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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Buffalo County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2014, at 13.463%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 3.587%. The median was 8.62% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.643%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.463Buffalo County
Lowest3.587Menominee County
Median8.6272 counties
Wisconsin8.643History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 10.988 %Ashland County: 8.942 %Barron County: 7.107 %Bayfield County: 11.129 %Brown County: 6.859 %Buffalo County: 13.463 %Burnett County: 9.606 %Calumet County: 9.294 %Chippewa County: 8.791 %Clark County: 8.768 %Columbia County: 9.614 %Crawford County: 9.776 %Dane County: 8.495 %Dodge County: 7.189 %Door County: 7.827 %Douglas County: 9.966 %Dunn County: 8.142 %Eau Claire County: 7.889 %Florence County: 10.58 %Fond du Lac County: 8.158 %Forest County: 8.784 %Grant County: 8.16 %Green County: 6.152 %Green Lake County: 11.083 %Iowa County: 5.578 %Iron County: 12.594 %Jackson County: 6.387 %Jefferson County: 8.059 %Juneau County: 8.147 %Kenosha County: 9.931 %Kewaunee County: 8.307 %La Crosse County: 11.514 %Lafayette County: 7.744 %Langlade County: 8.164 %Lincoln County: 5.945 %Manitowoc County: 8.135 %Marathon County: 7.644 %Marinette County: 8.156 %Marquette County: 9.658 %Menominee County: 3.587 %Milwaukee County: 9.285 %Monroe County: 6.228 %Oconto County: 11.649 %Oneida County: 6.503 %Outagamie County: 8.93 %Ozaukee County: 8.592 %Pepin County: 9.327 %Pierce County: 9.523 %Polk County: 7.798 %Portage County: 6.635 %Price County: 8.198 %Racine County: 9.619 %Richland County: 9.729 %Rock County: 8.764 %Rusk County: 4.429 %St. Croix County: 9.495 %Sauk County: 6.899 %Sawyer County: 9.282 %Shawano County: 8.489 %Sheboygan County: 6.199 %Taylor County: 8.647 %Trempealeau County: 4.433 %Vernon County: 13.056 %Vilas County: 10.145 %Walworth County: 9.304 %Washburn County: 11.741 %Washington County: 8.076 %Waukesha County: 9.146 %Waupaca County: 7.497 %Waushara County: 12.684 %Winnebago County: 10.071 %Wood County: 7.292 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Buffalo County: 13.463 %Buffalo County13.463Vernon County: 13.056 %Vernon County13.056Waushara County: 12.684 %Waushara County12.684Iron County: 12.594 %Iron County12.594Washburn County: 11.741 %Washburn County11.741Oconto County: 11.649 %Oconto County11.649La Crosse County: 11.514 %La Crosse County11.514Bayfield County: 11.129 %Bayfield County11.129Green Lake County: 11.083 %Green Lake County11.083Adams County: 10.988 %Adams County10.988Florence County: 10.58 %Florence County10.58Vilas County: 10.145 %Vilas County10.145Winnebago County: 10.071 %Winnebago County10.071Douglas County: 9.966 %Douglas County9.966Kenosha County: 9.931 %Kenosha County9.931Crawford County: 9.776 %Crawford County9.776Richland County: 9.729 %Richland County9.729Marquette County: 9.658 %Marquette County9.658Racine County: 9.619 %Racine County9.619Columbia County: 9.614 %Columbia County9.614Burnett County: 9.606 %Burnett County9.606Pierce County: 9.523 %Pierce County9.523St. Croix County: 9.495 %St. Croix County9.495Pepin County: 9.327 %Pepin County9.327Walworth County: 9.304 %Walworth County9.304Calumet County: 9.294 %Calumet County9.294Milwaukee County: 9.285 %Milwaukee County9.285Sawyer County: 9.282 %Sawyer County9.282Waukesha County: 9.146 %Waukesha County9.146Ashland County: 8.942 %Ashland County8.942Outagamie County: 8.93 %Outagamie County8.93Chippewa County: 8.791 %Chippewa County8.791Forest County: 8.784 %Forest County8.784Clark County: 8.768 %Clark County8.768Rock County: 8.764 %Rock County8.764Taylor County: 8.647 %Taylor County8.647Ozaukee County: 8.592 %Ozaukee County8.592Dane County: 8.495 %Dane County8.495Shawano County: 8.489 %Shawano County8.489Kewaunee County: 8.307 %Kewaunee County8.307Buffalo County: 13.463 %Buffalo County13.463Vernon County: 13.056 %Vernon County13.056Waushara County: 12.684 %Waushara County12.684Iron County: 12.594 %Iron County12.594Washburn County: 11.741 %Washburn County11.741Oconto County: 11.649 %Oconto County11.649La Crosse County: 11.514 %La Crosse County11.514Bayfield County: 11.129 %Bayfield County11.129Green Lake County: 11.083 %Green Lake County11.083Adams County: 10.988 %Adams County10.988Florence County: 10.58 %Florence County10.58Vilas County: 10.145 %Vilas County10.145Winnebago County: 10.071 %Winnebago County10.071Douglas County: 9.966 %Douglas County9.966Kenosha County: 9.931 %Kenosha County9.931Crawford County: 9.776 %Crawford County9.776Richland County: 9.729 %Richland County9.729Marquette County: 9.658 %Marquette County9.658Racine County: 9.619 %Racine County9.619Columbia County: 9.614 %Columbia County9.614Burnett County: 9.606 %Burnett County9.606Pierce County: 9.523 %Pierce County9.523St. Croix County: 9.495 %St. Croix County9.495Pepin County: 9.327 %Pepin County9.327Walworth County: 9.304 %Walworth County9.304Calumet County: 9.294 %Calumet County9.294Milwaukee County: 9.285 %Milwaukee County9.285Sawyer County: 9.282 %Sawyer County9.282Waukesha County: 9.146 %Waukesha County9.146Ashland County: 8.942 %Ashland County8.942Outagamie County: 8.93 %Outagamie County8.93Chippewa County: 8.791 %Chippewa County8.791Forest County: 8.784 %Forest County8.784Clark County: 8.768 %Clark County8.768Rock County: 8.764 %Rock County8.764Taylor County: 8.647 %Taylor County8.647Ozaukee County: 8.592 %Ozaukee County8.592Dane County: 8.495 %Dane County8.495Shawano County: 8.489 %Shawano County8.489Kewaunee County: 8.307 %Kewaunee County8.307
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Buffalo County13.463+2.77 pts
2Vernon County13.056-1.36 pts
3Waushara County12.684+4.67 pts
4Iron County12.594+4.39 pts
5Washburn County11.741-1.19 pts
6Oconto County11.649+0.28 pts
7La Crosse County11.514-1.22 pts
8Bayfield County11.129-2.19 pts
9Green Lake County11.083+0.72 pts
10Adams County10.988+3.63 pts
11Florence County10.58+0.79 pts
12Vilas County10.145-3.91 pts
13Winnebago County10.071+0.4 pts
14Douglas County9.966-5.09 pts
15Kenosha County9.931+0.44 pts
16Crawford County9.776-4.72 pts
17Richland County9.729+2.14 pts
18Marquette County9.658-17.42 pts
19Racine County9.619-0.22 pts
20Columbia County9.614-2.67 pts
21Burnett County9.606+0.7 pts
22Pierce County9.523-4.15 pts
23St. Croix County9.495-0.14 pts
24Pepin County9.327-2.23 pts
25Walworth County9.304-1.42 pts
26Calumet County9.294-0.26 pts
27Milwaukee County9.285-0.85 pts
28Sawyer County9.282+0.91 pts
29Waukesha County9.146+0.06 pts
30Ashland County8.942+1.6 pts
31Outagamie County8.93-1.23 pts
32Chippewa County8.791-0.52 pts
33Forest County8.784-3.9 pts
34Clark County8.768-2 pts
35Rock County8.764-0.83 pts
36Taylor County8.647-1.84 pts
37Ozaukee County8.592-2.34 pts
38Dane County8.495-0.61 pts
39Shawano County8.489-0.95 pts
40Kewaunee County8.307-3.02 pts
41Price County8.198+0.44 pts
42Langlade County8.164+0.06 pts
43Grant County8.16-2.72 pts
44Fond du Lac County8.158-0.11 pts
45Marinette County8.156-0.88 pts
46Juneau County8.147-1.23 pts
47Dunn County8.142-0.69 pts
48Manitowoc County8.135+0.6 pts
49Washington County8.076-1.6 pts
50Jefferson County8.059-0.69 pts
51Eau Claire County7.889-3.04 pts
52Door County7.827+0.05 pts
53Polk County7.798-2.13 pts
54Lafayette County7.744-1.44 pts
55Marathon County7.644-2.76 pts
56Waupaca County7.497-4.11 pts
57Wood County7.292-4.47 pts
58Dodge County7.189-1.39 pts
59Barron County7.107-1.4 pts
60Sauk County6.899-2.99 pts
61Brown County6.859-1.48 pts
62Portage County6.635-3.15 pts
63Oneida County6.503-3.3 pts
64Jackson County6.387-13.41 pts
65Monroe County6.228-3.63 pts
66Sheboygan County6.199-2.69 pts
67Green County6.152-0.8 pts
68Lincoln County5.945+0.31 pts
69Iowa County5.578-4.43 pts
70Trempealeau County4.433-3.97 pts
71Rusk County4.429-1.14 pts
72Menominee County3.587-2.68 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Buffalo County, with 13.463% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 3.587% in 2014.

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