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Counties in Wisconsin by job destruction rate

Menominee County had the highest job destruction rate of 72 counties in 2022, at 70.769%. Kewaunee County had the lowest, at 7.431%. The median was 11.099% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.133%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.769Menominee County
Lowest7.431Kewaunee County
Median11.09972 counties
Wisconsin11.133History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.975 %Ashland County: 9.724 %Barron County: 11.1 %Bayfield County: 14.168 %Brown County: 11.295 %Buffalo County: 11.338 %Burnett County: 14.469 %Calumet County: 11.285 %Chippewa County: 21.261 %Clark County: 10.468 %Columbia County: 11.578 %Crawford County: 7.915 %Dane County: 10.544 %Dodge County: 19.454 %Door County: 8.622 %Douglas County: 11.403 %Dunn County: 10.367 %Eau Claire County: 11.099 %Florence County: 11.15 %Fond du Lac County: 11.728 %Forest County: 12.649 %Grant County: 9.498 %Green County: 12.61 %Green Lake County: 10.103 %Iowa County: 10.073 %Iron County: 13.88 %Jackson County: 11.295 %Jefferson County: 9.913 %Juneau County: 10.413 %Kenosha County: 9.66 %Kewaunee County: 7.431 %La Crosse County: 11.239 %Lafayette County: 8.207 %Langlade County: 8.764 %Lincoln County: 10.812 %Manitowoc County: 12.069 %Marathon County: 8.888 %Marinette County: 12.722 %Marquette County: 22.201 %Menominee County: 70.769 %Milwaukee County: 12.708 %Monroe County: 7.842 %Oconto County: 12.159 %Oneida County: 11.586 %Outagamie County: 12.001 %Ozaukee County: 10.935 %Pepin County: 23.355 %Pierce County: 11.889 %Polk County: 12.089 %Portage County: 11.441 %Price County: 17.052 %Racine County: 11.347 %Richland County: 8.542 %Rock County: 9.889 %Rusk County: 11.104 %St. Croix County: 12.988 %Sauk County: 9.015 %Sawyer County: 8.234 %Shawano County: 10.153 %Sheboygan County: 7.572 %Taylor County: 15.944 %Trempealeau County: 9.826 %Vernon County: 8.688 %Vilas County: 15.792 %Walworth County: 9.935 %Washburn County: 18.777 %Washington County: 9.244 %Waukesha County: 10.797 %Waupaca County: 9.462 %Waushara County: 9.288 %Winnebago County: 9.567 %Wood County: 10.881 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Menominee County: 70.769 %Menominee County70.769Pepin County: 23.355 %Pepin County23.355Marquette County: 22.201 %Marquette County22.201Chippewa County: 21.261 %Chippewa County21.261Dodge County: 19.454 %Dodge County19.454Washburn County: 18.777 %Washburn County18.777Price County: 17.052 %Price County17.052Taylor County: 15.944 %Taylor County15.944Vilas County: 15.792 %Vilas County15.792Burnett County: 14.469 %Burnett County14.469Bayfield County: 14.168 %Bayfield County14.168Iron County: 13.88 %Iron County13.88St. Croix County: 12.988 %St. Croix County12.988Marinette County: 12.722 %Marinette County12.722Milwaukee County: 12.708 %Milwaukee County12.708Forest County: 12.649 %Forest County12.649Green County: 12.61 %Green County12.61Oconto County: 12.159 %Oconto County12.159Polk County: 12.089 %Polk County12.089Manitowoc County: 12.069 %Manitowoc County12.069Outagamie County: 12.001 %Outagamie County12.001Pierce County: 11.889 %Pierce County11.889Fond du Lac County: 11.728 %Fond du Lac County11.728Oneida County: 11.586 %Oneida County11.586Columbia County: 11.578 %Columbia County11.578Portage County: 11.441 %Portage County11.441Douglas County: 11.403 %Douglas County11.403Racine County: 11.347 %Racine County11.347Buffalo County: 11.338 %Buffalo County11.338Brown County: 11.295 %Brown County11.295Jackson County: 11.295 %Jackson County11.295Calumet County: 11.285 %Calumet County11.285La Crosse County: 11.239 %La Crosse County11.239Florence County: 11.15 %Florence County11.15Rusk County: 11.104 %Rusk County11.104Barron County: 11.1 %Barron County11.1Eau Claire County: 11.099 %Eau Claire County11.099Ozaukee County: 10.935 %Ozaukee County10.935Wood County: 10.881 %Wood County10.881Lincoln County: 10.812 %Lincoln County10.812Menominee County: 70.769 %Menominee County70.769Pepin County: 23.355 %Pepin County23.355Marquette County: 22.201 %Marquette County22.201Chippewa County: 21.261 %Chippewa County21.261Dodge County: 19.454 %Dodge County19.454Washburn County: 18.777 %Washburn County18.777Price County: 17.052 %Price County17.052Taylor County: 15.944 %Taylor County15.944Vilas County: 15.792 %Vilas County15.792Burnett County: 14.469 %Burnett County14.469Bayfield County: 14.168 %Bayfield County14.168Iron County: 13.88 %Iron County13.88St. Croix County: 12.988 %St. Croix County12.988Marinette County: 12.722 %Marinette County12.722Milwaukee County: 12.708 %Milwaukee County12.708Forest County: 12.649 %Forest County12.649Green County: 12.61 %Green County12.61Oconto County: 12.159 %Oconto County12.159Polk County: 12.089 %Polk County12.089Manitowoc County: 12.069 %Manitowoc County12.069Outagamie County: 12.001 %Outagamie County12.001Pierce County: 11.889 %Pierce County11.889Fond du Lac County: 11.728 %Fond du Lac County11.728Oneida County: 11.586 %Oneida County11.586Columbia County: 11.578 %Columbia County11.578Portage County: 11.441 %Portage County11.441Douglas County: 11.403 %Douglas County11.403Racine County: 11.347 %Racine County11.347Buffalo County: 11.338 %Buffalo County11.338Brown County: 11.295 %Brown County11.295Jackson County: 11.295 %Jackson County11.295Calumet County: 11.285 %Calumet County11.285La Crosse County: 11.239 %La Crosse County11.239Florence County: 11.15 %Florence County11.15Rusk County: 11.104 %Rusk County11.104Barron County: 11.1 %Barron County11.1Eau Claire County: 11.099 %Eau Claire County11.099Ozaukee County: 10.935 %Ozaukee County10.935Wood County: 10.881 %Wood County10.881Lincoln County: 10.812 %Lincoln County10.812
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Menominee County70.769+69.57 pts
2Pepin County23.355+6.09 pts
3Marquette County22.201+14.74 pts
4Chippewa County21.261+10.27 pts
5Dodge County19.454+10.04 pts
6Washburn County18.777+7.81 pts
7Price County17.052-0.17 pts
8Taylor County15.944+4.3 pts
9Vilas County15.792-1.48 pts
10Burnett County14.469+2.95 pts
11Bayfield County14.168+1.69 pts
12Iron County13.88-2.8 pts
13St. Croix County12.988-0.86 pts
14Marinette County12.722+3.17 pts
15Milwaukee County12.708-2.8 pts
16Forest County12.649-0.33 pts
17Green County12.61+3 pts
18Oconto County12.159+2.9 pts
19Polk County12.089+0.56 pts
20Manitowoc County12.069-0.95 pts
21Outagamie County12.001-1.69 pts
22Pierce County11.889-5.31 pts
23Fond du Lac County11.728-0.48 pts
24Oneida County11.586-4.06 pts
25Columbia County11.578+1.14 pts
26Portage County11.441-2.36 pts
27Douglas County11.403-0.78 pts
28Racine County11.347-3.85 pts
29Buffalo County11.338-2.25 pts
30Brown County11.295-1.2 pts
30Jackson County11.295-1.11 pts
32Calumet County11.285+2.41 pts
33La Crosse County11.239-0.5 pts
34Florence County11.15+0.19 pts
35Rusk County11.104-0.46 pts
36Barron County11.1-0.38 pts
37Eau Claire County11.099-1.05 pts
38Ozaukee County10.935-4.47 pts
39Wood County10.881+0.39 pts
40Lincoln County10.812-1.35 pts
41Waukesha County10.797-3.78 pts
42Dane County10.544-3.28 pts
43Clark County10.468+0.04 pts
44Juneau County10.413-3.95 pts
45Dunn County10.367+1.54 pts
46Shawano County10.153-3.77 pts
47Green Lake County10.103-9.09 pts
48Iowa County10.073+2.07 pts
49Walworth County9.935-3.14 pts
50Jefferson County9.913-2.28 pts
51Rock County9.889-3.23 pts
52Trempealeau County9.826+2 pts
53Ashland County9.724-1.65 pts
54Kenosha County9.66-3.06 pts
55Winnebago County9.567-5.37 pts
56Grant County9.498-6.22 pts
57Waupaca County9.462-1.88 pts
58Waushara County9.288-4.42 pts
59Washington County9.244-1.85 pts
60Sauk County9.015-5.81 pts
61Marathon County8.888-3.88 pts
62Langlade County8.764-1.3 pts
63Vernon County8.688-2.38 pts
64Door County8.622-5.1 pts
65Richland County8.542-3.42 pts
66Sawyer County8.234-6.38 pts
67Lafayette County8.207+0.6 pts
68Adams County7.975-20.37 pts
69Crawford County7.915-8.18 pts
70Monroe County7.842-3.59 pts
71Sheboygan County7.572-2.94 pts
72Kewaunee County7.431-2.29 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Menominee County, with 70.769% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Kewaunee County, with 7.431% in 2022.

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