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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Wood County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2019, at 21.417%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1.294%. The median was 9.651% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.596%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.417Wood County
Lowest1.294Menominee County
Median9.65172 counties
Wisconsin10.596History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 7.556 %Ashland County: 8.429 %Barron County: 13.231 %Bayfield County: 10.037 %Brown County: 9.78 %Buffalo County: 13.67 %Burnett County: 8.718 %Calumet County: 9.274 %Chippewa County: 9.893 %Clark County: 11.696 %Columbia County: 9.964 %Crawford County: 6.786 %Dane County: 10.392 %Dodge County: 8.525 %Door County: 9.02 %Douglas County: 8.777 %Dunn County: 17.019 %Eau Claire County: 10.088 %Florence County: 7.475 %Fond du Lac County: 7.829 %Forest County: 8.96 %Grant County: 8.893 %Green County: 6.666 %Green Lake County: 6.149 %Iowa County: 6.465 %Iron County: 14.036 %Jackson County: 6.378 %Jefferson County: 9.455 %Juneau County: 15.695 %Kenosha County: 9.375 %Kewaunee County: 6.772 %La Crosse County: 8.256 %Lafayette County: 8.933 %Langlade County: 6.44 %Lincoln County: 11.819 %Manitowoc County: 9.279 %Marathon County: 10.838 %Marinette County: 8.946 %Marquette County: 9.203 %Menominee County: 1.294 %Milwaukee County: 10.164 %Monroe County: 9.898 %Oconto County: 10.051 %Oneida County: 14.527 %Outagamie County: 11.624 %Ozaukee County: 9.736 %Pepin County: 11.94 %Pierce County: 8.979 %Polk County: 10.452 %Portage County: 7.928 %Price County: 10.418 %Racine County: 11.536 %Richland County: 6.098 %Rock County: 10.844 %Rusk County: 15.036 %St. Croix County: 10.961 %Sauk County: 8.985 %Sawyer County: 11.117 %Shawano County: 8.489 %Sheboygan County: 9.424 %Taylor County: 9.566 %Trempealeau County: 4.625 %Vernon County: 6.895 %Vilas County: 13.117 %Walworth County: 10.677 %Washburn County: 10.347 %Washington County: 8.845 %Waukesha County: 10.354 %Waupaca County: 11.991 %Waushara County: 17.416 %Winnebago County: 10.723 %Wood County: 21.417 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Wood County: 21.417 %Wood County21.417Waushara County: 17.416 %Waushara County17.416Dunn County: 17.019 %Dunn County17.019Juneau County: 15.695 %Juneau County15.695Rusk County: 15.036 %Rusk County15.036Oneida County: 14.527 %Oneida County14.527Iron County: 14.036 %Iron County14.036Buffalo County: 13.67 %Buffalo County13.67Barron County: 13.231 %Barron County13.231Vilas County: 13.117 %Vilas County13.117Waupaca County: 11.991 %Waupaca County11.991Pepin County: 11.94 %Pepin County11.94Lincoln County: 11.819 %Lincoln County11.819Clark County: 11.696 %Clark County11.696Outagamie County: 11.624 %Outagamie County11.624Racine County: 11.536 %Racine County11.536Sawyer County: 11.117 %Sawyer County11.117St. Croix County: 10.961 %St. Croix County10.961Rock County: 10.844 %Rock County10.844Marathon County: 10.838 %Marathon County10.838Winnebago County: 10.723 %Winnebago County10.723Walworth County: 10.677 %Walworth County10.677Polk County: 10.452 %Polk County10.452Price County: 10.418 %Price County10.418Dane County: 10.392 %Dane County10.392Waukesha County: 10.354 %Waukesha County10.354Washburn County: 10.347 %Washburn County10.347Milwaukee County: 10.164 %Milwaukee County10.164Eau Claire County: 10.088 %Eau Claire County10.088Oconto County: 10.051 %Oconto County10.051Bayfield County: 10.037 %Bayfield County10.037Columbia County: 9.964 %Columbia County9.964Monroe County: 9.898 %Monroe County9.898Chippewa County: 9.893 %Chippewa County9.893Brown County: 9.78 %Brown County9.78Ozaukee County: 9.736 %Ozaukee County9.736Taylor County: 9.566 %Taylor County9.566Jefferson County: 9.455 %Jefferson County9.455Sheboygan County: 9.424 %Sheboygan County9.424Kenosha County: 9.375 %Kenosha County9.375Wood County: 21.417 %Wood County21.417Waushara County: 17.416 %Waushara County17.416Dunn County: 17.019 %Dunn County17.019Juneau County: 15.695 %Juneau County15.695Rusk County: 15.036 %Rusk County15.036Oneida County: 14.527 %Oneida County14.527Iron County: 14.036 %Iron County14.036Buffalo County: 13.67 %Buffalo County13.67Barron County: 13.231 %Barron County13.231Vilas County: 13.117 %Vilas County13.117Waupaca County: 11.991 %Waupaca County11.991Pepin County: 11.94 %Pepin County11.94Lincoln County: 11.819 %Lincoln County11.819Clark County: 11.696 %Clark County11.696Outagamie County: 11.624 %Outagamie County11.624Racine County: 11.536 %Racine County11.536Sawyer County: 11.117 %Sawyer County11.117St. Croix County: 10.961 %St. Croix County10.961Rock County: 10.844 %Rock County10.844Marathon County: 10.838 %Marathon County10.838Winnebago County: 10.723 %Winnebago County10.723Walworth County: 10.677 %Walworth County10.677Polk County: 10.452 %Polk County10.452Price County: 10.418 %Price County10.418Dane County: 10.392 %Dane County10.392Waukesha County: 10.354 %Waukesha County10.354Washburn County: 10.347 %Washburn County10.347Milwaukee County: 10.164 %Milwaukee County10.164Eau Claire County: 10.088 %Eau Claire County10.088Oconto County: 10.051 %Oconto County10.051Bayfield County: 10.037 %Bayfield County10.037Columbia County: 9.964 %Columbia County9.964Monroe County: 9.898 %Monroe County9.898Chippewa County: 9.893 %Chippewa County9.893Brown County: 9.78 %Brown County9.78Ozaukee County: 9.736 %Ozaukee County9.736Taylor County: 9.566 %Taylor County9.566Jefferson County: 9.455 %Jefferson County9.455Sheboygan County: 9.424 %Sheboygan County9.424Kenosha County: 9.375 %Kenosha County9.375
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Wood County21.417+10.91 pts
2Waushara County17.416+7.27 pts
3Dunn County17.019+7.78 pts
4Juneau County15.695+3.52 pts
5Rusk County15.036+4.71 pts
6Oneida County14.527+4.55 pts
7Iron County14.036+3.24 pts
8Buffalo County13.67+4 pts
9Barron County13.231+2.81 pts
10Vilas County13.117+0.53 pts
11Waupaca County11.991+3.64 pts
12Pepin County11.94+0.92 pts
13Lincoln County11.819+3.03 pts
14Clark County11.696+1.79 pts
15Outagamie County11.624+0.32 pts
16Racine County11.536-1.07 pts
17Sawyer County11.117-0.53 pts
18St. Croix County10.961+0.08 pts
19Rock County10.844-0.34 pts
20Marathon County10.838+1.99 pts
21Winnebago County10.723+1.11 pts
22Walworth County10.677-3.72 pts
23Polk County10.452+0.37 pts
24Price County10.418+3.29 pts
25Dane County10.392-0.88 pts
26Waukesha County10.354-3.04 pts
27Washburn County10.347-8.63 pts
28Milwaukee County10.164-0.93 pts
29Eau Claire County10.088-3.37 pts
30Oconto County10.051-0.46 pts
31Bayfield County10.037-15.81 pts
32Columbia County9.964-1.16 pts
33Monroe County9.898+0.56 pts
34Chippewa County9.893-4.86 pts
35Brown County9.78-1.94 pts
36Ozaukee County9.736-0.89 pts
37Taylor County9.566+4.28 pts
38Jefferson County9.455-0.42 pts
39Sheboygan County9.424-0.01 pts
40Kenosha County9.375-5.17 pts
41Manitowoc County9.279-0.38 pts
42Calumet County9.274-5.36 pts
43Marquette County9.203-0.43 pts
44Door County9.02-0.29 pts
45Sauk County8.985+1.15 pts
46Pierce County8.979-5.05 pts
47Forest County8.96+1.29 pts
48Marinette County8.946+0.02 pts
49Lafayette County8.933-0.76 pts
50Grant County8.893-3.81 pts
51Washington County8.845-2.56 pts
52Douglas County8.777-5.91 pts
53Burnett County8.718-0.33 pts
54Dodge County8.525-2.01 pts
55Shawano County8.489-2.36 pts
56Ashland County8.429-2.14 pts
57La Crosse County8.256-2.84 pts
58Portage County7.928+0.08 pts
59Fond du Lac County7.829-0.7 pts
60Adams County7.556-0.02 pts
61Florence County7.475-1.21 pts
62Vernon County6.895-2.59 pts
63Crawford County6.786-2.05 pts
64Kewaunee County6.772-1.24 pts
65Green County6.666-2.45 pts
66Iowa County6.465-1.28 pts
67Langlade County6.44-4.34 pts
68Jackson County6.378-9.16 pts
69Green Lake County6.149-5.9 pts
70Richland County6.098-2.22 pts
71Trempealeau County4.625-3.3 pts
72Menominee County1.294-0.58 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wood County, with 21.417% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 1.294% in 2019.

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