How Many Are Poor?
Milwaukee
A high percentage of Milwaukeeans live in poverty. A full 156,000 Milwaukee County residents had incomes during the 2005-2007 period below 100% of the poverty line; while 164,000 had incomes between 100% and 200% of the poverty line. Thus, 17% of Milwaukee County residents subsided below the poverty line, while another 18% lived between 100-200% of poverty. In total, 35% were either poor or near poor.
| Poverty Status of Milwaukee County Residents: 2005-07: |
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* FPL: Federal Poverty Line
| Poverty Status of Milwaukee County Residents: 2005-2007* |
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|---|---|
| Less than 100% of FPL | 156,000 |
| 100-199% of FPL | 164,000 |
| 200% or more of FPL | 548,000 |
| Unknown | 32,000 |
| Total | 910,000 |
See Poverty Status and Health Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin: Milwaukee County, 2005-07
Wisconsin
Poverty is more heavily concentrated in Milwaukee County than in the rest of the state. But Wisconsin as a whole has a substantial number of poor. In 2005-2007, a total of 438,000 Wisconsinites lived below 100% of the poverty line, and over 887,000 had incomes between 100-200% of poverty. In percentage terms, 8% of Wisconsinites were officially poor, while twice as many — 16% – lived between 100% and 200% of the poverty line. In total, 24% were either poor or near poor.
* FPL: Federal Poverty Line
| Poverty Status of Wisconsin Residents: 2005-2007* |
|
|---|---|
| Less than 100% of FPL | 438,000 |
| 100-199% of FPL | 887,000 |
| 200% or more of FPL | 3,901,000 |
| Unknown | 200,000 |
| Total | 5,426,000 |
See Poverty Status in Wisconsin, 2005-2007
* 2004-2006 Wisconsin Family Health Survey, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
