# Counties in Wisconsin by employer firm births, 2023

All 71 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/wisconsin-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Milwaukee County | 1,108 |
| 2 | Dane County | 732 |
| 3 | Waukesha County | 564 |
| 4 | Brown County | 300 |
| 5 | Outagamie County | 246 |
| 6 | Racine County | 189 |
| 7 | Washington County | 180 |
| 8 | Winnebago County | 163 |
| 9 | Eau Claire County | 153 |
| 10 | Kenosha County | 149 |
| 10 | St. Croix County | 149 |
| 12 | Marathon County | 141 |
| 13 | La Crosse County | 140 |
| 13 | Ozaukee County | 140 |
| 15 | Rock County | 134 |
| 16 | Walworth County | 127 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 103 |
| 18 | Sheboygan County | 99 |
| 19 | Chippewa County | 92 |
| 20 | Fond du Lac County | 89 |
| 21 | Sauk County | 76 |
| 22 | Columbia County | 75 |
| 23 | Dodge County | 74 |
| 24 | Oneida County | 70 |
| 24 | Portage County | 70 |
| 26 | Wood County | 67 |
| 27 | Manitowoc County | 64 |
| 27 | Polk County | 64 |
| 29 | Barron County | 60 |
| 29 | Calumet County | 60 |
| 31 | Waupaca County | 55 |
| 32 | Door County | 54 |
| 33 | Douglas County | 53 |
| 34 | Vilas County | 52 |
| 35 | Dunn County | 51 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 49 |
| 37 | Green County | 47 |
| 38 | Clark County | 42 |
| 38 | Pierce County | 42 |
| 38 | Shawano County | 42 |
| 38 | Vernon County | 42 |
| 42 | Grant County | 40 |
| 43 | Marinette County | 38 |
| 43 | Oconto County | 38 |
| 45 | Trempealeau County | 37 |
| 46 | Bayfield County | 31 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 31 |
| 48 | Green Lake County | 30 |
| 49 | Langlade County | 27 |
| 49 | Sawyer County | 27 |
| 51 | Juneau County | 26 |
| 52 | Buffalo County | 25 |
| 53 | Ashland County | 24 |
| 53 | Waushara County | 24 |
| 55 | Burnett County | 23 |
| 55 | Rusk County | 23 |
| 55 | Taylor County | 23 |
| 58 | Kewaunee County | 22 |
| 59 | Adams County | 19 |
| 60 | Richland County | 18 |
| 60 | Washburn County | 18 |
| 62 | Price County | 17 |
| 63 | Crawford County | 16 |
| 64 | Iowa County | 15 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 15 |
| 64 | Lafayette County | 15 |
| 64 | Marquette County | 15 |
| 68 | Forest County | 10 |
| 68 | Iron County | 10 |
| 70 | Pepin County | 7 |
| 71 | Florence County | 6 |