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Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Windsor, WI had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 96 cities in 2021, at 77%. Allouez, WI had the lowest, at 56.8%. The median was 67.9% and the figure for Wisconsin was 66.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77Windsor, WI
Lowest56.8Allouez, WI
Median67.996 cities
Wisconsin66.1History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Windsor, WI: 77 %Windsor, WI77Oregon, WI: 75.9 %Oregon, WI75.9Sussex, WI: 75.3 %Sussex, WI75.3Harrison, WI: 74.9 %Harrison, WI74.9Weston, WI: 74.7 %Weston, WI74.7New Richmond, WI: 74.5 %New Richmond, WI74.5Verona, WI: 74.5 %Verona, WI74.5DeForest, WI: 73.8 %DeForest, WI73.8Suamico, WI: 72.8 %Suamico, WI72.8Beaver Dam, WI: 72.7 %Beaver Dam, WI72.7Hartford, WI: 72.6 %Hartford, WI72.6Menasha, WI: 72.5 %Menasha, WI72.5Oak Creek, WI: 72.4 %Oak Creek, WI72.4Sun Prairie, WI: 72.4 %Sun Prairie, WI72.4Waukesha, WI: 72.2 %Waukesha, WI72.2Waunakee, WI: 72.2 %Waunakee, WI72.2Fitchburg, WI: 72 %Fitchburg, WI72Kaukauna, WI: 71.9 %Kaukauna, WI71.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 71.7 %Fort Atkinson, WI71.7Elkhorn, WI: 71.6 %Elkhorn, WI71.6Grafton, WI: 71.5 %Grafton, WI71.5Madison, WI: 71.3 %Madison, WI71.3Richfield, WI: 71.3 %Richfield, WI71.3Hobart, WI: 71 %Hobart, WI71Little Chute, WI: 70.9 %Little Chute, WI70.9Neenah, WI: 70.7 %Neenah, WI70.7Salem Lakes, WI: 70.6 %Salem Lakes, WI70.6Appleton, WI: 70.5 %Appleton, WI70.5Bellevue, WI: 70.5 %Bellevue, WI70.5Holmen, WI: 70.4 %Holmen, WI70.4Germantown, WI: 70.3 %Germantown, WI70.3Oconomowoc, WI: 70.2 %Oconomowoc, WI70.2River Falls, WI: 70.1 %River Falls, WI70.1Shorewood, WI: 70.1 %Shorewood, WI70.1Howard, WI: 70 %Howard, WI70Eau Claire, WI: 69.9 %Eau Claire, WI69.9Whitefish Bay, WI: 69.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI69.9Stevens Point, WI: 69.8 %Stevens Point, WI69.8Middleton, WI: 69.3 %Middleton, WI69.3Hartland, WI: 69.1 %Hartland, WI69.1Windsor, WI: 77 %Windsor, WI77Oregon, WI: 75.9 %Oregon, WI75.9Sussex, WI: 75.3 %Sussex, WI75.3Harrison, WI: 74.9 %Harrison, WI74.9Weston, WI: 74.7 %Weston, WI74.7New Richmond, WI: 74.5 %New Richmond, WI74.5Verona, WI: 74.5 %Verona, WI74.5DeForest, WI: 73.8 %DeForest, WI73.8Suamico, WI: 72.8 %Suamico, WI72.8Beaver Dam, WI: 72.7 %Beaver Dam, WI72.7Hartford, WI: 72.6 %Hartford, WI72.6Menasha, WI: 72.5 %Menasha, WI72.5Oak Creek, WI: 72.4 %Oak Creek, WI72.4Sun Prairie, WI: 72.4 %Sun Prairie, WI72.4Waukesha, WI: 72.2 %Waukesha, WI72.2Waunakee, WI: 72.2 %Waunakee, WI72.2Fitchburg, WI: 72 %Fitchburg, WI72Kaukauna, WI: 71.9 %Kaukauna, WI71.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 71.7 %Fort Atkinson, WI71.7Elkhorn, WI: 71.6 %Elkhorn, WI71.6Grafton, WI: 71.5 %Grafton, WI71.5Madison, WI: 71.3 %Madison, WI71.3Richfield, WI: 71.3 %Richfield, WI71.3Hobart, WI: 71 %Hobart, WI71Little Chute, WI: 70.9 %Little Chute, WI70.9Neenah, WI: 70.7 %Neenah, WI70.7Salem Lakes, WI: 70.6 %Salem Lakes, WI70.6Appleton, WI: 70.5 %Appleton, WI70.5Bellevue, WI: 70.5 %Bellevue, WI70.5Holmen, WI: 70.4 %Holmen, WI70.4Germantown, WI: 70.3 %Germantown, WI70.3Oconomowoc, WI: 70.2 %Oconomowoc, WI70.2River Falls, WI: 70.1 %River Falls, WI70.1Shorewood, WI: 70.1 %Shorewood, WI70.1Howard, WI: 70 %Howard, WI70Eau Claire, WI: 69.9 %Eau Claire, WI69.9Whitefish Bay, WI: 69.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI69.9Stevens Point, WI: 69.8 %Stevens Point, WI69.8Middleton, WI: 69.3 %Middleton, WI69.3Hartland, WI: 69.1 %Hartland, WI69.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Windsor, WI77
2Oregon, WI75.9
3Sussex, WI75.3
4Harrison, WI74.9
5Weston, WI74.7
6New Richmond, WI74.5
7Verona, WI74.5
8DeForest, WI73.8
9Suamico, WI72.8
10Beaver Dam, WI72.7
11Hartford, WI72.6
12Menasha, WI72.5
13Oak Creek, WI72.4
13Sun Prairie, WI72.4
15Waukesha, WI72.2
16Waunakee, WI72.2
17Fitchburg, WI72
18Kaukauna, WI71.9
19Fort Atkinson, WI71.7
20Elkhorn, WI71.6
21Grafton, WI71.5
22Madison, WI71.3
23Richfield, WI71.3
24Hobart, WI71
25Little Chute, WI70.9
26Neenah, WI70.7
27Salem Lakes, WI70.6
28Appleton, WI70.5
29Bellevue, WI70.5
30Holmen, WI70.4
31Germantown, WI70.3
32Oconomowoc, WI70.2
33River Falls, WI70.1
34Shorewood, WI70.1
35Howard, WI70
36Eau Claire, WI69.9
36Whitefish Bay, WI69.9
38Stevens Point, WI69.8
39Middleton, WI69.3
40Hartland, WI69.1
41Muskego, WI68.7
42Stoughton, WI68.3
43Kenosha, WI68.3
44Green Bay, WI68.2
45West Bend, WI68.2
46Port Washington, WI68.1
47De Pere, WI68.1
48Hudson, WI68.1
49Burlington, WI67.7
50West Allis, WI67.7
51Watertown, WI67.5
52Menomonee Falls, WI67.4
53Sheboygan, WI67.4
54Fox Crossing, WI67.3
55Wauwatosa, WI67.1
56Plover, WI67
57Reedsburg, WI67
58Ashwaubenon, WI66.9
59Superior, WI66.5
60Onalaska, WI66.5
61Fond du Lac, WI66.1
62Whitewater, WI66.1
63Monroe, WI65.9
64Greenfield, WI65.9
65Pewaukee, WI65.8
66New Berlin, WI65.7
67Baraboo, WI65.6
67Greendale, WI65.6
69Wausau, WI65.4
70Janesville, WI65.3
71Cudahy, WI65.2
72Brown Deer, WI65.1
73Cedarburg, WI65
73Platteville, WI65
75Pleasant Prairie, WI64.9
76South Milwaukee, WI64.8
77Menomonie, WI64.6
78Caledonia, WI64.1
79Beloit, WI64.1
80Milwaukee, WI64
81Two Rivers, WI63.7
82La Crosse, WI63.3
83Racine, WI63.2
84Oshkosh, WI63.1
85Waupun, WI63
86Mount Pleasant, WI63
87Brookfield, WI62.9
88Marinette, WI62.2
89Chippewa Falls, WI61.8
90Marshfield, WI61.8
91Wisconsin Rapids, WI60.3
92Manitowoc, WI60.2
93Mequon, WI60.2
94Franklin, WI58.9
95Glendale, WI57.8
96Allouez, WI56.8

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Wisconsin by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Windsor, WI, with 77% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allouez, WI, with 56.8% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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