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Which counties in Wisconsin have the lowest unemployment?

Calumet County (2.5%), Dane County (2.6%) and Green County (2.6%) had the lowest unemployment in Wisconsin in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Wisconsin counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Calumet County2.5%−0.1 pts53,982
2Dane County2.6%+0.2 pts590,375
3Green County2.6%−0.2 pts37,227
4Dodge County2.7%−0.1 pts89,097
5Lafayette County2.7%−0.1 pts17,478
6Iowa County2.8%+0.0 pts23,951
7Kewaunee County2.8%−0.2 pts20,758
8La Crosse County2.8%−0.1 pts121,339
9Marathon County2.8%+0.1 pts139,432
10Ozaukee County2.8%+0.1 pts94,346
11Sheboygan County2.8%+0.2 pts118,047
12Washington County2.8%+0.0 pts139,238
13Brown County2.9%+0.0 pts275,803
14Eau Claire County2.9%−0.1 pts109,033
15Jefferson County2.9%+0.0 pts86,505
16Monroe County2.9%+0.0 pts46,572
17Outagamie County2.9%+0.1 pts195,894
18Sauk County2.9%+0.1 pts66,652
19Walworth County2.9%−0.3 pts106,127
20Waukesha County2.9%+0.1 pts417,210
21Winnebago County2.9%+0.0 pts174,218
22Clark County3.0%−0.2 pts35,052
23Columbia County3.0%+0.0 pts58,132
24Fond du Lac County3.0%+0.2 pts104,669
25Manitowoc County3.0%−0.2 pts81,710
26Portage County3.1%+0.0 pts71,943
27Shawano County3.1%+0.0 pts41,560
28Vernon County3.1%−0.2 pts31,443
29Waupaca County3.1%+0.1 pts51,461
30Grant County3.2%+0.1 pts52,446
31Richland County3.2%−0.1 pts17,036
32Door County3.4%−0.3 pts30,616
33Dunn County3.4%+0.1 pts46,223
34Kenosha County3.4%−0.4 pts168,448
35Oconto County3.4%−0.2 pts40,195
36Oneida County3.4%−0.8 pts38,131
37Green Lake County3.5%−0.3 pts19,305
38Pepin County3.5%−0.3 pts7,513
39Rock County3.5%−0.1 pts166,472
40Trempealeau County3.5%+0.0 pts31,171
41Wood County3.5%+0.1 pts74,060
42Juneau County3.6%+0.3 pts26,649
43Lincoln County3.6%−0.1 pts28,403
44Chippewa County3.7%+0.1 pts67,614
45Pierce County3.7%+0.4 pts43,519
46St. Croix County3.7%+0.6 pts98,276
47Florence County3.8%−1.2 pts4,748
48Racine County3.8%−0.1 pts198,919
49Waushara County3.8%−0.1 pts25,223
50Ashland County3.9%−0.7 pts16,203
51Marquette County3.9%+0.1 pts15,927
52Taylor County3.9%+0.2 pts20,118
53Barron County4.0%+0.0 pts46,484
54Buffalo County4.0%+0.6 pts13,318
55Langlade County4.0%−0.1 pts19,534
56Milwaukee County4.0%+0.2 pts924,216
57Sawyer County4.0%−0.6 pts18,846
58Vilas County4.0%−0.1 pts23,761
59Crawford County4.1%+0.0 pts15,910
60Jackson County4.1%+0.2 pts20,999
61Marinette County4.1%−0.1 pts42,574
62Price County4.3%+0.2 pts13,988
63Washburn County4.3%+0.1 pts17,087
64Forest County4.5%−0.2 pts9,574
65Bayfield County4.6%−0.7 pts16,787
66Douglas County4.6%+0.5 pts43,990
67Rusk County4.7%−0.1 pts14,146
68Polk County4.8%+0.6 pts45,803
69Adams County4.9%+0.1 pts21,752
70Burnett County5.0%−0.2 pts17,223
71Menominee County5.1%−2.9 pts4,199
72Iron County5.5%+0.1 pts6,127

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Questions

Which county in Wisconsin has the lowest unemployment rate?

Calumet County: 2.5%, ahead of Dane County (2.6%) and Green County (2.6%), of 72 Wisconsin counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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