# Counties in Michigan by employer firms, 2023

All 83 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oakland County | 29,009 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 24,387 |
| 3 | Macomb County | 14,965 |
| 4 | Kent County | 12,886 |
| 5 | Washtenaw County | 6,602 |
| 6 | Genesee County | 5,641 |
| 7 | Ottawa County | 5,490 |
| 8 | Ingham County | 4,833 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 4,380 |
| 10 | Livingston County | 3,532 |
| 11 | Saginaw County | 3,142 |
| 12 | Grand Traverse County | 2,927 |
| 13 | Berrien County | 2,711 |
| 14 | Muskegon County | 2,393 |
| 15 | St. Clair County | 2,339 |
| 16 | Jackson County | 2,309 |
| 17 | Allegan County | 2,124 |
| 18 | Calhoun County | 1,927 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 1,916 |
| 20 | Eaton County | 1,722 |
| 21 | Bay County | 1,611 |
| 22 | Lenawee County | 1,445 |
| 23 | Midland County | 1,441 |
| 24 | Lapeer County | 1,412 |
| 25 | Marquette County | 1,337 |
| 26 | Emmet County | 1,249 |
| 27 | Clinton County | 1,195 |
| 28 | Isabella County | 1,105 |
| 29 | Van Buren County | 1,056 |
| 30 | Shiawassee County | 990 |
| 31 | St. Joseph County | 885 |
| 32 | Montcalm County | 878 |
| 33 | Delta County | 832 |
| 34 | Barry County | 803 |
| 35 | Ionia County | 766 |
| 36 | Wexford County | 765 |
| 37 | Houghton County | 721 |
| 38 | Otsego County | 694 |
| 39 | Charlevoix County | 687 |
| 40 | Branch County | 684 |
| 41 | Alpena County | 682 |
| 42 | Huron County | 676 |
| 43 | Tuscola County | 671 |
| 44 | Cass County | 669 |
| 44 | Dickinson County | 669 |
| 46 | Newaygo County | 666 |
| 47 | Sanilac County | 654 |
| 48 | Hillsdale County | 651 |
| 49 | Mason County | 614 |
| 50 | Mecosta County | 607 |
| 51 | Gratiot County | 592 |
| 52 | Chippewa County | 589 |
| 53 | Leelanau County | 585 |
| 54 | Cheboygan County | 543 |
| 55 | Antrim County | 460 |
| 56 | Iosco County | 457 |
| 57 | Manistee County | 452 |
| 58 | Clare County | 443 |
| 59 | Ogemaw County | 442 |
| 60 | Roscommon County | 414 |
| 61 | Benzie County | 379 |
| 62 | Menominee County | 378 |
| 63 | Osceola County | 365 |
| 64 | Oceana County | 348 |
| 65 | Gladwin County | 347 |
| 66 | Kalkaska County | 305 |
| 67 | Mackinac County | 304 |
| 68 | Gogebic County | 295 |
| 69 | Iron County | 294 |
| 70 | Crawford County | 272 |
| 71 | Missaukee County | 265 |
| 72 | Arenac County | 262 |
| 73 | Presque Isle County | 255 |
| 74 | Schoolcraft County | 171 |
| 75 | Alger County | 161 |
| 76 | Oscoda County | 156 |
| 77 | Baraga County | 154 |
| 78 | Montmorency County | 153 |
| 79 | Alcona County | 135 |
| 79 | Ontonagon County | 135 |
| 81 | Luce County | 134 |
| 82 | Lake County | 133 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 38 |