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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Green Lake County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2018, at 16.163%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 3.953%. The median was 9.493% and the figure for Wisconsin was 9.753%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.163Green Lake County
Lowest3.953Menominee County
Median9.49372 counties
Wisconsin9.753History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 5.742 %Ashland County: 5.875 %Barron County: 13.782 %Bayfield County: 8.204 %Brown County: 9.982 %Buffalo County: 10.507 %Burnett County: 11.594 %Calumet County: 8.975 %Chippewa County: 10.451 %Clark County: 8.565 %Columbia County: 11.206 %Crawford County: 6.957 %Dane County: 9.264 %Dodge County: 7.981 %Door County: 12.274 %Douglas County: 12.398 %Dunn County: 8.776 %Eau Claire County: 9.608 %Florence County: 11.31 %Fond du Lac County: 7.604 %Forest County: 14.184 %Grant County: 10.093 %Green County: 9.245 %Green Lake County: 16.163 %Iowa County: 6.387 %Iron County: 9.178 %Jackson County: 12.118 %Jefferson County: 11.282 %Juneau County: 12.171 %Kenosha County: 10.174 %Kewaunee County: 7.833 %La Crosse County: 9.832 %Lafayette County: 12.16 %Langlade County: 7.639 %Lincoln County: 6.655 %Manitowoc County: 8.964 %Marathon County: 7.559 %Marinette County: 9.358 %Marquette County: 8.474 %Menominee County: 3.953 %Milwaukee County: 10.549 %Monroe County: 8.896 %Oconto County: 9.515 %Oneida County: 10.557 %Outagamie County: 12.38 %Ozaukee County: 8.964 %Pepin County: 11.804 %Pierce County: 9.222 %Polk County: 9.321 %Portage County: 8.603 %Price County: 9.88 %Racine County: 9.28 %Richland County: 9.939 %Rock County: 7.71 %Rusk County: 7.925 %St. Croix County: 10.245 %Sauk County: 10.756 %Sawyer County: 11.683 %Shawano County: 9.717 %Sheboygan County: 6.862 %Taylor County: 9.337 %Trempealeau County: 5.875 %Vernon County: 10.91 %Vilas County: 11.392 %Walworth County: 9.826 %Washburn County: 6.981 %Washington County: 8.732 %Waukesha County: 10.619 %Waupaca County: 10.802 %Waushara County: 11.016 %Winnebago County: 7.63 %Wood County: 9.471 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Green Lake County: 16.163 %Green Lake County16.163Forest County: 14.184 %Forest County14.184Barron County: 13.782 %Barron County13.782Douglas County: 12.398 %Douglas County12.398Outagamie County: 12.38 %Outagamie County12.38Door County: 12.274 %Door County12.274Juneau County: 12.171 %Juneau County12.171Lafayette County: 12.16 %Lafayette County12.16Jackson County: 12.118 %Jackson County12.118Pepin County: 11.804 %Pepin County11.804Sawyer County: 11.683 %Sawyer County11.683Burnett County: 11.594 %Burnett County11.594Vilas County: 11.392 %Vilas County11.392Florence County: 11.31 %Florence County11.31Jefferson County: 11.282 %Jefferson County11.282Columbia County: 11.206 %Columbia County11.206Waushara County: 11.016 %Waushara County11.016Vernon County: 10.91 %Vernon County10.91Waupaca County: 10.802 %Waupaca County10.802Sauk County: 10.756 %Sauk County10.756Waukesha County: 10.619 %Waukesha County10.619Oneida County: 10.557 %Oneida County10.557Milwaukee County: 10.549 %Milwaukee County10.549Buffalo County: 10.507 %Buffalo County10.507Chippewa County: 10.451 %Chippewa County10.451St. Croix County: 10.245 %St. Croix County10.245Kenosha County: 10.174 %Kenosha County10.174Grant County: 10.093 %Grant County10.093Brown County: 9.982 %Brown County9.982Richland County: 9.939 %Richland County9.939Price County: 9.88 %Price County9.88La Crosse County: 9.832 %La Crosse County9.832Walworth County: 9.826 %Walworth County9.826Shawano County: 9.717 %Shawano County9.717Eau Claire County: 9.608 %Eau Claire County9.608Oconto County: 9.515 %Oconto County9.515Wood County: 9.471 %Wood County9.471Marinette County: 9.358 %Marinette County9.358Taylor County: 9.337 %Taylor County9.337Polk County: 9.321 %Polk County9.321Green Lake County: 16.163 %Green Lake County16.163Forest County: 14.184 %Forest County14.184Barron County: 13.782 %Barron County13.782Douglas County: 12.398 %Douglas County12.398Outagamie County: 12.38 %Outagamie County12.38Door County: 12.274 %Door County12.274Juneau County: 12.171 %Juneau County12.171Lafayette County: 12.16 %Lafayette County12.16Jackson County: 12.118 %Jackson County12.118Pepin County: 11.804 %Pepin County11.804Sawyer County: 11.683 %Sawyer County11.683Burnett County: 11.594 %Burnett County11.594Vilas County: 11.392 %Vilas County11.392Florence County: 11.31 %Florence County11.31Jefferson County: 11.282 %Jefferson County11.282Columbia County: 11.206 %Columbia County11.206Waushara County: 11.016 %Waushara County11.016Vernon County: 10.91 %Vernon County10.91Waupaca County: 10.802 %Waupaca County10.802Sauk County: 10.756 %Sauk County10.756Waukesha County: 10.619 %Waukesha County10.619Oneida County: 10.557 %Oneida County10.557Milwaukee County: 10.549 %Milwaukee County10.549Buffalo County: 10.507 %Buffalo County10.507Chippewa County: 10.451 %Chippewa County10.451St. Croix County: 10.245 %St. Croix County10.245Kenosha County: 10.174 %Kenosha County10.174Grant County: 10.093 %Grant County10.093Brown County: 9.982 %Brown County9.982Richland County: 9.939 %Richland County9.939Price County: 9.88 %Price County9.88La Crosse County: 9.832 %La Crosse County9.832Walworth County: 9.826 %Walworth County9.826Shawano County: 9.717 %Shawano County9.717Eau Claire County: 9.608 %Eau Claire County9.608Oconto County: 9.515 %Oconto County9.515Wood County: 9.471 %Wood County9.471Marinette County: 9.358 %Marinette County9.358Taylor County: 9.337 %Taylor County9.337Polk County: 9.321 %Polk County9.321
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Green Lake County16.163+6.08 pts
2Forest County14.184+3.73 pts
3Barron County13.782+2.18 pts
4Douglas County12.398-0.98 pts
5Outagamie County12.38+1.34 pts
6Door County12.274+1.87 pts
7Juneau County12.171+1.6 pts
8Lafayette County12.16-0.79 pts
9Jackson County12.118-1.6 pts
10Pepin County11.804-4.24 pts
11Sawyer County11.683+0.06 pts
12Burnett County11.594+0.21 pts
13Vilas County11.392-2.87 pts
14Florence County11.31-6.39 pts
15Jefferson County11.282-0.25 pts
16Columbia County11.206-0.12 pts
17Waushara County11.016-1.53 pts
18Vernon County10.91+2.64 pts
19Waupaca County10.802+1.06 pts
20Sauk County10.756+3.76 pts
21Waukesha County10.619-0.7 pts
22Oneida County10.557-1.96 pts
23Milwaukee County10.549-0.01 pts
24Buffalo County10.507-0.5 pts
25Chippewa County10.451-2.05 pts
26St. Croix County10.245-0.58 pts
27Kenosha County10.174+0.72 pts
28Grant County10.093-0.79 pts
29Brown County9.982-1.14 pts
30Richland County9.939-5.7 pts
31Price County9.88-3.26 pts
32La Crosse County9.832-0.67 pts
33Walworth County9.826-0.9 pts
34Shawano County9.717-1.64 pts
35Eau Claire County9.608-4.61 pts
36Oconto County9.515-1.87 pts
37Wood County9.471-0.5 pts
38Marinette County9.358-0.02 pts
39Taylor County9.337+1.92 pts
40Polk County9.321-0.53 pts
41Racine County9.28-2.69 pts
42Dane County9.264-0.3 pts
43Green County9.245-3.11 pts
44Pierce County9.222-1.81 pts
45Iron County9.178-2.85 pts
46Calumet County8.975-3.88 pts
47Manitowoc County8.964-1.53 pts
47Ozaukee County8.964-1.22 pts
49Monroe County8.896+2.53 pts
50Dunn County8.776-0.8 pts
51Washington County8.732-2.65 pts
52Portage County8.603-0.95 pts
53Clark County8.565-6.04 pts
54Marquette County8.474+0.72 pts
55Bayfield County8.204-5.32 pts
56Dodge County7.981-1.08 pts
57Rusk County7.925-3.25 pts
58Kewaunee County7.833-2.41 pts
59Rock County7.71-1.33 pts
60Langlade County7.639-1.9 pts
61Winnebago County7.63-2.24 pts
62Fond du Lac County7.604+0.2 pts
63Marathon County7.559-2.96 pts
64Washburn County6.981-4.93 pts
65Crawford County6.957-2.53 pts
66Sheboygan County6.862-4.29 pts
67Lincoln County6.655-7.33 pts
68Iowa County6.387-0.22 pts
69Ashland County5.875-6.3 pts
69Trempealeau County5.875+0.72 pts
71Adams County5.742-1.34 pts
72Menominee County3.953-2.48 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Green Lake County, with 16.163% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 3.953% in 2018.

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