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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Wood County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2019, at 21.852%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1.095%. The median was 9.8% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.278%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.852Wood County
Lowest1.095Menominee County
Median9.872 counties
Wisconsin10.278History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 8.595 %Ashland County: 7.848 %Barron County: 9.592 %Bayfield County: 16.781 %Brown County: 10.405 %Buffalo County: 8.755 %Burnett County: 11.708 %Calumet County: 8.986 %Chippewa County: 12.79 %Clark County: 12.304 %Columbia County: 12.106 %Crawford County: 9.932 %Dane County: 8.791 %Dodge County: 7.639 %Door County: 11.608 %Douglas County: 9.916 %Dunn County: 8.331 %Eau Claire County: 10.608 %Florence County: 10.014 %Fond du Lac County: 9.156 %Forest County: 19.321 %Grant County: 12.862 %Green County: 7.724 %Green Lake County: 13.507 %Iowa County: 10.044 %Iron County: 14.109 %Jackson County: 15.685 %Jefferson County: 9.737 %Juneau County: 11.309 %Kenosha County: 11.958 %Kewaunee County: 8.42 %La Crosse County: 8.756 %Lafayette County: 9.169 %Langlade County: 8.732 %Lincoln County: 9.84 %Manitowoc County: 8.029 %Marathon County: 8.242 %Marinette County: 8.385 %Marquette County: 5.924 %Menominee County: 1.095 %Milwaukee County: 11.992 %Monroe County: 8.645 %Oconto County: 11.558 %Oneida County: 16.436 %Outagamie County: 9.76 %Ozaukee County: 9.704 %Pepin County: 9.015 %Pierce County: 9.526 %Polk County: 9.332 %Portage County: 10.501 %Price County: 10.58 %Racine County: 11.233 %Richland County: 6.752 %Rock County: 8.675 %Rusk County: 20.993 %St. Croix County: 9.225 %Sauk County: 8.553 %Sawyer County: 9.647 %Shawano County: 9.89 %Sheboygan County: 11.335 %Taylor County: 7.461 %Trempealeau County: 3.826 %Vernon County: 18.311 %Vilas County: 11.814 %Walworth County: 11.184 %Washburn County: 21.144 %Washington County: 7.931 %Waukesha County: 10.081 %Waupaca County: 7.975 %Waushara County: 10.161 %Winnebago County: 6.972 %Wood County: 21.852 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Wood County: 21.852 %Wood County21.852Washburn County: 21.144 %Washburn County21.144Rusk County: 20.993 %Rusk County20.993Forest County: 19.321 %Forest County19.321Vernon County: 18.311 %Vernon County18.311Bayfield County: 16.781 %Bayfield County16.781Oneida County: 16.436 %Oneida County16.436Jackson County: 15.685 %Jackson County15.685Iron County: 14.109 %Iron County14.109Green Lake County: 13.507 %Green Lake County13.507Grant County: 12.862 %Grant County12.862Chippewa County: 12.79 %Chippewa County12.79Clark County: 12.304 %Clark County12.304Columbia County: 12.106 %Columbia County12.106Milwaukee County: 11.992 %Milwaukee County11.992Kenosha County: 11.958 %Kenosha County11.958Vilas County: 11.814 %Vilas County11.814Burnett County: 11.708 %Burnett County11.708Door County: 11.608 %Door County11.608Oconto County: 11.558 %Oconto County11.558Sheboygan County: 11.335 %Sheboygan County11.335Juneau County: 11.309 %Juneau County11.309Racine County: 11.233 %Racine County11.233Walworth County: 11.184 %Walworth County11.184Eau Claire County: 10.608 %Eau Claire County10.608Price County: 10.58 %Price County10.58Portage County: 10.501 %Portage County10.501Brown County: 10.405 %Brown County10.405Waushara County: 10.161 %Waushara County10.161Waukesha County: 10.081 %Waukesha County10.081Iowa County: 10.044 %Iowa County10.044Florence County: 10.014 %Florence County10.014Crawford County: 9.932 %Crawford County9.932Douglas County: 9.916 %Douglas County9.916Shawano County: 9.89 %Shawano County9.89Lincoln County: 9.84 %Lincoln County9.84Outagamie County: 9.76 %Outagamie County9.76Jefferson County: 9.737 %Jefferson County9.737Ozaukee County: 9.704 %Ozaukee County9.704Sawyer County: 9.647 %Sawyer County9.647Wood County: 21.852 %Wood County21.852Washburn County: 21.144 %Washburn County21.144Rusk County: 20.993 %Rusk County20.993Forest County: 19.321 %Forest County19.321Vernon County: 18.311 %Vernon County18.311Bayfield County: 16.781 %Bayfield County16.781Oneida County: 16.436 %Oneida County16.436Jackson County: 15.685 %Jackson County15.685Iron County: 14.109 %Iron County14.109Green Lake County: 13.507 %Green Lake County13.507Grant County: 12.862 %Grant County12.862Chippewa County: 12.79 %Chippewa County12.79Clark County: 12.304 %Clark County12.304Columbia County: 12.106 %Columbia County12.106Milwaukee County: 11.992 %Milwaukee County11.992Kenosha County: 11.958 %Kenosha County11.958Vilas County: 11.814 %Vilas County11.814Burnett County: 11.708 %Burnett County11.708Door County: 11.608 %Door County11.608Oconto County: 11.558 %Oconto County11.558Sheboygan County: 11.335 %Sheboygan County11.335Juneau County: 11.309 %Juneau County11.309Racine County: 11.233 %Racine County11.233Walworth County: 11.184 %Walworth County11.184Eau Claire County: 10.608 %Eau Claire County10.608Price County: 10.58 %Price County10.58Portage County: 10.501 %Portage County10.501Brown County: 10.405 %Brown County10.405Waushara County: 10.161 %Waushara County10.161Waukesha County: 10.081 %Waukesha County10.081Iowa County: 10.044 %Iowa County10.044Florence County: 10.014 %Florence County10.014Crawford County: 9.932 %Crawford County9.932Douglas County: 9.916 %Douglas County9.916Shawano County: 9.89 %Shawano County9.89Lincoln County: 9.84 %Lincoln County9.84Outagamie County: 9.76 %Outagamie County9.76Jefferson County: 9.737 %Jefferson County9.737Ozaukee County: 9.704 %Ozaukee County9.704Sawyer County: 9.647 %Sawyer County9.647
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Wood County21.852+12.38 pts
2Washburn County21.144+14.16 pts
3Rusk County20.993+13.07 pts
4Forest County19.321+5.14 pts
5Vernon County18.311+7.4 pts
6Bayfield County16.781+8.58 pts
7Oneida County16.436+5.88 pts
8Jackson County15.685+3.57 pts
9Iron County14.109+4.93 pts
10Green Lake County13.507-2.66 pts
11Grant County12.862+2.77 pts
12Chippewa County12.79+2.34 pts
13Clark County12.304+3.74 pts
14Columbia County12.106+0.9 pts
15Milwaukee County11.992+1.44 pts
16Kenosha County11.958+1.78 pts
17Vilas County11.814+0.42 pts
18Burnett County11.708+0.11 pts
19Door County11.608-0.67 pts
20Oconto County11.558+2.04 pts
21Sheboygan County11.335+4.47 pts
22Juneau County11.309-0.86 pts
23Racine County11.233+1.95 pts
24Walworth County11.184+1.36 pts
25Eau Claire County10.608+1 pts
26Price County10.58+0.7 pts
27Portage County10.501+1.9 pts
28Brown County10.405+0.42 pts
29Waushara County10.161-0.86 pts
30Waukesha County10.081-0.54 pts
31Iowa County10.044+3.66 pts
32Florence County10.014-1.3 pts
33Crawford County9.932+2.98 pts
34Douglas County9.916-2.48 pts
35Shawano County9.89+0.17 pts
36Lincoln County9.84+3.18 pts
37Outagamie County9.76-2.62 pts
38Jefferson County9.737-1.54 pts
39Ozaukee County9.704+0.74 pts
40Sawyer County9.647-2.04 pts
41Barron County9.592-4.19 pts
42Pierce County9.526+0.3 pts
43Polk County9.332+0.01 pts
44St. Croix County9.225-1.02 pts
45Lafayette County9.169-2.99 pts
46Fond du Lac County9.156+1.55 pts
47Pepin County9.015-2.79 pts
48Calumet County8.986+0.01 pts
49Dane County8.791-0.47 pts
50La Crosse County8.756-1.08 pts
51Buffalo County8.755-1.75 pts
52Langlade County8.732+1.09 pts
53Rock County8.675+0.97 pts
54Monroe County8.645-0.25 pts
55Adams County8.595+2.85 pts
56Sauk County8.553-2.2 pts
57Kewaunee County8.42+0.59 pts
58Marinette County8.385-0.97 pts
59Dunn County8.331-0.45 pts
60Marathon County8.242+0.68 pts
61Manitowoc County8.029-0.94 pts
62Waupaca County7.975-2.83 pts
63Washington County7.931-0.8 pts
64Ashland County7.848+1.97 pts
65Green County7.724-1.52 pts
66Dodge County7.639-0.34 pts
67Taylor County7.461-1.88 pts
68Winnebago County6.972-0.66 pts
69Richland County6.752-3.19 pts
70Marquette County5.924-2.55 pts
71Trempealeau County3.826-2.05 pts
72Menominee County1.095-2.86 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wood County, with 21.852% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 1.095% in 2019.

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