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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Marquette County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2013, at 27.081%. Rusk County had the lowest, at 5.565%. The median was 9.731% and the figure for Wisconsin was 9.773%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.081Marquette County
Lowest5.565Rusk County
Median9.73172 counties
Wisconsin9.773History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 7.355 %Ashland County: 7.344 %Barron County: 8.504 %Bayfield County: 13.322 %Brown County: 8.335 %Buffalo County: 10.688 %Burnett County: 8.906 %Calumet County: 9.559 %Chippewa County: 9.314 %Clark County: 10.769 %Columbia County: 12.283 %Crawford County: 14.498 %Dane County: 9.105 %Dodge County: 8.578 %Door County: 7.774 %Douglas County: 15.051 %Dunn County: 8.828 %Eau Claire County: 10.929 %Florence County: 9.795 %Fond du Lac County: 8.271 %Forest County: 12.684 %Grant County: 10.881 %Green County: 6.956 %Green Lake County: 10.365 %Iowa County: 10.007 %Iron County: 8.201 %Jackson County: 19.795 %Jefferson County: 8.748 %Juneau County: 9.376 %Kenosha County: 9.49 %Kewaunee County: 11.326 %La Crosse County: 12.738 %Lafayette County: 9.188 %Langlade County: 8.103 %Lincoln County: 5.636 %Manitowoc County: 7.535 %Marathon County: 10.401 %Marinette County: 9.035 %Marquette County: 27.081 %Menominee County: 6.268 %Milwaukee County: 10.137 %Monroe County: 9.862 %Oconto County: 11.365 %Oneida County: 9.807 %Outagamie County: 10.164 %Ozaukee County: 10.928 %Pepin County: 11.553 %Pierce County: 13.674 %Polk County: 9.933 %Portage County: 9.787 %Price County: 7.756 %Racine County: 9.84 %Richland County: 7.586 %Rock County: 9.596 %Rusk County: 5.565 %St. Croix County: 9.633 %Sauk County: 9.893 %Sawyer County: 8.371 %Shawano County: 9.435 %Sheboygan County: 8.891 %Taylor County: 10.491 %Trempealeau County: 8.401 %Vernon County: 14.416 %Vilas County: 14.058 %Walworth County: 10.725 %Washburn County: 12.926 %Washington County: 9.674 %Waukesha County: 9.091 %Waupaca County: 11.607 %Waushara County: 8.016 %Winnebago County: 9.675 %Wood County: 11.762 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Marquette County: 27.081 %Marquette County27.081Jackson County: 19.795 %Jackson County19.795Douglas County: 15.051 %Douglas County15.051Crawford County: 14.498 %Crawford County14.498Vernon County: 14.416 %Vernon County14.416Vilas County: 14.058 %Vilas County14.058Pierce County: 13.674 %Pierce County13.674Bayfield County: 13.322 %Bayfield County13.322Washburn County: 12.926 %Washburn County12.926La Crosse County: 12.738 %La Crosse County12.738Forest County: 12.684 %Forest County12.684Columbia County: 12.283 %Columbia County12.283Wood County: 11.762 %Wood County11.762Waupaca County: 11.607 %Waupaca County11.607Pepin County: 11.553 %Pepin County11.553Oconto County: 11.365 %Oconto County11.365Kewaunee County: 11.326 %Kewaunee County11.326Eau Claire County: 10.929 %Eau Claire County10.929Ozaukee County: 10.928 %Ozaukee County10.928Grant County: 10.881 %Grant County10.881Clark County: 10.769 %Clark County10.769Walworth County: 10.725 %Walworth County10.725Buffalo County: 10.688 %Buffalo County10.688Taylor County: 10.491 %Taylor County10.491Marathon County: 10.401 %Marathon County10.401Green Lake County: 10.365 %Green Lake County10.365Outagamie County: 10.164 %Outagamie County10.164Milwaukee County: 10.137 %Milwaukee County10.137Iowa County: 10.007 %Iowa County10.007Polk County: 9.933 %Polk County9.933Sauk County: 9.893 %Sauk County9.893Monroe County: 9.862 %Monroe County9.862Racine County: 9.84 %Racine County9.84Oneida County: 9.807 %Oneida County9.807Florence County: 9.795 %Florence County9.795Portage County: 9.787 %Portage County9.787Winnebago County: 9.675 %Winnebago County9.675Washington County: 9.674 %Washington County9.674St. Croix County: 9.633 %St. Croix County9.633Rock County: 9.596 %Rock County9.596Marquette County: 27.081 %Marquette County27.081Jackson County: 19.795 %Jackson County19.795Douglas County: 15.051 %Douglas County15.051Crawford County: 14.498 %Crawford County14.498Vernon County: 14.416 %Vernon County14.416Vilas County: 14.058 %Vilas County14.058Pierce County: 13.674 %Pierce County13.674Bayfield County: 13.322 %Bayfield County13.322Washburn County: 12.926 %Washburn County12.926La Crosse County: 12.738 %La Crosse County12.738Forest County: 12.684 %Forest County12.684Columbia County: 12.283 %Columbia County12.283Wood County: 11.762 %Wood County11.762Waupaca County: 11.607 %Waupaca County11.607Pepin County: 11.553 %Pepin County11.553Oconto County: 11.365 %Oconto County11.365Kewaunee County: 11.326 %Kewaunee County11.326Eau Claire County: 10.929 %Eau Claire County10.929Ozaukee County: 10.928 %Ozaukee County10.928Grant County: 10.881 %Grant County10.881Clark County: 10.769 %Clark County10.769Walworth County: 10.725 %Walworth County10.725Buffalo County: 10.688 %Buffalo County10.688Taylor County: 10.491 %Taylor County10.491Marathon County: 10.401 %Marathon County10.401Green Lake County: 10.365 %Green Lake County10.365Outagamie County: 10.164 %Outagamie County10.164Milwaukee County: 10.137 %Milwaukee County10.137Iowa County: 10.007 %Iowa County10.007Polk County: 9.933 %Polk County9.933Sauk County: 9.893 %Sauk County9.893Monroe County: 9.862 %Monroe County9.862Racine County: 9.84 %Racine County9.84Oneida County: 9.807 %Oneida County9.807Florence County: 9.795 %Florence County9.795Portage County: 9.787 %Portage County9.787Winnebago County: 9.675 %Winnebago County9.675Washington County: 9.674 %Washington County9.674St. Croix County: 9.633 %St. Croix County9.633Rock County: 9.596 %Rock County9.596
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Marquette County27.081+15.11 pts
2Jackson County19.795+10.19 pts
3Douglas County15.051+4.56 pts
4Crawford County14.498+7.52 pts
5Vernon County14.416+4.99 pts
6Vilas County14.058+1.02 pts
7Pierce County13.674+2.52 pts
8Bayfield County13.322+0.12 pts
9Washburn County12.926-1 pts
10La Crosse County12.738+2.93 pts
11Forest County12.684+2.39 pts
12Columbia County12.283-0.15 pts
13Wood County11.762+4.49 pts
14Waupaca County11.607+1.76 pts
15Pepin County11.553+0.48 pts
16Oconto County11.365+0.57 pts
17Kewaunee County11.326+3.44 pts
18Eau Claire County10.929-1.6 pts
19Ozaukee County10.928+2.99 pts
20Grant County10.881+1.53 pts
21Clark County10.769-2.85 pts
22Walworth County10.725+0.4 pts
23Buffalo County10.688-9.16 pts
24Taylor County10.491-3.23 pts
25Marathon County10.401+0.05 pts
26Green Lake County10.365-0.71 pts
27Outagamie County10.164+0.01 pts
28Milwaukee County10.137+0.44 pts
29Iowa County10.007+4.72 pts
30Polk County9.933-2.98 pts
31Sauk County9.893+1.05 pts
32Monroe County9.862+0.38 pts
33Racine County9.84+1.24 pts
34Oneida County9.807-1.92 pts
35Florence County9.795+1.77 pts
36Portage County9.787-0.15 pts
37Winnebago County9.675+0.56 pts
38Washington County9.674+0.51 pts
39St. Croix County9.633+1.34 pts
40Rock County9.596+0.6 pts
41Calumet County9.559+1.2 pts
42Kenosha County9.49-3.67 pts
43Shawano County9.435-0.81 pts
44Juneau County9.376-1.92 pts
45Chippewa County9.314-2.16 pts
46Lafayette County9.188+0.93 pts
47Dane County9.105-0.62 pts
48Waukesha County9.091-1.63 pts
49Marinette County9.035-0.88 pts
50Burnett County8.906-4.75 pts
51Sheboygan County8.891-0.06 pts
52Dunn County8.828-0.68 pts
53Jefferson County8.748-0.94 pts
54Dodge County8.578+0.33 pts
55Barron County8.504-1.98 pts
56Trempealeau County8.401+1.92 pts
57Sawyer County8.371-2.96 pts
58Brown County8.335-0.77 pts
59Fond du Lac County8.271-1.67 pts
60Iron County8.201-5.88 pts
61Langlade County8.103-0.31 pts
62Waushara County8.016-2.89 pts
63Door County7.774-4.64 pts
64Price County7.756-6.76 pts
65Richland County7.586-0.12 pts
66Manitowoc County7.535-2.38 pts
67Adams County7.355-0.72 pts
68Ashland County7.344-2.74 pts
69Green County6.956-2.59 pts
70Menominee County6.268+2.51 pts
71Lincoln County5.636-2.42 pts
72Rusk County5.565-2.92 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Marquette County, with 27.081% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Rusk County, with 5.565% in 2013.

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