# Counties in Michigan by employer firm births, 2023

All 82 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oakland County | 2,150 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 2,076 |
| 3 | Macomb County | 1,139 |
| 4 | Kent County | 898 |
| 5 | Washtenaw County | 429 |
| 6 | Genesee County | 379 |
| 7 | Ottawa County | 343 |
| 8 | Ingham County | 327 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 272 |
| 10 | Livingston County | 233 |
| 11 | Grand Traverse County | 198 |
| 12 | Saginaw County | 175 |
| 13 | Berrien County | 151 |
| 14 | Allegan County | 136 |
| 14 | Muskegon County | 136 |
| 16 | St. Clair County | 132 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 127 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 109 |
| 19 | Calhoun County | 105 |
| 20 | Eaton County | 101 |
| 21 | Bay County | 93 |
| 22 | Lapeer County | 90 |
| 23 | Midland County | 85 |
| 24 | Lenawee County | 74 |
| 25 | Emmet County | 73 |
| 26 | Clinton County | 71 |
| 26 | Van Buren County | 71 |
| 28 | Shiawassee County | 69 |
| 29 | Marquette County | 59 |
| 30 | Isabella County | 58 |
| 31 | Cass County | 55 |
| 32 | Alpena County | 50 |
| 32 | St. Joseph County | 50 |
| 34 | Houghton County | 49 |
| 35 | Newaygo County | 47 |
| 36 | Barry County | 46 |
| 37 | Montcalm County | 44 |
| 38 | Charlevoix County | 42 |
| 38 | Delta County | 42 |
| 38 | Hillsdale County | 42 |
| 38 | Wexford County | 42 |
| 42 | Cheboygan County | 41 |
| 43 | Ionia County | 40 |
| 43 | Mason County | 40 |
| 45 | Gratiot County | 39 |
| 46 | Otsego County | 38 |
| 46 | Sanilac County | 38 |
| 48 | Tuscola County | 36 |
| 49 | Ogemaw County | 35 |
| 50 | Leelanau County | 34 |
| 51 | Chippewa County | 32 |
| 51 | Huron County | 32 |
| 51 | Mecosta County | 32 |
| 54 | Arenac County | 31 |
| 54 | Branch County | 31 |
| 56 | Clare County | 30 |
| 56 | Roscommon County | 30 |
| 58 | Antrim County | 28 |
| 59 | Dickinson County | 27 |
| 59 | Manistee County | 27 |
| 61 | Gogebic County | 26 |
| 62 | Benzie County | 24 |
| 63 | Oceana County | 23 |
| 64 | Iron County | 22 |
| 64 | Kalkaska County | 22 |
| 66 | Iosco County | 21 |
| 67 | Osceola County | 20 |
| 68 | Menominee County | 19 |
| 69 | Missaukee County | 17 |
| 69 | Presque Isle County | 17 |
| 71 | Gladwin County | 16 |
| 72 | Mackinac County | 15 |
| 73 | Schoolcraft County | 14 |
| 74 | Alcona County | 13 |
| 75 | Montmorency County | 11 |
| 76 | Crawford County | 9 |
| 77 | Alger County | 8 |
| 77 | Lake County | 8 |
| 79 | Luce County | 7 |
| 79 | Ontonagon County | 7 |
| 79 | Oscoda County | 7 |
| 82 | Baraga County | 5 |