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Counties in Wisconsin by job creation rate

Adams County had the highest job creation rate of 72 counties in 2022, at 20.918%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2.007%. The median was 13.447% and the figure for Wisconsin was 14.088%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.918Adams County
Lowest2.007Menominee County
Median13.44772 counties
Wisconsin14.088History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 20.918 %Ashland County: 10.734 %Barron County: 10.305 %Bayfield County: 19.11 %Brown County: 13.441 %Buffalo County: 10.514 %Burnett County: 13.173 %Calumet County: 14.318 %Chippewa County: 14.223 %Clark County: 14.426 %Columbia County: 15.527 %Crawford County: 15.734 %Dane County: 15.978 %Dodge County: 16.626 %Door County: 14.503 %Douglas County: 13.453 %Dunn County: 12.041 %Eau Claire County: 12.406 %Florence County: 11.715 %Fond du Lac County: 12.976 %Forest County: 18.701 %Grant County: 12.933 %Green County: 9.783 %Green Lake County: 15.36 %Iowa County: 11.322 %Iron County: 11.81 %Jackson County: 14.551 %Jefferson County: 13.77 %Juneau County: 13.623 %Kenosha County: 15.045 %Kewaunee County: 12.686 %La Crosse County: 10.279 %Lafayette County: 13.946 %Langlade County: 10.426 %Lincoln County: 15.394 %Manitowoc County: 14.088 %Marathon County: 13.22 %Marinette County: 14.555 %Marquette County: 8.073 %Menominee County: 2.007 %Milwaukee County: 13.653 %Monroe County: 11.525 %Oconto County: 17.354 %Oneida County: 12.569 %Outagamie County: 13.474 %Ozaukee County: 11.999 %Pepin County: 15.461 %Pierce County: 19.743 %Polk County: 13.564 %Portage County: 10.626 %Price County: 11.343 %Racine County: 13.642 %Richland County: 11.404 %Rock County: 14.287 %Rusk County: 17.561 %St. Croix County: 14.02 %Sauk County: 14.493 %Sawyer County: 12.02 %Shawano County: 11.365 %Sheboygan County: 10.139 %Taylor County: 10.442 %Trempealeau County: 16.454 %Vernon County: 11.623 %Vilas County: 19.427 %Walworth County: 14.344 %Washburn County: 13.406 %Washington County: 12.776 %Waukesha County: 13.127 %Waupaca County: 10.187 %Waushara County: 13.721 %Winnebago County: 11.839 %Wood County: 11.052 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Adams County: 20.918 %Adams County20.918Pierce County: 19.743 %Pierce County19.743Vilas County: 19.427 %Vilas County19.427Bayfield County: 19.11 %Bayfield County19.11Forest County: 18.701 %Forest County18.701Rusk County: 17.561 %Rusk County17.561Oconto County: 17.354 %Oconto County17.354Dodge County: 16.626 %Dodge County16.626Trempealeau County: 16.454 %Trempealeau County16.454Dane County: 15.978 %Dane County15.978Crawford County: 15.734 %Crawford County15.734Columbia County: 15.527 %Columbia County15.527Pepin County: 15.461 %Pepin County15.461Lincoln County: 15.394 %Lincoln County15.394Green Lake County: 15.36 %Green Lake County15.36Kenosha County: 15.045 %Kenosha County15.045Marinette County: 14.555 %Marinette County14.555Jackson County: 14.551 %Jackson County14.551Door County: 14.503 %Door County14.503Sauk County: 14.493 %Sauk County14.493Clark County: 14.426 %Clark County14.426Walworth County: 14.344 %Walworth County14.344Calumet County: 14.318 %Calumet County14.318Rock County: 14.287 %Rock County14.287Chippewa County: 14.223 %Chippewa County14.223Manitowoc County: 14.088 %Manitowoc County14.088St. Croix County: 14.02 %St. Croix County14.02Lafayette County: 13.946 %Lafayette County13.946Jefferson County: 13.77 %Jefferson County13.77Waushara County: 13.721 %Waushara County13.721Milwaukee County: 13.653 %Milwaukee County13.653Racine County: 13.642 %Racine County13.642Juneau County: 13.623 %Juneau County13.623Polk County: 13.564 %Polk County13.564Outagamie County: 13.474 %Outagamie County13.474Douglas County: 13.453 %Douglas County13.453Brown County: 13.441 %Brown County13.441Washburn County: 13.406 %Washburn County13.406Marathon County: 13.22 %Marathon County13.22Burnett County: 13.173 %Burnett County13.173Adams County: 20.918 %Adams County20.918Pierce County: 19.743 %Pierce County19.743Vilas County: 19.427 %Vilas County19.427Bayfield County: 19.11 %Bayfield County19.11Forest County: 18.701 %Forest County18.701Rusk County: 17.561 %Rusk County17.561Oconto County: 17.354 %Oconto County17.354Dodge County: 16.626 %Dodge County16.626Trempealeau County: 16.454 %Trempealeau County16.454Dane County: 15.978 %Dane County15.978Crawford County: 15.734 %Crawford County15.734Columbia County: 15.527 %Columbia County15.527Pepin County: 15.461 %Pepin County15.461Lincoln County: 15.394 %Lincoln County15.394Green Lake County: 15.36 %Green Lake County15.36Kenosha County: 15.045 %Kenosha County15.045Marinette County: 14.555 %Marinette County14.555Jackson County: 14.551 %Jackson County14.551Door County: 14.503 %Door County14.503Sauk County: 14.493 %Sauk County14.493Clark County: 14.426 %Clark County14.426Walworth County: 14.344 %Walworth County14.344Calumet County: 14.318 %Calumet County14.318Rock County: 14.287 %Rock County14.287Chippewa County: 14.223 %Chippewa County14.223Manitowoc County: 14.088 %Manitowoc County14.088St. Croix County: 14.02 %St. Croix County14.02Lafayette County: 13.946 %Lafayette County13.946Jefferson County: 13.77 %Jefferson County13.77Waushara County: 13.721 %Waushara County13.721Milwaukee County: 13.653 %Milwaukee County13.653Racine County: 13.642 %Racine County13.642Juneau County: 13.623 %Juneau County13.623Polk County: 13.564 %Polk County13.564Outagamie County: 13.474 %Outagamie County13.474Douglas County: 13.453 %Douglas County13.453Brown County: 13.441 %Brown County13.441Washburn County: 13.406 %Washburn County13.406Marathon County: 13.22 %Marathon County13.22Burnett County: 13.173 %Burnett County13.173
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Adams County20.918+11.77 pts
2Pierce County19.743+7.72 pts
3Vilas County19.427+6.54 pts
4Bayfield County19.11+0.3 pts
5Forest County18.701+6.91 pts
6Rusk County17.561+9.67 pts
7Oconto County17.354+7.15 pts
8Dodge County16.626+1.78 pts
9Trempealeau County16.454+11.36 pts
10Dane County15.978+6.21 pts
11Crawford County15.734+8.21 pts
12Columbia County15.527+6.22 pts
13Pepin County15.461+4.24 pts
14Lincoln County15.394+5.77 pts
15Green Lake County15.36+5.76 pts
16Kenosha County15.045-0.26 pts
17Marinette County14.555+6.66 pts
18Jackson County14.551+6.57 pts
19Door County14.503+4.17 pts
20Sauk County14.493+5.92 pts
21Clark County14.426+2.24 pts
22Walworth County14.344+1.88 pts
23Calumet County14.318+2.29 pts
24Rock County14.287+4.37 pts
25Chippewa County14.223-2.66 pts
26Manitowoc County14.088+4.84 pts
27St. Croix County14.02+1.5 pts
28Lafayette County13.946+4.86 pts
29Jefferson County13.77+4.03 pts
30Waushara County13.721-0.01 pts
31Milwaukee County13.653+2.52 pts
32Racine County13.642+2.74 pts
33Juneau County13.623+2.83 pts
34Polk County13.564+3.12 pts
35Outagamie County13.474+3.05 pts
36Douglas County13.453-0.13 pts
37Brown County13.441+4.17 pts
38Washburn County13.406-5.04 pts
39Marathon County13.22+6.02 pts
40Burnett County13.173+1.92 pts
41Waukesha County13.127+4.29 pts
42Fond du Lac County12.976+5.59 pts
43Grant County12.933+4.08 pts
44Washington County12.776+3.14 pts
45Kewaunee County12.686+6.33 pts
46Oneida County12.569+2.02 pts
47Eau Claire County12.406+3.17 pts
48Dunn County12.041+5.21 pts
49Sawyer County12.02+1.96 pts
50Ozaukee County11.999+3.07 pts
51Winnebago County11.839+2.1 pts
52Iron County11.81+3.29 pts
53Florence County11.715+2.44 pts
54Vernon County11.623-0.27 pts
55Monroe County11.525+2.63 pts
56Richland County11.404+4.14 pts
57Shawano County11.365+2.45 pts
58Price County11.343-2.92 pts
59Iowa County11.322+3.87 pts
60Wood County11.052+4.62 pts
61Ashland County10.734+3.82 pts
62Portage County10.626+1.72 pts
63Buffalo County10.514-0.15 pts
64Taylor County10.442-1.62 pts
65Langlade County10.426+0.79 pts
66Barron County10.305+0.08 pts
67La Crosse County10.279-0.02 pts
68Waupaca County10.187+1.66 pts
69Sheboygan County10.139+3.19 pts
70Green County9.783-1.44 pts
71Marquette County8.073-3.21 pts
72Menominee County2.007-0.09 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Adams County, with 20.918% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Menominee County, with 2.007% in 2022.

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