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

St. Croix County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 72 counties in 2021, at 71.7%. Adams County had the lowest, at 46.7%. The median was 63.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 66.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.7St. Croix County
Lowest46.7Adams County
Median63.572 counties
Wisconsin66.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 46.7 %Ashland County: 62.6 %Barron County: 61.9 %Bayfield County: 55.7 %Brown County: 68.7 %Buffalo County: 65.3 %Burnett County: 51.3 %Calumet County: 71.3 %Chippewa County: 63.6 %Clark County: 64.7 %Columbia County: 67.8 %Crawford County: 55 %Dane County: 71.4 %Dodge County: 67.3 %Door County: 59.4 %Douglas County: 63 %Dunn County: 67.1 %Eau Claire County: 69.1 %Florence County: 52.3 %Fond du Lac County: 66.3 %Forest County: 52.2 %Grant County: 64.4 %Green County: 68.9 %Green Lake County: 60.6 %Iowa County: 69.3 %Iron County: 53.1 %Jackson County: 59 %Jefferson County: 69.3 %Juneau County: 59.1 %Kenosha County: 67.8 %Kewaunee County: 67 %La Crosse County: 66 %Lafayette County: 65.3 %Langlade County: 58.1 %Lincoln County: 60 %Manitowoc County: 62.9 %Marathon County: 68 %Marinette County: 57.9 %Marquette County: 56.4 %Menominee County: 48.5 %Milwaukee County: 64.8 %Monroe County: 63.4 %Oconto County: 62 %Oneida County: 54.9 %Outagamie County: 70.5 %Ozaukee County: 66.9 %Pepin County: 62.3 %Pierce County: 69.9 %Polk County: 63 %Portage County: 67 %Price County: 54.7 %Racine County: 64.3 %Richland County: 59.1 %Rock County: 65.4 %Rusk County: 57.5 %St. Croix County: 71.7 %Sauk County: 67.5 %Sawyer County: 56.3 %Shawano County: 62.1 %Sheboygan County: 66.1 %Taylor County: 64.7 %Trempealeau County: 67 %Vernon County: 59.5 %Vilas County: 53.5 %Walworth County: 66.9 %Washburn County: 54.4 %Washington County: 69.8 %Waukesha County: 67.9 %Waupaca County: 63.3 %Waushara County: 54.8 %Winnebago County: 66.1 %Wood County: 62.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

St. Croix County: 71.7 %St. Croix County71.7Dane County: 71.4 %Dane County71.4Calumet County: 71.3 %Calumet County71.3Outagamie County: 70.5 %Outagamie County70.5Pierce County: 69.9 %Pierce County69.9Washington County: 69.8 %Washington County69.8Jefferson County: 69.3 %Jefferson County69.3Iowa County: 69.3 %Iowa County69.3Eau Claire County: 69.1 %Eau Claire County69.1Green County: 68.9 %Green County68.9Brown County: 68.7 %Brown County68.7Marathon County: 68 %Marathon County68Waukesha County: 67.9 %Waukesha County67.9Columbia County: 67.8 %Columbia County67.8Kenosha County: 67.8 %Kenosha County67.8Sauk County: 67.5 %Sauk County67.5Dodge County: 67.3 %Dodge County67.3Dunn County: 67.1 %Dunn County67.1Trempealeau County: 67 %Trempealeau County67Portage County: 67 %Portage County67Kewaunee County: 67 %Kewaunee County67Ozaukee County: 66.9 %Ozaukee County66.9Walworth County: 66.9 %Walworth County66.9Fond du Lac County: 66.3 %Fond du Lac County66.3Sheboygan County: 66.1 %Sheboygan County66.1Winnebago County: 66.1 %Winnebago County66.1La Crosse County: 66 %La Crosse County66Rock County: 65.4 %Rock County65.4Lafayette County: 65.3 %Lafayette County65.3Buffalo County: 65.3 %Buffalo County65.3Milwaukee County: 64.8 %Milwaukee County64.8Taylor County: 64.7 %Taylor County64.7Clark County: 64.7 %Clark County64.7Grant County: 64.4 %Grant County64.4Racine County: 64.3 %Racine County64.3Chippewa County: 63.6 %Chippewa County63.6Monroe County: 63.4 %Monroe County63.4Waupaca County: 63.3 %Waupaca County63.3Douglas County: 63 %Douglas County63Polk County: 63 %Polk County63St. Croix County: 71.7 %St. Croix County71.7Dane County: 71.4 %Dane County71.4Calumet County: 71.3 %Calumet County71.3Outagamie County: 70.5 %Outagamie County70.5Pierce County: 69.9 %Pierce County69.9Washington County: 69.8 %Washington County69.8Jefferson County: 69.3 %Jefferson County69.3Iowa County: 69.3 %Iowa County69.3Eau Claire County: 69.1 %Eau Claire County69.1Green County: 68.9 %Green County68.9Brown County: 68.7 %Brown County68.7Marathon County: 68 %Marathon County68Waukesha County: 67.9 %Waukesha County67.9Columbia County: 67.8 %Columbia County67.8Kenosha County: 67.8 %Kenosha County67.8Sauk County: 67.5 %Sauk County67.5Dodge County: 67.3 %Dodge County67.3Dunn County: 67.1 %Dunn County67.1Trempealeau County: 67 %Trempealeau County67Portage County: 67 %Portage County67Kewaunee County: 67 %Kewaunee County67Ozaukee County: 66.9 %Ozaukee County66.9Walworth County: 66.9 %Walworth County66.9Fond du Lac County: 66.3 %Fond du Lac County66.3Sheboygan County: 66.1 %Sheboygan County66.1Winnebago County: 66.1 %Winnebago County66.1La Crosse County: 66 %La Crosse County66Rock County: 65.4 %Rock County65.4Lafayette County: 65.3 %Lafayette County65.3Buffalo County: 65.3 %Buffalo County65.3Milwaukee County: 64.8 %Milwaukee County64.8Taylor County: 64.7 %Taylor County64.7Clark County: 64.7 %Clark County64.7Grant County: 64.4 %Grant County64.4Racine County: 64.3 %Racine County64.3Chippewa County: 63.6 %Chippewa County63.6Monroe County: 63.4 %Monroe County63.4Waupaca County: 63.3 %Waupaca County63.3Douglas County: 63 %Douglas County63Polk County: 63 %Polk County63
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1St. Croix County71.7
2Dane County71.4
3Calumet County71.3
4Outagamie County70.5
5Pierce County69.9
6Washington County69.8
7Jefferson County69.3
8Iowa County69.3
9Eau Claire County69.1
10Green County68.9
11Brown County68.7
12Marathon County68
13Waukesha County67.9
14Columbia County67.8
15Kenosha County67.8
16Sauk County67.5
17Dodge County67.3
18Dunn County67.1
19Trempealeau County67
20Portage County67
21Kewaunee County67
22Ozaukee County66.9
23Walworth County66.9
24Fond du Lac County66.3
25Sheboygan County66.1
26Winnebago County66.1
27La Crosse County66
28Rock County65.4
29Lafayette County65.3
30Buffalo County65.3
31Milwaukee County64.8
32Taylor County64.7
33Clark County64.7
34Grant County64.4
35Racine County64.3
36Chippewa County63.6
37Monroe County63.4
38Waupaca County63.3
39Douglas County63
39Polk County63
41Manitowoc County62.9
42Ashland County62.6
43Wood County62.4
44Pepin County62.3
45Shawano County62.1
46Oconto County62
47Barron County61.9
48Green Lake County60.6
49Lincoln County60
50Vernon County59.5
51Door County59.4
52Richland County59.1
53Juneau County59.1
54Jackson County59
55Langlade County58.1
56Marinette County57.9
57Rusk County57.5
58Marquette County56.4
59Sawyer County56.3
60Bayfield County55.7
61Crawford County55
62Oneida County54.9
63Waushara County54.8
64Price County54.7
65Washburn County54.4
66Vilas County53.5
67Iron County53.1
68Florence County52.3
69Forest County52.2
70Burnett County51.3
71Menominee County48.5
72Adams County46.7

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

St. Croix County, with 71.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adams County, with 46.7% in 2021.

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