Which counties in Wisconsin are adding jobs fastest?

Lafayette County (+26.0%), Bayfield County (+18.9%) and Dunn County (+10.6%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Wisconsin between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Wisconsin counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Lafayette County	+26.0%	3,808	17,478
2	Bayfield County	+18.9%	2,612	16,787
3	Dunn County	+10.6%	15,649	46,223
4	Kenosha County	+9.5%	67,834	168,448
5	Clark County	+8.6%	9,517	35,052
6	Calumet County	+8.0%	13,842	53,982
7	Florence County	+8.0%	704	4,748
8	Dane County	+6.5%	314,435	590,375
9	Jefferson County	+5.8%	31,584	86,505
10	Walworth County	+5.7%	39,077	106,127
11	Barron County	+5.1%	17,770	46,484
12	Dodge County	+4.5%	33,265	89,097
13	Rock County	+4.5%	64,537	166,472
14	Chippewa County	+4.5%	22,890	67,614
15	Winnebago County	+4.3%	91,036	174,218
16	Waushara County	+4.2%	4,855	25,223
17	Burnett County	+3.8%	3,465	17,223
18	Juneau County	+3.6%	6,776	26,649
19	Iowa County	+3.6%	9,789	23,951
20	Washington County	+3.3%	54,404	139,238
21	La Crosse County	+2.6%	66,633	121,339
22	Polk County	+2.5%	14,018	45,803
23	Trempealeau County	+2.3%	15,034	31,171
24	Monroe County	+2.1%	16,790	46,572
25	Door County	+2.0%	10,683	30,616
26	St. Croix County	+1.9%	31,951	98,276
27	Racine County	+1.7%	69,594	198,919
28	Oconto County	+1.6%	7,246	40,195
29	Marquette County	+1.2%	3,013	15,927
30	Green County	+1.1%	13,537	37,227
31	Sawyer County	+0.6%	5,363	18,846
32	Rusk County	+0.4%	4,275	14,146
33	Oneida County	+0.3%	13,728	38,131
34	Adams County	+0.3%	3,187	21,752
35	Waukesha County	+0.2%	246,232	417,210
36	Columbia County	−0.0%	20,998	58,132
37	Lincoln County	−0.3%	8,854	28,403
38	Marathon County	−0.4%	65,770	139,432
39	Forest County	−0.8%	1,532	9,574
40	Sauk County	−0.8%	31,025	66,652
41	Pierce County	−0.8%	7,134	43,519
42	Pepin County	−1.3%	1,649	7,513
43	Douglas County	−1.4%	14,227	43,990
44	Iron County	−1.4%	1,345	6,127
45	Kewaunee County	−1.5%	4,897	20,758
46	Outagamie County	−1.5%	101,784	195,894
47	Green Lake County	−1.6%	4,954	19,305
48	Buffalo County	−1.8%	2,922	13,318
49	Manitowoc County	−2.3%	28,889	81,710
50	Sheboygan County	−2.5%	53,030	118,047
51	Vilas County	−2.9%	5,887	23,761
52	Vernon County	−3.2%	7,182	31,443
53	Shawano County	−3.4%	10,135	41,560
54	Eau Claire County	−3.4%	51,990	109,033
55	Brown County	−3.4%	142,969	275,803
56	Langlade County	−3.8%	6,305	19,534
57	Milwaukee County	−3.9%	435,400	924,216
58	Marinette County	−4.1%	14,834	42,574
59	Fond du Lac County	−4.2%	42,508	104,669
60	Washburn County	−4.4%	4,261	17,087
61	Waupaca County	−4.5%	15,170	51,461
62	Portage County	−4.6%	29,656	71,943
63	Ozaukee County	−4.6%	39,792	94,346
64	Grant County	−5.3%	13,342	52,446
65	Taylor County	−5.9%	6,986	20,118
66	Richland County	−8.5%	4,436	17,036
67	Crawford County	−9.3%	5,398	15,910
68	Wood County	−9.4%	34,252	74,060
69	Price County	−11.9%	3,796	13,988
70	Ashland County	−15.0%	5,987	16,203
71	Jackson County	−22.6%	4,983	20,999
72	Menominee County	−46.2%	541	4,199

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Wisconsin has the fastest job growth?

Lafayette County: +26.0%, ahead of Bayfield County (+18.9%) and Dunn County (+10.6%), of 72 Wisconsin counties ranked.

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