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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Bayfield County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2014, at 16.057%. Adams County had the lowest, at 5.843%. The median was 10.288% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.747%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.057Bayfield County
Lowest5.843Adams County
Median10.28872 counties
Wisconsin10.747History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 5.843 %Ashland County: 8.713 %Barron County: 9.694 %Bayfield County: 16.057 %Brown County: 10.054 %Buffalo County: 10.279 %Burnett County: 8.725 %Calumet County: 9.606 %Chippewa County: 10.217 %Clark County: 12.774 %Columbia County: 11.619 %Crawford County: 6.506 %Dane County: 11.429 %Dodge County: 8.401 %Door County: 8.723 %Douglas County: 11.46 %Dunn County: 10.876 %Eau Claire County: 11.283 %Florence County: 14.928 %Fond du Lac County: 11.182 %Forest County: 9.994 %Grant County: 8.922 %Green County: 7.378 %Green Lake County: 8.771 %Iowa County: 9.153 %Iron County: 7.598 %Jackson County: 11.934 %Jefferson County: 8.832 %Juneau County: 9.051 %Kenosha County: 12.445 %Kewaunee County: 6.499 %La Crosse County: 11.783 %Lafayette County: 9.611 %Langlade County: 9.401 %Lincoln County: 8.527 %Manitowoc County: 9.354 %Marathon County: 10.798 %Marinette County: 7.2 %Marquette County: 11.013 %Menominee County: 6.278 %Milwaukee County: 10.66 %Monroe County: 10.359 %Oconto County: 13.299 %Oneida County: 11.267 %Outagamie County: 9.518 %Ozaukee County: 11.31 %Pepin County: 13.699 %Pierce County: 14.076 %Polk County: 14.127 %Portage County: 9.612 %Price County: 6.558 %Racine County: 10.547 %Richland County: 6.472 %Rock County: 11.118 %Rusk County: 10.422 %St. Croix County: 12.434 %Sauk County: 8.326 %Sawyer County: 11.891 %Shawano County: 9.103 %Sheboygan County: 11.198 %Taylor County: 7.591 %Trempealeau County: 14.981 %Vernon County: 13.171 %Vilas County: 12.71 %Walworth County: 10.872 %Washburn County: 9.818 %Washington County: 10.535 %Waukesha County: 10.843 %Waupaca County: 10.296 %Waushara County: 7.993 %Winnebago County: 10.627 %Wood County: 8.927 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Bayfield County: 16.057 %Bayfield County16.057Trempealeau County: 14.981 %Trempealeau County14.981Florence County: 14.928 %Florence County14.928Polk County: 14.127 %Polk County14.127Pierce County: 14.076 %Pierce County14.076Pepin County: 13.699 %Pepin County13.699Oconto County: 13.299 %Oconto County13.299Vernon County: 13.171 %Vernon County13.171Clark County: 12.774 %Clark County12.774Vilas County: 12.71 %Vilas County12.71Kenosha County: 12.445 %Kenosha County12.445St. Croix County: 12.434 %St. Croix County12.434Jackson County: 11.934 %Jackson County11.934Sawyer County: 11.891 %Sawyer County11.891La Crosse County: 11.783 %La Crosse County11.783Columbia County: 11.619 %Columbia County11.619Douglas County: 11.46 %Douglas County11.46Dane County: 11.429 %Dane County11.429Ozaukee County: 11.31 %Ozaukee County11.31Eau Claire County: 11.283 %Eau Claire County11.283Oneida County: 11.267 %Oneida County11.267Sheboygan County: 11.198 %Sheboygan County11.198Fond du Lac County: 11.182 %Fond du Lac County11.182Rock County: 11.118 %Rock County11.118Marquette County: 11.013 %Marquette County11.013Dunn County: 10.876 %Dunn County10.876Walworth County: 10.872 %Walworth County10.872Waukesha County: 10.843 %Waukesha County10.843Marathon County: 10.798 %Marathon County10.798Milwaukee County: 10.66 %Milwaukee County10.66Winnebago County: 10.627 %Winnebago County10.627Racine County: 10.547 %Racine County10.547Washington County: 10.535 %Washington County10.535Rusk County: 10.422 %Rusk County10.422Monroe County: 10.359 %Monroe County10.359Waupaca County: 10.296 %Waupaca County10.296Buffalo County: 10.279 %Buffalo County10.279Chippewa County: 10.217 %Chippewa County10.217Brown County: 10.054 %Brown County10.054Forest County: 9.994 %Forest County9.994Bayfield County: 16.057 %Bayfield County16.057Trempealeau County: 14.981 %Trempealeau County14.981Florence County: 14.928 %Florence County14.928Polk County: 14.127 %Polk County14.127Pierce County: 14.076 %Pierce County14.076Pepin County: 13.699 %Pepin County13.699Oconto County: 13.299 %Oconto County13.299Vernon County: 13.171 %Vernon County13.171Clark County: 12.774 %Clark County12.774Vilas County: 12.71 %Vilas County12.71Kenosha County: 12.445 %Kenosha County12.445St. Croix County: 12.434 %St. Croix County12.434Jackson County: 11.934 %Jackson County11.934Sawyer County: 11.891 %Sawyer County11.891La Crosse County: 11.783 %La Crosse County11.783Columbia County: 11.619 %Columbia County11.619Douglas County: 11.46 %Douglas County11.46Dane County: 11.429 %Dane County11.429Ozaukee County: 11.31 %Ozaukee County11.31Eau Claire County: 11.283 %Eau Claire County11.283Oneida County: 11.267 %Oneida County11.267Sheboygan County: 11.198 %Sheboygan County11.198Fond du Lac County: 11.182 %Fond du Lac County11.182Rock County: 11.118 %Rock County11.118Marquette County: 11.013 %Marquette County11.013Dunn County: 10.876 %Dunn County10.876Walworth County: 10.872 %Walworth County10.872Waukesha County: 10.843 %Waukesha County10.843Marathon County: 10.798 %Marathon County10.798Milwaukee County: 10.66 %Milwaukee County10.66Winnebago County: 10.627 %Winnebago County10.627Racine County: 10.547 %Racine County10.547Washington County: 10.535 %Washington County10.535Rusk County: 10.422 %Rusk County10.422Monroe County: 10.359 %Monroe County10.359Waupaca County: 10.296 %Waupaca County10.296Buffalo County: 10.279 %Buffalo County10.279Chippewa County: 10.217 %Chippewa County10.217Brown County: 10.054 %Brown County10.054Forest County: 9.994 %Forest County9.994
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bayfield County16.057+2.86 pts
2Trempealeau County14.981+9.54 pts
3Florence County14.928+8.06 pts
4Polk County14.127+3.27 pts
5Pierce County14.076-0.8 pts
6Pepin County13.699+1.13 pts
7Oconto County13.299+2.55 pts
8Vernon County13.171+3.42 pts
9Clark County12.774+0.94 pts
10Vilas County12.71-0.09 pts
11Kenosha County12.445+0.52 pts
12St. Croix County12.434-0.25 pts
13Jackson County11.934+4.94 pts
14Sawyer County11.891+1.19 pts
15La Crosse County11.783-3.17 pts
16Columbia County11.619+0.18 pts
17Douglas County11.46+0.29 pts
18Dane County11.429+0.33 pts
19Ozaukee County11.31-0.54 pts
20Eau Claire County11.283+1.18 pts
21Oneida County11.267+1.92 pts
22Sheboygan County11.198+2.16 pts
23Fond du Lac County11.182+0.53 pts
24Rock County11.118-1.51 pts
25Marquette County11.013-1.54 pts
26Dunn County10.876-0.64 pts
27Walworth County10.872+0.12 pts
28Waukesha County10.843+0.72 pts
29Marathon County10.798+1 pts
30Milwaukee County10.66-0.67 pts
31Winnebago County10.627+2.59 pts
32Racine County10.547+1.58 pts
33Washington County10.535+0.03 pts
34Rusk County10.422+0.39 pts
35Monroe County10.359+1.04 pts
36Waupaca County10.296+2.9 pts
37Buffalo County10.279+0.61 pts
38Chippewa County10.217-1.88 pts
39Brown County10.054+0.96 pts
40Forest County9.994+0.5 pts
41Washburn County9.818-4.08 pts
42Barron County9.694+1.59 pts
43Portage County9.612-1.68 pts
44Lafayette County9.611-0.1 pts
45Calumet County9.606-4.39 pts
46Outagamie County9.518-2.95 pts
47Langlade County9.401+1.68 pts
48Manitowoc County9.354+1.61 pts
49Iowa County9.153+1.4 pts
50Shawano County9.103-0.6 pts
51Juneau County9.051-1.06 pts
52Wood County8.927+1.59 pts
53Grant County8.922+0.41 pts
54Jefferson County8.832-0.33 pts
55Green Lake County8.771+1.8 pts
56Burnett County8.725-2.88 pts
57Door County8.723-4.23 pts
58Ashland County8.713+0.28 pts
59Lincoln County8.527-0.17 pts
60Dodge County8.401-2.81 pts
61Sauk County8.326+0.28 pts
62Waushara County7.993-3.42 pts
63Iron County7.598-6.81 pts
64Taylor County7.591-4.72 pts
65Green County7.378-6.64 pts
66Marinette County7.2-0.63 pts
67Price County6.558-9.25 pts
68Crawford County6.506-1.27 pts
69Kewaunee County6.499-0.67 pts
70Richland County6.472+1.01 pts
71Menominee County6.278-1.24 pts
72Adams County5.843-2.79 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bayfield County, with 16.057% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Adams County, with 5.843% in 2014.

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