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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate, 2023

Bayfield County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2023, at 29.203%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 5.143%. The median was 10.442% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.703%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.203Bayfield County
Lowest5.143Menominee County
Median10.44272 counties
Wisconsin10.703History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 7.642 %Ashland County: 10.393 %Barron County: 8.246 %Bayfield County: 29.203 %Brown County: 11.142 %Buffalo County: 10.45 %Burnett County: 12.998 %Calumet County: 11.786 %Chippewa County: 11.193 %Clark County: 8.372 %Columbia County: 15.326 %Crawford County: 17.11 %Dane County: 10.407 %Dodge County: 13.043 %Door County: 10.008 %Douglas County: 12.242 %Dunn County: 10.788 %Eau Claire County: 11.887 %Florence County: 13.889 %Fond du Lac County: 9.788 %Forest County: 13.848 %Grant County: 8.053 %Green County: 9.2 %Green Lake County: 10.477 %Iowa County: 6.142 %Iron County: 8.732 %Jackson County: 10.793 %Jefferson County: 13.02 %Juneau County: 9.539 %Kenosha County: 10.62 %Kewaunee County: 10.814 %La Crosse County: 8.368 %Lafayette County: 6.387 %Langlade County: 9.269 %Lincoln County: 8.441 %Manitowoc County: 11.569 %Marathon County: 8.961 %Marinette County: 11.285 %Marquette County: 6.218 %Menominee County: 5.143 %Milwaukee County: 11.656 %Monroe County: 7.508 %Oconto County: 15.275 %Oneida County: 9.254 %Outagamie County: 9.591 %Ozaukee County: 9.335 %Pepin County: 7.343 %Pierce County: 16.54 %Polk County: 10.718 %Portage County: 8.007 %Price County: 10.433 %Racine County: 10.677 %Richland County: 7.857 %Rock County: 10.065 %Rusk County: 8.495 %St. Croix County: 11.675 %Sauk County: 10.902 %Sawyer County: 10.023 %Shawano County: 9.73 %Sheboygan County: 10.921 %Taylor County: 6.254 %Trempealeau County: 10.944 %Vernon County: 7.927 %Vilas County: 13.683 %Walworth County: 8.587 %Washburn County: 12.074 %Washington County: 10.268 %Waukesha County: 10.626 %Waupaca County: 12.449 %Waushara County: 11.222 %Winnebago County: 9.773 %Wood County: 12.023 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Bayfield County: 29.203 %Bayfield County29.203Crawford County: 17.11 %Crawford County17.11Pierce County: 16.54 %Pierce County16.54Columbia County: 15.326 %Columbia County15.326Oconto County: 15.275 %Oconto County15.275Florence County: 13.889 %Florence County13.889Forest County: 13.848 %Forest County13.848Vilas County: 13.683 %Vilas County13.683Dodge County: 13.043 %Dodge County13.043Jefferson County: 13.02 %Jefferson County13.02Burnett County: 12.998 %Burnett County12.998Waupaca County: 12.449 %Waupaca County12.449Douglas County: 12.242 %Douglas County12.242Washburn County: 12.074 %Washburn County12.074Wood County: 12.023 %Wood County12.023Eau Claire County: 11.887 %Eau Claire County11.887Calumet County: 11.786 %Calumet County11.786St. Croix County: 11.675 %St. Croix County11.675Milwaukee County: 11.656 %Milwaukee County11.656Manitowoc County: 11.569 %Manitowoc County11.569Marinette County: 11.285 %Marinette County11.285Waushara County: 11.222 %Waushara County11.222Chippewa County: 11.193 %Chippewa County11.193Brown County: 11.142 %Brown County11.142Trempealeau County: 10.944 %Trempealeau County10.944Sheboygan County: 10.921 %Sheboygan County10.921Sauk County: 10.902 %Sauk County10.902Kewaunee County: 10.814 %Kewaunee County10.814Jackson County: 10.793 %Jackson County10.793Dunn County: 10.788 %Dunn County10.788Polk County: 10.718 %Polk County10.718Racine County: 10.677 %Racine County10.677Waukesha County: 10.626 %Waukesha County10.626Kenosha County: 10.62 %Kenosha County10.62Green Lake County: 10.477 %Green Lake County10.477Buffalo County: 10.45 %Buffalo County10.45Price County: 10.433 %Price County10.433Dane County: 10.407 %Dane County10.407Ashland County: 10.393 %Ashland County10.393Washington County: 10.268 %Washington County10.268Bayfield County: 29.203 %Bayfield County29.203Crawford County: 17.11 %Crawford County17.11Pierce County: 16.54 %Pierce County16.54Columbia County: 15.326 %Columbia County15.326Oconto County: 15.275 %Oconto County15.275Florence County: 13.889 %Florence County13.889Forest County: 13.848 %Forest County13.848Vilas County: 13.683 %Vilas County13.683Dodge County: 13.043 %Dodge County13.043Jefferson County: 13.02 %Jefferson County13.02Burnett County: 12.998 %Burnett County12.998Waupaca County: 12.449 %Waupaca County12.449Douglas County: 12.242 %Douglas County12.242Washburn County: 12.074 %Washburn County12.074Wood County: 12.023 %Wood County12.023Eau Claire County: 11.887 %Eau Claire County11.887Calumet County: 11.786 %Calumet County11.786St. Croix County: 11.675 %St. Croix County11.675Milwaukee County: 11.656 %Milwaukee County11.656Manitowoc County: 11.569 %Manitowoc County11.569Marinette County: 11.285 %Marinette County11.285Waushara County: 11.222 %Waushara County11.222Chippewa County: 11.193 %Chippewa County11.193Brown County: 11.142 %Brown County11.142Trempealeau County: 10.944 %Trempealeau County10.944Sheboygan County: 10.921 %Sheboygan County10.921Sauk County: 10.902 %Sauk County10.902Kewaunee County: 10.814 %Kewaunee County10.814Jackson County: 10.793 %Jackson County10.793Dunn County: 10.788 %Dunn County10.788Polk County: 10.718 %Polk County10.718Racine County: 10.677 %Racine County10.677Waukesha County: 10.626 %Waukesha County10.626Kenosha County: 10.62 %Kenosha County10.62Green Lake County: 10.477 %Green Lake County10.477Buffalo County: 10.45 %Buffalo County10.45Price County: 10.433 %Price County10.433Dane County: 10.407 %Dane County10.407Ashland County: 10.393 %Ashland County10.393Washington County: 10.268 %Washington County10.268
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bayfield County29.203+15.04 pts
2Crawford County17.11+9.2 pts
3Pierce County16.54+4.65 pts
4Columbia County15.326+3.75 pts
5Oconto County15.275+3.12 pts
6Florence County13.889+2.74 pts
7Forest County13.848+1.2 pts
8Vilas County13.683-2.11 pts
9Dodge County13.043-6.41 pts
10Jefferson County13.02+3.11 pts
11Burnett County12.998-1.47 pts
12Waupaca County12.449+2.99 pts
13Douglas County12.242+0.84 pts
14Washburn County12.074-6.7 pts
15Wood County12.023+1.14 pts
16Eau Claire County11.887+0.79 pts
17Calumet County11.786+0.5 pts
18St. Croix County11.675-1.31 pts
19Milwaukee County11.656-1.05 pts
20Manitowoc County11.569-0.5 pts
21Marinette County11.285-1.44 pts
22Waushara County11.222+1.93 pts
23Chippewa County11.193-10.07 pts
24Brown County11.142-0.15 pts
25Trempealeau County10.944+1.12 pts
26Sheboygan County10.921+3.35 pts
27Sauk County10.902+1.89 pts
28Kewaunee County10.814+3.38 pts
29Jackson County10.793-0.5 pts
30Dunn County10.788+0.42 pts
31Polk County10.718-1.37 pts
32Racine County10.677-0.67 pts
33Waukesha County10.626-0.17 pts
34Kenosha County10.62+0.96 pts
35Green Lake County10.477+0.37 pts
36Buffalo County10.45-0.89 pts
37Price County10.433-6.62 pts
38Dane County10.407-0.14 pts
39Ashland County10.393+0.67 pts
40Washington County10.268+1.02 pts
41Rock County10.065+0.18 pts
42Sawyer County10.023+1.79 pts
43Door County10.008+1.39 pts
44Fond du Lac County9.788-1.94 pts
45Winnebago County9.773+0.21 pts
46Shawano County9.73-0.42 pts
47Outagamie County9.591-2.41 pts
48Juneau County9.539-0.87 pts
49Ozaukee County9.335-1.6 pts
50Langlade County9.269+0.51 pts
51Oneida County9.254-2.33 pts
52Green County9.2-3.41 pts
53Marathon County8.961+0.07 pts
54Iron County8.732-5.15 pts
55Walworth County8.587-1.35 pts
56Rusk County8.495-2.61 pts
57Lincoln County8.441-2.37 pts
58Clark County8.372-2.1 pts
59La Crosse County8.368-2.87 pts
60Barron County8.246-2.85 pts
61Grant County8.053-1.44 pts
62Portage County8.007-3.43 pts
63Vernon County7.927-0.76 pts
64Richland County7.857-0.68 pts
65Adams County7.642-0.33 pts
66Monroe County7.508-0.33 pts
67Pepin County7.343-16.01 pts
68Lafayette County6.387-1.82 pts
69Taylor County6.254-9.69 pts
70Marquette County6.218-15.98 pts
71Iowa County6.142-3.93 pts
72Menominee County5.143-65.63 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/wisconsin-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/wisconsin-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Bayfield County, with 29.203% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 5.143% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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