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

Dane County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 72 counties in 2023, at 70.5%. Adams County had the lowest, at 48.1%. The median was 62.9% and the figure for Wisconsin was 65.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.5Dane County
Lowest48.1Adams County
Median62.972 counties
Wisconsin65.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 48.1 %Ashland County: 60.4 %Barron County: 62.1 %Bayfield County: 54.1 %Brown County: 68.3 %Buffalo County: 63.1 %Burnett County: 49.7 %Calumet County: 69.9 %Chippewa County: 63.6 %Clark County: 64.7 %Columbia County: 65.6 %Crawford County: 53.5 %Dane County: 70.5 %Dodge County: 65.4 %Door County: 58 %Douglas County: 62.5 %Dunn County: 67.3 %Eau Claire County: 68.7 %Florence County: 52.5 %Fond du Lac County: 65 %Forest County: 50.7 %Grant County: 63.5 %Green County: 67.7 %Green Lake County: 58.1 %Iowa County: 68.3 %Iron County: 52.2 %Jackson County: 57.3 %Jefferson County: 68 %Juneau County: 56.7 %Kenosha County: 67.2 %Kewaunee County: 64.6 %La Crosse County: 66.5 %Lafayette County: 65.4 %Langlade County: 58.6 %Lincoln County: 59.3 %Manitowoc County: 61.8 %Marathon County: 67.2 %Marinette County: 57.6 %Marquette County: 55 %Menominee County: 50.5 %Milwaukee County: 64.8 %Monroe County: 62.7 %Oconto County: 61.2 %Oneida County: 54.7 %Outagamie County: 69.7 %Ozaukee County: 66.5 %Pepin County: 61.6 %Pierce County: 69 %Polk County: 61.6 %Portage County: 66.6 %Price County: 53.2 %Racine County: 63.9 %Richland County: 59 %Rock County: 65.2 %Rusk County: 56.2 %St. Croix County: 70 %Sauk County: 67.2 %Sawyer County: 53.8 %Shawano County: 60.8 %Sheboygan County: 65.4 %Taylor County: 63 %Trempealeau County: 67.3 %Vernon County: 59.6 %Vilas County: 54 %Walworth County: 65.5 %Washburn County: 54.4 %Washington County: 69 %Waukesha County: 67.2 %Waupaca County: 62.2 %Waushara County: 54.5 %Winnebago County: 66.5 %Wood County: 61.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dane County: 70.5 %Dane County70.5St. Croix County: 70 %St. Croix County70Calumet County: 69.9 %Calumet County69.9Outagamie County: 69.7 %Outagamie County69.7Pierce County: 69 %Pierce County69Washington County: 69 %Washington County69Eau Claire County: 68.7 %Eau Claire County68.7Iowa County: 68.3 %Iowa County68.3Brown County: 68.3 %Brown County68.3Jefferson County: 68 %Jefferson County68Green County: 67.7 %Green County67.7Dunn County: 67.3 %Dunn County67.3Trempealeau County: 67.3 %Trempealeau County67.3Waukesha County: 67.2 %Waukesha County67.2Sauk County: 67.2 %Sauk County67.2Marathon County: 67.2 %Marathon County67.2Kenosha County: 67.2 %Kenosha County67.2Portage County: 66.6 %Portage County66.6La Crosse County: 66.5 %La Crosse County66.5Ozaukee County: 66.5 %Ozaukee County66.5Winnebago County: 66.5 %Winnebago County66.5Columbia County: 65.6 %Columbia County65.6Walworth County: 65.5 %Walworth County65.5Dodge County: 65.4 %Dodge County65.4Sheboygan County: 65.4 %Sheboygan County65.4Lafayette County: 65.4 %Lafayette County65.4Rock County: 65.2 %Rock County65.2Fond du Lac County: 65 %Fond du Lac County65Milwaukee County: 64.8 %Milwaukee County64.8Clark County: 64.7 %Clark County64.7Kewaunee County: 64.6 %Kewaunee County64.6Racine County: 63.9 %Racine County63.9Chippewa County: 63.6 %Chippewa County63.6Grant County: 63.5 %Grant County63.5Buffalo County: 63.1 %Buffalo County63.1Taylor County: 63 %Taylor County63Monroe County: 62.7 %Monroe County62.7Douglas County: 62.5 %Douglas County62.5Waupaca County: 62.2 %Waupaca County62.2Barron County: 62.1 %Barron County62.1Dane County: 70.5 %Dane County70.5St. Croix County: 70 %St. Croix County70Calumet County: 69.9 %Calumet County69.9Outagamie County: 69.7 %Outagamie County69.7Pierce County: 69 %Pierce County69Washington County: 69 %Washington County69Eau Claire County: 68.7 %Eau Claire County68.7Iowa County: 68.3 %Iowa County68.3Brown County: 68.3 %Brown County68.3Jefferson County: 68 %Jefferson County68Green County: 67.7 %Green County67.7Dunn County: 67.3 %Dunn County67.3Trempealeau County: 67.3 %Trempealeau County67.3Waukesha County: 67.2 %Waukesha County67.2Sauk County: 67.2 %Sauk County67.2Marathon County: 67.2 %Marathon County67.2Kenosha County: 67.2 %Kenosha County67.2Portage County: 66.6 %Portage County66.6La Crosse County: 66.5 %La Crosse County66.5Ozaukee County: 66.5 %Ozaukee County66.5Winnebago County: 66.5 %Winnebago County66.5Columbia County: 65.6 %Columbia County65.6Walworth County: 65.5 %Walworth County65.5Dodge County: 65.4 %Dodge County65.4Sheboygan County: 65.4 %Sheboygan County65.4Lafayette County: 65.4 %Lafayette County65.4Rock County: 65.2 %Rock County65.2Fond du Lac County: 65 %Fond du Lac County65Milwaukee County: 64.8 %Milwaukee County64.8Clark County: 64.7 %Clark County64.7Kewaunee County: 64.6 %Kewaunee County64.6Racine County: 63.9 %Racine County63.9Chippewa County: 63.6 %Chippewa County63.6Grant County: 63.5 %Grant County63.5Buffalo County: 63.1 %Buffalo County63.1Taylor County: 63 %Taylor County63Monroe County: 62.7 %Monroe County62.7Douglas County: 62.5 %Douglas County62.5Waupaca County: 62.2 %Waupaca County62.2Barron County: 62.1 %Barron County62.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dane County70.5-0.2 pts
2St. Croix County70-0.9 pts
3Calumet County69.9-0.8 pts
4Outagamie County69.70 pts
5Pierce County69+0.7 pts
5Washington County69-0 pts
7Eau Claire County68.7-0.3 pts
8Iowa County68.3-1.2 pts
9Brown County68.30 pts
10Jefferson County68-0.8 pts
11Green County67.7-0.2 pts
12Dunn County67.30 pts
13Trempealeau County67.3+0.4 pts
14Waukesha County67.2-0.2 pts
15Sauk County67.2+0.2 pts
16Marathon County67.2+0.1 pts
17Kenosha County67.2-0.2 pts
18Portage County66.6-0 pts
19La Crosse County66.5+0.3 pts
19Ozaukee County66.5-0.4 pts
21Winnebago County66.5+0.3 pts
22Columbia County65.6-1.3 pts
23Walworth County65.5-0.6 pts
24Dodge County65.4-1.1 pts
25Sheboygan County65.4-0.6 pts
26Lafayette County65.4+0.1 pts
27Rock County65.2-0.2 pts
28Fond du Lac County65-0.1 pts
29Milwaukee County64.8+0.1 pts
30Clark County64.7-0.1 pts
31Kewaunee County64.6-1.4 pts
32Racine County63.9-0.1 pts
33Chippewa County63.6-0 pts
34Grant County63.5-0.5 pts
35Buffalo County63.1-1.2 pts
36Taylor County63-1.3 pts
37Monroe County62.7-0.2 pts
38Douglas County62.5-0.1 pts
39Waupaca County62.2-0.8 pts
40Barron County62.1+0.3 pts
41Manitowoc County61.8-0.5 pts
41Wood County61.8-0.7 pts
43Polk County61.6-0.9 pts
44Pepin County61.6-0.7 pts
45Oconto County61.2+0.5 pts
46Shawano County60.8-0.5 pts
47Ashland County60.4-1.5 pts
48Vernon County59.6-0.3 pts
49Lincoln County59.3+0.3 pts
50Richland County59+0.4 pts
51Langlade County58.6+0.7 pts
52Green Lake County58.1-1.9 pts
53Door County58-0.2 pts
54Marinette County57.6+0.5 pts
55Jackson County57.3-0.8 pts
56Juneau County56.7-1.6 pts
57Rusk County56.2-1.4 pts
58Marquette County55-1.2 pts
59Oneida County54.7+1.3 pts
60Waushara County54.5+0.2 pts
61Washburn County54.4+0.4 pts
62Bayfield County54.1-1.7 pts
63Vilas County54+0.1 pts
64Sawyer County53.8-1.3 pts
65Crawford County53.5-1.1 pts
66Price County53.2-0.3 pts
67Florence County52.5-0.6 pts
68Iron County52.2-0.3 pts
69Forest County50.7-1.1 pts
70Menominee County50.5-0.8 pts
71Burnett County49.7-1.5 pts
72Adams County48.1+0.6 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/wisconsin-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dane County, with 70.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adams County, with 48.1% in 2023.

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