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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Bayfield County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2020, at 23.958%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2.697%. The median was 10.359% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.524%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.958Bayfield County
Lowest2.697Menominee County
Median10.35972 counties
Wisconsin10.524History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.845 %Ashland County: 10.389 %Barron County: 9.678 %Bayfield County: 23.958 %Brown County: 12.389 %Buffalo County: 13.305 %Burnett County: 9.754 %Calumet County: 9.724 %Chippewa County: 11.43 %Clark County: 9.45 %Columbia County: 10.573 %Crawford County: 12.403 %Dane County: 9.852 %Dodge County: 11.538 %Door County: 8.387 %Douglas County: 11.099 %Dunn County: 7.352 %Eau Claire County: 9.036 %Florence County: 8.604 %Fond du Lac County: 9.043 %Forest County: 10.667 %Grant County: 12.975 %Green County: 8.695 %Green Lake County: 9.157 %Iowa County: 5.873 %Iron County: 8.339 %Jackson County: 14.822 %Jefferson County: 10.558 %Juneau County: 12.452 %Kenosha County: 9.516 %Kewaunee County: 9.715 %La Crosse County: 10.365 %Lafayette County: 7.016 %Langlade County: 11.099 %Lincoln County: 17.571 %Manitowoc County: 10.319 %Marathon County: 10.005 %Marinette County: 10.858 %Marquette County: 9.714 %Menominee County: 2.697 %Milwaukee County: 10.332 %Monroe County: 8.528 %Oconto County: 15.419 %Oneida County: 12.63 %Outagamie County: 12.832 %Ozaukee County: 10.738 %Pepin County: 12.256 %Pierce County: 10.875 %Polk County: 8.521 %Portage County: 11.136 %Price County: 14.209 %Racine County: 12.463 %Richland County: 12.698 %Rock County: 12.499 %Rusk County: 8.72 %St. Croix County: 9.47 %Sauk County: 8.478 %Sawyer County: 8.935 %Shawano County: 13.835 %Sheboygan County: 10.352 %Taylor County: 10.479 %Trempealeau County: 4.051 %Vernon County: 12.15 %Vilas County: 11.395 %Walworth County: 11.596 %Washburn County: 9.427 %Washington County: 10.286 %Waukesha County: 10.051 %Waupaca County: 11.142 %Waushara County: 14.448 %Winnebago County: 8.487 %Wood County: 9.401 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Bayfield County: 23.958 %Bayfield County23.958Lincoln County: 17.571 %Lincoln County17.571Oconto County: 15.419 %Oconto County15.419Jackson County: 14.822 %Jackson County14.822Waushara County: 14.448 %Waushara County14.448Price County: 14.209 %Price County14.209Shawano County: 13.835 %Shawano County13.835Buffalo County: 13.305 %Buffalo County13.305Grant County: 12.975 %Grant County12.975Outagamie County: 12.832 %Outagamie County12.832Richland County: 12.698 %Richland County12.698Oneida County: 12.63 %Oneida County12.63Rock County: 12.499 %Rock County12.499Racine County: 12.463 %Racine County12.463Juneau County: 12.452 %Juneau County12.452Crawford County: 12.403 %Crawford County12.403Brown County: 12.389 %Brown County12.389Pepin County: 12.256 %Pepin County12.256Vernon County: 12.15 %Vernon County12.15Walworth County: 11.596 %Walworth County11.596Dodge County: 11.538 %Dodge County11.538Chippewa County: 11.43 %Chippewa County11.43Vilas County: 11.395 %Vilas County11.395Waupaca County: 11.142 %Waupaca County11.142Portage County: 11.136 %Portage County11.136Douglas County: 11.099 %Douglas County11.099Langlade County: 11.099 %Langlade County11.099Pierce County: 10.875 %Pierce County10.875Marinette County: 10.858 %Marinette County10.858Ozaukee County: 10.738 %Ozaukee County10.738Forest County: 10.667 %Forest County10.667Columbia County: 10.573 %Columbia County10.573Jefferson County: 10.558 %Jefferson County10.558Taylor County: 10.479 %Taylor County10.479Ashland County: 10.389 %Ashland County10.389La Crosse County: 10.365 %La Crosse County10.365Sheboygan County: 10.352 %Sheboygan County10.352Milwaukee County: 10.332 %Milwaukee County10.332Manitowoc County: 10.319 %Manitowoc County10.319Washington County: 10.286 %Washington County10.286Bayfield County: 23.958 %Bayfield County23.958Lincoln County: 17.571 %Lincoln County17.571Oconto County: 15.419 %Oconto County15.419Jackson County: 14.822 %Jackson County14.822Waushara County: 14.448 %Waushara County14.448Price County: 14.209 %Price County14.209Shawano County: 13.835 %Shawano County13.835Buffalo County: 13.305 %Buffalo County13.305Grant County: 12.975 %Grant County12.975Outagamie County: 12.832 %Outagamie County12.832Richland County: 12.698 %Richland County12.698Oneida County: 12.63 %Oneida County12.63Rock County: 12.499 %Rock County12.499Racine County: 12.463 %Racine County12.463Juneau County: 12.452 %Juneau County12.452Crawford County: 12.403 %Crawford County12.403Brown County: 12.389 %Brown County12.389Pepin County: 12.256 %Pepin County12.256Vernon County: 12.15 %Vernon County12.15Walworth County: 11.596 %Walworth County11.596Dodge County: 11.538 %Dodge County11.538Chippewa County: 11.43 %Chippewa County11.43Vilas County: 11.395 %Vilas County11.395Waupaca County: 11.142 %Waupaca County11.142Portage County: 11.136 %Portage County11.136Douglas County: 11.099 %Douglas County11.099Langlade County: 11.099 %Langlade County11.099Pierce County: 10.875 %Pierce County10.875Marinette County: 10.858 %Marinette County10.858Ozaukee County: 10.738 %Ozaukee County10.738Forest County: 10.667 %Forest County10.667Columbia County: 10.573 %Columbia County10.573Jefferson County: 10.558 %Jefferson County10.558Taylor County: 10.479 %Taylor County10.479Ashland County: 10.389 %Ashland County10.389La Crosse County: 10.365 %La Crosse County10.365Sheboygan County: 10.352 %Sheboygan County10.352Milwaukee County: 10.332 %Milwaukee County10.332Manitowoc County: 10.319 %Manitowoc County10.319Washington County: 10.286 %Washington County10.286
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Bayfield County23.958+7.18 pts
2Lincoln County17.571+7.73 pts
3Oconto County15.419+3.86 pts
4Jackson County14.822-0.86 pts
5Waushara County14.448+4.29 pts
6Price County14.209+3.63 pts
7Shawano County13.835+3.95 pts
8Buffalo County13.305+4.55 pts
9Grant County12.975+0.11 pts
10Outagamie County12.832+3.07 pts
11Richland County12.698+5.95 pts
12Oneida County12.63-3.81 pts
13Rock County12.499+3.82 pts
14Racine County12.463+1.23 pts
15Juneau County12.452+1.14 pts
16Crawford County12.403+2.47 pts
17Brown County12.389+1.98 pts
18Pepin County12.256+3.24 pts
19Vernon County12.15-6.16 pts
20Walworth County11.596+0.41 pts
21Dodge County11.538+3.9 pts
22Chippewa County11.43-1.36 pts
23Vilas County11.395-0.42 pts
24Waupaca County11.142+3.17 pts
25Portage County11.136+0.63 pts
26Douglas County11.099+1.18 pts
26Langlade County11.099+2.37 pts
28Pierce County10.875+1.35 pts
29Marinette County10.858+2.47 pts
30Ozaukee County10.738+1.03 pts
31Forest County10.667-8.65 pts
32Columbia County10.573-1.53 pts
33Jefferson County10.558+0.82 pts
34Taylor County10.479+3.02 pts
35Ashland County10.389+2.54 pts
36La Crosse County10.365+1.61 pts
37Sheboygan County10.352-0.98 pts
38Milwaukee County10.332-1.66 pts
39Manitowoc County10.319+2.29 pts
40Washington County10.286+2.35 pts
41Waukesha County10.051-0.03 pts
42Marathon County10.005+1.76 pts
43Dane County9.852+1.06 pts
44Burnett County9.754-1.95 pts
45Calumet County9.724+0.74 pts
46Kewaunee County9.715+1.29 pts
47Marquette County9.714+3.79 pts
48Barron County9.678+0.09 pts
49Kenosha County9.516-2.44 pts
50St. Croix County9.47+0.25 pts
51Clark County9.45-2.85 pts
52Washburn County9.427-11.72 pts
53Wood County9.401-12.45 pts
54Green Lake County9.157-4.35 pts
55Fond du Lac County9.043-0.11 pts
56Eau Claire County9.036-1.57 pts
57Sawyer County8.935-0.71 pts
58Rusk County8.72-12.27 pts
59Green County8.695+0.97 pts
60Florence County8.604-1.41 pts
61Monroe County8.528-0.12 pts
62Polk County8.521-0.81 pts
63Winnebago County8.487+1.51 pts
64Sauk County8.478-0.08 pts
65Door County8.387-3.22 pts
66Iron County8.339-5.77 pts
67Adams County7.845-0.75 pts
68Dunn County7.352-0.98 pts
69Lafayette County7.016-2.15 pts
70Iowa County5.873-4.17 pts
71Trempealeau County4.051+0.23 pts
72Menominee County2.697+1.6 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Bayfield County, with 23.958% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 2.697% in 2020.

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