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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Adams County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2021, at 28.344%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 12.199% and the figure for Wisconsin was 13.326%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.344Adams County
Lowest1.2Menominee County
Median12.19972 counties
Wisconsin13.326History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 28.344 %Ashland County: 11.373 %Barron County: 11.485 %Bayfield County: 12.48 %Brown County: 12.497 %Buffalo County: 13.587 %Burnett County: 11.523 %Calumet County: 8.874 %Chippewa County: 10.987 %Clark County: 10.424 %Columbia County: 10.435 %Crawford County: 16.094 %Dane County: 13.825 %Dodge County: 9.409 %Door County: 13.725 %Douglas County: 12.183 %Dunn County: 8.83 %Eau Claire County: 12.154 %Florence County: 10.963 %Fond du Lac County: 12.208 %Forest County: 12.982 %Grant County: 15.721 %Green County: 9.613 %Green Lake County: 19.191 %Iowa County: 8.007 %Iron County: 16.685 %Jackson County: 12.403 %Jefferson County: 12.189 %Juneau County: 14.364 %Kenosha County: 12.716 %Kewaunee County: 9.721 %La Crosse County: 11.744 %Lafayette County: 7.611 %Langlade County: 10.064 %Lincoln County: 12.159 %Manitowoc County: 13.02 %Marathon County: 12.771 %Marinette County: 9.555 %Marquette County: 7.457 %Menominee County: 1.2 %Milwaukee County: 15.513 %Monroe County: 11.432 %Oconto County: 9.258 %Oneida County: 15.646 %Outagamie County: 13.69 %Ozaukee County: 15.408 %Pepin County: 17.263 %Pierce County: 17.197 %Polk County: 11.533 %Portage County: 13.803 %Price County: 17.222 %Racine County: 15.2 %Richland County: 11.959 %Rock County: 13.116 %Rusk County: 11.566 %St. Croix County: 13.851 %Sauk County: 14.825 %Sawyer County: 14.619 %Shawano County: 13.921 %Sheboygan County: 10.515 %Taylor County: 11.644 %Trempealeau County: 7.823 %Vernon County: 11.069 %Vilas County: 17.276 %Walworth County: 13.075 %Washburn County: 10.971 %Washington County: 11.097 %Waukesha County: 14.579 %Waupaca County: 11.345 %Waushara County: 13.713 %Winnebago County: 14.932 %Wood County: 10.493 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Adams County: 28.344 %Adams County28.344Green Lake County: 19.191 %Green Lake County19.191Vilas County: 17.276 %Vilas County17.276Pepin County: 17.263 %Pepin County17.263Price County: 17.222 %Price County17.222Pierce County: 17.197 %Pierce County17.197Iron County: 16.685 %Iron County16.685Crawford County: 16.094 %Crawford County16.094Grant County: 15.721 %Grant County15.721Oneida County: 15.646 %Oneida County15.646Milwaukee County: 15.513 %Milwaukee County15.513Ozaukee County: 15.408 %Ozaukee County15.408Racine County: 15.2 %Racine County15.2Winnebago County: 14.932 %Winnebago County14.932Sauk County: 14.825 %Sauk County14.825Sawyer County: 14.619 %Sawyer County14.619Waukesha County: 14.579 %Waukesha County14.579Juneau County: 14.364 %Juneau County14.364Shawano County: 13.921 %Shawano County13.921St. Croix County: 13.851 %St. Croix County13.851Dane County: 13.825 %Dane County13.825Portage County: 13.803 %Portage County13.803Door County: 13.725 %Door County13.725Waushara County: 13.713 %Waushara County13.713Outagamie County: 13.69 %Outagamie County13.69Buffalo County: 13.587 %Buffalo County13.587Rock County: 13.116 %Rock County13.116Walworth County: 13.075 %Walworth County13.075Manitowoc County: 13.02 %Manitowoc County13.02Forest County: 12.982 %Forest County12.982Marathon County: 12.771 %Marathon County12.771Kenosha County: 12.716 %Kenosha County12.716Brown County: 12.497 %Brown County12.497Bayfield County: 12.48 %Bayfield County12.48Jackson County: 12.403 %Jackson County12.403Fond du Lac County: 12.208 %Fond du Lac County12.208Jefferson County: 12.189 %Jefferson County12.189Douglas County: 12.183 %Douglas County12.183Lincoln County: 12.159 %Lincoln County12.159Eau Claire County: 12.154 %Eau Claire County12.154Adams County: 28.344 %Adams County28.344Green Lake County: 19.191 %Green Lake County19.191Vilas County: 17.276 %Vilas County17.276Pepin County: 17.263 %Pepin County17.263Price County: 17.222 %Price County17.222Pierce County: 17.197 %Pierce County17.197Iron County: 16.685 %Iron County16.685Crawford County: 16.094 %Crawford County16.094Grant County: 15.721 %Grant County15.721Oneida County: 15.646 %Oneida County15.646Milwaukee County: 15.513 %Milwaukee County15.513Ozaukee County: 15.408 %Ozaukee County15.408Racine County: 15.2 %Racine County15.2Winnebago County: 14.932 %Winnebago County14.932Sauk County: 14.825 %Sauk County14.825Sawyer County: 14.619 %Sawyer County14.619Waukesha County: 14.579 %Waukesha County14.579Juneau County: 14.364 %Juneau County14.364Shawano County: 13.921 %Shawano County13.921St. Croix County: 13.851 %St. Croix County13.851Dane County: 13.825 %Dane County13.825Portage County: 13.803 %Portage County13.803Door County: 13.725 %Door County13.725Waushara County: 13.713 %Waushara County13.713Outagamie County: 13.69 %Outagamie County13.69Buffalo County: 13.587 %Buffalo County13.587Rock County: 13.116 %Rock County13.116Walworth County: 13.075 %Walworth County13.075Manitowoc County: 13.02 %Manitowoc County13.02Forest County: 12.982 %Forest County12.982Marathon County: 12.771 %Marathon County12.771Kenosha County: 12.716 %Kenosha County12.716Brown County: 12.497 %Brown County12.497Bayfield County: 12.48 %Bayfield County12.48Jackson County: 12.403 %Jackson County12.403Fond du Lac County: 12.208 %Fond du Lac County12.208Jefferson County: 12.189 %Jefferson County12.189Douglas County: 12.183 %Douglas County12.183Lincoln County: 12.159 %Lincoln County12.159Eau Claire County: 12.154 %Eau Claire County12.154
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Adams County28.344+20.5 pts
2Green Lake County19.191+10.03 pts
3Vilas County17.276+5.88 pts
4Pepin County17.263+5.01 pts
5Price County17.222+3.01 pts
6Pierce County17.197+6.32 pts
7Iron County16.685+8.35 pts
8Crawford County16.094+3.69 pts
9Grant County15.721+2.75 pts
10Oneida County15.646+3.02 pts
11Milwaukee County15.513+5.18 pts
12Ozaukee County15.408+4.67 pts
13Racine County15.2+2.74 pts
14Winnebago County14.932+6.45 pts
15Sauk County14.825+6.35 pts
16Sawyer County14.619+5.68 pts
17Waukesha County14.579+4.53 pts
18Juneau County14.364+1.91 pts
19Shawano County13.921+0.09 pts
20St. Croix County13.851+4.38 pts
21Dane County13.825+3.97 pts
22Portage County13.803+2.67 pts
23Door County13.725+5.34 pts
24Waushara County13.713-0.74 pts
25Outagamie County13.69+0.86 pts
26Buffalo County13.587+0.28 pts
27Rock County13.116+0.62 pts
28Walworth County13.075+1.48 pts
29Manitowoc County13.02+2.7 pts
30Forest County12.982+2.31 pts
31Marathon County12.771+2.77 pts
32Kenosha County12.716+3.2 pts
33Brown County12.497+0.11 pts
34Bayfield County12.48-11.48 pts
35Jackson County12.403-2.42 pts
36Fond du Lac County12.208+3.17 pts
37Jefferson County12.189+1.63 pts
38Douglas County12.183+1.08 pts
39Lincoln County12.159-5.41 pts
40Eau Claire County12.154+3.12 pts
41Richland County11.959-0.74 pts
42La Crosse County11.744+1.38 pts
43Taylor County11.644+1.17 pts
44Rusk County11.566+2.85 pts
45Polk County11.533+3.01 pts
46Burnett County11.523+1.77 pts
47Barron County11.485+1.81 pts
48Monroe County11.432+2.9 pts
49Ashland County11.373+0.98 pts
50Waupaca County11.345+0.2 pts
51Washington County11.097+0.81 pts
52Vernon County11.069-1.08 pts
53Chippewa County10.987-0.44 pts
54Washburn County10.971+1.54 pts
55Florence County10.963+2.36 pts
56Sheboygan County10.515+0.16 pts
57Wood County10.493+1.09 pts
58Columbia County10.435-0.14 pts
59Clark County10.424+0.97 pts
60Langlade County10.064-1.04 pts
61Kewaunee County9.721+0.01 pts
62Green County9.613+0.92 pts
63Marinette County9.555-1.3 pts
64Dodge County9.409-2.13 pts
65Oconto County9.258-6.16 pts
66Calumet County8.874-0.85 pts
67Dunn County8.83+1.48 pts
68Iowa County8.007+2.13 pts
69Trempealeau County7.823+3.77 pts
70Lafayette County7.611+0.59 pts
71Marquette County7.457-2.26 pts
72Menominee County1.2-1.5 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Adams County, with 28.344% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 1.2% in 2021.

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