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Most unemployed people, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 629.

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01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21624,688–

02Dane County, WIWI590,3757,835–

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,2106,731–

04Kenosha County, WIWI168,4485,877–

05Brown County, WIWI275,8033,977–

06Racine County, WIWI198,9193,960–

07Rock County, WIWI166,4723,814–

08Outagamie County, WIWI195,8943,293–

09Winnebago County, WIWI174,2182,716–

10Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0332,290–

11La Crosse County, WIWI121,3392,237–

12Washington County, WIWI139,2382,228–

13Marathon County, WIWI139,4322,175–

14Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0472,035–

15Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6691,970–

16Dodge County, WIWI89,0971,965–

17Walworth County, WIWI106,1271,916–

18Jefferson County, WIWI86,5051,559–

19Wood County, WIWI74,0601,484–

20Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3461,326–

21Portage County, WIWI71,9431,267–

22St. Croix County, WIWI98,2761,041–

23Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710992–

24Douglas County, WIWI43,990912–

25Columbia County, WIWI58,132894–

26Polk County, WIWI45,803893–

27Chippewa County, WIWI67,614866–

28Marinette County, WIWI42,574862–

29Dunn County, WIWI46,223831–

30Sauk County, WIWI66,652809–

31Grant County, WIWI52,446800–

32Pierce County, WIWI43,519757–

33Green County, WIWI37,227675–

34Shawano County, WIWI41,560655–

35Barron County, WIWI46,484651–

36Calumet County, WIWI53,982629–

37Waupaca County, WIWI51,461627–

38Vilas County, WIWI23,761564–

39Lincoln County, WIWI28,403548–

40Monroe County, WIWI46,572515–

41Jackson County, WIWI20,999511–

42Oconto County, WIWI40,195510–

43Door County, WIWI30,616503–

44Clark County, WIWI35,052498–

45Adams County, WIWI21,752492–

46Juneau County, WIWI26,649489–

47Waushara County, WIWI25,223456–

48Ashland County, WIWI16,203451–

49Langlade County, WIWI19,534444–

50Sawyer County, WIWI18,846395–

51Burnett County, WIWI17,223390–

52Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171380–

53Oneida County, WIWI38,131377–

54Taylor County, WIWI20,118375–

55Vernon County, WIWI31,443328–

56Marquette County, WIWI15,927303–

57Bayfield County, WIWI16,787291–

58Rusk County, WIWI14,146275–

59Iowa County, WIWI23,951275–

60Green Lake County, WIWI19,305273–

61Washburn County, WIWI17,087257–

62Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758218–

63Forest County, WIWI9,574193–

64Crawford County, WIWI15,910191–

65Richland County, WIWI17,036177–

66Menominee County, WIWI4,199171–

67Lafayette County, WIWI17,478150–

68Buffalo County, WIWI13,318147–

69Iron County, WIWI6,127145–

70Price County, WIWI13,988118–

71Florence County, WIWI4,748115–

72Pepin County, WIWI7,51392–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS