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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2012, at 16.901%. Oscoda County had the lowest, at 3.955%. The median was 8.018% and the figure for Michigan was 8.761%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.901Keweenaw County
Lowest3.955Oscoda County
Median8.01883 counties
Michigan8.761History

Map of counties, 2012

Alcona County: 6.607 %Alger County: 9.896 %Allegan County: 7.807 %Alpena County: 5.742 %Antrim County: 10.526 %Arenac County: 11.131 %Baraga County: 6.283 %Barry County: 8.582 %Bay County: 6.623 %Benzie County: 10.627 %Berrien County: 7.427 %Branch County: 6.142 %Calhoun County: 7.535 %Cass County: 7.885 %Charlevoix County: 8.018 %Cheboygan County: 8.236 %Chippewa County: 9.788 %Clare County: 9.778 %Clinton County: 9.843 %Crawford County: 6.126 %Delta County: 6.567 %Dickinson County: 5.386 %Eaton County: 8.025 %Emmet County: 8.998 %Genesee County: 8.648 %Gladwin County: 8.671 %Gogebic County: 5.782 %Grand Traverse County: 9.611 %Gratiot County: 6.74 %Hillsdale County: 7.095 %Houghton County: 6.901 %Huron County: 7.434 %Ingham County: 8.016 %Ionia County: 8.258 %Iosco County: 8.997 %Iron County: 8.736 %Isabella County: 8.215 %Jackson County: 6.991 %Kalamazoo County: 7.258 %Kalkaska County: 11.576 %Kent County: 8.491 %Keweenaw County: 16.901 %Lake County: 7.774 %Lapeer County: 9.921 %Leelanau County: 9.707 %Lenawee County: 8.842 %Livingston County: 9.724 %Luce County: 6.667 %Mackinac County: 12.724 %Macomb County: 10.14 %Manistee County: 7.28 %Marquette County: 6.901 %Mason County: 7.284 %Mecosta County: 8.759 %Menominee County: 7.825 %Midland County: 7.187 %Missaukee County: 8.102 %Monroe County: 8.072 %Montcalm County: 7.799 %Montmorency County: 5.538 %Muskegon County: 7.333 %Newaygo County: 8.63 %Oakland County: 9.69 %Oceana County: 9.963 %Ogemaw County: 6.931 %Ontonagon County: 6.042 %Osceola County: 9.863 %Oscoda County: 3.955 %Otsego County: 7.319 %Ottawa County: 8.245 %Presque Isle County: 5.556 %Roscommon County: 7.415 %Saginaw County: 6.632 %St. Clair County: 7.72 %St. Joseph County: 6.425 %Sanilac County: 8.541 %Schoolcraft County: 8.458 %Shiawassee County: 7.876 %Tuscola County: 6.337 %Van Buren County: 8.518 %Washtenaw County: 9.638 %Wayne County: 9.411 %Wexford County: 8.841 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Keweenaw County: 16.901 %Keweenaw County16.901Mackinac County: 12.724 %Mackinac County12.724Kalkaska County: 11.576 %Kalkaska County11.576Arenac County: 11.131 %Arenac County11.131Benzie County: 10.627 %Benzie County10.627Antrim County: 10.526 %Antrim County10.526Macomb County: 10.14 %Macomb County10.14Oceana County: 9.963 %Oceana County9.963Lapeer County: 9.921 %Lapeer County9.921Alger County: 9.896 %Alger County9.896Osceola County: 9.863 %Osceola County9.863Clinton County: 9.843 %Clinton County9.843Chippewa County: 9.788 %Chippewa County9.788Clare County: 9.778 %Clare County9.778Livingston County: 9.724 %Livingston County9.724Leelanau County: 9.707 %Leelanau County9.707Oakland County: 9.69 %Oakland County9.69Washtenaw County: 9.638 %Washtenaw County9.638Grand Traverse County: 9.611 %Grand Traverse County9.611Wayne County: 9.411 %Wayne County9.411Emmet County: 8.998 %Emmet County8.998Iosco County: 8.997 %Iosco County8.997Lenawee County: 8.842 %Lenawee County8.842Wexford County: 8.841 %Wexford County8.841Mecosta County: 8.759 %Mecosta County8.759Iron County: 8.736 %Iron County8.736Gladwin County: 8.671 %Gladwin County8.671Genesee County: 8.648 %Genesee County8.648Newaygo County: 8.63 %Newaygo County8.63Barry County: 8.582 %Barry County8.582Sanilac County: 8.541 %Sanilac County8.541Van Buren County: 8.518 %Van Buren County8.518Kent County: 8.491 %Kent County8.491Schoolcraft County: 8.458 %Schoolcraft County8.458Ionia County: 8.258 %Ionia County8.258Ottawa County: 8.245 %Ottawa County8.245Cheboygan County: 8.236 %Cheboygan County8.236Isabella County: 8.215 %Isabella County8.215Missaukee County: 8.102 %Missaukee County8.102Monroe County: 8.072 %Monroe County8.072Keweenaw County: 16.901 %Keweenaw County16.901Mackinac County: 12.724 %Mackinac County12.724Kalkaska County: 11.576 %Kalkaska County11.576Arenac County: 11.131 %Arenac County11.131Benzie County: 10.627 %Benzie County10.627Antrim County: 10.526 %Antrim County10.526Macomb County: 10.14 %Macomb County10.14Oceana County: 9.963 %Oceana County9.963Lapeer County: 9.921 %Lapeer County9.921Alger County: 9.896 %Alger County9.896Osceola County: 9.863 %Osceola County9.863Clinton County: 9.843 %Clinton County9.843Chippewa County: 9.788 %Chippewa County9.788Clare County: 9.778 %Clare County9.778Livingston County: 9.724 %Livingston County9.724Leelanau County: 9.707 %Leelanau County9.707Oakland County: 9.69 %Oakland County9.69Washtenaw County: 9.638 %Washtenaw County9.638Grand Traverse County: 9.611 %Grand Traverse County9.611Wayne County: 9.411 %Wayne County9.411Emmet County: 8.998 %Emmet County8.998Iosco County: 8.997 %Iosco County8.997Lenawee County: 8.842 %Lenawee County8.842Wexford County: 8.841 %Wexford County8.841Mecosta County: 8.759 %Mecosta County8.759Iron County: 8.736 %Iron County8.736Gladwin County: 8.671 %Gladwin County8.671Genesee County: 8.648 %Genesee County8.648Newaygo County: 8.63 %Newaygo County8.63Barry County: 8.582 %Barry County8.582Sanilac County: 8.541 %Sanilac County8.541Van Buren County: 8.518 %Van Buren County8.518Kent County: 8.491 %Kent County8.491Schoolcraft County: 8.458 %Schoolcraft County8.458Ionia County: 8.258 %Ionia County8.258Ottawa County: 8.245 %Ottawa County8.245Cheboygan County: 8.236 %Cheboygan County8.236Isabella County: 8.215 %Isabella County8.215Missaukee County: 8.102 %Missaukee County8.102Monroe County: 8.072 %Monroe County8.072
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Keweenaw County16.901+8.08 pts
2Mackinac County12.724-0.52 pts
3Kalkaska County11.576+1.7 pts
4Arenac County11.131-1.96 pts
5Benzie County10.627+1.46 pts
6Antrim County10.526-1.84 pts
7Macomb County10.14+0.25 pts
8Oceana County9.963+2.14 pts
9Lapeer County9.921-0.33 pts
10Alger County9.896-2.7 pts
11Osceola County9.863-0.37 pts
12Clinton County9.843-0.93 pts
13Chippewa County9.788+0.21 pts
14Clare County9.778-1.63 pts
15Livingston County9.724-2.38 pts
16Leelanau County9.707+1.41 pts
17Oakland County9.69-0.88 pts
18Washtenaw County9.638-0.1 pts
19Grand Traverse County9.611+0.07 pts
20Wayne County9.411-0.36 pts
21Emmet County8.998-0.28 pts
22Iosco County8.997+3.26 pts
23Lenawee County8.842+1.95 pts
24Wexford County8.841+1.13 pts
25Mecosta County8.759+3.12 pts
26Iron County8.736+3.95 pts
27Gladwin County8.671-2.34 pts
28Genesee County8.648-0.82 pts
29Newaygo County8.63+1.54 pts
30Barry County8.582+1.21 pts
31Sanilac County8.541+1.02 pts
32Van Buren County8.518+1.04 pts
33Kent County8.491-0.33 pts
34Schoolcraft County8.458+3.07 pts
35Ionia County8.258-0.94 pts
36Ottawa County8.245+0.55 pts
37Cheboygan County8.236-4.67 pts
38Isabella County8.215+0.06 pts
39Missaukee County8.102-0.07 pts
40Monroe County8.072+0.2 pts
41Eaton County8.025-1.65 pts
42Charlevoix County8.018-1.39 pts
43Ingham County8.016-0.06 pts
44Cass County7.885+1.94 pts
45Shiawassee County7.876-1.25 pts
46Menominee County7.825+0.11 pts
47Allegan County7.807-0.87 pts
48Montcalm County7.799-1.1 pts
49Lake County7.774-2.37 pts
50St. Clair County7.72-0.77 pts
51Calhoun County7.535+0.07 pts
52Huron County7.434-0.41 pts
53Berrien County7.427-0.77 pts
54Roscommon County7.415-1.11 pts
55Muskegon County7.333-0.49 pts
56Otsego County7.319+0.98 pts
57Mason County7.284-0.61 pts
58Manistee County7.28-1.35 pts
59Kalamazoo County7.258-0.13 pts
60Midland County7.187-0.92 pts
61Hillsdale County7.095-0.87 pts
62Jackson County6.991-0.67 pts
63Ogemaw County6.931-0.48 pts
64Houghton County6.901+0.55 pts
64Marquette County6.901-0.84 pts
66Gratiot County6.74-0.94 pts
67Luce County6.667+0.05 pts
68Saginaw County6.632-0.77 pts
69Bay County6.623-0.24 pts
70Alcona County6.607-4.17 pts
71Delta County6.567+0.83 pts
72St. Joseph County6.425-1.09 pts
73Tuscola County6.337-2.94 pts
74Baraga County6.283+1.22 pts
75Branch County6.142-0.47 pts
76Crawford County6.126-2.58 pts
77Ontonagon County6.042+3.75 pts
78Gogebic County5.782-0.12 pts
79Alpena County5.742-0.64 pts
80Presque Isle County5.556-6.31 pts
81Montmorency County5.538-6.47 pts
82Dickinson County5.386-1.23 pts
83Oscoda County3.955-5.49 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/michigan-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/michigan-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/michigan-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 16.901% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Oscoda County, with 3.955% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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