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Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW)

Oakland County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 83 counties in 2022, at 44,963. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 88. The median was 899 and the figure for Michigan was 295,486. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest44,963Oakland County
Lowest88Keweenaw County
Median89983 counties
Michigan295,486History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 219 countAlger County: 271 countAllegan County: 2,680 countAlpena County: 917 countAntrim County: 617 countArenac County: 355 countBaraga County: 216 countBarry County: 1,056 countBay County: 2,213 countBenzie County: 506 countBerrien County: 4,114 countBranch County: 887 countCalhoun County: 2,633 countCass County: 916 countCharlevoix County: 897 countCheboygan County: 863 countChippewa County: 874 countClare County: 612 countClinton County: 1,460 countCrawford County: 289 countDelta County: 1,080 countDickinson County: 885 countEaton County: 2,159 countEmmet County: 1,587 countGenesee County: 7,520 countGladwin County: 452 countGogebic County: 417 countGrand Traverse County: 3,782 countGratiot County: 797 countHillsdale County: 889 countHoughton County: 970 countHuron County: 1,043 countIngham County: 6,985 countIonia County: 1,111 countIosco County: 636 countIron County: 409 countIsabella County: 1,422 countJackson County: 3,176 countKalamazoo County: 6,153 countKalkaska County: 376 countKent County: 17,640 countKeweenaw County: 88 countLake County: 184 countLapeer County: 1,750 countLeelanau County: 872 countLenawee County: 2,005 countLivingston County: 4,963 countLuce County: 189 countMackinac County: 514 countMacomb County: 20,296 countManistee County: 622 countMarquette County: 1,723 countMason County: 736 countMecosta County: 703 countMenominee County: 513 countMidland County: 3,807 countMissaukee County: 383 countMonroe County: 2,531 countMontcalm County: 1,105 countMontmorency County: 237 countMuskegon County: 3,177 countNewaygo County: 880 countOakland County: 44,963 countOceana County: 597 countOgemaw County: 615 countOntonagon County: 190 countOsceola County: 482 countOscoda County: 212 countOtsego County: 820 countOttawa County: 6,776 countPresque Isle County: 363 countRoscommon County: 605 countSaginaw County: 4,144 countSt. Clair County: 3,160 countSt. Joseph County: 2,967 countSanilac County: 899 countSchoolcraft County: 250 countShiawassee County: 1,183 countTuscola County: 900 countVan Buren County: 1,625 countWashtenaw County: 9,950 countWayne County: 37,446 countWexford County: 934 count
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count, 2022. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oakland County: 44,963 countOakland County44,963Wayne County: 37,446 countWayne County37,446Macomb County: 20,296 countMacomb County20,296Kent County: 17,640 countKent County17,640Washtenaw County: 9,950 countWashtenaw County9,950Genesee County: 7,520 countGenesee County7,520Ingham County: 6,985 countIngham County6,985Ottawa County: 6,776 countOttawa County6,776Kalamazoo County: 6,153 countKalamazoo County6,153Livingston County: 4,963 countLivingston County4,963Saginaw County: 4,144 countSaginaw County4,144Berrien County: 4,114 countBerrien County4,114Midland County: 3,807 countMidland County3,807Grand Traverse County: 3,782 countGrand Traverse County3,782Muskegon County: 3,177 countMuskegon County3,177Jackson County: 3,176 countJackson County3,176St. Clair County: 3,160 countSt. Clair County3,160St. Joseph County: 2,967 countSt. Joseph County2,967Allegan County: 2,680 countAllegan County2,680Calhoun County: 2,633 countCalhoun County2,633Monroe County: 2,531 countMonroe County2,531Bay County: 2,213 countBay County2,213Eaton County: 2,159 countEaton County2,159Lenawee County: 2,005 countLenawee County2,005Lapeer County: 1,750 countLapeer County1,750Marquette County: 1,723 countMarquette County1,723Van Buren County: 1,625 countVan Buren County1,625Emmet County: 1,587 countEmmet County1,587Clinton County: 1,460 countClinton County1,460Isabella County: 1,422 countIsabella County1,422Shiawassee County: 1,183 countShiawassee County1,183Ionia County: 1,111 countIonia County1,111Montcalm County: 1,105 countMontcalm County1,105Delta County: 1,080 countDelta County1,080Barry County: 1,056 countBarry County1,056Huron County: 1,043 countHuron County1,043Houghton County: 970 countHoughton County970Wexford County: 934 countWexford County934Alpena County: 917 countAlpena County917Cass County: 916 countCass County916Oakland County: 44,963 countOakland County44,963Wayne County: 37,446 countWayne County37,446Macomb County: 20,296 countMacomb County20,296Kent County: 17,640 countKent County17,640Washtenaw County: 9,950 countWashtenaw County9,950Genesee County: 7,520 countGenesee County7,520Ingham County: 6,985 countIngham County6,985Ottawa County: 6,776 countOttawa County6,776Kalamazoo County: 6,153 countKalamazoo County6,153Livingston County: 4,963 countLivingston County4,963Saginaw County: 4,144 countSaginaw County4,144Berrien County: 4,114 countBerrien County4,114Midland County: 3,807 countMidland County3,807Grand Traverse County: 3,782 countGrand Traverse County3,782Muskegon County: 3,177 countMuskegon County3,177Jackson County: 3,176 countJackson County3,176St. Clair County: 3,160 countSt. Clair County3,160St. Joseph County: 2,967 countSt. Joseph County2,967Allegan County: 2,680 countAllegan County2,680Calhoun County: 2,633 countCalhoun County2,633Monroe County: 2,531 countMonroe County2,531Bay County: 2,213 countBay County2,213Eaton County: 2,159 countEaton County2,159Lenawee County: 2,005 countLenawee County2,005Lapeer County: 1,750 countLapeer County1,750Marquette County: 1,723 countMarquette County1,723Van Buren County: 1,625 countVan Buren County1,625Emmet County: 1,587 countEmmet County1,587Clinton County: 1,460 countClinton County1,460Isabella County: 1,422 countIsabella County1,422Shiawassee County: 1,183 countShiawassee County1,183Ionia County: 1,111 countIonia County1,111Montcalm County: 1,105 countMontcalm County1,105Delta County: 1,080 countDelta County1,080Barry County: 1,056 countBarry County1,056Huron County: 1,043 countHuron County1,043Houghton County: 970 countHoughton County970Wexford County: 934 countWexford County934Alpena County: 917 countAlpena County917Cass County: 916 countCass County916
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Oakland County44,963+4.6%
2Wayne County37,446+5.3%
3Macomb County20,296+5.3%
4Kent County17,640+5.9%
5Washtenaw County9,950+5.4%
6Genesee County7,520+3.7%
7Ingham County6,985+4.7%
8Ottawa County6,776+5.2%
9Kalamazoo County6,153+5%
10Livingston County4,963+4.1%
11Saginaw County4,144+3.1%
12Berrien County4,114+6.1%
13Midland County3,807+10.1%
14Grand Traverse County3,782+5.6%
15Muskegon County3,177+4.9%
16Jackson County3,176+5.7%
17St. Clair County3,160+5.8%
18St. Joseph County2,967+1.2%
19Allegan County2,680+6.1%
20Calhoun County2,633+5.3%
21Monroe County2,531+4.5%
22Bay County2,213+4.6%
23Eaton County2,159+4.9%
24Lenawee County2,005+4.2%
25Lapeer County1,750+5.5%
26Marquette County1,723+2.7%
27Van Buren County1,625+6.6%
28Emmet County1,587+4.1%
29Clinton County1,460+7%
30Isabella County1,422+4.6%
31Shiawassee County1,183+3.7%
32Ionia County1,111+4.1%
33Montcalm County1,105+5%
34Delta County1,080+2.9%
35Barry County1,056+5.4%
36Huron County1,043+4%
37Houghton County970+4.5%
38Wexford County934+4.4%
39Alpena County917+5%
40Cass County916+7.6%
41Tuscola County900+5.4%
42Sanilac County899+3.1%
43Charlevoix County897+5.3%
44Hillsdale County889+7.5%
45Branch County887+3.9%
46Dickinson County885+3.5%
47Newaygo County880+4.6%
48Chippewa County874+4.8%
49Leelanau County872+10%
50Cheboygan County863+5.1%
51Otsego County820+4.5%
52Gratiot County797+4.2%
53Mason County736+2.4%
54Mecosta County703+4.1%
55Iosco County636+5.5%
56Manistee County622+6.5%
57Antrim County617+4.4%
58Ogemaw County615+7%
59Clare County612+7.2%
60Roscommon County605+6%
61Oceana County597+2.2%
62Mackinac County514+6%
63Menominee County513+2.2%
64Benzie County506+3.5%
65Osceola County482+4.3%
66Gladwin County452+7.1%
67Gogebic County417+4.8%
68Iron County409+5.4%
69Missaukee County383+3.8%
70Kalkaska County376+7.4%
71Presque Isle County363+6.5%
72Arenac County355+5.3%
73Crawford County289+0.7%
74Alger County271+6.7%
75Schoolcraft County250+6.4%
76Montmorency County237+5.8%
77Alcona County219+9%
78Baraga County216+1.4%
79Oscoda County212+3.9%
80Ontonagon County190+3.3%
81Luce County189+2.7%
82Lake County184+9.5%
83Keweenaw County88+6%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Michigan by business establishments (QCEW), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Oakland County, with 44,963 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Keweenaw County, with 88 in 2022.

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