What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Wisconsin?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Wisconsin is $33,000.

Wisconsin

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Wisconsin has not adopted the full ACA Medicaid expansion. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 94.1.

Sales tax: 5.7%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 1.25%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Wisconsin. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Adams County · 2-bed $1,014
Ashland County · 2-bed $1,014
Barron County · 2-bed $1,027
Bayfield County · 2-bed $1,014
Brown County · 2-bed $1,287
Buffalo County · 2-bed $1,019
Burnett County · 2-bed $1,028
Calumet County · 2-bed $1,256
Chippewa County · 2-bed $1,259
Clark County · 2-bed $1,014
Columbia County · 2-bed $1,136
Crawford County · 2-bed $1,014
Dane County · 2-bed $1,565
Dodge County · 2-bed $1,100
Door County · 2-bed $1,268
Douglas County · 2-bed $1,207
Dunn County · 2-bed $1,042
Eau Claire County · 2-bed $1,259
Fond du Lac County · 2-bed $1,224
Forest County · 2-bed $1,014
Grant County · 2-bed $1,014
Green County · 2-bed $1,016
Green Lake County · 2-bed $1,014
Iowa County · 2-bed $1,093
Iron County · 2-bed $1,014
Jackson County · 2-bed $1,014
Jefferson County · 2-bed $1,209
Juneau County · 2-bed $1,014
Kenosha County · 2-bed $1,441
Kewaunee County · 2-bed $1,287
La Crosse County · 2-bed $1,343
Lafayette County · 2-bed $1,014
Langlade County · 2-bed $1,014
Lincoln County · 2-bed $1,014
Manitowoc County · 2-bed $1,014
Marathon County · 2-bed $1,217
Marinette County · 2-bed $1,014
Marquette County · 2-bed $1,014
Menominee County · 2-bed $1,014
Milwaukee County · 2-bed $1,263
Monroe County · 2-bed $1,039
Oconto County · 2-bed $1,014
Oneida County · 2-bed $1,027
Outagamie County · 2-bed $1,256
Ozaukee County · 2-bed $1,263
Pepin County · 2-bed $1,014
Pierce County · 2-bed $1,734
Polk County · 2-bed $1,121
Portage County · 2-bed $1,077
Price County · 2-bed $1,014
Racine County · 2-bed $1,283
Richland County · 2-bed $1,014
Rock County · 2-bed $1,280
Rusk County · 2-bed $1,014
Sauk County · 2-bed $1,168
Sawyer County · 2-bed $1,089
Shawano County · 2-bed $1,014
Sheboygan County · 2-bed $1,168
St. Croix County · 2-bed $1,734
Taylor County · 2-bed $1,014
Trempealeau County · 2-bed $1,059
Vernon County · 2-bed $1,097
Vilas County · 2-bed $1,022
Walworth County · 2-bed $1,300
Washburn County · 2-bed $1,014
Washington County · 2-bed $1,263
Waukesha County · 2-bed $1,263
Waupaca County · 2-bed $1,014
Waushara County · 2-bed $1,014
Winnebago County · 2-bed $1,195
Wood County · 2-bed $1,014

Towns

380 places in Wisconsin have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Madison · Madison, WI