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Lowest labor force participation, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities with the smallest 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: Edgerton, WI, up 83 places to #49.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲1Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40848.9%−3.7 pts

02▲4Waupun, WIWI11,15050.7%−5.6 pts

03▼2Sturtevant, WIWI6,85252.3%+2.5 pts

04▲13Waupaca, WIWI6,35252.6%−8.3 pts

05▲8St. Francis, WIWI8,95555.4%−4.5 pts

06▲19Berlin, WIWI5,58856.4%−5.8 pts

07▲2Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28057.0%−1.1 pts

08▼1Rhinelander, WIWI8,24257.2%+0.1 pts

09▼6Antigo, WIWI8,06057.2%+3.8 pts

10▲5Shawano, WIWI9,69358.0%−1.9 pts

11▲24Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38459.2%−4.0 pts

12▼7Allouez, WIWI13,83859.2%+3.0 pts

13▲7Portage, WIWI9,95660.0%−1.3 pts

14Vernon, WIWI7,46460.0%–

15▲26Two Rivers, WIWI11,22260.1%−3.9 pts

16▼8Glendale, WIWI14,79560.4%+2.6 pts

17▲34Tomah, WIWI9,60060.8%−4.2 pts

18▲5Ripon, WIWI7,73860.9%−1.3 pts

19▲79Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81861.0%−8.3 pts

20▼4Manitowoc, WIWI34,67161.0%+0.7 pts

21▼9Mequon, WIWI25,12061.1%+2.0 pts

22Merrill, WIWI9,38961.3%−0.5 pts

23▲61Plymouth, WIWI8,82161.4%−6.7 pts

24▲43Somers, WIWI8,17161.4%−5.0 pts

25▲5Kimberly, WIWI7,55661.4%−1.2 pts

26▲33Summit, WIWI5,32361.9%−3.8 pts

27▼3Ashland, WIWI7,92761.9%−0.2 pts

28▲12Marshfield, WIWI18,98062.1%−1.7 pts

29▼11Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65462.7%+1.8 pts

30▼20Franklin, WIWI36,68762.7%+4.3 pts

31▲2Brookfield, WIWI41,44862.9%−0.2 pts

32▲24Caledonia, WIWI25,22962.9%−2.4 pts

33▲27New London, WIWI7,72662.9%−2.8 pts

34▼15Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25362.9%+1.7 pts

35▼8Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29363.2%+0.8 pts

36▲46Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79863.5%−4.5 pts

37▼23Marinette, WIWI11,16863.6%+3.8 pts

38▲16New Berlin, WIWI39,95363.6%−1.5 pts

39▲44Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91763.6%−4.4 pts

40▼9Platteville, WIWI11,81563.6%+0.9 pts

41▲17South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19163.7%−1.9 pts

42▲11Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54163.9%−1.2 pts

43▲34Pewaukee, WIWI16,37564.0%−3.4 pts

44▲1Greendale, WIWI14,42664.0%−0.4 pts

45▼19Oshkosh, WIWI67,46064.1%+1.8 pts

46Cudahy, WIWI17,65564.1%−0.5 pts

47Lisbon, WIWI11,15064.2%–

48▲13Elm Grove, WIWI6,35464.2%−1.6 pts

49▲83Edgerton, WIWI6,12164.4%−7.9 pts

50▲7Monroe, WIWI10,58164.4%−1.0 pts

51▼8Milwaukee, WIWI562,40764.5%+0.2 pts

52▼24Racine, WIWI77,90864.7%+2.2 pts

53▲61Reedsburg, WIWI10,64164.7%−6.0 pts

54▼2Greenfield, WIWI37,15964.8%−0.3 pts

55▲24Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29164.8%−2.7 pts

56▼35Rice Lake, WIWI8,88265.1%+3.8 pts

57▼19La Crosse, WIWI50,78465.1%+1.4 pts

58▼14Wausau, WIWI40,18865.2%+0.9 pts

59▲17Watertown, WIWI22,70465.3%−2.2 pts

60▲15Port Washington, WIWI12,65865.3%−2.0 pts

61▼27Beloit, WIWI36,64965.4%+2.3 pts

62▼15Janesville, WIWI66,92965.5%+0.9 pts

63Superior, WIWI26,39765.6%−0.6 pts

64▼60Richland Center, WIWI5,02065.6%+10.3 pts

65▲47Fox Point, WIWI6,58365.6%−4.8 pts

66▼2Jefferson, WIWI7,81465.7%−0.4 pts

67▲36Mayville, WIWI5,18465.7%−3.9 pts

68▲5Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39865.9%−1.0 pts

69▼37Menomonie, WIWI16,66466.1%+3.1 pts

70▲15West Allis, WIWI60,11966.1%−2.1 pts

71▼42Monona, WIWI8,66466.1%+3.6 pts

72▼17Baraboo, WIWI13,22466.2%+1.1 pts

73▼8Bristol, WIWI5,30066.4%+0.2 pts

74▼38Delafield, WIWI7,31466.6%+3.2 pts

75▼3Plover, WIWI14,27466.7%−0.2 pts

76▼34Cedarburg, WIWI12,91666.8%+2.9 pts

77▼40Onalaska, WIWI20,29767.0%+3.4 pts

78▲44Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11967.0%−4.4 pts

79▲18Muskego, WIWI25,60267.0%−2.2 pts

80▲12De Pere, WIWI25,59067.1%−2.0 pts

81▲47Hales Corners, WIWI7,74067.4%−4.3 pts

82▼4Sheboygan, WIWI49,37667.5%0.0 pts

83▲6West Bend, WIWI32,26867.6%−0.9 pts

84▼73Altoona, WIWI9,37667.8%+9.0 pts

85▲1Green Bay, WIWI106,67567.8%−0.6 pts

86▲30Milton, WIWI6,02467.8%−3.0 pts

87▲14Burlington, WIWI10,95167.9%−1.6 pts

88▼14Hudson, WIWI15,01967.9%+0.8 pts

89▲34Suamico, WIWI13,15368.0%−3.3 pts

90▲34Germantown, WIWI21,05068.0%−3.3 pts

91▲16Middleton, WIWI23,11568.1%−2.2 pts

92▼11Kenosha, WIWI99,23968.2%+0.5 pts

93Delavan, WIWI9,22868.2%−0.9 pts

94▼23North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42568.2%+1.4 pts

95▼7Neenah, WIWI27,63868.3%−0.2 pts

96Waukesha, WIWI8,50768.4%–

97▼28Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64968.5%+2.1 pts

98▼30West Salem, WIWI5,28868.5%+2.1 pts

99▲20Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54268.5%−2.7 pts

100▼52Brown Deer, WIWI12,82168.6%+4.0 pts

101▲34Grafton, WIWI13,38968.7%−4.1 pts

102▼11Appleton, WIWI75,45268.7%−0.2 pts

103▼3Stoughton, WIWI13,25668.7%−0.7 pts

104▼54Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33868.8%+3.8 pts

105▲5Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27168.8%−1.5 pts

106▼67Sparta, WIWI9,97469.0%+5.2 pts

107▲11Bellevue, WIWI16,77669.0%−2.1 pts

108▲33New Richmond, WIWI10,98869.1%−4.5 pts

109▲4Richfield, WIWI11,78569.1%−1.5 pts

110▲19Hobart, WIWI11,67469.5%−2.2 pts

111▲39Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39669.5%−7.9 pts

112▼17Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32069.6%+0.5 pts

113▼5Elkhorn, WIWI10,04569.7%−0.6 pts

114▲16Rothschild, WIWI5,62769.7%−2.2 pts

115▲2Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38869.8%−1.1 pts

116▼1Eau Claire, WIWI72,46569.9%−0.9 pts

117▼68Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68769.9%+5.0 pts

118▼31Waterford, WIWI6,02570.0%+1.6 pts

119▼53Whitewater, WIWI16,03870.0%+3.8 pts

120▼15Howard, WIWI22,23370.2%+0.3 pts

121▼27Bloomfield, WIWI6,36970.2%+1.1 pts

122▼16Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48970.2%+0.3 pts

123▲4Madison, WIWI286,23370.3%−1.4 pts

124▲16Little Chute, WIWI11,80070.4%−3.2 pts

125▲1Pewaukee, WIWI8,21670.4%−1.1 pts

126▼22Menasha, WIWI18,38570.5%+0.7 pts

127▲15Weston, WIWI15,93170.7%−3.1 pts

128▲26Oregon, WIWI12,01570.7%−7.8 pts

129▼4Waunakee, WIWI16,41170.8%−0.5 pts

130▼60Hartland, WIWI10,74070.8%+4.4 pts

131▼51Stevens Point, WIWI26,37770.9%+3.3 pts

132▲4Dodgeville, WIWI5,07671.1%−1.9 pts

133▼31Oak Creek, WIWI38,29671.1%+1.6 pts

134▼13Waukesha, WIWI70,87271.2%−0.1 pts

135▼73Jackson, WIWI8,32271.2%+5.4 pts

136▲3DeForest, WIWI13,09471.2%−2.0 pts

137▼28Holmen, WIWI12,10571.4%+1.1 pts

138▼39Hartford, WIWI16,00571.5%+2.1 pts

139▼49Shorewood, WIWI13,47471.6%+2.8 pts

140▲5Tichigan, WIWI5,05271.8%−2.5 pts

141▼4Lake Mills, WIWI6,65572.0%−1.1 pts

142▼46River Falls, WIWI17,91672.5%+3.3 pts

143▲4McFarland, WIWI9,14572.5%−2.8 pts

144▼11Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22772.8%+0.4 pts

145▲7Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72572.8%−5.6 pts

146▲3Sussex, WIWI12,77972.8%−3.8 pts

147▼3Verona, WIWI16,82172.9%−1.3 pts

148Greenville, WIWI13,38872.9%–

149▼29Kaukauna, WIWI18,51773.0%+1.7 pts

150▲5Mukwonago, WIWI8,54473.2%−5.5 pts

151▼40Fitchburg, WIWI34,61573.3%+2.9 pts

152▼4Union Grove, WIWI5,37073.9%−2.2 pts

153▼15Evansville, WIWI5,83774.1%+0.9 pts

154▼23Slinger, WIWI6,49574.9%+2.8 pts

155▼2Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41375.4%−3.1 pts

156▼13Windsor, WIWI10,08575.9%+1.9 pts

157▼23Columbus, WIWI5,40076.0%+3.3 pts

158▼12Harrison, WIWI14,49276.3%+1.5 pts

159▼8Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93078.5%+0.4 pts

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