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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Bayfield County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2021, at 18.808%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 9.738% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.395%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.808Bayfield County
Lowest2.1Menominee County
Median9.73872 counties
Wisconsin10.395History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.15 %Ashland County: 6.915 %Barron County: 10.228 %Bayfield County: 18.808 %Brown County: 9.267 %Buffalo County: 10.666 %Burnett County: 11.255 %Calumet County: 12.033 %Chippewa County: 16.879 %Clark County: 12.182 %Columbia County: 9.31 %Crawford County: 7.52 %Dane County: 9.773 %Dodge County: 14.844 %Door County: 10.333 %Douglas County: 13.579 %Dunn County: 6.834 %Eau Claire County: 9.232 %Florence County: 9.276 %Fond du Lac County: 7.388 %Forest County: 11.789 %Grant County: 8.85 %Green County: 11.227 %Green Lake County: 9.596 %Iowa County: 7.45 %Iron County: 8.525 %Jackson County: 7.986 %Jefferson County: 9.736 %Juneau County: 10.788 %Kenosha County: 15.306 %Kewaunee County: 6.361 %La Crosse County: 10.298 %Lafayette County: 9.082 %Langlade County: 9.636 %Lincoln County: 9.623 %Manitowoc County: 9.245 %Marathon County: 7.197 %Marinette County: 7.897 %Marquette County: 11.279 %Menominee County: 2.1 %Milwaukee County: 11.131 %Monroe County: 8.894 %Oconto County: 10.207 %Oneida County: 10.55 %Outagamie County: 10.426 %Ozaukee County: 8.93 %Pepin County: 11.221 %Pierce County: 12.018 %Polk County: 10.442 %Portage County: 8.901 %Price County: 14.261 %Racine County: 10.906 %Richland County: 7.261 %Rock County: 9.919 %Rusk County: 7.893 %St. Croix County: 12.521 %Sauk County: 8.572 %Sawyer County: 10.063 %Shawano County: 8.911 %Sheboygan County: 6.947 %Taylor County: 12.062 %Trempealeau County: 5.09 %Vernon County: 11.894 %Vilas County: 12.887 %Walworth County: 12.463 %Washburn County: 18.444 %Washington County: 9.639 %Waukesha County: 8.837 %Waupaca County: 8.527 %Waushara County: 13.734 %Winnebago County: 9.74 %Wood County: 6.432 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Bayfield County: 18.808 %Bayfield County18.808Washburn County: 18.444 %Washburn County18.444Chippewa County: 16.879 %Chippewa County16.879Kenosha County: 15.306 %Kenosha County15.306Dodge County: 14.844 %Dodge County14.844Price County: 14.261 %Price County14.261Waushara County: 13.734 %Waushara County13.734Douglas County: 13.579 %Douglas County13.579Vilas County: 12.887 %Vilas County12.887St. Croix County: 12.521 %St. Croix County12.521Walworth County: 12.463 %Walworth County12.463Clark County: 12.182 %Clark County12.182Taylor County: 12.062 %Taylor County12.062Calumet County: 12.033 %Calumet County12.033Pierce County: 12.018 %Pierce County12.018Vernon County: 11.894 %Vernon County11.894Forest County: 11.789 %Forest County11.789Marquette County: 11.279 %Marquette County11.279Burnett County: 11.255 %Burnett County11.255Green County: 11.227 %Green County11.227Pepin County: 11.221 %Pepin County11.221Milwaukee County: 11.131 %Milwaukee County11.131Racine County: 10.906 %Racine County10.906Juneau County: 10.788 %Juneau County10.788Buffalo County: 10.666 %Buffalo County10.666Oneida County: 10.55 %Oneida County10.55Polk County: 10.442 %Polk County10.442Outagamie County: 10.426 %Outagamie County10.426Door County: 10.333 %Door County10.333La Crosse County: 10.298 %La Crosse County10.298Barron County: 10.228 %Barron County10.228Oconto County: 10.207 %Oconto County10.207Sawyer County: 10.063 %Sawyer County10.063Rock County: 9.919 %Rock County9.919Dane County: 9.773 %Dane County9.773Winnebago County: 9.74 %Winnebago County9.74Jefferson County: 9.736 %Jefferson County9.736Washington County: 9.639 %Washington County9.639Langlade County: 9.636 %Langlade County9.636Lincoln County: 9.623 %Lincoln County9.623Bayfield County: 18.808 %Bayfield County18.808Washburn County: 18.444 %Washburn County18.444Chippewa County: 16.879 %Chippewa County16.879Kenosha County: 15.306 %Kenosha County15.306Dodge County: 14.844 %Dodge County14.844Price County: 14.261 %Price County14.261Waushara County: 13.734 %Waushara County13.734Douglas County: 13.579 %Douglas County13.579Vilas County: 12.887 %Vilas County12.887St. Croix County: 12.521 %St. Croix County12.521Walworth County: 12.463 %Walworth County12.463Clark County: 12.182 %Clark County12.182Taylor County: 12.062 %Taylor County12.062Calumet County: 12.033 %Calumet County12.033Pierce County: 12.018 %Pierce County12.018Vernon County: 11.894 %Vernon County11.894Forest County: 11.789 %Forest County11.789Marquette County: 11.279 %Marquette County11.279Burnett County: 11.255 %Burnett County11.255Green County: 11.227 %Green County11.227Pepin County: 11.221 %Pepin County11.221Milwaukee County: 11.131 %Milwaukee County11.131Racine County: 10.906 %Racine County10.906Juneau County: 10.788 %Juneau County10.788Buffalo County: 10.666 %Buffalo County10.666Oneida County: 10.55 %Oneida County10.55Polk County: 10.442 %Polk County10.442Outagamie County: 10.426 %Outagamie County10.426Door County: 10.333 %Door County10.333La Crosse County: 10.298 %La Crosse County10.298Barron County: 10.228 %Barron County10.228Oconto County: 10.207 %Oconto County10.207Sawyer County: 10.063 %Sawyer County10.063Rock County: 9.919 %Rock County9.919Dane County: 9.773 %Dane County9.773Winnebago County: 9.74 %Winnebago County9.74Jefferson County: 9.736 %Jefferson County9.736Washington County: 9.639 %Washington County9.639Langlade County: 9.636 %Langlade County9.636Lincoln County: 9.623 %Lincoln County9.623
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Bayfield County18.808+7.56 pts
2Washburn County18.444+7.98 pts
3Chippewa County16.879+5.08 pts
4Kenosha County15.306+4.47 pts
5Dodge County14.844+6.78 pts
6Price County14.261+5.72 pts
7Waushara County13.734+4.46 pts
8Douglas County13.579+5.82 pts
9Vilas County12.887+1.78 pts
10St. Croix County12.521+1.57 pts
11Walworth County12.463+1.88 pts
12Clark County12.182+1.52 pts
13Taylor County12.062+6.46 pts
14Calumet County12.033+1.05 pts
15Pierce County12.018+1.39 pts
16Vernon County11.894+0.63 pts
17Forest County11.789-4.14 pts
18Marquette County11.279-3.24 pts
19Burnett County11.255-5.82 pts
20Green County11.227+3.18 pts
21Pepin County11.221+0.56 pts
22Milwaukee County11.131+1.44 pts
23Racine County10.906-1.44 pts
24Juneau County10.788+0.85 pts
25Buffalo County10.666+2.57 pts
26Oneida County10.55-0.77 pts
27Polk County10.4420 pts
28Outagamie County10.426-0.31 pts
29Door County10.333+0.47 pts
30La Crosse County10.298-3.18 pts
31Barron County10.228+0.4 pts
32Oconto County10.207-2.39 pts
33Sawyer County10.063+1.01 pts
34Rock County9.919+0.23 pts
35Dane County9.773-0.94 pts
36Winnebago County9.74-0.98 pts
37Jefferson County9.736-2.9 pts
38Washington County9.639+0.15 pts
39Langlade County9.636-1.27 pts
40Lincoln County9.623+0.49 pts
41Green Lake County9.596-3.17 pts
42Columbia County9.31-1.45 pts
43Florence County9.276-2.29 pts
44Brown County9.267-0.53 pts
45Manitowoc County9.245-1.13 pts
46Eau Claire County9.232+1.08 pts
47Adams County9.15+2.6 pts
48Lafayette County9.082-2.71 pts
49Ozaukee County8.93-1.64 pts
50Shawano County8.911-3.93 pts
51Portage County8.901-1.99 pts
52Monroe County8.894+1.21 pts
53Grant County8.85-2.41 pts
54Waukesha County8.837-1.63 pts
55Sauk County8.572-2.48 pts
56Waupaca County8.527+1.54 pts
57Iron County8.525-4.16 pts
58Jackson County7.986+0.35 pts
59Marinette County7.897-1.3 pts
60Rusk County7.893-2.63 pts
61Crawford County7.52-1.69 pts
62Iowa County7.45+0.94 pts
63Fond du Lac County7.388-1.91 pts
64Richland County7.261-1.34 pts
65Marathon County7.197-1.4 pts
66Sheboygan County6.947-2.74 pts
67Ashland County6.915-1.55 pts
68Dunn County6.834-3.01 pts
69Wood County6.432-1.45 pts
70Kewaunee County6.361-2.38 pts
71Trempealeau County5.09-0.6 pts
72Menominee County2.1+0.2 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bayfield County, with 18.808% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 2.1% in 2021.

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