Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Wisconsin was 8.5%. Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Whitewater city (34.79%), followed by Platteville city (25.28%), and La Crosse city (21.34%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Suamico village (1.64%), Verona city (1.69%), and Richfield village (2.1%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Wisconsin cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Wisconsin.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitewater city | 34.79 |
| 2 | Platteville city | 25.28 |
| 3 | La Crosse city | 21.34 |
| 4 | Menomonie city | 19.67 |
| 5 | Stevens Point city | 18.10 |
| 6 | Wisconsin Rapids city | 16.37 |
| 7 | River Falls city | 16.17 |
| 8 | Beloit city | 15.92 |
| 9 | Eau Claire city | 15.63 |
| 10 | Milwaukee city | 15.18 |
| 11 | Madison city | 15.13 |
| 12 | Oshkosh city | 14.90 |
| 13 | Marinette city | 14.33 |
| 14 | Racine city | 14.22 |
| 15 | Superior city | 12.75 |
| 16 | Chippewa Falls city | 12.66 |
| 17 | Kenosha city | 12.42 |
| 18 | Portage city | 12.26 |
| 19 | Manitowoc city | 11.83 |
| 20 | South Milwaukee city | 11.69 |
| 21 | Wausau city | 11.04 |
| 22 | Fond du Lac city | 11.03 |
| 23 | Waukesha city | 10.40 |
| 24 | Baraboo city | 10.29 |
| 25 | Green Bay city | 10.21 |
| 26 | Marshfield city | 10.01 |
| 27 | Neenah city | 9.97 |
| 28 | Shorewood village | 9.54 |
| 29 | Sheboygan city | 9.39 |
| 30 | Ashwaubenon village | 9.13 |
| 31 | West Allis city | 9.12 |
| 32 | Burlington city | 9.03 |
| 33 | Greenfield city | 8.95 |
| 34 | Menasha city | 8.92 |
| 35 | Glendale city | 8.79 |
| 36 | DeForest village | 8.76 |
| 36 | Janesville city | 8.76 |
| 37 | Two Rivers city | 8.69 |
| 38 | Watertown city | 8.49 |
| 39 | Cudahy city | 8.35 |
| 40 | Kaukauna city | 7.81 |
| 41 | Waupun city | 7.72 |
| 42 | Appleton city | 7.45 |
| 43 | Plover village | 7.31 |
| 44 | Bellevue village | 7.19 |
| 45 | Pleasant Prairie village | 7.10 |
| 46 | West Bend city | 6.96 |
| 47 | Hudson city | 6.84 |
| 48 | Sussex village | 6.75 |
| 49 | Brown Deer village | 6.47 |
| 50 | Elkhorn city | 6.45 |
| 51 | Fox Crossing village | 6.42 |
| 52 | Hartford city | 6.34 |
| 53 | De Pere city | 6.22 |
| 54 | Fitchburg city | 6.18 |
| 55 | Port Washington city | 5.91 |
| 55 | Stoughton city | 5.91 |
| 56 | Fort Atkinson city | 5.80 |
| 57 | Oconomowoc city | 5.69 |
| 58 | Salem Lakes village | 5.63 |
| 59 | Middleton city | 5.61 |
| 60 | Howard village | 5.59 |
| 61 | Monroe city | 5.57 |
| 62 | Beaver Dam city | 5.28 |
| 63 | Cedarburg city | 5.23 |
| 64 | Mount Pleasant village | 5.21 |
| 65 | Weston village | 5.18 |
| 66 | Oak Creek city | 5.10 |
| 67 | Oregon village | 4.98 |
| 68 | Whitefish Bay village | 4.84 |
| 69 | Onalaska city | 4.68 |
| 70 | Franklin city | 4.51 |
| 71 | Allouez village | 4.37 |
| 72 | Wauwatosa city | 4.30 |
| 73 | Little Chute village | 4.14 |
| 74 | New Berlin city | 3.90 |
| 75 | Greendale village | 3.56 |
| 76 | Caledonia village | 3.46 |
| 77 | Germantown village | 3.28 |
| 78 | Grafton village | 3.20 |
| 79 | Harrison village | 3.18 |
| 79 | Sun Prairie city | 3.18 |
| 80 | Holmen village | 3.06 |
| 80 | Mequon city | 3.06 |
| 81 | Menomonee Falls village | 3.00 |
| 82 | Brookfield city | 2.89 |
| 83 | Muskego city | 2.64 |
| 84 | Waunakee village | 2.53 |
| 85 | Pewaukee city | 2.25 |
| 86 | Richfield village | 2.10 |
| 87 | Verona city | 1.69 |
| 88 | Suamico village | 1.64 |