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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Burnett County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2020, at 17.077%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1.898%. The median was 10.454% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.363%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.077Burnett County
Lowest1.898Menominee County
Median10.45472 counties
Wisconsin10.363History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 6.555 %Ashland County: 8.468 %Barron County: 9.829 %Bayfield County: 11.25 %Brown County: 9.793 %Buffalo County: 8.1 %Burnett County: 17.077 %Calumet County: 10.98 %Chippewa County: 11.802 %Clark County: 10.66 %Columbia County: 10.764 %Crawford County: 9.211 %Dane County: 10.714 %Dodge County: 8.065 %Door County: 9.861 %Douglas County: 7.759 %Dunn County: 9.844 %Eau Claire County: 8.15 %Florence County: 11.566 %Fond du Lac County: 9.302 %Forest County: 15.928 %Grant County: 11.264 %Green County: 8.051 %Green Lake County: 12.766 %Iowa County: 6.514 %Iron County: 12.687 %Jackson County: 7.64 %Jefferson County: 12.636 %Juneau County: 9.938 %Kenosha County: 10.839 %Kewaunee County: 8.743 %La Crosse County: 13.479 %Lafayette County: 11.792 %Langlade County: 10.909 %Lincoln County: 9.132 %Manitowoc County: 10.379 %Marathon County: 8.601 %Marinette County: 9.2 %Marquette County: 14.523 %Menominee County: 1.898 %Milwaukee County: 9.688 %Monroe County: 7.68 %Oconto County: 12.598 %Oneida County: 11.316 %Outagamie County: 10.732 %Ozaukee County: 10.569 %Pepin County: 10.657 %Pierce County: 10.633 %Polk County: 10.441 %Portage County: 10.889 %Price County: 8.54 %Racine County: 12.343 %Richland County: 8.602 %Rock County: 9.69 %Rusk County: 10.524 %St. Croix County: 10.949 %Sauk County: 11.049 %Sawyer County: 9.049 %Shawano County: 12.844 %Sheboygan County: 9.684 %Taylor County: 5.597 %Trempealeau County: 5.692 %Vernon County: 11.268 %Vilas County: 11.105 %Walworth County: 10.578 %Washburn County: 10.466 %Washington County: 9.488 %Waukesha County: 10.466 %Waupaca County: 6.991 %Waushara County: 9.273 %Winnebago County: 10.721 %Wood County: 7.88 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Burnett County: 17.077 %Burnett County17.077Forest County: 15.928 %Forest County15.928Marquette County: 14.523 %Marquette County14.523La Crosse County: 13.479 %La Crosse County13.479Shawano County: 12.844 %Shawano County12.844Green Lake County: 12.766 %Green Lake County12.766Iron County: 12.687 %Iron County12.687Jefferson County: 12.636 %Jefferson County12.636Oconto County: 12.598 %Oconto County12.598Racine County: 12.343 %Racine County12.343Chippewa County: 11.802 %Chippewa County11.802Lafayette County: 11.792 %Lafayette County11.792Florence County: 11.566 %Florence County11.566Oneida County: 11.316 %Oneida County11.316Vernon County: 11.268 %Vernon County11.268Grant County: 11.264 %Grant County11.264Bayfield County: 11.25 %Bayfield County11.25Vilas County: 11.105 %Vilas County11.105Sauk County: 11.049 %Sauk County11.049Calumet County: 10.98 %Calumet County10.98St. Croix County: 10.949 %St. Croix County10.949Langlade County: 10.909 %Langlade County10.909Portage County: 10.889 %Portage County10.889Kenosha County: 10.839 %Kenosha County10.839Columbia County: 10.764 %Columbia County10.764Outagamie County: 10.732 %Outagamie County10.732Winnebago County: 10.721 %Winnebago County10.721Dane County: 10.714 %Dane County10.714Clark County: 10.66 %Clark County10.66Pepin County: 10.657 %Pepin County10.657Pierce County: 10.633 %Pierce County10.633Walworth County: 10.578 %Walworth County10.578Ozaukee County: 10.569 %Ozaukee County10.569Rusk County: 10.524 %Rusk County10.524Washburn County: 10.466 %Washburn County10.466Waukesha County: 10.466 %Waukesha County10.466Polk County: 10.441 %Polk County10.441Manitowoc County: 10.379 %Manitowoc County10.379Juneau County: 9.938 %Juneau County9.938Door County: 9.861 %Door County9.861Burnett County: 17.077 %Burnett County17.077Forest County: 15.928 %Forest County15.928Marquette County: 14.523 %Marquette County14.523La Crosse County: 13.479 %La Crosse County13.479Shawano County: 12.844 %Shawano County12.844Green Lake County: 12.766 %Green Lake County12.766Iron County: 12.687 %Iron County12.687Jefferson County: 12.636 %Jefferson County12.636Oconto County: 12.598 %Oconto County12.598Racine County: 12.343 %Racine County12.343Chippewa County: 11.802 %Chippewa County11.802Lafayette County: 11.792 %Lafayette County11.792Florence County: 11.566 %Florence County11.566Oneida County: 11.316 %Oneida County11.316Vernon County: 11.268 %Vernon County11.268Grant County: 11.264 %Grant County11.264Bayfield County: 11.25 %Bayfield County11.25Vilas County: 11.105 %Vilas County11.105Sauk County: 11.049 %Sauk County11.049Calumet County: 10.98 %Calumet County10.98St. Croix County: 10.949 %St. Croix County10.949Langlade County: 10.909 %Langlade County10.909Portage County: 10.889 %Portage County10.889Kenosha County: 10.839 %Kenosha County10.839Columbia County: 10.764 %Columbia County10.764Outagamie County: 10.732 %Outagamie County10.732Winnebago County: 10.721 %Winnebago County10.721Dane County: 10.714 %Dane County10.714Clark County: 10.66 %Clark County10.66Pepin County: 10.657 %Pepin County10.657Pierce County: 10.633 %Pierce County10.633Walworth County: 10.578 %Walworth County10.578Ozaukee County: 10.569 %Ozaukee County10.569Rusk County: 10.524 %Rusk County10.524Washburn County: 10.466 %Washburn County10.466Waukesha County: 10.466 %Waukesha County10.466Polk County: 10.441 %Polk County10.441Manitowoc County: 10.379 %Manitowoc County10.379Juneau County: 9.938 %Juneau County9.938Door County: 9.861 %Door County9.861
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Burnett County17.077+8.36 pts
2Forest County15.928+6.97 pts
3Marquette County14.523+5.32 pts
4La Crosse County13.479+5.22 pts
5Shawano County12.844+4.35 pts
6Green Lake County12.766+6.62 pts
7Iron County12.687-1.35 pts
8Jefferson County12.636+3.18 pts
9Oconto County12.598+2.55 pts
10Racine County12.343+0.81 pts
11Chippewa County11.802+1.91 pts
12Lafayette County11.792+2.86 pts
13Florence County11.566+4.09 pts
14Oneida County11.316-3.21 pts
15Vernon County11.268+4.37 pts
16Grant County11.264+2.37 pts
17Bayfield County11.25+1.21 pts
18Vilas County11.105-2.01 pts
19Sauk County11.049+2.06 pts
20Calumet County10.98+1.71 pts
21St. Croix County10.949-0.01 pts
22Langlade County10.909+4.47 pts
23Portage County10.889+2.96 pts
24Kenosha County10.839+1.46 pts
25Columbia County10.764+0.8 pts
26Outagamie County10.732-0.89 pts
27Winnebago County10.721-0 pts
28Dane County10.714+0.32 pts
29Clark County10.66-1.04 pts
30Pepin County10.657-1.28 pts
31Pierce County10.633+1.65 pts
32Walworth County10.578-0.1 pts
33Ozaukee County10.569+0.83 pts
34Rusk County10.524-4.51 pts
35Washburn County10.466+0.12 pts
35Waukesha County10.466+0.11 pts
37Polk County10.441-0.01 pts
38Manitowoc County10.379+1.1 pts
39Juneau County9.938-5.76 pts
40Door County9.861+0.84 pts
41Dunn County9.844-7.17 pts
42Barron County9.829-3.4 pts
43Brown County9.793+0.01 pts
44Rock County9.69-1.15 pts
45Milwaukee County9.688-0.48 pts
46Sheboygan County9.684+0.26 pts
47Washington County9.488+0.64 pts
48Fond du Lac County9.302+1.47 pts
49Waushara County9.273-8.14 pts
50Crawford County9.211+2.43 pts
51Marinette County9.2+0.25 pts
52Lincoln County9.132-2.69 pts
53Sawyer County9.049-2.07 pts
54Kewaunee County8.743+1.97 pts
55Richland County8.602+2.5 pts
56Marathon County8.601-2.24 pts
57Price County8.54-1.88 pts
58Ashland County8.468+0.04 pts
59Eau Claire County8.15-1.94 pts
60Buffalo County8.1-5.57 pts
61Dodge County8.065-0.46 pts
62Green County8.051+1.38 pts
63Wood County7.88-13.54 pts
64Douglas County7.759-1.02 pts
65Monroe County7.68-2.22 pts
66Jackson County7.64+1.26 pts
67Waupaca County6.991-5 pts
68Adams County6.555-1 pts
69Iowa County6.514+0.05 pts
70Trempealeau County5.692+1.07 pts
71Taylor County5.597-3.97 pts
72Menominee County1.898+0.6 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Burnett County, with 17.077% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 1.898% in 2020.

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