# Counties in Wisconsin by employer firms, 2023

All 72 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/wisconsin-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Milwaukee County | 14,184 |
| 2 | Dane County | 10,900 |
| 3 | Waukesha County | 9,769 |
| 4 | Brown County | 5,001 |
| 5 | Outagamie County | 4,101 |
| 6 | Racine County | 3,210 |
| 7 | Winnebago County | 2,834 |
| 8 | Washington County | 2,800 |
| 9 | Kenosha County | 2,682 |
| 10 | Rock County | 2,637 |
| 11 | Marathon County | 2,636 |
| 12 | La Crosse County | 2,421 |
| 13 | Ozaukee County | 2,288 |
| 14 | Walworth County | 2,279 |
| 15 | Eau Claire County | 2,195 |
| 16 | Sheboygan County | 2,090 |
| 17 | St. Croix County | 1,977 |
| 18 | Fond du Lac County | 1,767 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 1,682 |
| 20 | Sauk County | 1,446 |
| 21 | Manitowoc County | 1,414 |
| 22 | Dodge County | 1,410 |
| 23 | Wood County | 1,392 |
| 24 | Portage County | 1,347 |
| 25 | Chippewa County | 1,314 |
| 26 | Columbia County | 1,121 |
| 27 | Barron County | 1,106 |
| 28 | Oneida County | 1,103 |
| 29 | Door County | 1,020 |
| 30 | Waupaca County | 959 |
| 31 | Polk County | 952 |
| 32 | Grant County | 948 |
| 33 | Green County | 846 |
| 34 | Douglas County | 823 |
| 35 | Marinette County | 820 |
| 36 | Calumet County | 807 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 804 |
| 38 | Dunn County | 759 |
| 39 | Shawano County | 757 |
| 40 | Vilas County | 750 |
| 41 | Clark County | 668 |
| 42 | Pierce County | 636 |
| 43 | Oconto County | 616 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 564 |
| 45 | Vernon County | 552 |
| 46 | Trempealeau County | 538 |
| 47 | Sawyer County | 505 |
| 48 | Iowa County | 493 |
| 49 | Langlade County | 482 |
| 50 | Juneau County | 444 |
| 51 | Waushara County | 418 |
| 52 | Ashland County | 416 |
| 53 | Taylor County | 413 |
| 54 | Washburn County | 392 |
| 55 | Kewaunee County | 388 |
| 56 | Green Lake County | 384 |
| 57 | Bayfield County | 380 |
| 58 | Burnett County | 338 |
| 59 | Richland County | 333 |
| 60 | Adams County | 331 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 331 |
| 62 | Crawford County | 311 |
| 63 | Price County | 308 |
| 64 | Lafayette County | 296 |
| 65 | Buffalo County | 259 |
| 65 | Rusk County | 259 |
| 67 | Marquette County | 233 |
| 68 | Forest County | 185 |
| 69 | Pepin County | 175 |
| 70 | Iron County | 161 |
| 71 | Florence County | 95 |
| 72 | Menominee County | 23 |