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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Jackson County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2016, at 20.833%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2.486%. The median was 10.925% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.033%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.833Jackson County
Lowest2.486Menominee County
Median10.92572 counties
Wisconsin11.033History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 12.557 %Ashland County: 9.052 %Barron County: 9.549 %Bayfield County: 13.192 %Brown County: 9.423 %Buffalo County: 16.582 %Burnett County: 10.19 %Calumet County: 8.673 %Chippewa County: 11.861 %Clark County: 9.913 %Columbia County: 12.324 %Crawford County: 16.042 %Dane County: 11.369 %Dodge County: 7.953 %Door County: 10.858 %Douglas County: 12.194 %Dunn County: 13.508 %Eau Claire County: 11.347 %Florence County: 8.931 %Fond du Lac County: 9.193 %Forest County: 8.986 %Grant County: 11.176 %Green County: 11.466 %Green Lake County: 12.095 %Iowa County: 8.275 %Iron County: 12.402 %Jackson County: 20.833 %Jefferson County: 10.992 %Juneau County: 11.432 %Kenosha County: 12.381 %Kewaunee County: 9.135 %La Crosse County: 9.64 %Lafayette County: 10.608 %Langlade County: 9.538 %Lincoln County: 9.652 %Manitowoc County: 9.028 %Marathon County: 12.121 %Marinette County: 6.868 %Marquette County: 10.193 %Menominee County: 2.486 %Milwaukee County: 11.118 %Monroe County: 11.411 %Oconto County: 11.433 %Oneida County: 11.736 %Outagamie County: 12.349 %Ozaukee County: 11.653 %Pepin County: 12.342 %Pierce County: 9.708 %Polk County: 11.027 %Portage County: 14.352 %Price County: 8.666 %Racine County: 10.69 %Richland County: 9.711 %Rock County: 11.58 %Rusk County: 9.608 %St. Croix County: 11.578 %Sauk County: 8.79 %Sawyer County: 10.221 %Shawano County: 12.003 %Sheboygan County: 7.775 %Taylor County: 13.976 %Trempealeau County: 13.737 %Vernon County: 8.212 %Vilas County: 13.102 %Walworth County: 9.482 %Washburn County: 9.626 %Washington County: 10.811 %Waukesha County: 11.489 %Waupaca County: 8.967 %Waushara County: 10.735 %Winnebago County: 12.881 %Wood County: 8.209 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Jackson County: 20.833 %Jackson County20.833Buffalo County: 16.582 %Buffalo County16.582Crawford County: 16.042 %Crawford County16.042Portage County: 14.352 %Portage County14.352Taylor County: 13.976 %Taylor County13.976Trempealeau County: 13.737 %Trempealeau County13.737Dunn County: 13.508 %Dunn County13.508Bayfield County: 13.192 %Bayfield County13.192Vilas County: 13.102 %Vilas County13.102Winnebago County: 12.881 %Winnebago County12.881Adams County: 12.557 %Adams County12.557Iron County: 12.402 %Iron County12.402Kenosha County: 12.381 %Kenosha County12.381Outagamie County: 12.349 %Outagamie County12.349Pepin County: 12.342 %Pepin County12.342Columbia County: 12.324 %Columbia County12.324Douglas County: 12.194 %Douglas County12.194Marathon County: 12.121 %Marathon County12.121Green Lake County: 12.095 %Green Lake County12.095Shawano County: 12.003 %Shawano County12.003Chippewa County: 11.861 %Chippewa County11.861Oneida County: 11.736 %Oneida County11.736Ozaukee County: 11.653 %Ozaukee County11.653Rock County: 11.58 %Rock County11.58St. Croix County: 11.578 %St. Croix County11.578Waukesha County: 11.489 %Waukesha County11.489Green County: 11.466 %Green County11.466Oconto County: 11.433 %Oconto County11.433Juneau County: 11.432 %Juneau County11.432Monroe County: 11.411 %Monroe County11.411Dane County: 11.369 %Dane County11.369Eau Claire County: 11.347 %Eau Claire County11.347Grant County: 11.176 %Grant County11.176Milwaukee County: 11.118 %Milwaukee County11.118Polk County: 11.027 %Polk County11.027Jefferson County: 10.992 %Jefferson County10.992Door County: 10.858 %Door County10.858Washington County: 10.811 %Washington County10.811Waushara County: 10.735 %Waushara County10.735Racine County: 10.69 %Racine County10.69Jackson County: 20.833 %Jackson County20.833Buffalo County: 16.582 %Buffalo County16.582Crawford County: 16.042 %Crawford County16.042Portage County: 14.352 %Portage County14.352Taylor County: 13.976 %Taylor County13.976Trempealeau County: 13.737 %Trempealeau County13.737Dunn County: 13.508 %Dunn County13.508Bayfield County: 13.192 %Bayfield County13.192Vilas County: 13.102 %Vilas County13.102Winnebago County: 12.881 %Winnebago County12.881Adams County: 12.557 %Adams County12.557Iron County: 12.402 %Iron County12.402Kenosha County: 12.381 %Kenosha County12.381Outagamie County: 12.349 %Outagamie County12.349Pepin County: 12.342 %Pepin County12.342Columbia County: 12.324 %Columbia County12.324Douglas County: 12.194 %Douglas County12.194Marathon County: 12.121 %Marathon County12.121Green Lake County: 12.095 %Green Lake County12.095Shawano County: 12.003 %Shawano County12.003Chippewa County: 11.861 %Chippewa County11.861Oneida County: 11.736 %Oneida County11.736Ozaukee County: 11.653 %Ozaukee County11.653Rock County: 11.58 %Rock County11.58St. Croix County: 11.578 %St. Croix County11.578Waukesha County: 11.489 %Waukesha County11.489Green County: 11.466 %Green County11.466Oconto County: 11.433 %Oconto County11.433Juneau County: 11.432 %Juneau County11.432Monroe County: 11.411 %Monroe County11.411Dane County: 11.369 %Dane County11.369Eau Claire County: 11.347 %Eau Claire County11.347Grant County: 11.176 %Grant County11.176Milwaukee County: 11.118 %Milwaukee County11.118Polk County: 11.027 %Polk County11.027Jefferson County: 10.992 %Jefferson County10.992Door County: 10.858 %Door County10.858Washington County: 10.811 %Washington County10.811Waushara County: 10.735 %Waushara County10.735Racine County: 10.69 %Racine County10.69
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Jackson County20.833+9.26 pts
2Buffalo County16.582+5.43 pts
3Crawford County16.042+2.24 pts
4Portage County14.352+2.54 pts
5Taylor County13.976+3.31 pts
6Trempealeau County13.737+7.27 pts
7Dunn County13.508+3.41 pts
8Bayfield County13.192+0.59 pts
9Vilas County13.102-2.14 pts
10Winnebago County12.881+4.83 pts
11Adams County12.557+4.71 pts
12Iron County12.402+4.17 pts
13Kenosha County12.381-1.57 pts
14Outagamie County12.349+0.47 pts
15Pepin County12.342-1.35 pts
16Columbia County12.324+0.97 pts
17Douglas County12.194+0.23 pts
18Marathon County12.121+1.3 pts
19Green Lake County12.095-2.04 pts
20Shawano County12.003+3.92 pts
21Chippewa County11.861+1.49 pts
22Oneida County11.736-2.54 pts
23Ozaukee County11.653+1.26 pts
24Rock County11.58+0.55 pts
25St. Croix County11.578-2.17 pts
26Waukesha County11.489+0.39 pts
27Green County11.466+2.77 pts
28Oconto County11.433-1.24 pts
29Juneau County11.432+0.12 pts
30Monroe County11.411+3.13 pts
31Dane County11.3690 pts
32Eau Claire County11.347-0.16 pts
33Grant County11.176+2.03 pts
34Milwaukee County11.118-0.08 pts
35Polk County11.027-4.03 pts
36Jefferson County10.992-1.91 pts
37Door County10.858-0.99 pts
38Washington County10.811+1.32 pts
39Waushara County10.735+0.71 pts
40Racine County10.69+0.83 pts
41Lafayette County10.608+0.15 pts
42Sawyer County10.221-2.05 pts
43Marquette County10.193-5.1 pts
44Burnett County10.19-0.28 pts
45Clark County9.913-0.58 pts
46Richland County9.711-1.55 pts
47Pierce County9.708-3.62 pts
48Lincoln County9.652-1.58 pts
49La Crosse County9.64+0.18 pts
50Washburn County9.626-5.14 pts
51Rusk County9.608+2.75 pts
52Barron County9.549-2.7 pts
53Langlade County9.538-0.54 pts
54Walworth County9.482-2.96 pts
55Brown County9.423-1.46 pts
56Fond du Lac County9.193-0.29 pts
57Kewaunee County9.135-1.73 pts
58Ashland County9.052+0.65 pts
59Manitowoc County9.028-0.37 pts
60Forest County8.986-6.36 pts
61Waupaca County8.967+0.58 pts
62Florence County8.931-8.31 pts
63Sauk County8.79-2.76 pts
64Calumet County8.673-5.68 pts
65Price County8.666-0.82 pts
66Iowa County8.275-0.43 pts
67Vernon County8.212-3.95 pts
68Wood County8.209-2.57 pts
69Dodge County7.953-1.53 pts
70Sheboygan County7.775-6.32 pts
71Marinette County6.868-1.88 pts
72Menominee County2.486-1.6 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 20.833% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 2.486% in 2016.

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