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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Bayfield County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2018, at 25.851%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1.877%. The median was 10.372% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.263%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.851Bayfield County
Lowest1.877Menominee County
Median10.37272 counties
Wisconsin11.263History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 7.577 %Ashland County: 10.574 %Barron County: 10.423 %Bayfield County: 25.851 %Brown County: 11.716 %Buffalo County: 9.673 %Burnett County: 9.045 %Calumet County: 14.635 %Chippewa County: 14.749 %Clark County: 9.91 %Columbia County: 11.121 %Crawford County: 8.84 %Dane County: 11.276 %Dodge County: 10.534 %Door County: 9.305 %Douglas County: 14.684 %Dunn County: 9.236 %Eau Claire County: 13.455 %Florence County: 8.69 %Fond du Lac County: 8.529 %Forest County: 7.672 %Grant County: 12.7 %Green County: 9.118 %Green Lake County: 12.051 %Iowa County: 7.746 %Iron County: 10.793 %Jackson County: 15.534 %Jefferson County: 9.878 %Juneau County: 12.171 %Kenosha County: 14.548 %Kewaunee County: 8.014 %La Crosse County: 11.1 %Lafayette County: 9.688 %Langlade County: 10.785 %Lincoln County: 8.789 %Manitowoc County: 9.662 %Marathon County: 8.844 %Marinette County: 8.931 %Marquette County: 9.636 %Menominee County: 1.877 %Milwaukee County: 11.09 %Monroe County: 9.333 %Oconto County: 10.513 %Oneida County: 9.981 %Outagamie County: 11.301 %Ozaukee County: 10.627 %Pepin County: 11.017 %Pierce County: 14.033 %Polk County: 10.079 %Portage County: 7.845 %Price County: 7.132 %Racine County: 12.602 %Richland County: 8.317 %Rock County: 11.183 %Rusk County: 10.322 %St. Croix County: 10.882 %Sauk County: 7.838 %Sawyer County: 11.645 %Shawano County: 10.85 %Sheboygan County: 9.436 %Taylor County: 5.288 %Trempealeau County: 7.923 %Vernon County: 9.486 %Vilas County: 12.592 %Walworth County: 14.399 %Washburn County: 18.982 %Washington County: 11.409 %Waukesha County: 13.391 %Waupaca County: 8.346 %Waushara County: 10.147 %Winnebago County: 9.617 %Wood County: 10.512 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Bayfield County: 25.851 %Bayfield County25.851Washburn County: 18.982 %Washburn County18.982Jackson County: 15.534 %Jackson County15.534Chippewa County: 14.749 %Chippewa County14.749Douglas County: 14.684 %Douglas County14.684Calumet County: 14.635 %Calumet County14.635Kenosha County: 14.548 %Kenosha County14.548Walworth County: 14.399 %Walworth County14.399Pierce County: 14.033 %Pierce County14.033Eau Claire County: 13.455 %Eau Claire County13.455Waukesha County: 13.391 %Waukesha County13.391Grant County: 12.7 %Grant County12.7Racine County: 12.602 %Racine County12.602Vilas County: 12.592 %Vilas County12.592Juneau County: 12.171 %Juneau County12.171Green Lake County: 12.051 %Green Lake County12.051Brown County: 11.716 %Brown County11.716Sawyer County: 11.645 %Sawyer County11.645Washington County: 11.409 %Washington County11.409Outagamie County: 11.301 %Outagamie County11.301Dane County: 11.276 %Dane County11.276Rock County: 11.183 %Rock County11.183Columbia County: 11.121 %Columbia County11.121La Crosse County: 11.1 %La Crosse County11.1Milwaukee County: 11.09 %Milwaukee County11.09Pepin County: 11.017 %Pepin County11.017St. Croix County: 10.882 %St. Croix County10.882Shawano County: 10.85 %Shawano County10.85Iron County: 10.793 %Iron County10.793Langlade County: 10.785 %Langlade County10.785Ozaukee County: 10.627 %Ozaukee County10.627Ashland County: 10.574 %Ashland County10.574Dodge County: 10.534 %Dodge County10.534Oconto County: 10.513 %Oconto County10.513Wood County: 10.512 %Wood County10.512Barron County: 10.423 %Barron County10.423Rusk County: 10.322 %Rusk County10.322Waushara County: 10.147 %Waushara County10.147Polk County: 10.079 %Polk County10.079Oneida County: 9.981 %Oneida County9.981Bayfield County: 25.851 %Bayfield County25.851Washburn County: 18.982 %Washburn County18.982Jackson County: 15.534 %Jackson County15.534Chippewa County: 14.749 %Chippewa County14.749Douglas County: 14.684 %Douglas County14.684Calumet County: 14.635 %Calumet County14.635Kenosha County: 14.548 %Kenosha County14.548Walworth County: 14.399 %Walworth County14.399Pierce County: 14.033 %Pierce County14.033Eau Claire County: 13.455 %Eau Claire County13.455Waukesha County: 13.391 %Waukesha County13.391Grant County: 12.7 %Grant County12.7Racine County: 12.602 %Racine County12.602Vilas County: 12.592 %Vilas County12.592Juneau County: 12.171 %Juneau County12.171Green Lake County: 12.051 %Green Lake County12.051Brown County: 11.716 %Brown County11.716Sawyer County: 11.645 %Sawyer County11.645Washington County: 11.409 %Washington County11.409Outagamie County: 11.301 %Outagamie County11.301Dane County: 11.276 %Dane County11.276Rock County: 11.183 %Rock County11.183Columbia County: 11.121 %Columbia County11.121La Crosse County: 11.1 %La Crosse County11.1Milwaukee County: 11.09 %Milwaukee County11.09Pepin County: 11.017 %Pepin County11.017St. Croix County: 10.882 %St. Croix County10.882Shawano County: 10.85 %Shawano County10.85Iron County: 10.793 %Iron County10.793Langlade County: 10.785 %Langlade County10.785Ozaukee County: 10.627 %Ozaukee County10.627Ashland County: 10.574 %Ashland County10.574Dodge County: 10.534 %Dodge County10.534Oconto County: 10.513 %Oconto County10.513Wood County: 10.512 %Wood County10.512Barron County: 10.423 %Barron County10.423Rusk County: 10.322 %Rusk County10.322Waushara County: 10.147 %Waushara County10.147Polk County: 10.079 %Polk County10.079Oneida County: 9.981 %Oneida County9.981
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Bayfield County25.851+7.28 pts
2Washburn County18.982+10.94 pts
3Jackson County15.534+5.26 pts
4Chippewa County14.749+2.58 pts
5Douglas County14.684+0.33 pts
6Calumet County14.635+2.88 pts
7Kenosha County14.548-5.46 pts
8Walworth County14.399+2.65 pts
9Pierce County14.033+1.27 pts
10Eau Claire County13.455+1.83 pts
11Waukesha County13.391+1.42 pts
12Grant County12.7+2.98 pts
13Racine County12.602+0.9 pts
14Vilas County12.592-1.79 pts
15Juneau County12.171-0.02 pts
16Green Lake County12.051+5.1 pts
17Brown County11.716-0.99 pts
18Sawyer County11.645-2.71 pts
19Washington County11.409+0.86 pts
20Outagamie County11.301+1.25 pts
21Dane County11.276-0.69 pts
22Rock County11.183-0.14 pts
23Columbia County11.121-1.8 pts
24La Crosse County11.1-2.14 pts
25Milwaukee County11.09-0.81 pts
26Pepin County11.017+2.76 pts
27St. Croix County10.882-3.58 pts
28Shawano County10.85-0.78 pts
29Iron County10.793+4.35 pts
30Langlade County10.785+2.56 pts
31Ozaukee County10.627-0.42 pts
32Ashland County10.574+0.31 pts
33Dodge County10.534-2.98 pts
34Oconto County10.513-4.72 pts
35Wood County10.512-6.28 pts
36Barron County10.423-3.46 pts
37Rusk County10.322+2.41 pts
38Waushara County10.147-1.84 pts
39Polk County10.079-2.33 pts
40Oneida County9.981-3.7 pts
41Clark County9.91-1.21 pts
42Jefferson County9.878-0.64 pts
43Lafayette County9.688-4.49 pts
44Buffalo County9.673-0.41 pts
45Manitowoc County9.662+1.03 pts
46Marquette County9.636-1.78 pts
47Winnebago County9.617-0.25 pts
48Vernon County9.486-4.3 pts
49Sheboygan County9.436-0.09 pts
50Monroe County9.333-2.56 pts
51Door County9.305-4.37 pts
52Dunn County9.236-0.47 pts
53Green County9.118-2.34 pts
54Burnett County9.045-8.76 pts
55Marinette County8.931+0.99 pts
56Marathon County8.844-2.69 pts
57Crawford County8.84-3.97 pts
58Lincoln County8.789-1.27 pts
59Florence County8.69-19.51 pts
60Fond du Lac County8.529-0.44 pts
61Waupaca County8.346-1.81 pts
62Richland County8.317-1.23 pts
63Kewaunee County8.014-3.08 pts
64Trempealeau County7.923-0.24 pts
65Portage County7.845-1.31 pts
66Sauk County7.838-2.75 pts
67Iowa County7.746-0.2 pts
68Forest County7.672-1.98 pts
69Adams County7.577-4.7 pts
70Price County7.132-0.69 pts
71Taylor County5.288-1.46 pts
72Menominee County1.877-43.74 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bayfield County, with 25.851% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 1.877% in 2018.

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