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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate, 2023

Pepin County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2023, at 19.195%. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at 7.098%. The median was 11.924% and the figure for Wisconsin was 12.061%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.195Pepin County
Lowest7.098Trempealeau County
Median11.92472 counties
Wisconsin12.061History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 15.174 %Ashland County: 10.58 %Barron County: 10.472 %Bayfield County: 14.774 %Brown County: 10.882 %Buffalo County: 11.928 %Burnett County: 14.46 %Calumet County: 11.919 %Chippewa County: 11.001 %Clark County: 12.026 %Columbia County: 14.683 %Crawford County: 11.826 %Dane County: 13.049 %Dodge County: 15.307 %Door County: 10.583 %Douglas County: 12.362 %Dunn County: 11.379 %Eau Claire County: 13.876 %Florence County: 17.917 %Fond du Lac County: 11.09 %Forest County: 12.783 %Grant County: 13.654 %Green County: 12.682 %Green Lake County: 14.195 %Iowa County: 10.352 %Iron County: 14.076 %Jackson County: 7.46 %Jefferson County: 13.457 %Juneau County: 9.346 %Kenosha County: 14.074 %Kewaunee County: 10.323 %La Crosse County: 11.608 %Lafayette County: 18.491 %Langlade County: 7.997 %Lincoln County: 12.581 %Manitowoc County: 9.835 %Marathon County: 10.243 %Marinette County: 8.395 %Marquette County: 12.164 %Menominee County: 10.88 %Milwaukee County: 12.38 %Monroe County: 7.652 %Oconto County: 13.194 %Oneida County: 14.994 %Outagamie County: 11.292 %Ozaukee County: 11.969 %Pepin County: 19.195 %Pierce County: 13.887 %Polk County: 9.367 %Portage County: 12.079 %Price County: 10.459 %Racine County: 12.575 %Richland County: 8.504 %Rock County: 13.967 %Rusk County: 13.966 %St. Croix County: 12.216 %Sauk County: 11.38 %Sawyer County: 11.354 %Shawano County: 11.528 %Sheboygan County: 11.979 %Taylor County: 9.381 %Trempealeau County: 7.098 %Vernon County: 11.769 %Vilas County: 15.415 %Walworth County: 14.115 %Washburn County: 11.664 %Washington County: 10.777 %Waukesha County: 13.431 %Waupaca County: 10.458 %Waushara County: 10.48 %Winnebago County: 10.831 %Wood County: 8.653 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pepin County: 19.195 %Pepin County19.195Lafayette County: 18.491 %Lafayette County18.491Florence County: 17.917 %Florence County17.917Vilas County: 15.415 %Vilas County15.415Dodge County: 15.307 %Dodge County15.307Adams County: 15.174 %Adams County15.174Oneida County: 14.994 %Oneida County14.994Bayfield County: 14.774 %Bayfield County14.774Columbia County: 14.683 %Columbia County14.683Burnett County: 14.46 %Burnett County14.46Green Lake County: 14.195 %Green Lake County14.195Walworth County: 14.115 %Walworth County14.115Iron County: 14.076 %Iron County14.076Kenosha County: 14.074 %Kenosha County14.074Rock County: 13.967 %Rock County13.967Rusk County: 13.966 %Rusk County13.966Pierce County: 13.887 %Pierce County13.887Eau Claire County: 13.876 %Eau Claire County13.876Grant County: 13.654 %Grant County13.654Jefferson County: 13.457 %Jefferson County13.457Waukesha County: 13.431 %Waukesha County13.431Oconto County: 13.194 %Oconto County13.194Dane County: 13.049 %Dane County13.049Forest County: 12.783 %Forest County12.783Green County: 12.682 %Green County12.682Lincoln County: 12.581 %Lincoln County12.581Racine County: 12.575 %Racine County12.575Milwaukee County: 12.38 %Milwaukee County12.38Douglas County: 12.362 %Douglas County12.362St. Croix County: 12.216 %St. Croix County12.216Marquette County: 12.164 %Marquette County12.164Portage County: 12.079 %Portage County12.079Clark County: 12.026 %Clark County12.026Sheboygan County: 11.979 %Sheboygan County11.979Ozaukee County: 11.969 %Ozaukee County11.969Buffalo County: 11.928 %Buffalo County11.928Calumet County: 11.919 %Calumet County11.919Crawford County: 11.826 %Crawford County11.826Vernon County: 11.769 %Vernon County11.769Washburn County: 11.664 %Washburn County11.664Pepin County: 19.195 %Pepin County19.195Lafayette County: 18.491 %Lafayette County18.491Florence County: 17.917 %Florence County17.917Vilas County: 15.415 %Vilas County15.415Dodge County: 15.307 %Dodge County15.307Adams County: 15.174 %Adams County15.174Oneida County: 14.994 %Oneida County14.994Bayfield County: 14.774 %Bayfield County14.774Columbia County: 14.683 %Columbia County14.683Burnett County: 14.46 %Burnett County14.46Green Lake County: 14.195 %Green Lake County14.195Walworth County: 14.115 %Walworth County14.115Iron County: 14.076 %Iron County14.076Kenosha County: 14.074 %Kenosha County14.074Rock County: 13.967 %Rock County13.967Rusk County: 13.966 %Rusk County13.966Pierce County: 13.887 %Pierce County13.887Eau Claire County: 13.876 %Eau Claire County13.876Grant County: 13.654 %Grant County13.654Jefferson County: 13.457 %Jefferson County13.457Waukesha County: 13.431 %Waukesha County13.431Oconto County: 13.194 %Oconto County13.194Dane County: 13.049 %Dane County13.049Forest County: 12.783 %Forest County12.783Green County: 12.682 %Green County12.682Lincoln County: 12.581 %Lincoln County12.581Racine County: 12.575 %Racine County12.575Milwaukee County: 12.38 %Milwaukee County12.38Douglas County: 12.362 %Douglas County12.362St. Croix County: 12.216 %St. Croix County12.216Marquette County: 12.164 %Marquette County12.164Portage County: 12.079 %Portage County12.079Clark County: 12.026 %Clark County12.026Sheboygan County: 11.979 %Sheboygan County11.979Ozaukee County: 11.969 %Ozaukee County11.969Buffalo County: 11.928 %Buffalo County11.928Calumet County: 11.919 %Calumet County11.919Crawford County: 11.826 %Crawford County11.826Vernon County: 11.769 %Vernon County11.769Washburn County: 11.664 %Washburn County11.664
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pepin County19.195+3.73 pts
2Lafayette County18.491+4.54 pts
3Florence County17.917+6.2 pts
4Vilas County15.415-4.01 pts
5Dodge County15.307-1.32 pts
6Adams County15.174-5.74 pts
7Oneida County14.994+2.42 pts
8Bayfield County14.774-4.34 pts
9Columbia County14.683-0.84 pts
10Burnett County14.46+1.29 pts
11Green Lake County14.195-1.16 pts
12Walworth County14.115-0.23 pts
13Iron County14.076+2.27 pts
14Kenosha County14.074-0.97 pts
15Rock County13.967-0.32 pts
16Rusk County13.966-3.6 pts
17Pierce County13.887-5.86 pts
18Eau Claire County13.876+1.47 pts
19Grant County13.654+0.72 pts
20Jefferson County13.457-0.31 pts
21Waukesha County13.431+0.3 pts
22Oconto County13.194-4.16 pts
23Dane County13.049-2.93 pts
24Forest County12.783-5.92 pts
25Green County12.682+2.9 pts
26Lincoln County12.581-2.81 pts
27Racine County12.575-1.07 pts
28Milwaukee County12.38-1.27 pts
29Douglas County12.362-1.09 pts
30St. Croix County12.216-1.8 pts
31Marquette County12.164+4.09 pts
32Portage County12.079+1.45 pts
33Clark County12.026-2.4 pts
34Sheboygan County11.979+1.84 pts
35Ozaukee County11.969-0.03 pts
36Buffalo County11.928+1.41 pts
37Calumet County11.919-2.4 pts
38Crawford County11.826-3.91 pts
39Vernon County11.769+0.15 pts
40Washburn County11.664-1.74 pts
41La Crosse County11.608+1.33 pts
42Shawano County11.528+0.16 pts
43Sauk County11.38-3.11 pts
44Dunn County11.379-0.66 pts
45Sawyer County11.354-0.67 pts
46Outagamie County11.292-2.18 pts
47Fond du Lac County11.09-1.89 pts
48Chippewa County11.001-3.22 pts
49Brown County10.882-2.56 pts
50Menominee County10.88+8.87 pts
51Winnebago County10.831-1.01 pts
52Washington County10.777-2 pts
53Door County10.583-3.92 pts
54Ashland County10.58-0.15 pts
55Waushara County10.48-3.24 pts
56Barron County10.472+0.17 pts
57Price County10.459-0.88 pts
58Waupaca County10.458+0.27 pts
59Iowa County10.352-0.97 pts
60Kewaunee County10.323-2.36 pts
61Marathon County10.243-2.98 pts
62Manitowoc County9.835-4.25 pts
63Taylor County9.381-1.06 pts
64Polk County9.367-4.2 pts
65Juneau County9.346-4.28 pts
66Wood County8.653-2.4 pts
67Richland County8.504-2.9 pts
68Marinette County8.395-6.16 pts
69Langlade County7.997-2.43 pts
70Monroe County7.652-3.87 pts
71Jackson County7.46-7.09 pts
72Trempealeau County7.098-9.36 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/wisconsin-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/wisconsin-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pepin County, with 19.195% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Trempealeau County, with 7.098% in 2023.

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