County Data

Wisconsin County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 72 counties in Wisconsin, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 33.3. 2counties are in Serious or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Wisconsin Snapshot

72 Counties Scored
33.3 Mean Score
32.6 Median Score
75.6 Menominee County Most Distressed
19.6 Iowa County Least Distressed
2 Serious 1 Elevated 20 Normal 49 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
75.6 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#2 Milwaukee County
67.8 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#3 Kenosha County
53.8 Elevated
Consumer Credit Distress

Least Distressed

#72 Iowa County
19.6 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#71 Calumet County
20.7 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#70 Ozaukee County
21.3 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
1 164 Menominee County 75.6 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
2 505 Milwaukee County 67.8 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
3 1,358 Kenosha County 53.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
4 1,587 Racine County 49.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
5 1,607 Rock County 49.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
6 1,739 Adams County 47.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
7 1,833 Iron County 46.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
8 2,030 Rusk County 42.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
9 2,078 Jackson County 41.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
10 2,216 Ashland County 39.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
11 2,234 Forest County 39.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
12 2,235 Waupaca County 39.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
13 2,240 Sawyer County 39.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
14 2,285 Walworth County 38.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
15 2,319 Douglas County 37.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
16 2,341 Sauk County 37.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
17 2,378 Juneau County 36.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
18 2,393 Monroe County 36.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
19 2,421 Waushara County 36.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
20 2,453 Grant County 35.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
21 2,457 Marquette County 35.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
22 2,461 Green Lake County 35.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
23 2,471 Lincoln County 35.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
24 2,477 Dane County 35.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
25 2,481 Langlade County 34.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
26 2,520 Price County 34.1 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
27 2,530 Washburn County 33.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
28 2,546 Burnett County 33.8 Healthy Structural Poverty
29 2,549 Wood County 33.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
30 2,555 Winnebago County 33.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
31 2,562 La Crosse County 33.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
32 2,572 Pierce County 33.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
33 2,575 Brown County 33.2 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
34 2,579 Fond du Lac County 33.2 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
35 2,588 Shawano County 33.0 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
36 2,601 Jefferson County 32.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
37 2,612 Marathon County 32.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
38 2,628 Dunn County 32.4 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
39 2,681 Crawford County 31.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
40 2,684 Richland County 31.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
41 2,693 Barron County 31.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
42 2,697 Dodge County 31.1 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
43 2,700 Marinette County 31.0 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
44 2,711 Eau Claire County 30.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
45 2,740 Polk County 30.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
46 2,786 Oneida County 29.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
47 2,816 Clark County 28.7 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
48 2,843 Bayfield County 28.2 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
49 2,844 Taylor County 28.2 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
50 2,852 Portage County 28.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
51 2,856 Oconto County 27.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
52 2,861 Chippewa County 27.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
53 2,868 Columbia County 27.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
54 2,872 Trempealeau County 27.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
55 2,885 Vernon County 27.1 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
56 2,919 Sheboygan County 26.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
57 2,943 Manitowoc County 25.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
58 2,956 Washington County 25.4 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
59 2,958 Waukesha County 25.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
60 2,959 Outagamie County 25.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
61 2,966 Lafayette County 25.1 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
62 2,977 Vilas County 24.7 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
63 2,978 St. Croix County 24.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
64 2,986 Florence County 24.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
65 2,993 Door County 24.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
66 3,022 Kewaunee County 22.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
67 3,024 Green County 22.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
68 3,027 Buffalo County 22.4 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
69 3,030 Pepin County 22.3 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
70 3,045 Ozaukee County 21.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
71 3,058 Calumet County 20.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
72 3,081 Iowa County 19.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Wisconsin Resources

Wisconsin State Profile

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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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