County Data

Wisconsin County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 72 counties in Wisconsin, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 37.5. 1county is in Serious Stress or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-17

Wisconsin Snapshot

72 Counties Scored
37.5 Mean Score
36.6 Median Score
69.4 Menominee County Most Distressed
20.8 Iowa County Least Distressed
1 Serious 5 Elevated 37 Normal 29 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Wisconsin County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 72 Wisconsin counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Menominee County
69.4 Serious Stress
Income & Poverty
#2 Milwaukee County
58.2 Elevated
Housing Cost Burden
#3 Adams County
53.3 Elevated
Income & Poverty

Least Distressed

#72 Iowa County
20.8 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#71 Waukesha County
21.3 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#70 Ozaukee County
21.8 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden

Score Distribution

How Wisconsin's 72 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Wisconsin Counties

72 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 240 Menominee County 69.4 Serious Stress Income & Poverty
2 976 Milwaukee County 58.2 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
3 1,347 Adams County 53.3 Elevated Income & Poverty
4 1,454 Rusk County 52.0 Elevated Income & Poverty
5 1,530 Forest County 50.8 Elevated Income & Poverty
6 1,542 Iron County 50.6 Elevated Employment & Wages
7 1,627 Ashland County 49.5 Normal Income & Poverty
8 1,660 Burnett County 49.2 Normal Employment & Wages
9 1,726 Kenosha County 48.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
10 1,767 Jackson County 47.7 Normal Employment & Wages
11 1,810 Sawyer County 47.3 Normal Income & Poverty
12 1,922 Marquette County 45.7 Normal Employment & Wages
13 2,021 Price County 44.7 Normal Income & Poverty
14 2,051 Racine County 44.3 Normal Housing Cost Burden
15 2,054 Langlade County 44.3 Normal Income & Poverty
16 2,071 Waushara County 44.0 Normal Employment & Wages
17 2,082 Washburn County 43.9 Normal Employment & Wages
18 2,106 Rock County 43.7 Normal Housing Cost Burden
19 2,110 Crawford County 43.6 Normal Employment & Wages
20 2,115 Monroe County 43.6 Normal Income & Poverty
21 2,132 Juneau County 43.2 Normal Income & Poverty
22 2,144 Green Lake County 43.1 Normal Community Vulnerability
23 2,196 Bayfield County 42.2 Normal Employment & Wages
24 2,211 Waupaca County 42.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
25 2,212 Douglas County 42.0 Normal Employment & Wages
26 2,223 Richland County 41.9 Normal Income & Poverty
27 2,319 Taylor County 40.5 Normal Employment & Wages
28 2,375 Clark County 39.5 Normal Community Vulnerability
29 2,397 Grant County 39.2 Normal Income & Poverty
30 2,416 Florence County 38.9 Normal Employment & Wages
31 2,443 Vernon County 38.5 Normal Income & Poverty
32 2,448 Shawano County 38.4 Normal Employment & Wages
33 2,454 Barron County 38.3 Normal Employment & Wages
34 2,490 Marinette County 37.8 Normal Employment & Wages
35 2,523 Polk County 37.3 Normal Employment & Wages
36 2,557 La Crosse County 36.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
37 2,564 Trempealeau County 36.5 Normal Employment & Wages
38 2,576 Wood County 36.3 Normal Employment & Wages
39 2,591 Sauk County 35.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden
40 2,592 Dunn County 35.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden
41 2,601 Vilas County 35.8 Normal Income & Poverty
42 2,633 Lincoln County 35.4 Normal Employment & Wages
43 2,650 Walworth County 35.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
44 2,668 Eau Claire County 34.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
45 2,700 Pierce County 34.0 Healthy Employment & Wages
46 2,721 Fond du Lac County 33.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
47 2,748 Winnebago County 33.2 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
48 2,785 Marathon County 32.4 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
49 2,788 Buffalo County 32.3 Healthy Employment & Wages
50 2,790 Oneida County 32.2 Healthy Employment & Wages
51 2,804 Pepin County 31.9 Healthy Employment & Wages
52 2,806 Lafayette County 31.9 Healthy Community Vulnerability
53 2,814 Dane County 31.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
54 2,836 Jefferson County 31.4 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
55 2,841 Chippewa County 31.3 Healthy Employment & Wages
56 2,856 Oconto County 30.9 Healthy Employment & Wages
57 2,882 Brown County 30.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
58 2,894 Door County 29.8 Healthy Employment & Wages
59 2,898 Portage County 29.7 Healthy Employment & Wages
60 2,933 Dodge County 28.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
61 2,945 Manitowoc County 28.3 Healthy Employment & Wages
62 2,969 Sheboygan County 27.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
63 3,007 Green County 26.2 Healthy Employment & Wages
64 3,013 Kewaunee County 26.0 Healthy Employment & Wages
65 3,017 St. Croix County 25.9 Healthy Employment & Wages
66 3,032 Columbia County 25.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
67 3,043 Washington County 24.6 Healthy Employment & Wages
68 3,083 Calumet County 22.3 Healthy Employment & Wages
69 3,088 Outagamie County 22.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
70 3,095 Ozaukee County 21.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
71 3,099 Waukesha County 21.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
72 3,107 Iowa County 20.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden

0 of 72 county reports for Wisconsin are currently available. All 72 counties are scored and visible on the map above. New county reports are published weekly.

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using percentile-rank averaging across five data domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater financial distress.

Crisis (80+) — Extreme distress across multiple domains
Serious Stress (65–80) — Significant distress, multiple domains elevated
Elevated (50–65) — Above-average distress in several areas
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Below-average distress

Full methodology and data sources

Wisconsin Resources

Wisconsin State Profile

State ADI score: 38.6 (Normal). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Wisconsin.

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State Distress Rankings

All 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by financial distress. Compare Wisconsin to the rest of the country.

National County Profiles

All 3,144 U.S. counties ranked by financial distress score.
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