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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Florence County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2017, at 17.698%. Trempealeau County had the lowest, at 5.15%. The median was 10.944% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.666%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.698Florence County
Lowest5.15Trempealeau County
Median10.94472 counties
Wisconsin10.666History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 7.083 %Ashland County: 12.174 %Barron County: 11.603 %Bayfield County: 13.522 %Brown County: 11.121 %Buffalo County: 11.006 %Burnett County: 11.386 %Calumet County: 12.854 %Chippewa County: 12.499 %Clark County: 14.6 %Columbia County: 11.33 %Crawford County: 9.484 %Dane County: 9.563 %Dodge County: 9.065 %Door County: 10.408 %Douglas County: 13.38 %Dunn County: 9.578 %Eau Claire County: 14.22 %Florence County: 17.698 %Fond du Lac County: 7.407 %Forest County: 10.458 %Grant County: 10.881 %Green County: 12.357 %Green Lake County: 10.086 %Iowa County: 6.605 %Iron County: 12.026 %Jackson County: 13.717 %Jefferson County: 11.533 %Juneau County: 10.569 %Kenosha County: 9.453 %Kewaunee County: 10.245 %La Crosse County: 10.502 %Lafayette County: 12.954 %Langlade County: 9.534 %Lincoln County: 13.98 %Manitowoc County: 10.493 %Marathon County: 10.518 %Marinette County: 9.379 %Marquette County: 7.75 %Menominee County: 6.433 %Milwaukee County: 10.554 %Monroe County: 6.368 %Oconto County: 11.387 %Oneida County: 12.517 %Outagamie County: 11.044 %Ozaukee County: 10.189 %Pepin County: 16.042 %Pierce County: 11.031 %Polk County: 9.853 %Portage County: 9.555 %Price County: 13.143 %Racine County: 11.972 %Richland County: 15.637 %Rock County: 9.043 %Rusk County: 11.176 %St. Croix County: 10.824 %Sauk County: 6.999 %Sawyer County: 11.62 %Shawano County: 11.357 %Sheboygan County: 11.157 %Taylor County: 7.412 %Trempealeau County: 5.15 %Vernon County: 8.273 %Vilas County: 14.259 %Walworth County: 10.73 %Washburn County: 11.909 %Washington County: 11.38 %Waukesha County: 11.321 %Waupaca County: 9.737 %Waushara County: 12.55 %Winnebago County: 9.873 %Wood County: 9.969 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Florence County: 17.698 %Florence County17.698Pepin County: 16.042 %Pepin County16.042Richland County: 15.637 %Richland County15.637Clark County: 14.6 %Clark County14.6Vilas County: 14.259 %Vilas County14.259Eau Claire County: 14.22 %Eau Claire County14.22Lincoln County: 13.98 %Lincoln County13.98Jackson County: 13.717 %Jackson County13.717Bayfield County: 13.522 %Bayfield County13.522Douglas County: 13.38 %Douglas County13.38Price County: 13.143 %Price County13.143Lafayette County: 12.954 %Lafayette County12.954Calumet County: 12.854 %Calumet County12.854Waushara County: 12.55 %Waushara County12.55Oneida County: 12.517 %Oneida County12.517Chippewa County: 12.499 %Chippewa County12.499Green County: 12.357 %Green County12.357Ashland County: 12.174 %Ashland County12.174Iron County: 12.026 %Iron County12.026Racine County: 11.972 %Racine County11.972Washburn County: 11.909 %Washburn County11.909Sawyer County: 11.62 %Sawyer County11.62Barron County: 11.603 %Barron County11.603Jefferson County: 11.533 %Jefferson County11.533Oconto County: 11.387 %Oconto County11.387Burnett County: 11.386 %Burnett County11.386Washington County: 11.38 %Washington County11.38Shawano County: 11.357 %Shawano County11.357Columbia County: 11.33 %Columbia County11.33Waukesha County: 11.321 %Waukesha County11.321Rusk County: 11.176 %Rusk County11.176Sheboygan County: 11.157 %Sheboygan County11.157Brown County: 11.121 %Brown County11.121Outagamie County: 11.044 %Outagamie County11.044Pierce County: 11.031 %Pierce County11.031Buffalo County: 11.006 %Buffalo County11.006Grant County: 10.881 %Grant County10.881St. Croix County: 10.824 %St. Croix County10.824Walworth County: 10.73 %Walworth County10.73Juneau County: 10.569 %Juneau County10.569Florence County: 17.698 %Florence County17.698Pepin County: 16.042 %Pepin County16.042Richland County: 15.637 %Richland County15.637Clark County: 14.6 %Clark County14.6Vilas County: 14.259 %Vilas County14.259Eau Claire County: 14.22 %Eau Claire County14.22Lincoln County: 13.98 %Lincoln County13.98Jackson County: 13.717 %Jackson County13.717Bayfield County: 13.522 %Bayfield County13.522Douglas County: 13.38 %Douglas County13.38Price County: 13.143 %Price County13.143Lafayette County: 12.954 %Lafayette County12.954Calumet County: 12.854 %Calumet County12.854Waushara County: 12.55 %Waushara County12.55Oneida County: 12.517 %Oneida County12.517Chippewa County: 12.499 %Chippewa County12.499Green County: 12.357 %Green County12.357Ashland County: 12.174 %Ashland County12.174Iron County: 12.026 %Iron County12.026Racine County: 11.972 %Racine County11.972Washburn County: 11.909 %Washburn County11.909Sawyer County: 11.62 %Sawyer County11.62Barron County: 11.603 %Barron County11.603Jefferson County: 11.533 %Jefferson County11.533Oconto County: 11.387 %Oconto County11.387Burnett County: 11.386 %Burnett County11.386Washington County: 11.38 %Washington County11.38Shawano County: 11.357 %Shawano County11.357Columbia County: 11.33 %Columbia County11.33Waukesha County: 11.321 %Waukesha County11.321Rusk County: 11.176 %Rusk County11.176Sheboygan County: 11.157 %Sheboygan County11.157Brown County: 11.121 %Brown County11.121Outagamie County: 11.044 %Outagamie County11.044Pierce County: 11.031 %Pierce County11.031Buffalo County: 11.006 %Buffalo County11.006Grant County: 10.881 %Grant County10.881St. Croix County: 10.824 %St. Croix County10.824Walworth County: 10.73 %Walworth County10.73Juneau County: 10.569 %Juneau County10.569
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Florence County17.698+1.88 pts
2Pepin County16.042+4.77 pts
3Richland County15.637+5.37 pts
4Clark County14.6+7.19 pts
5Vilas County14.259+3.72 pts
6Eau Claire County14.22+3.84 pts
7Lincoln County13.98+5.1 pts
8Jackson County13.717+3.1 pts
9Bayfield County13.522+3.39 pts
10Douglas County13.38+2.1 pts
11Price County13.143+4.37 pts
12Lafayette County12.954+4.63 pts
13Calumet County12.854+1.57 pts
14Waushara County12.55+3.02 pts
15Oneida County12.517-0.22 pts
16Chippewa County12.499+2.35 pts
17Green County12.357+5.9 pts
18Ashland County12.174+3.93 pts
19Iron County12.026+4.54 pts
20Racine County11.972-0.86 pts
21Washburn County11.909+1.44 pts
22Sawyer County11.62+1.36 pts
23Barron County11.603+3.6 pts
24Jefferson County11.533+1.63 pts
25Oconto County11.387-2.69 pts
26Burnett County11.386+2.01 pts
27Washington County11.38+2.04 pts
28Shawano County11.357+0.55 pts
29Columbia County11.33+3.3 pts
30Waukesha County11.321+1.97 pts
31Rusk County11.176+2.7 pts
32Sheboygan County11.157+3.12 pts
33Brown County11.121+1.26 pts
34Outagamie County11.044+2.98 pts
35Pierce County11.031-1.23 pts
36Buffalo County11.006+1.15 pts
37Grant County10.881+1.89 pts
38St. Croix County10.824-0.04 pts
39Walworth County10.73-2.21 pts
40Juneau County10.569+0.49 pts
41Milwaukee County10.554-0.58 pts
42Marathon County10.518-0.03 pts
43La Crosse County10.502+1.76 pts
44Manitowoc County10.493+1.56 pts
45Forest County10.458-3.2 pts
46Door County10.408+0.27 pts
47Kewaunee County10.245-0.79 pts
48Ozaukee County10.189+1.91 pts
49Green Lake County10.086-3.46 pts
50Wood County9.969-0.96 pts
51Winnebago County9.873+2.39 pts
52Polk County9.853+0.87 pts
53Waupaca County9.737+1.87 pts
54Dunn County9.578+2.7 pts
55Dane County9.563+0.29 pts
56Portage County9.555-1.06 pts
57Langlade County9.534+1.86 pts
58Crawford County9.484-1.04 pts
59Kenosha County9.453-1.67 pts
60Marinette County9.379+1.14 pts
61Dodge County9.065-1.09 pts
62Rock County9.043-0.32 pts
63Vernon County8.273+0.12 pts
64Marquette County7.75-8.78 pts
65Taylor County7.412+1.34 pts
66Fond du Lac County7.407-2.44 pts
67Adams County7.083-5.05 pts
68Sauk County6.999-0.36 pts
69Iowa County6.605+1.57 pts
70Menominee County6.433-9.48 pts
71Monroe County6.368-3.06 pts
72Trempealeau County5.15+0.13 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Florence County, with 17.698% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Trempealeau County, with 5.15% in 2017.

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