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Highest labor force participation, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 67.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jackson, WI, up 69 places to #25.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲4Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93078.5%+0.4 pts

02▲8Harrison, WIWI14,49276.3%+1.5 pts

03▲19Columbus, WIWI5,40076.0%+3.3 pts

04▲9Windsor, WIWI10,08575.9%+1.9 pts

05▼2Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41375.4%−3.1 pts

06▲19Slinger, WIWI6,49574.9%+2.8 pts

07▲11Evansville, WIWI5,83774.1%+0.9 pts

08Union Grove, WIWI5,37073.9%−2.2 pts

09▲36Fitchburg, WIWI34,61573.3%+2.9 pts

10▼9Mukwonago, WIWI8,54473.2%−5.5 pts

11▲25Kaukauna, WIWI18,51773.0%+1.7 pts

12Greenville, WIWI13,38872.9%–

13▼1Verona, WIWI16,82172.9%−1.3 pts

14▼7Sussex, WIWI12,77972.8%−3.8 pts

15▼11Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72572.8%−5.6 pts

16▲7Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22772.8%+0.4 pts

17▼8McFarland, WIWI9,14572.5%−2.8 pts

18▲42River Falls, WIWI17,91672.5%+3.3 pts

19Lake Mills, WIWI6,65572.0%−1.1 pts

20▼9Tichigan, WIWI5,05271.8%−2.5 pts

21▲45Shorewood, WIWI13,47471.6%+2.8 pts

22▲35Hartford, WIWI16,00571.5%+2.1 pts

23▲24Holmen, WIWI12,10571.4%+1.1 pts

24▼7DeForest, WIWI13,09471.2%−2.0 pts

25▲69Jackson, WIWI8,32271.2%+5.4 pts

26▲9Waukesha, WIWI70,87271.2%−0.1 pts

27▲27Oak Creek, WIWI38,29671.1%+1.6 pts

28▼8Dodgeville, WIWI5,07671.1%−1.9 pts

29▲47Stevens Point, WIWI26,37770.9%+3.3 pts

30▲56Hartland, WIWI10,74070.8%+4.4 pts

31Waunakee, WIWI16,41170.8%−0.5 pts

32▼30Oregon, WIWI12,01570.7%−7.8 pts

33▼19Weston, WIWI15,93170.7%−3.1 pts

34▲18Menasha, WIWI18,38570.5%+0.7 pts

35▼5Pewaukee, WIWI8,21670.4%−1.1 pts

36▼20Little Chute, WIWI11,80070.4%−3.2 pts

37▼8Madison, WIWI286,23370.3%−1.4 pts

38▲12Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48970.2%+0.3 pts

39▲23Bloomfield, WIWI6,36970.2%+1.1 pts

40▲11Howard, WIWI22,23370.2%+0.3 pts

41▲49Whitewater, WIWI16,03870.0%+3.8 pts

42▲27Waterford, WIWI6,02570.0%+1.6 pts

43▲64Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68769.9%+5.0 pts

44▼3Eau Claire, WIWI72,46569.9%−0.9 pts

45▼6Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38869.8%−1.1 pts

46▼20Rothschild, WIWI5,62769.7%−2.2 pts

47▲1Elkhorn, WIWI10,04569.7%−0.6 pts

48▲13Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32069.6%+0.5 pts

49▼43Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39669.5%−7.9 pts

50▼23Hobart, WIWI11,67469.5%−2.2 pts

51▼8Richfield, WIWI11,78569.1%−1.5 pts

52▼37New Richmond, WIWI10,98869.1%−4.5 pts

53▼15Bellevue, WIWI16,77669.0%−2.1 pts

54▲63Sparta, WIWI9,97469.0%+5.2 pts

55▼9Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27168.8%−1.5 pts

56▲50Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33868.8%+3.8 pts

57▼1Stoughton, WIWI13,25668.7%−0.7 pts

58▲7Appleton, WIWI75,45268.7%−0.2 pts

59▼38Grafton, WIWI13,38968.7%−4.1 pts

60▲48Brown Deer, WIWI12,82168.6%+4.0 pts

61▼24Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54268.5%−2.7 pts

62▲26West Salem, WIWI5,28868.5%+2.1 pts

63▲24Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64968.5%+2.1 pts

64Waukesha, WIWI8,50768.4%–

65▲3Neenah, WIWI27,63868.3%−0.2 pts

66▲19North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42568.2%+1.4 pts

67▼4Delavan, WIWI9,22868.2%−0.9 pts

68▲7Kenosha, WIWI99,23968.2%+0.5 pts

69▼20Middleton, WIWI23,11568.1%−2.2 pts

70▼38Germantown, WIWI21,05068.0%−3.3 pts

71▼38Suamico, WIWI13,15368.0%−3.3 pts

72▲10Hudson, WIWI15,01967.9%+0.8 pts

73▼18Burlington, WIWI10,95167.9%−1.6 pts

74▼34Milton, WIWI6,02467.8%−3.0 pts

75▼5Green Bay, WIWI106,67567.8%−0.6 pts

76▲69Altoona, WIWI9,37667.8%+9.0 pts

77▼10West Bend, WIWI32,26867.6%−0.9 pts

78Sheboygan, WIWI49,37667.5%0.0 pts

79▼51Hales Corners, WIWI7,74067.4%−4.3 pts

80▼16De Pere, WIWI25,59067.1%−2.0 pts

81▼22Muskego, WIWI25,60267.0%−2.2 pts

82▼48Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11967.0%−4.4 pts

83▲36Onalaska, WIWI20,29767.0%+3.4 pts

84▲30Cedarburg, WIWI12,91666.8%+2.9 pts

85▼1Plover, WIWI14,27466.7%−0.2 pts

86▲34Delafield, WIWI7,31466.6%+3.2 pts

87▲4Bristol, WIWI5,30066.4%+0.2 pts

88▲13Baraboo, WIWI13,22466.2%+1.1 pts

89▲38Monona, WIWI8,66466.1%+3.6 pts

90▼19West Allis, WIWI60,11966.1%−2.1 pts

91▲33Menomonie, WIWI16,66466.1%+3.1 pts

92▼9Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39865.9%−1.0 pts

93▼40Mayville, WIWI5,18465.7%−3.9 pts

94▼2Jefferson, WIWI7,81465.7%−0.4 pts

95▼51Fox Point, WIWI6,58365.6%−4.8 pts

96▲56Richland Center, WIWI5,02065.6%+10.3 pts

97▼4Superior, WIWI26,39765.6%−0.6 pts

98▲11Janesville, WIWI66,92965.5%+0.9 pts

99▲23Beloit, WIWI36,64965.4%+2.3 pts

100▼19Port Washington, WIWI12,65865.3%−2.0 pts

101▼21Watertown, WIWI22,70465.3%−2.2 pts

102▲10Wausau, WIWI40,18865.2%+0.9 pts

103▲15La Crosse, WIWI50,78465.1%+1.4 pts

104▲31Rice Lake, WIWI8,88265.1%+3.8 pts

105▼28Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29164.8%−2.7 pts

106▼2Greenfield, WIWI37,15964.8%−0.3 pts

107▼65Reedsburg, WIWI10,64164.7%−6.0 pts

108▲20Racine, WIWI77,90864.7%+2.2 pts

109▲4Milwaukee, WIWI562,40764.5%+0.2 pts

110▼11Monroe, WIWI10,58164.4%−1.0 pts

111▼87Edgerton, WIWI6,12164.4%−7.9 pts

112▼17Elm Grove, WIWI6,35464.2%−1.6 pts

113Lisbon, WIWI11,15064.2%–

114▼4Cudahy, WIWI17,65564.1%−0.5 pts

115▲15Oshkosh, WIWI67,46064.1%+1.8 pts

116▼5Greendale, WIWI14,42664.0%−0.4 pts

117▼38Pewaukee, WIWI16,37564.0%−3.4 pts

118▼15Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54163.9%−1.2 pts

119▼21South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19163.7%−1.9 pts

120▲5Platteville, WIWI11,81563.6%+0.9 pts

121▼48Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91763.6%−4.4 pts

122▼20New Berlin, WIWI39,95363.6%−1.5 pts

123▲19Marinette, WIWI11,16863.6%+3.8 pts

124▼50Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79863.5%−4.5 pts

125▲4Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29363.2%+0.8 pts

126▲11Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25362.9%+1.7 pts

127▼31New London, WIWI7,72662.9%−2.8 pts

128▼28Caledonia, WIWI25,22962.9%−2.4 pts

129▼6Brookfield, WIWI41,44862.9%−0.2 pts

130▲16Franklin, WIWI36,68762.7%+4.3 pts

131▲7Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65462.7%+1.8 pts

132▼16Marshfield, WIWI18,98062.1%−1.7 pts

133▼1Ashland, WIWI7,92761.9%−0.2 pts

134▼37Summit, WIWI5,32361.9%−3.8 pts

135▼9Kimberly, WIWI7,55661.4%−1.2 pts

136▼47Somers, WIWI8,17161.4%−5.0 pts

137▼65Plymouth, WIWI8,82161.4%−6.7 pts

138▼4Merrill, WIWI9,38961.3%−0.5 pts

139▲5Mequon, WIWI25,12061.1%+2.0 pts

140Manitowoc, WIWI34,67161.0%+0.7 pts

141▼83Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81861.0%−8.3 pts

142▼9Ripon, WIWI7,73860.9%−1.3 pts

143▼38Tomah, WIWI9,60060.8%−4.2 pts

144▲4Glendale, WIWI14,79560.4%+2.6 pts

145▼30Two Rivers, WIWI11,22260.1%−3.9 pts

146Vernon, WIWI7,46460.0%–

147▼11Portage, WIWI9,95660.0%−1.3 pts

148▲3Allouez, WIWI13,83859.2%+3.0 pts

149▼28Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38459.2%−4.0 pts

150▼9Shawano, WIWI9,69358.0%−1.9 pts

151▲2Antigo, WIWI8,06057.2%+3.8 pts

152▼3Rhinelander, WIWI8,24257.2%+0.1 pts

153▼6Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28057.0%−1.1 pts

154▼23Berlin, WIWI5,58856.4%−5.8 pts

155▼12St. Francis, WIWI8,95555.4%−4.5 pts

156▼17Waupaca, WIWI6,35252.6%−8.3 pts

157▼2Sturtevant, WIWI6,85252.3%+2.5 pts

158▼8Waupun, WIWI11,15050.7%−5.6 pts

159▼5Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40848.9%−3.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES