Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety54#1,412/3,096
Economy71#900/3,143
Housing47#1,669/3,140
Health56#1,375/3,144
Healthcare88#380/3,143
Environment35#2,023/3,108
Education48#1,650/3,144
Infrastructure92#258/3,144
Community90#302/3,144
Leisure & amenities61#1,228/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Racine County, Wisconsin ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Mental health care shortage · low0.0
96/100Wisconsin 4.6United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Natural hazard risk · low3.9
96/100Wisconsin 10.52025Federal Emergency Management Agency
Distance to an airport · low17 mi
92/100Wisconsin 37 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Loneliness · low29.3%
92/100Wisconsin 31.6%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Distance to an Amtrak station · low8 mi
91/100Wisconsin 40 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Flu vaccinations · high51.0%
91/100Wisconsin 50.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Weaknesses

High ozone days · high11 days
1/100Wisconsin 4 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Days with unhealthy air · high4.0%
3/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Child care cost burden · high39.6%
7/100Wisconsin 30.9%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Effective property tax rate · high1.44%
8/100Wisconsin 1.32%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Reading scores · low2.64
10/100Wisconsin 3.00United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Math scores · low2.60
12/100Wisconsin 3.03United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureImproving
72% (2021) → 4% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−68 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New homes permittedImproving
1.2 /1k (2021) → 4.4 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+255%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
23.3% (Dec 2021) → 32.6% (Aug 2026)
+9.3 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
30.6% (2020 & 2021) → 39.6% (2023 & 2024)
+9 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
30.0 /100k (2021) → 17.3 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−42%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.7 /10k (2020) → 1.0 /10k (2025)
+42%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Racine County, Wisconsin improved on 13 of 33 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 16 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Property tax−0.4 points1.85% → 1.44%
Rent burden−5.8 points48.9% → 43.1%
Rent / income−2.3 points29.6% → 27.3%
Unemployment−3.5 points7.3% → 3.8%
Household income+29%$61,691 → $79,354

Declined2

Transit use−0.5 points1.3% → 0.9%
Price / income+0.3×2.9× → 3.2×

All 33 measures

Change of every measure of Racine County, Wisconsin between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.5 /10k2020	3.4 /10k2025	−3.3%	Within the margin of error	28%
Average commute time	24.4 min2015-2019	23.9 min2020-2024	−0.5 min	Within the margin of error	70%
Average weekly wage	$1,0172020	$1,2492025	+23%	Improved	43%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%2015-2019	28.4%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Improved	59%
Broadband subscriptions	83.7%2015-2019	91.1%2020-2024	+7.3 points	Improved	26%
Child poverty rate	16.8%2019	18.1%2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Distance to an airport	17 mi2020	17 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	30.9 /100k2020	17.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−44%	Improved	70%
Effective property tax rate	1.85%2015-2019	1.44%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Improved	96%
Firearm deaths	16.2 /100k2020	13.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−15%	Within the margin of error	72%
Grocery stores	1.6 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−19%	Within the margin of error	19%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	+42%	Within the margin of error	84%
High school diploma or higher	90.5%2015-2019	92.5%2020-2024	+2 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Home price to income ratio	2.9×2015-2019	3.2×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	55%
Homicide rate	4.0 /100k2020	5.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+40%	Within the margin of error	6%
Income adjusted for local prices	$52,9222019	$68,7172024	+30%	Improved	38%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4372015-2019	0.4252020-2024	−0.012	Within the margin of error	73%
Median household income	$61,6912019	$79,3542024	+29%	Improved	69%
New business applications	9.0 /1k2020	12.1 /1k2025	+34%	Improved	37%
Pharmacies	1.6 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−0.4%	Within the margin of error	66%
Poverty rate	12.4%2019	11.7%2024	−0.7 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Property crime rate	1,277 /100k2020	913 /100k2025	−29%	Improved	37%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−1.1%	Within the margin of error	49%
Public transit commuters	1.3%2015-2019	0.9%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Declined	34%
Rent as share of income	29.6%2015-2019	27.3%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Improved	79%
Rent-burdened households	48.9%2015-2019	43.1%2020-2024	−5.8 points	Improved	81%
Restaurants and bars	9.3 /10k2020	10.2 /10k2025	+9.9%	Within the margin of error	73%
Students per teacher	13.4×2019	13.8×2024	+0.4×	Little change	16%
Suicide rate	19.7 /100k2020	14.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−25%	Within the margin of error	89%
Traffic deaths	9.2 /100k2015-2019	8.2 /100k2020-2024	−11%	Within the margin of error	69%
Unemployment rate	7.3%2020	3.8%2025	−3.5 points	Improved	73%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.2%2019	7.0%2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Violent crime rate	289 /100k2020	222 /100k2025	−23%	Improved	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Racine County, Wisconsin five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Racine County, Wisconsin in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Racine County, Wisconsin itself moved +4.4 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

197,532 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−0.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

197,532 residents

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

White69%135,438
Black10%20,442
Hispanic or Latino15%29,754
Asian1.1%2,247
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%†333
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†161
Other or two or more races4.6%9,157

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−3.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

136,564 residents (±84)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

No high school diploma7.5%10,277
High school or GED30%41,084
Some college22%30,625
Associate degree12%15,731
Bachelor's degree19%26,100
Graduate degree9.3%12,747

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+2.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

80,406 households (±605)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $25k12%9,658
$25k–50k18%14,569
$50k–75k18%14,517
$75k–100k14%11,459
$100k–150k19%15,406
$150k–200k9.6%7,731
$200k or more8.8%7,066

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

80,406 households (±605)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Own71%57,122
Rent29%23,284

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.5 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

22,627 households (±1,046)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $75017%3,826
$750–1,00025%5,570
$1,000–1,50041%9,297
$1,500–2,00011%2,496
$2,000–2,5004.3%963
$2,500 or more2.1%†475

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $750 (−15.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25063View table on data.census.gov

Home values

57,122 homes (±1,030)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under $150k18%10,552
$150k–250k31%17,836
$250k–400k30%17,169
$400k–750k17%9,642
$750k–1M2.4%1,353
$1M or more1.0%†570

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $150k (−20.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25075View table on data.census.gov

Age of homes

85,658 homes (±182)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

2010 or later4.9%4,221
2000–20099.5%8,102
1980–199920%16,922
1960–197926%22,605
1940–195920%17,477
Before 194019%16,331

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 2010 or later (+3.1 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25034View table on data.census.gov

Size of homes

85,658 homes (±182)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Studio1.4%1,232
1 bedroom7.6%6,516
2 bedrooms26%22,620
3 bedrooms45%38,749
4 or more19%16,541

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25041View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

95,299 workers (±1,359)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Drive alone77%73,747
Carpool8.6%8,221
Public transit0.9%†832
Walk1.0%915
Bike0.2%†164
Work from home9.9%9,463
Other2.1%†1,957

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−6.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

85,836 workers (±1,491)

Racine County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin share

Under 15 min31%26,485
15–29 min35%30,339
30–44 min22%18,565
45–59 min7.5%6,414
An hour or more4.7%4,033

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 45–59 min (−1.5 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08303View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Racine County has 4,114 employer establishments, 208 for every 10,000 residents (0.84× the US rate of 248; 0.85× Wisconsin's), with 69,594 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,811. The Census Bureau also counts 11,608 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 4,114; 11,608 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 208; US 248 · Wisconsin 244
Paid employees: 69,594
Average annual pay: $56,811; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Racine County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	348	17.6	0.85×About typical	4,211	$79,616	463
Specialty trade contractors	303	15.4	0.99×About typical	2,247	$80,871	800
Restaurants and other eating places	300	15.2	0.83×About typical	4,924	$19,517	47
Limited-service restaurants	143	7.2	0.90×About typical	2,523	$18,963	21
Offices of physicians	136	6.9	1.06×About typical	1,915	$101,927	58
Services to buildings and dwellings	134	6.8	1.01×About typical	1,488	$24,964	589
Full-service restaurants	128	6.5	0.84×About typical	2,083	$20,320	18
Religious organizations	123	6.2	1.12×About typical	1,176	$24,952	—
Truck transportation	121	6.1	1.21×About typical	1,525	$65,113	317
Lessors of real estate	118	6	0.49×Fewer than typical	394	$42,251	1,249
Automotive repair and maintenance	106	5.4	1.07×About typical	636	$45,101	131
Building equipment contractors	105	5.3	0.88×About typical	1,049	$72,459	139

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 197,390 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $30.5M on contracts performed in Racine County, Wisconsin: $153 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $30.5M; +507% vs FY2025
Per resident: $153; US $1,995
Sole-source: 23%; US 30%
Single offer: 21%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Acquisition Service$11.3M37%
Defense Logistics Agency$7.1M23%
U.S. Secret Service$6.3M21%
Federal Bureau of Investigation$5.2M17%
Department of Veterans Affairs$292.9K1.0%
Department of the Army$221.6K0.7%
National Institutes of Health$63.5K0.2%
Federal Aviation Administration$32.8K0.1%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

8.6MFY2017
13.2MFY2018
13.1MFY2019
10MFY2020
12.9MFY2021
6.7MFY2022
8.9MFY2023
25.1M

Top industries (NAICS)

Motor vehicle manufacturing · 3361$17.6M58%
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing · 3363$6.7M22%
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing · 3362$5.2M17%
Software publishers · 5132$304.9K1.0%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$147.9K0.5%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$135.5K

Largest awards

DELIVERY ORDERS$11.1M
TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED· Racine County, WI· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Apr 22, 2024 – Jan 8, 2026· SPRDL124F0119
DO TO ADD 27 EA$6.6M
TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED· Racine County, WI· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 18, 2026 – Mar 18, 2026· SPRDL126F0083
DELIVERY ORDER TO ADD 24 EA NSN: 2520-01-417-4144$5.7M
TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED· Racine County, WI· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 19, 2024 – Nov 5, 2025· SPRDL124F0261
EVIDENCE RESPONSE TEAM/LABORATORY DIVISION REQUEST FOR 11 CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT VEHICLES.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.2B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Racine County, Wisconsin: $6,281 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.2B; −3.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,281; US $12,975
Loan face value: $47.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$871.8M70%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$111.9M9.0%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$89.3M7.1%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$69.3M5.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$42.8M3.4%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$16.2M1.3%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$7.6M0.6%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$6.5M0.5%

Top recipients (organizations)

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$26.1M2.1%
MADISON, WI
ACELERO INC$5.4M0.4%
NEW YORK, NY
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF RACINE COUNTY$1.5M0.1%
RACINE, WI
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES$1.2M0.1%
MADISON, WI
WASHINGTON COURT COMPANY$945.3K0.1%
RACINE, WI
MCMYNN TOWER, LLC$936.8K0.1%
RACINE, WI
HALO INC$905.4K0.1%
RACINE, WI
MOUNT PLEASANT GOOD SAMARITAN HOUSING LLC$743.6K0.1%
RACINE, WI

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.1B88%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$102.4M8.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$26.1M2.1%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner$6.1M0.5%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Administration for Children and Families$5.4M0.4%
Department of Health and Human Services
Railroad Retirement Board$3.8M0.3%
Farm Service Agency$2.8M0.2%
Department of Agriculture
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$1.5M0.1%
Department of Housing and Urban Development

By type

Direct payments$1.2B97%
Grants$35.5M2.8%
Other assistance$729K0.1%
Insurance$364.7K0.0%
Loans$00.0%
$47.6M lent or guaranteed

Assistance by fiscal year

1.1BFY2021
1.1BFY2022
1.2BFY2023
1.2BFY2024
1.3BFY2025
1.2BFY2026

County aggregates

96%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Racine County, Wisconsin compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Racine County, Wisconsin
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2017	$43.91	$1,436
FY2018	$67.16	$1,552
FY2019	$66.93	$1,654
FY2020	$50.50	$1,880
FY2021	$65.68	$1,810
FY2022	$33.88	$1,917
FY2023	$45.31	$2,079
FY2024	$127	$2,047
FY2025	$25.28	$2,165
FY2026	$153 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2017	$1.72	$93.28
FY2018	$0	$105
FY2019	$0.70	$128
FY2020	$0	$145
FY2021	$0.04	$117
FY2022	$0.18	$138
FY2023	$0	$159
FY2024	$0.02	$157
FY2025	$0	$149
FY2026	$0.25 (partial year)	$211
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2021	$213	$5,748
FY2022	$216	$5,221
FY2023	$244	$5,364
FY2024	$289	$5,501
FY2025	$139	$5,732
FY2026	$332 (partial year)	$5,464
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2021	$47.91	$298
FY2022	$91.01	$357
FY2023	$136	$301
FY2024	$80.80	$319
FY2025	$42.98	$360
FY2026	$131 (partial year)	$349

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2021	$127	$239
FY2022	$103	$185
FY2023	$94.05	$229
FY2024	$97.47	$229
FY2025	$102	$249
FY2026	$44.32 (partial year)	$201

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2021	$37.38	$2,304
FY2022	$47.80	$2,197
FY2023	$40.96	$2,274
FY2024	$54.82	$2,267
FY2025	$44.44	$2,397
FY2026	$30.20 (partial year)	$2,610
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
FY2021	$979	$1,186
FY2022	$267	$465
FY2023	$54.71	$76.52
FY2024	$59.94	$120
FY2025	$189	$148
FY2026	$61.34 (partial year)	$108

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Racine County, Wisconsin
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	1.3%	2.0%
2015	0.5%	2.1%
2016	0.6%	1.7%
2017	0.4%	1.4%
2018	1.7%	1.6%
2019	−0.5%	1.4%
2020	−6.1%	−6.1%
2021	2.1%	3.4%
2022	2.1%	4.3%
2023	2.4%	2.1%
2024	1.0%	1.2%
2025	−0.6%	0.5%

Average weekly wageChange since 2016, %

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Average weekly wage, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	−1.1%	−4.2%
2015	+0.2%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.5%	+3.3%
2018	+5.6%	+6.8%
2019	+7.6%	+10.5%
2020	+15.7%	+19.4%
2021	+19.7%	+26.1%
2022	+24.1%	+30.6%
2023	+29.2%	+35.0%
2024	+33.8%	+41.0%
2025	+42.1%	+46.8%

Unemployment ratepercent

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Unemployment rate, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	6.5%	6.2%
2015	5.5%	5.3%
2016	4.8%	4.9%
2017	4.0%	4.4%
2018	3.6%	3.9%
2019	3.9%	3.7%
2020	7.3%	8.1%
2021	4.6%	5.4%
2022	3.4%	3.7%
2023	3.3%	3.6%
2024	3.5%	4.0%
2025	3.8%	4.3%

Personal income per capitaChange since 2016, %

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Personal income per capita, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	−5.2%	−5.5%
2015	0.0%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+5.1%	+4.1%
2018	+9.5%	+8.9%
2019	+12.5%	+13.5%
2020	+18.9%	+20.8%
2021	+28.0%	+32.1%
2022	+34.1%	+35.4%
2023	+42.4%	+42.9%
2024	+48.8%	+49.5%

New homes permittedper 1,000 people

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New homes permitted, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	1.1/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.1/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.8/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.4/1k	3.9/1k
2018	1.9/1k	4.1/1k
2019	1.6/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.1/1k	4.4/1k
2021	1.2/1k	5.2/1k
2022	0.8/1k	5.0/1k
2023	2.7/1k	4.5/1k
2024	1.4/1k	4.3/1k
2025	3.4/1k	4.2/1k

Median household incomeChange since 2016, %

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Median household income, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	−2.6%	−6.9%
2015	+2.0%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+8.7%	+4.7%
2018	+7.3%	+7.5%
2019	+9.7%	+14.0%
2020	+18.3%	+16.9%
2021	+22.7%	+21.0%
2022	+28.6%	+29.7%
2023	+32.6%	+34.9%
2024	+41.1%	+41.6%

Poverty ratepercent

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Poverty rate, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	13.1%	15.5%
2015	12.4%	14.7%
2016	13.6%	14.0%
2017	10.9%	13.4%
2018	12.6%	13.1%
2019	12.4%	12.3%
2020	9.4%	11.9%
2021	12.4%	12.8%
2022	9.6%	12.6%
2023	10.7%	12.5%
2024	11.7%	12.1%

Typical home valueChange since 2016, %

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Typical home value, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	−8.9% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−4.8% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+7.5% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+17.3% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+23.3% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+34.4% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+50.8% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+59.8% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+70.5% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+81.2% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+89.0% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Typical asking rentChange since 2016, %

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Typical asking rent, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2015	—	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	—	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	—	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	—	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	— (Dec 2019)	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	— (Dec 2020)	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	— (Dec 2021)	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	— (Dec 2022)	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	— (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	— (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	— (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Uninsured residents (under 65)percent

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Uninsured residents (under 65), Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	9.5%	13.5%
2015	6.7%	10.9%
2016	6.4%	10.0%
2017	6.2%	10.2%
2018	6.5%	10.4%
2019	7.2%	10.8%
2020	6.8%	10.4%
2021	7.0%	10.2%
2022	7.2%	9.5%
2023	6.7%	9.5%
2024	7.0%	9.8%

New business applicationsper 1,000 people

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New business applications, Racine County, Wisconsin and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Racine County, Wisconsin	United States
2014	5.6/1k	8.5/1k
2015	5.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	5.8/1k	9.1/1k
2017	6.0/1k	9.8/1k
2018	6.3/1k	10.7/1k
2019	6.8/1k	10.6/1k
2020	9.0/1k	13.1/1k
2021	11.9/1k	16.2/1k
2022	11.3/1k	15.1/1k
2023	11.1/1k	16.2/1k
2024	9.7/1k	15.4/1k
2025	12.1/1k	16.6/1k

Calendar years

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Racine County, Wisconsin is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Bryan SteilR-WI-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.7%

Senate

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Metro area

The metro or micro area Racine County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI75Central county

Cities and towns in Racine County

Places whose residents live mostly in Racine County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-08
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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