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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Jackson County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2015, at 18.55%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 5.489%. The median was 9.139% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.981%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.55Jackson County
Lowest5.489Crawford County
Median9.13972 counties
Wisconsin8.981History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.581 %Ashland County: 9.725 %Barron County: 9.382 %Bayfield County: 11.368 %Brown County: 8.059 %Buffalo County: 10.589 %Burnett County: 8.536 %Calumet County: 9.71 %Chippewa County: 11.473 %Clark County: 6.771 %Columbia County: 9.767 %Crawford County: 5.489 %Dane County: 8.391 %Dodge County: 10.702 %Door County: 10.453 %Douglas County: 8.49 %Dunn County: 11.552 %Eau Claire County: 8.596 %Florence County: 16.537 %Fond du Lac County: 7.637 %Forest County: 8.471 %Grant County: 8.464 %Green County: 8.206 %Green Lake County: 11.412 %Iowa County: 7.315 %Iron County: 11.668 %Jackson County: 18.55 %Jefferson County: 8.932 %Juneau County: 9.407 %Kenosha County: 10.558 %Kewaunee County: 17.783 %La Crosse County: 7.133 %Lafayette County: 9.809 %Langlade County: 10.692 %Lincoln County: 9.179 %Manitowoc County: 9.733 %Marathon County: 7.917 %Marinette County: 9.227 %Marquette County: 11.931 %Menominee County: 8.627 %Milwaukee County: 9.285 %Monroe County: 8.756 %Oconto County: 11.892 %Oneida County: 12.217 %Outagamie County: 9.453 %Ozaukee County: 7.044 %Pepin County: 12.731 %Pierce County: 9.186 %Polk County: 8.253 %Portage County: 9.847 %Price County: 6.301 %Racine County: 8.394 %Richland County: 8.384 %Rock County: 7.365 %Rusk County: 7.674 %St. Croix County: 8.159 %Sauk County: 8.318 %Sawyer County: 11.544 %Shawano County: 7.096 %Sheboygan County: 7.934 %Taylor County: 8.711 %Trempealeau County: 8.147 %Vernon County: 8.469 %Vilas County: 10.874 %Walworth County: 7.376 %Washburn County: 9.623 %Washington County: 9.099 %Waukesha County: 8.534 %Waupaca County: 6.868 %Waushara County: 12.367 %Winnebago County: 12.301 %Wood County: 9.289 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Jackson County: 18.55 %Jackson County18.55Kewaunee County: 17.783 %Kewaunee County17.783Florence County: 16.537 %Florence County16.537Pepin County: 12.731 %Pepin County12.731Waushara County: 12.367 %Waushara County12.367Winnebago County: 12.301 %Winnebago County12.301Oneida County: 12.217 %Oneida County12.217Marquette County: 11.931 %Marquette County11.931Oconto County: 11.892 %Oconto County11.892Iron County: 11.668 %Iron County11.668Dunn County: 11.552 %Dunn County11.552Sawyer County: 11.544 %Sawyer County11.544Chippewa County: 11.473 %Chippewa County11.473Green Lake County: 11.412 %Green Lake County11.412Bayfield County: 11.368 %Bayfield County11.368Vilas County: 10.874 %Vilas County10.874Dodge County: 10.702 %Dodge County10.702Langlade County: 10.692 %Langlade County10.692Buffalo County: 10.589 %Buffalo County10.589Kenosha County: 10.558 %Kenosha County10.558Door County: 10.453 %Door County10.453Portage County: 9.847 %Portage County9.847Lafayette County: 9.809 %Lafayette County9.809Columbia County: 9.767 %Columbia County9.767Manitowoc County: 9.733 %Manitowoc County9.733Ashland County: 9.725 %Ashland County9.725Calumet County: 9.71 %Calumet County9.71Washburn County: 9.623 %Washburn County9.623Outagamie County: 9.453 %Outagamie County9.453Juneau County: 9.407 %Juneau County9.407Barron County: 9.382 %Barron County9.382Wood County: 9.289 %Wood County9.289Milwaukee County: 9.285 %Milwaukee County9.285Marinette County: 9.227 %Marinette County9.227Pierce County: 9.186 %Pierce County9.186Lincoln County: 9.179 %Lincoln County9.179Washington County: 9.099 %Washington County9.099Jefferson County: 8.932 %Jefferson County8.932Monroe County: 8.756 %Monroe County8.756Taylor County: 8.711 %Taylor County8.711Jackson County: 18.55 %Jackson County18.55Kewaunee County: 17.783 %Kewaunee County17.783Florence County: 16.537 %Florence County16.537Pepin County: 12.731 %Pepin County12.731Waushara County: 12.367 %Waushara County12.367Winnebago County: 12.301 %Winnebago County12.301Oneida County: 12.217 %Oneida County12.217Marquette County: 11.931 %Marquette County11.931Oconto County: 11.892 %Oconto County11.892Iron County: 11.668 %Iron County11.668Dunn County: 11.552 %Dunn County11.552Sawyer County: 11.544 %Sawyer County11.544Chippewa County: 11.473 %Chippewa County11.473Green Lake County: 11.412 %Green Lake County11.412Bayfield County: 11.368 %Bayfield County11.368Vilas County: 10.874 %Vilas County10.874Dodge County: 10.702 %Dodge County10.702Langlade County: 10.692 %Langlade County10.692Buffalo County: 10.589 %Buffalo County10.589Kenosha County: 10.558 %Kenosha County10.558Door County: 10.453 %Door County10.453Portage County: 9.847 %Portage County9.847Lafayette County: 9.809 %Lafayette County9.809Columbia County: 9.767 %Columbia County9.767Manitowoc County: 9.733 %Manitowoc County9.733Ashland County: 9.725 %Ashland County9.725Calumet County: 9.71 %Calumet County9.71Washburn County: 9.623 %Washburn County9.623Outagamie County: 9.453 %Outagamie County9.453Juneau County: 9.407 %Juneau County9.407Barron County: 9.382 %Barron County9.382Wood County: 9.289 %Wood County9.289Milwaukee County: 9.285 %Milwaukee County9.285Marinette County: 9.227 %Marinette County9.227Pierce County: 9.186 %Pierce County9.186Lincoln County: 9.179 %Lincoln County9.179Washington County: 9.099 %Washington County9.099Jefferson County: 8.932 %Jefferson County8.932Monroe County: 8.756 %Monroe County8.756Taylor County: 8.711 %Taylor County8.711
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Jackson County18.55+12.16 pts
2Kewaunee County17.783+9.48 pts
3Florence County16.537+5.96 pts
4Pepin County12.731+3.4 pts
5Waushara County12.367-0.32 pts
6Winnebago County12.301+2.23 pts
7Oneida County12.217+5.71 pts
8Marquette County11.931+2.27 pts
9Oconto County11.892+0.24 pts
10Iron County11.668-0.93 pts
11Dunn County11.552+3.41 pts
12Sawyer County11.544+2.26 pts
13Chippewa County11.473+2.68 pts
14Green Lake County11.412+0.33 pts
15Bayfield County11.368+0.24 pts
16Vilas County10.874+0.73 pts
17Dodge County10.702+3.51 pts
18Langlade County10.692+2.53 pts
19Buffalo County10.589-2.87 pts
20Kenosha County10.558+0.63 pts
21Door County10.453+2.63 pts
22Portage County9.847+3.21 pts
23Lafayette County9.809+2.06 pts
24Columbia County9.767+0.15 pts
25Manitowoc County9.733+1.6 pts
26Ashland County9.725+0.78 pts
27Calumet County9.71+0.42 pts
28Washburn County9.623-2.12 pts
29Outagamie County9.453+0.52 pts
30Juneau County9.407+1.26 pts
31Barron County9.382+2.27 pts
32Wood County9.289+2 pts
33Milwaukee County9.2850 pts
34Marinette County9.227+1.07 pts
35Pierce County9.186-0.34 pts
36Lincoln County9.179+3.23 pts
37Washington County9.099+1.02 pts
38Jefferson County8.932+0.87 pts
39Monroe County8.756+2.53 pts
40Taylor County8.711+0.06 pts
41Menominee County8.627+5.04 pts
42Eau Claire County8.596+0.71 pts
43Burnett County8.536-1.07 pts
44Waukesha County8.534-0.61 pts
45Douglas County8.49-1.48 pts
46Forest County8.471-0.31 pts
47Vernon County8.469-4.59 pts
48Grant County8.464+0.3 pts
49Racine County8.394-1.22 pts
50Dane County8.391-0.1 pts
51Richland County8.384-1.34 pts
52Sauk County8.318+1.42 pts
53Polk County8.253+0.46 pts
54Green County8.206+2.05 pts
55St. Croix County8.159-1.34 pts
56Trempealeau County8.147+3.71 pts
57Brown County8.059+1.2 pts
58Sheboygan County7.934+1.74 pts
59Marathon County7.917+0.27 pts
60Rusk County7.674+3.25 pts
61Fond du Lac County7.637-0.52 pts
62Walworth County7.376-1.93 pts
63Rock County7.365-1.4 pts
64Iowa County7.315+1.74 pts
65La Crosse County7.133-4.38 pts
66Shawano County7.096-1.39 pts
67Ozaukee County7.044-1.55 pts
68Waupaca County6.868-0.63 pts
69Clark County6.771-2 pts
70Adams County6.581-4.41 pts
71Price County6.301-1.9 pts
72Crawford County5.489-4.29 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 18.55% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crawford County, with 5.489% in 2015.

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