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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Menominee County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2017, at 45.614%. Iron County had the lowest, at 6.442%. The median was 11.578% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.97%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.614Menominee County
Lowest6.442Iron County
Median11.57872 counties
Wisconsin11.97History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 12.279 %Ashland County: 10.259 %Barron County: 13.878 %Bayfield County: 18.575 %Brown County: 12.701 %Buffalo County: 10.081 %Burnett County: 17.804 %Calumet County: 11.758 %Chippewa County: 12.17 %Clark County: 11.122 %Columbia County: 12.92 %Crawford County: 12.806 %Dane County: 11.961 %Dodge County: 13.514 %Door County: 13.678 %Douglas County: 14.356 %Dunn County: 9.708 %Eau Claire County: 11.623 %Florence County: 28.201 %Fond du Lac County: 8.966 %Forest County: 9.648 %Grant County: 9.718 %Green County: 11.454 %Green Lake County: 6.949 %Iowa County: 7.951 %Iron County: 6.442 %Jackson County: 10.276 %Jefferson County: 10.515 %Juneau County: 12.194 %Kenosha County: 20.009 %Kewaunee County: 11.095 %La Crosse County: 13.243 %Lafayette County: 14.177 %Langlade County: 8.224 %Lincoln County: 10.055 %Manitowoc County: 8.636 %Marathon County: 11.533 %Marinette County: 7.94 %Marquette County: 11.416 %Menominee County: 45.614 %Milwaukee County: 11.898 %Monroe County: 11.898 %Oconto County: 15.238 %Oneida County: 13.685 %Outagamie County: 10.047 %Ozaukee County: 11.046 %Pepin County: 8.253 %Pierce County: 12.764 %Polk County: 12.413 %Portage County: 9.154 %Price County: 7.825 %Racine County: 11.701 %Richland County: 9.551 %Rock County: 11.328 %Rusk County: 7.913 %St. Croix County: 14.466 %Sauk County: 10.585 %Sawyer County: 14.354 %Shawano County: 11.632 %Sheboygan County: 9.522 %Taylor County: 6.744 %Trempealeau County: 8.168 %Vernon County: 13.789 %Vilas County: 14.382 %Walworth County: 11.752 %Washburn County: 8.039 %Washington County: 10.547 %Waukesha County: 11.974 %Waupaca County: 10.153 %Waushara County: 11.991 %Winnebago County: 9.87 %Wood County: 16.792 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Menominee County: 45.614 %Menominee County45.614Florence County: 28.201 %Florence County28.201Kenosha County: 20.009 %Kenosha County20.009Bayfield County: 18.575 %Bayfield County18.575Burnett County: 17.804 %Burnett County17.804Wood County: 16.792 %Wood County16.792Oconto County: 15.238 %Oconto County15.238St. Croix County: 14.466 %St. Croix County14.466Vilas County: 14.382 %Vilas County14.382Douglas County: 14.356 %Douglas County14.356Sawyer County: 14.354 %Sawyer County14.354Lafayette County: 14.177 %Lafayette County14.177Barron County: 13.878 %Barron County13.878Vernon County: 13.789 %Vernon County13.789Oneida County: 13.685 %Oneida County13.685Door County: 13.678 %Door County13.678Dodge County: 13.514 %Dodge County13.514La Crosse County: 13.243 %La Crosse County13.243Columbia County: 12.92 %Columbia County12.92Crawford County: 12.806 %Crawford County12.806Pierce County: 12.764 %Pierce County12.764Brown County: 12.701 %Brown County12.701Polk County: 12.413 %Polk County12.413Adams County: 12.279 %Adams County12.279Juneau County: 12.194 %Juneau County12.194Chippewa County: 12.17 %Chippewa County12.17Waushara County: 11.991 %Waushara County11.991Waukesha County: 11.974 %Waukesha County11.974Dane County: 11.961 %Dane County11.961Milwaukee County: 11.898 %Milwaukee County11.898Monroe County: 11.898 %Monroe County11.898Calumet County: 11.758 %Calumet County11.758Walworth County: 11.752 %Walworth County11.752Racine County: 11.701 %Racine County11.701Shawano County: 11.632 %Shawano County11.632Eau Claire County: 11.623 %Eau Claire County11.623Marathon County: 11.533 %Marathon County11.533Green County: 11.454 %Green County11.454Marquette County: 11.416 %Marquette County11.416Rock County: 11.328 %Rock County11.328Menominee County: 45.614 %Menominee County45.614Florence County: 28.201 %Florence County28.201Kenosha County: 20.009 %Kenosha County20.009Bayfield County: 18.575 %Bayfield County18.575Burnett County: 17.804 %Burnett County17.804Wood County: 16.792 %Wood County16.792Oconto County: 15.238 %Oconto County15.238St. Croix County: 14.466 %St. Croix County14.466Vilas County: 14.382 %Vilas County14.382Douglas County: 14.356 %Douglas County14.356Sawyer County: 14.354 %Sawyer County14.354Lafayette County: 14.177 %Lafayette County14.177Barron County: 13.878 %Barron County13.878Vernon County: 13.789 %Vernon County13.789Oneida County: 13.685 %Oneida County13.685Door County: 13.678 %Door County13.678Dodge County: 13.514 %Dodge County13.514La Crosse County: 13.243 %La Crosse County13.243Columbia County: 12.92 %Columbia County12.92Crawford County: 12.806 %Crawford County12.806Pierce County: 12.764 %Pierce County12.764Brown County: 12.701 %Brown County12.701Polk County: 12.413 %Polk County12.413Adams County: 12.279 %Adams County12.279Juneau County: 12.194 %Juneau County12.194Chippewa County: 12.17 %Chippewa County12.17Waushara County: 11.991 %Waushara County11.991Waukesha County: 11.974 %Waukesha County11.974Dane County: 11.961 %Dane County11.961Milwaukee County: 11.898 %Milwaukee County11.898Monroe County: 11.898 %Monroe County11.898Calumet County: 11.758 %Calumet County11.758Walworth County: 11.752 %Walworth County11.752Racine County: 11.701 %Racine County11.701Shawano County: 11.632 %Shawano County11.632Eau Claire County: 11.623 %Eau Claire County11.623Marathon County: 11.533 %Marathon County11.533Green County: 11.454 %Green County11.454Marquette County: 11.416 %Marquette County11.416Rock County: 11.328 %Rock County11.328
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Menominee County45.614+43.13 pts
2Florence County28.201+19.27 pts
3Kenosha County20.009+7.63 pts
4Bayfield County18.575+5.38 pts
5Burnett County17.804+7.61 pts
6Wood County16.792+8.58 pts
7Oconto County15.238+3.8 pts
8St. Croix County14.466+2.89 pts
9Vilas County14.382+1.28 pts
10Douglas County14.356+2.16 pts
11Sawyer County14.354+4.13 pts
12Lafayette County14.177+3.57 pts
13Barron County13.878+4.33 pts
14Vernon County13.789+5.58 pts
15Oneida County13.685+1.95 pts
16Door County13.678+2.82 pts
17Dodge County13.514+5.56 pts
18La Crosse County13.243+3.6 pts
19Columbia County12.92+0.6 pts
20Crawford County12.806-3.24 pts
21Pierce County12.764+3.06 pts
22Brown County12.701+3.28 pts
23Polk County12.413+1.39 pts
24Adams County12.279-0.28 pts
25Juneau County12.194+0.76 pts
26Chippewa County12.17+0.31 pts
27Waushara County11.991+1.26 pts
28Waukesha County11.974+0.48 pts
29Dane County11.961+0.59 pts
30Milwaukee County11.898+0.78 pts
30Monroe County11.898+0.49 pts
32Calumet County11.758+3.08 pts
33Walworth County11.752+2.27 pts
34Racine County11.701+1.01 pts
35Shawano County11.632-0.37 pts
36Eau Claire County11.623+0.28 pts
37Marathon County11.533-0.59 pts
38Green County11.454-0.01 pts
39Marquette County11.416+1.22 pts
40Rock County11.328-0.25 pts
41Clark County11.122+1.21 pts
42Kewaunee County11.095+1.96 pts
43Ozaukee County11.046-0.61 pts
44Sauk County10.585+1.8 pts
45Washington County10.547-0.26 pts
46Jefferson County10.515-0.48 pts
47Jackson County10.276-10.56 pts
48Ashland County10.259+1.21 pts
49Waupaca County10.153+1.19 pts
50Buffalo County10.081-6.5 pts
51Lincoln County10.055+0.4 pts
52Outagamie County10.047-2.3 pts
53Winnebago County9.87-3.01 pts
54Grant County9.718-1.46 pts
55Dunn County9.708-3.8 pts
56Forest County9.648+0.66 pts
57Richland County9.551-0.16 pts
58Sheboygan County9.522+1.75 pts
59Portage County9.154-5.2 pts
60Fond du Lac County8.966-0.23 pts
61Manitowoc County8.636-0.39 pts
62Pepin County8.253-4.09 pts
63Langlade County8.224-1.31 pts
64Trempealeau County8.168-5.57 pts
65Washburn County8.039-1.59 pts
66Iowa County7.951-0.32 pts
67Marinette County7.94+1.07 pts
68Rusk County7.913-1.7 pts
69Price County7.825-0.84 pts
70Green Lake County6.949-5.15 pts
71Taylor County6.744-7.23 pts
72Iron County6.442-5.96 pts

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 45.614% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Iron County, with 6.442% in 2017.

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