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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Florence County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2015, at 17.244%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 4.086%. The median was 11.125% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.129%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.244Florence County
Lowest4.086Menominee County
Median11.12572 counties
Wisconsin11.129History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 7.847 %Ashland County: 8.4 %Barron County: 12.253 %Bayfield County: 12.601 %Brown County: 10.885 %Buffalo County: 11.152 %Burnett County: 10.472 %Calumet County: 14.357 %Chippewa County: 10.37 %Clark County: 10.496 %Columbia County: 11.357 %Crawford County: 13.806 %Dane County: 11.368 %Dodge County: 9.484 %Door County: 11.853 %Douglas County: 11.965 %Dunn County: 10.098 %Eau Claire County: 11.502 %Florence County: 17.244 %Fond du Lac County: 9.484 %Forest County: 15.347 %Grant County: 9.146 %Green County: 8.691 %Green Lake County: 14.132 %Iowa County: 8.706 %Iron County: 8.232 %Jackson County: 11.575 %Jefferson County: 12.899 %Juneau County: 11.316 %Kenosha County: 13.95 %Kewaunee County: 10.865 %La Crosse County: 9.46 %Lafayette County: 10.456 %Langlade County: 10.074 %Lincoln County: 11.228 %Manitowoc County: 9.395 %Marathon County: 10.822 %Marinette County: 8.751 %Marquette County: 15.296 %Menominee County: 4.086 %Milwaukee County: 11.197 %Monroe County: 8.278 %Oconto County: 12.674 %Oneida County: 14.275 %Outagamie County: 11.882 %Ozaukee County: 10.393 %Pepin County: 13.697 %Pierce County: 13.326 %Polk County: 15.056 %Portage County: 11.81 %Price County: 9.485 %Racine County: 9.861 %Richland County: 11.262 %Rock County: 11.029 %Rusk County: 6.862 %St. Croix County: 13.752 %Sauk County: 11.547 %Sawyer County: 12.271 %Shawano County: 8.08 %Sheboygan County: 14.092 %Taylor County: 10.668 %Trempealeau County: 6.469 %Vernon County: 12.158 %Vilas County: 15.238 %Walworth County: 12.438 %Washburn County: 14.767 %Washington County: 9.49 %Waukesha County: 11.097 %Waupaca County: 8.387 %Waushara County: 10.028 %Winnebago County: 8.056 %Wood County: 10.776 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Florence County: 17.244 %Florence County17.244Forest County: 15.347 %Forest County15.347Marquette County: 15.296 %Marquette County15.296Vilas County: 15.238 %Vilas County15.238Polk County: 15.056 %Polk County15.056Washburn County: 14.767 %Washburn County14.767Calumet County: 14.357 %Calumet County14.357Oneida County: 14.275 %Oneida County14.275Green Lake County: 14.132 %Green Lake County14.132Sheboygan County: 14.092 %Sheboygan County14.092Kenosha County: 13.95 %Kenosha County13.95Crawford County: 13.806 %Crawford County13.806St. Croix County: 13.752 %St. Croix County13.752Pepin County: 13.697 %Pepin County13.697Pierce County: 13.326 %Pierce County13.326Jefferson County: 12.899 %Jefferson County12.899Oconto County: 12.674 %Oconto County12.674Bayfield County: 12.601 %Bayfield County12.601Walworth County: 12.438 %Walworth County12.438Sawyer County: 12.271 %Sawyer County12.271Barron County: 12.253 %Barron County12.253Vernon County: 12.158 %Vernon County12.158Douglas County: 11.965 %Douglas County11.965Outagamie County: 11.882 %Outagamie County11.882Door County: 11.853 %Door County11.853Portage County: 11.81 %Portage County11.81Jackson County: 11.575 %Jackson County11.575Sauk County: 11.547 %Sauk County11.547Eau Claire County: 11.502 %Eau Claire County11.502Dane County: 11.368 %Dane County11.368Columbia County: 11.357 %Columbia County11.357Juneau County: 11.316 %Juneau County11.316Richland County: 11.262 %Richland County11.262Lincoln County: 11.228 %Lincoln County11.228Milwaukee County: 11.197 %Milwaukee County11.197Buffalo County: 11.152 %Buffalo County11.152Waukesha County: 11.097 %Waukesha County11.097Rock County: 11.029 %Rock County11.029Brown County: 10.885 %Brown County10.885Kewaunee County: 10.865 %Kewaunee County10.865Florence County: 17.244 %Florence County17.244Forest County: 15.347 %Forest County15.347Marquette County: 15.296 %Marquette County15.296Vilas County: 15.238 %Vilas County15.238Polk County: 15.056 %Polk County15.056Washburn County: 14.767 %Washburn County14.767Calumet County: 14.357 %Calumet County14.357Oneida County: 14.275 %Oneida County14.275Green Lake County: 14.132 %Green Lake County14.132Sheboygan County: 14.092 %Sheboygan County14.092Kenosha County: 13.95 %Kenosha County13.95Crawford County: 13.806 %Crawford County13.806St. Croix County: 13.752 %St. Croix County13.752Pepin County: 13.697 %Pepin County13.697Pierce County: 13.326 %Pierce County13.326Jefferson County: 12.899 %Jefferson County12.899Oconto County: 12.674 %Oconto County12.674Bayfield County: 12.601 %Bayfield County12.601Walworth County: 12.438 %Walworth County12.438Sawyer County: 12.271 %Sawyer County12.271Barron County: 12.253 %Barron County12.253Vernon County: 12.158 %Vernon County12.158Douglas County: 11.965 %Douglas County11.965Outagamie County: 11.882 %Outagamie County11.882Door County: 11.853 %Door County11.853Portage County: 11.81 %Portage County11.81Jackson County: 11.575 %Jackson County11.575Sauk County: 11.547 %Sauk County11.547Eau Claire County: 11.502 %Eau Claire County11.502Dane County: 11.368 %Dane County11.368Columbia County: 11.357 %Columbia County11.357Juneau County: 11.316 %Juneau County11.316Richland County: 11.262 %Richland County11.262Lincoln County: 11.228 %Lincoln County11.228Milwaukee County: 11.197 %Milwaukee County11.197Buffalo County: 11.152 %Buffalo County11.152Waukesha County: 11.097 %Waukesha County11.097Rock County: 11.029 %Rock County11.029Brown County: 10.885 %Brown County10.885Kewaunee County: 10.865 %Kewaunee County10.865
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Florence County17.244+2.32 pts
2Forest County15.347+5.35 pts
3Marquette County15.296+4.28 pts
4Vilas County15.238+2.53 pts
5Polk County15.056+0.93 pts
6Washburn County14.767+4.95 pts
7Calumet County14.357+4.75 pts
8Oneida County14.275+3.01 pts
9Green Lake County14.132+5.36 pts
10Sheboygan County14.092+2.89 pts
11Kenosha County13.95+1.5 pts
12Crawford County13.806+7.3 pts
13St. Croix County13.752+1.32 pts
14Pepin County13.697-0 pts
15Pierce County13.326-0.75 pts
16Jefferson County12.899+4.07 pts
17Oconto County12.674-0.63 pts
18Bayfield County12.601-3.46 pts
19Walworth County12.438+1.57 pts
20Sawyer County12.271+0.38 pts
21Barron County12.253+2.56 pts
22Vernon County12.158-1.01 pts
23Douglas County11.965+0.5 pts
24Outagamie County11.882+2.36 pts
25Door County11.853+3.13 pts
26Portage County11.81+2.2 pts
27Jackson County11.575-0.36 pts
28Sauk County11.547+3.22 pts
29Eau Claire County11.502+0.22 pts
30Dane County11.368-0.06 pts
31Columbia County11.357-0.26 pts
32Juneau County11.316+2.27 pts
33Richland County11.262+4.79 pts
34Lincoln County11.228+2.7 pts
35Milwaukee County11.197+0.54 pts
36Buffalo County11.152+0.87 pts
37Waukesha County11.097+0.25 pts
38Rock County11.029-0.09 pts
39Brown County10.885+0.83 pts
40Kewaunee County10.865+4.37 pts
41Marathon County10.822+0.02 pts
42Wood County10.776+1.85 pts
43Taylor County10.668+3.08 pts
44Clark County10.496-2.28 pts
45Burnett County10.472+1.75 pts
46Lafayette County10.456+0.84 pts
47Ozaukee County10.393-0.92 pts
48Chippewa County10.37+0.15 pts
49Dunn County10.098-0.78 pts
50Langlade County10.074+0.67 pts
51Waushara County10.028+2.04 pts
52Racine County9.861-0.69 pts
53Washington County9.49-1.04 pts
54Price County9.485+2.93 pts
55Dodge County9.484+1.08 pts
55Fond du Lac County9.484-1.7 pts
57La Crosse County9.46-2.32 pts
58Manitowoc County9.395+0.04 pts
59Grant County9.146+0.22 pts
60Marinette County8.751+1.55 pts
61Iowa County8.706-0.45 pts
62Green County8.691+1.31 pts
63Ashland County8.4-0.31 pts
64Waupaca County8.387-1.91 pts
65Monroe County8.278-2.08 pts
66Iron County8.232+0.63 pts
67Shawano County8.08-1.02 pts
68Winnebago County8.056-2.57 pts
69Adams County7.847+2 pts
70Rusk County6.862-3.56 pts
71Trempealeau County6.469-8.51 pts
72Menominee County4.086-2.19 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Florence County, with 17.244% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 4.086% in 2015.

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