Wisconsin: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wisconsin's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.1%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-18.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |