffalo County
Washburn County
Rusk County
Grant County
Dunn County
Adams County
Vernon County
Trempealeau County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Menominee County 100.00
2 Ashland County 84.62
3 Buffalo County 65.22
4 Washburn County 60.00
5 Rusk County 57.32
6 Grant County 54.73
7 Dunn County 53.70
8 Adams County 52.63
9 Vernon County 52.08
10 Trempealeau County 50.40
11 Taylor County 48.15
12 Winnebago County 46.80
13 Juneau County 44.94
14 Pepin County 38.89
15 Manitowoc County 38.87
16 La Crosse County 37.84
17 Sheboygan County 34.41
18 Fond du Lac County 34.20
19 Brown County 32.53
20 Marinette County 31.51
21 Milwaukee County 31.00
22 Door County 30.95
23 Richland County 30.77
24 Jackson County 30.44
25 Columbia County 29.80
26 Eau Claire County 29.43
27 Racine County 27.87
28 Forest County 26.67
29 Burnett County 26.04
30 Kenosha County 25.91
31 Iowa County 25.00
32 Kewaunee County 24.83
33 Outagamie County 24.40
34 St. Croix County 24.01
35 Sauk County 23.63
36 Dane County 21.43
37 Rock County 20.65
38 Oneida County 20.18
39 Pierce County 19.85
40 Walworth County 19.66
41 Calumet County 19.58
42 Douglas County 19.42
43 Waupaca County 19.38
44 Waukesha County 19.35
45 Portage County 19.28
46 Lafayette County 19.23
47 Wood County 17.92
48 Marquette County 17.82
49 Crawford County 17.19
50 Marathon County 16.91
51 Shawano County 16.84
52 Washington County 16.57
53 Green Lake County 15.39
54 Jefferson County 12.37
55 Monroe County 11.67
55 Vilas County 11.67
56 Dodge County 11.31
57 Ozaukee County 10.36
58 Polk County 9.09
59 Sawyer County 8.33
60 Lincoln County 7.14
61 Bayfield County 6.94
62 Clark County 6.61
63 Chippewa County 6.25
64 Barron County 5.36
64 Waushara County 5.36
65 Oconto County 3.51
66 Green County 1.18
67 Florence County 0.00
67 Iron County 0.00
67 Langlade County 0.00
67 Price County 0.00