Recovery Tracker

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Wisconsin

Check the chart below to compare unemployment and per capita spending among counties. Click on your county to find projects in your area. Data last updated on March 2010.
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U.S. Wisconsin
Population 304,059,724 5,627,967
Total recovery funding $312,735,579,044 $4,079,734,686
Direct to County (see list) $290,999,413,356 $4,079,734,686
County Funds per Capita $957 $725
Statewide (see project list) $21,736,135,188 $0
Statewide funding per capita $71 $0
Unemployment
(12/08)		 7.4 5.9
Unemployment
(12/09)		 10 8.7
Median Household Income $50,007 $50,309
Poverty Rate 13.3% 10.8%

Funding by Federal Agency and Department
Education Department $1,103,213,950
Transportation Department $582,348,923
Energy Department $563,615,287
Small Business Administration $462,485,939
Agriculture Department $413,792,692
Health and Human Services, Department of $349,345,297
Housing and Urban Development Department $174,669,286
Environmental Protection Agency $161,416,725
Army $59,950,625
Justice Department $57,911,717
National Science Foundation $47,856,717
Labor Department $46,927,855
Interior Department $14,461,526
Department of Veterans Affairs $12,543,003
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $9,858,193
Commerce Department $8,836,846
Homeland Security Department $3,870,242
Independent Agencies $2,943,725
Navy $2,189,627
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities $593,500
General Services Administration $441,821
Air Force $432,822
Government Accountability Office $16,491
No federal agency specified $11,876

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Counties (see statewide items)

Note: County-level data does not include tax cuts, Medicaid, unemployment benefits or food stamps. There still may be overrepresentation of money going to counties where capitals are located because in some cases, awards to state agencies did not indicate that they were to be used statewide.

Key: Statewide | Countywide
County Name Population Unemployment
12/08 »6/09 »12/09		 Poverty Rate Total Funding Per Capita
Wisconsin 5,627,967
5.99.08.7
 10.8
$4,079,734,686
$725
55001 Adams
20,325
9.39.411.7
 13.8
$15,004,797
$738
55003 Ashland
16,295
7.310.79.4
 N/A
$27,986,751
$1,718
55005 Barron
45,590
7.39.08.7
 11.6
$51,165,629
$1,122
55007 Bayfield
14,926
8.17.710.8
 N/A
$10,209,576
$684
55009 Brown
245,018
5.38.57.3
 10.4
$135,195,759
$552
55011 Buffalo
13,741
5.27.26.9
 N/A
$4,050,066
$295
55013 Burnett
16,196
8.710.511.2
 N/A
$5,836,539
$360
55015 Calumet
44,727
5.08.47.2
 6.7
$14,411,085
$322
55017 Chippewa
60,456
6.88.48.3
 9.3
$29,363,509
$486
55019 Clark
33,553
6.79.210.2
 11.4
$21,431,029
$639
55021 Columbia
55,196
6.28.48.4
 6.3
$36,902,488
$669
55023 Crawford
16,885
7.19.59.9
 N/A
$6,000,932
$355
55025 Dane
482,705
3.86.35.4
 10.8
$843,059,856
$1,747
55027 Dodge
87,912
6.110.19.4
 7.0
$39,103,726
$445
55029 Door
27,771
7.97.810.6
 6.6
$18,559,370
$668
55031 Douglas
43,774
6.38.58.0
 13.8
$33,670,798
$769
55033 Dunn
42,688
5.07.66.5
 13.0
$28,654,788
$671
55035 Eau Claire
98,286
4.77.56.1
 13.4
$32,065,373
$326
55037 Florence
4,652
7.611.210.4
 N/A
$3,726,130
$801
55039 Fond du Lac
99,453
5.99.58.6
 8.2
$49,768,420
$500
55041 Forest
9,846
8.110.910.8
 N/A
$9,042,884
$918
55043 Grant
49,238
5.68.16.7
 11.1
$22,599,817
$459
55045 Green
36,090
5.59.47.8
 7.0
$11,087,494
$307
55047 Green Lake
18,566
6.69.99.7
 N/A
$29,001,979
$1,562
55049 Iowa
23,604
5.67.87.2
 6.4
$11,877,010
$503
55051 Iron
6,197
10.412.612.1
 N/A
$2,194,938
$354
55053 Jackson
19,904
7.08.89.0
 N/A
$14,083,138
$708
55055 Jefferson
80,792
6.19.89.2
 8.0
$30,533,431
$378
55057 Juneau
26,633
7.510.010.1
 13.3
$14,106,953
$530
55059 Kenosha
164,465
6.611.110.3
 11.8
$122,869,438
$747
55061 Kewaunee
20,388
5.38.08.5
 5.8
$8,033,486
$394
55063 La Crosse
112,627
4.77.36.5
 14.3
$64,497,392
$573
55065 Lafayette
15,871
4.87.56.7
 N/A
$8,027,448
$506
55067 Langlade
20,165
7.910.510.4
 11.6
$11,974,789
$594
55069 Lincoln
29,499
7.411.111.0
 9.9
$19,746,188
$669
55071 Manitowoc
80,641
6.210.89.7
 8.6
$71,622,658
$888
55073 Marathon
130,962
5.29.48.9
 6.9
$93,025,115
$710
55075 Marinette
42,288
8.112.711.5
 12.0
$33,104,285
$783
55077 Marquette
15,060
8.09.710.5
 N/A
$3,184,029
$211
55078 Menominee
4,571
10.115.612.2
 N/A
$25,285,245
$5,532
55079 Milwaukee
953,328
6.310.59.3
 18.1
$855,938,140
$898
55081 Monroe
43,350
5.97.87.2
 12.3
$63,405,279
$1,463
55083 Oconto
37,529
8.212.210.5
 10.1
$20,308,178
$541
55085 Oneida
36,031
8.38.710.6
 8.9
$28,642,427
$795
55087 Outagamie
174,993
5.69.08.0
 7.6
$79,751,595
$456
55089 Ozaukee
85,874
4.88.86.9
 3.7
$30,280,735
$353
55091 Pepin
7,357
5.96.67.6
 N/A
$2,058,970
$280
55093 Pierce
40,254
5.48.16.4
 6.9
$18,425,701
$458
55095 Polk
44,270
7.510.010.2
 7.6
$23,728,877
$536
55097 Portage
68,744
4.87.86.7
 13.5
$33,761,092
$491
55099 Price
14,278
6.612.710.4
 N/A
$4,892,768
$343
55101 Racine
199,510
6.810.89.9
 10.7
$92,649,133
$464
55103 Richland
17,982
5.49.18.8
 N/A
$6,876,726
$382
55105 Rock
160,213
8.113.211.0
 10.0
$76,201,051
$476
55107 Rusk
14,389
9.013.011.8
 N/A
$13,873,540
$964
55111 Sauk
59,013
6.38.08.6
 9.2
$22,868,302
$388
55113 Sawyer
17,117
9.28.910.7
 N/A
$14,047,923
$821
55115 Shawano
40,972
6.39.59.9
 11.8
$17,902,879
$437
55117 Sheboygan
114,561
5.89.78.5
 6.8
$62,775,764
$548
55109 St. Croix
82,487
5.68.47.3
 5.5
$65,154,374
$790
55119 Taylor
19,308
8.212.111.7
 N/A
$15,410,615
$798
55121 Trempealeau
27,790
5.87.67.5
 9.5
$28,787,320
$1,036
55123 Vernon
29,090
5.97.78.1
 16.3
$13,649,538
$469
55125 Vilas
21,919
9.08.311.7
 9.0
$15,531,926
$709
55127 Walworth
100,749
6.29.39.0
 10.0
$46,510,324
$462
55129 Washburn
16,712
8.49.610.1
 N/A
$8,074,613
$483
55131 Washington
129,477
5.410.18.6
 6.3
$57,302,433
$443
55133 Waukesha
380,629
4.78.57.5
 3.8
$116,900,904
$307
55135 Waupaca
51,858
6.79.79.2
 9.5
$33,056,737
$637
55137 Waushara
24,760
6.810.59.8
 11.7
$8,262,094
$334
55139 Winnebago
162,111
4.98.37.0
 10.1
$133,110,819
$821
55141 Wood
73,756
6.39.28.2
 7.7
$57,529,571
$780

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