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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Florence County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2012, at 18.788%. Iowa County had the lowest, at 6.492%. The median was 11.091% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.23%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.788Florence County
Lowest6.492Iowa County
Median11.09172 counties
Wisconsin11.23History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 11.822 %Ashland County: 9.206 %Barron County: 9.919 %Bayfield County: 13.328 %Brown County: 10.308 %Buffalo County: 7.856 %Burnett County: 10.515 %Calumet County: 12.111 %Chippewa County: 13.116 %Clark County: 14.521 %Columbia County: 12.28 %Crawford County: 14.584 %Dane County: 11.943 %Dodge County: 14.454 %Door County: 11.154 %Douglas County: 9.715 %Dunn County: 12.815 %Eau Claire County: 10.812 %Florence County: 18.788 %Fond du Lac County: 11.511 %Forest County: 10.789 %Grant County: 10.126 %Green County: 11.788 %Green Lake County: 11.111 %Iowa County: 6.492 %Iron County: 10.722 %Jackson County: 16.162 %Jefferson County: 9.069 %Juneau County: 13.283 %Kenosha County: 10.947 %Kewaunee County: 8.877 %La Crosse County: 12.798 %Lafayette County: 13.631 %Langlade County: 8.096 %Lincoln County: 7.597 %Manitowoc County: 10.369 %Marathon County: 12.885 %Marinette County: 13.14 %Marquette County: 18.19 %Menominee County: 8.925 %Milwaukee County: 10.754 %Monroe County: 9.457 %Oconto County: 12.211 %Oneida County: 10.417 %Outagamie County: 10.672 %Ozaukee County: 13.357 %Pepin County: 9.997 %Pierce County: 14.72 %Polk County: 10.939 %Portage County: 11.238 %Price County: 7.587 %Racine County: 10.91 %Richland County: 11.898 %Rock County: 12.898 %Rusk County: 6.531 %St. Croix County: 15.741 %Sauk County: 9.936 %Sawyer County: 10.26 %Shawano County: 9.621 %Sheboygan County: 10.158 %Taylor County: 8.426 %Trempealeau County: 12.302 %Vernon County: 14.524 %Vilas County: 13.118 %Walworth County: 12.295 %Washburn County: 13.797 %Washington County: 11.685 %Waukesha County: 11.071 %Waupaca County: 8.954 %Waushara County: 16.378 %Winnebago County: 9.044 %Wood County: 8.477 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Florence County: 18.788 %Florence County18.788Marquette County: 18.19 %Marquette County18.19Waushara County: 16.378 %Waushara County16.378Jackson County: 16.162 %Jackson County16.162St. Croix County: 15.741 %St. Croix County15.741Pierce County: 14.72 %Pierce County14.72Crawford County: 14.584 %Crawford County14.584Vernon County: 14.524 %Vernon County14.524Clark County: 14.521 %Clark County14.521Dodge County: 14.454 %Dodge County14.454Washburn County: 13.797 %Washburn County13.797Lafayette County: 13.631 %Lafayette County13.631Ozaukee County: 13.357 %Ozaukee County13.357Bayfield County: 13.328 %Bayfield County13.328Juneau County: 13.283 %Juneau County13.283Marinette County: 13.14 %Marinette County13.14Vilas County: 13.118 %Vilas County13.118Chippewa County: 13.116 %Chippewa County13.116Rock County: 12.898 %Rock County12.898Marathon County: 12.885 %Marathon County12.885Dunn County: 12.815 %Dunn County12.815La Crosse County: 12.798 %La Crosse County12.798Trempealeau County: 12.302 %Trempealeau County12.302Walworth County: 12.295 %Walworth County12.295Columbia County: 12.28 %Columbia County12.28Oconto County: 12.211 %Oconto County12.211Calumet County: 12.111 %Calumet County12.111Dane County: 11.943 %Dane County11.943Richland County: 11.898 %Richland County11.898Adams County: 11.822 %Adams County11.822Green County: 11.788 %Green County11.788Washington County: 11.685 %Washington County11.685Fond du Lac County: 11.511 %Fond du Lac County11.511Portage County: 11.238 %Portage County11.238Door County: 11.154 %Door County11.154Green Lake County: 11.111 %Green Lake County11.111Waukesha County: 11.071 %Waukesha County11.071Kenosha County: 10.947 %Kenosha County10.947Polk County: 10.939 %Polk County10.939Racine County: 10.91 %Racine County10.91Florence County: 18.788 %Florence County18.788Marquette County: 18.19 %Marquette County18.19Waushara County: 16.378 %Waushara County16.378Jackson County: 16.162 %Jackson County16.162St. Croix County: 15.741 %St. Croix County15.741Pierce County: 14.72 %Pierce County14.72Crawford County: 14.584 %Crawford County14.584Vernon County: 14.524 %Vernon County14.524Clark County: 14.521 %Clark County14.521Dodge County: 14.454 %Dodge County14.454Washburn County: 13.797 %Washburn County13.797Lafayette County: 13.631 %Lafayette County13.631Ozaukee County: 13.357 %Ozaukee County13.357Bayfield County: 13.328 %Bayfield County13.328Juneau County: 13.283 %Juneau County13.283Marinette County: 13.14 %Marinette County13.14Vilas County: 13.118 %Vilas County13.118Chippewa County: 13.116 %Chippewa County13.116Rock County: 12.898 %Rock County12.898Marathon County: 12.885 %Marathon County12.885Dunn County: 12.815 %Dunn County12.815La Crosse County: 12.798 %La Crosse County12.798Trempealeau County: 12.302 %Trempealeau County12.302Walworth County: 12.295 %Walworth County12.295Columbia County: 12.28 %Columbia County12.28Oconto County: 12.211 %Oconto County12.211Calumet County: 12.111 %Calumet County12.111Dane County: 11.943 %Dane County11.943Richland County: 11.898 %Richland County11.898Adams County: 11.822 %Adams County11.822Green County: 11.788 %Green County11.788Washington County: 11.685 %Washington County11.685Fond du Lac County: 11.511 %Fond du Lac County11.511Portage County: 11.238 %Portage County11.238Door County: 11.154 %Door County11.154Green Lake County: 11.111 %Green Lake County11.111Waukesha County: 11.071 %Waukesha County11.071Kenosha County: 10.947 %Kenosha County10.947Polk County: 10.939 %Polk County10.939Racine County: 10.91 %Racine County10.91
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Florence County18.788+11.38 pts
2Marquette County18.19+4.36 pts
3Waushara County16.378-0.18 pts
4Jackson County16.162+8.42 pts
5St. Croix County15.741+3.96 pts
6Pierce County14.72+3.08 pts
7Crawford County14.584+3.98 pts
8Vernon County14.524+4.33 pts
9Clark County14.521+1.61 pts
10Dodge County14.454+2.9 pts
11Washburn County13.797+6.37 pts
12Lafayette County13.631+2.52 pts
13Ozaukee County13.357-0.98 pts
14Bayfield County13.328-1.04 pts
15Juneau County13.283+1.5 pts
16Marinette County13.14+4.6 pts
17Vilas County13.118+3.07 pts
18Chippewa County13.116-6.17 pts
19Rock County12.898+3.32 pts
20Marathon County12.885+3.81 pts
21Dunn County12.815+4.46 pts
22La Crosse County12.798+4.06 pts
23Trempealeau County12.302+4.87 pts
24Walworth County12.295+0.67 pts
25Columbia County12.28+2.46 pts
26Oconto County12.211+1.06 pts
27Calumet County12.111-0.1 pts
28Dane County11.943+1.49 pts
29Richland County11.898+0.41 pts
30Adams County11.822+2.46 pts
31Green County11.788+3.04 pts
32Washington County11.685+1.09 pts
33Fond du Lac County11.511+1.45 pts
34Portage County11.238+2.92 pts
35Door County11.154+0.78 pts
36Green Lake County11.111-3.82 pts
37Waukesha County11.071-0.49 pts
38Kenosha County10.947-0.78 pts
39Polk County10.939+2.06 pts
40Racine County10.91-1.06 pts
41Eau Claire County10.812-0.04 pts
42Forest County10.789+0.94 pts
43Milwaukee County10.754-0.11 pts
44Iron County10.722+1.16 pts
45Outagamie County10.672+0.09 pts
46Burnett County10.515-3.67 pts
47Oneida County10.417-1.41 pts
48Manitowoc County10.369-2.32 pts
49Brown County10.308-0.65 pts
50Sawyer County10.26+1.04 pts
51Sheboygan County10.158+0.85 pts
52Grant County10.126-1.36 pts
53Pepin County9.997+0.9 pts
54Sauk County9.936+2.85 pts
55Barron County9.919+0.33 pts
56Douglas County9.715-0.88 pts
57Shawano County9.621-0.4 pts
58Monroe County9.457-1.3 pts
59Ashland County9.206-2.04 pts
60Jefferson County9.069-2.75 pts
61Winnebago County9.044-0.54 pts
62Waupaca County8.954-2.53 pts
63Menominee County8.925+4.53 pts
64Kewaunee County8.877+1.06 pts
65Wood County8.477-0.72 pts
66Taylor County8.426+1.32 pts
67Langlade County8.096+0.32 pts
68Buffalo County7.856+1.92 pts
69Lincoln County7.597-1.07 pts
70Price County7.587-0.25 pts
71Rusk County6.531-1.81 pts
72Iowa County6.492+1.67 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Florence County, with 18.788% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Iowa County, with 6.492% in 2012.

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