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Median household income, Black householders in Wisconsin

Wisconsin ranks 47th of 51 states measured the same way. Below, every county in Wisconsin, starting with where Black residents are doing best.

Median household income, Black householders
Wisconsin$43,296
plus or minus $1,085
United States$55,157
plus or minus $255
All households in Wisconsin: $77,485 (plus or minus $455). Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
Doing best Lafayette County $108,750, plus or minus $19,653. Ranked 1st of 16 counties. What is Lafayette County doing that works? Furthest to go: Pierce County, $8,986. See Lafayette County ›

Where you live

Enter your ZIP code or street address to find your county below and the people who decide this for you, by name. SourceLine does not keep the address.

Ranked from doing best

Every county in Wisconsin

16 ranked of 72
Margin of error
1 Lafayette County $108,750 plus or minus $19,653 $76,462
2 Waukesha County $66,078 plus or minus $13,049 $106,076
3 Washington County $61,203 plus or minus $12,895 $96,359
4 Outagamie County $60,298 plus or minus $12,777 $85,069
5 Kenosha County $52,000 plus or minus $12,120 $81,239
6 Racine County $51,349 plus or minus $5,052 $78,096
7 Monroe County $49,301 plus or minus $1,283 $69,467
8 Dane County $47,941 plus or minus $3,013 $89,975
9 Rock County $45,321 plus or minus $5,575 $75,673
10 Marinette County $44,088 plus or minus $3,847 $63,809
11 Milwaukee County $40,642 plus or minus $1,405 $64,435
12 Waupaca County $38,201 plus or minus $5,426 $72,830
13 Trempealeau County $26,750 plus or minus $6,367 $76,313
14 Shawano County $11,136 plus or minus $508 $66,479
15 Sawyer County $10,865 plus or minus $1,645 $60,801
16 Pierce County $8,986 plus or minus $785 $92,109
Not ranked Adams County $112,750 Wide margin of error plus or minus $112,174 $59,442
Not ranked Ashland County Not published: too few people in the survey $62,462
Not ranked Barron County Not published: too few people in the survey $65,933
Not ranked Bayfield County Not published: too few people in the survey $71,151
Not ranked Brown County $44,235 Wide margin of error plus or minus $12,430 $79,649
Not ranked Buffalo County $116,667 Wide margin of error plus or minus $110,353 $70,479
Not ranked Burnett County Not published: too few people in the survey $62,819
Not ranked Calumet County Not published: too few people in the survey $88,810
Not ranked Chippewa County Not published: too few people in the survey $74,680
Not ranked Clark County $95,446 Wide margin of error plus or minus $76,486 $67,400
Not ranked Columbia County $39,083 Wide margin of error plus or minus $35,458 $85,351
Not ranked Crawford County Not published: too few people in the survey $64,094
Not ranked Dodge County $75,718 Wide margin of error plus or minus $45,346 $75,929
Not ranked Door County Not published: too few people in the survey $74,795
Not ranked Douglas County Not published: too few people in the survey $75,099
Not ranked Dunn County $100,107 Wide margin of error plus or minus $84,654 $74,824
Not ranked Eau Claire County $62,500 Wide margin of error plus or minus $20,681 $74,546
Not ranked Florence County Not published: too few people in the survey $61,086
Not ranked Fond du Lac County $11,014 Wide margin of error plus or minus $7,355 $74,275
Not ranked Forest County Not published: too few people in the survey $61,071
Not ranked Grant County Not published: too few people in the survey $66,858
Not ranked Green County $40,924 Wide margin of error plus or minus $35,848 $82,852
Not ranked Green Lake County Not published: too few people in the survey $68,196
Not ranked Iowa County Not published: too few people in the survey $82,182
Not ranked Iron County Not published: too few people in the survey $60,625
Not ranked Jackson County Not published: too few people in the survey $68,110
Not ranked Jefferson County under $2,500 Census reports only a capped figure $83,750
Not ranked Juneau County $85,625 Wide margin of error plus or minus $67,829 $67,270
Not ranked Kewaunee County $63,869 Wide margin of error plus or minus $52,620 $82,725
Not ranked La Crosse County $83,352 Wide margin of error plus or minus $30,301 $73,013
Not ranked Langlade County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,878
Not ranked Lincoln County $52,946 Wide margin of error plus or minus $21,809 $68,164
Not ranked Manitowoc County $72,898 Wide margin of error plus or minus $61,029 $69,148
Not ranked Marathon County $97,659 Wide margin of error plus or minus $49,884 $77,884
Not ranked Marquette County Not published: too few people in the survey $65,681
Not ranked Menominee County Not published: too few people in the survey $62,108
Not ranked Oconto County Not published: too few people in the survey $75,049
Not ranked Oneida County Not published: too few people in the survey $69,371
Not ranked Ozaukee County Not published: too few people in the survey $96,996
Not ranked Pepin County Not published: too few people in the survey $75,256
Not ranked Polk County Not published: too few people in the survey $77,219
Not ranked Portage County Not published: too few people in the survey $76,070
Not ranked Price County Not published: too few people in the survey $60,546
Not ranked Richland County Not published: too few people in the survey $66,420
Not ranked Rusk County $13,554 Wide margin of error plus or minus $6,327 $59,944
Not ranked Sauk County Not published: too few people in the survey $79,541
Not ranked Sheboygan County $39,516 Wide margin of error plus or minus $18,423 $73,094
Not ranked St. Croix County $38,068 Wide margin of error plus or minus $36,118 $103,046
Not ranked Taylor County Not published: too few people in the survey $69,350
Not ranked Vernon County $5,833 Wide margin of error plus or minus $2,934 $71,893
Not ranked Vilas County Not published: too few people in the survey $68,431
Not ranked Walworth County $81,250 Wide margin of error plus or minus $48,235 $80,520
Not ranked Washburn County $85,469 Wide margin of error plus or minus $81,540 $63,441
Not ranked Waushara County $52,214 Wide margin of error plus or minus $39,440 $67,107
Not ranked Winnebago County $45,278 Wide margin of error plus or minus $14,582 $74,925
Not ranked Wood County Not published: too few people in the survey $67,989

Ranked: the 16 counties measured in survey years 2020 to 2024 with a margin of error under a quarter of the figure. Places below that line are still listed, with the reason.

Who decides

From you up to Congress. Look up your address above and each step fills in with the people who hold that seat for you.

  1. You and your neighbors Buy from Black-owned businesses, pass along job openings, and back the people building firms here.

    Ask: Which local business can I send work to this month?

  2. Your mayor, council and county commission Award local contracts, issue business permits and steer development money.

    Ask: What share of city and county contracts went to Black-owned firms last year?

  3. Your state legislators Fund job training and set the minimum wage and the rules for state contracts.

    Ask: Does our state set aside contracts for small firms, as other states do?

  4. Your members of Congress Fund job training, small business loans and federal contracts.

    Ask: How many federal contracts in our district went to small Black-owned firms?

What you can do

  1. This weekSend one piece of work to a Black-owned business near you, and pass one job opening to someone looking.
  2. The next date that mattersThe next city council or county commission vote on contracts.
  3. Where your voice is countedRaise what matters where you live on SourceLine issues. Only confirmed residents are counted, and SourceLine shares the totals, never names, with the body that decides.
Method and sources

Median household income, Black householders. Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.

The margin of error is how far the true figure could be from the one shown. Surveys ask some people, not everyone, so smaller places have wider margins. A place with too few people to measure well is listed but not ranked.

Population, voting age population, citizens of voting age, registered voters and people who voted are different counts. Each page says which one it uses.

Who decides: the people named come from SourceLine’s record of officeholders for the address you enter. Where SourceLine hasn’t updated a level for your area yet, that step says so.

About these figures

Every figure on this page shows the year it describes. Public agencies release their numbers on their own schedules, often a year or more after the work of counting is done. The Census Bureau, for example, publishes its five year community survey each December, and the national reading test is given every two years. That is why some figures are not from this year. SourceLine updates each one as soon as the agency publishes it.

For some counties and small towns, SourceLine has not found meeting records online. Where it has not, we add them as they become available. A page that says SourceLine hasn’t updated a record yet means exactly that.