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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2014, at 17.391%. Gogebic County had the lowest, at 4.093%. The median was 7.849% and the figure for Michigan was 8.447%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.391Keweenaw County
Lowest4.093Gogebic County
Median7.84983 counties
Michigan8.447History

Map of counties, 2014

Alcona County: 10.095 %Alger County: 7.937 %Allegan County: 7.406 %Alpena County: 7.123 %Antrim County: 8.696 %Arenac County: 6.835 %Baraga County: 8.719 %Barry County: 8.244 %Bay County: 6.425 %Benzie County: 8.101 %Berrien County: 7.084 %Branch County: 5.718 %Calhoun County: 6.395 %Cass County: 6.676 %Charlevoix County: 8.629 %Cheboygan County: 10.889 %Chippewa County: 6.335 %Clare County: 9.756 %Clinton County: 7.84 %Crawford County: 9.276 %Delta County: 6.397 %Dickinson County: 4.619 %Eaton County: 7.711 %Emmet County: 6.494 %Genesee County: 7.989 %Gladwin County: 8.247 %Gogebic County: 4.093 %Grand Traverse County: 8.414 %Gratiot County: 7.912 %Hillsdale County: 6.16 %Houghton County: 7.289 %Huron County: 5.206 %Ingham County: 7.306 %Ionia County: 8.909 %Iosco County: 6.32 %Iron County: 7.849 %Isabella County: 8.136 %Jackson County: 7.756 %Kalamazoo County: 7.155 %Kalkaska County: 9.416 %Kent County: 8.136 %Keweenaw County: 17.391 %Lake County: 8.889 %Lapeer County: 8.844 %Leelanau County: 8.149 %Lenawee County: 7.864 %Livingston County: 10.098 %Luce County: 5.166 %Mackinac County: 11.483 %Macomb County: 9.191 %Manistee County: 6.537 %Marquette County: 7.57 %Mason County: 6.023 %Mecosta County: 7.467 %Menominee County: 5.457 %Midland County: 13.341 %Missaukee County: 10.463 %Monroe County: 7.18 %Montcalm County: 7.533 %Montmorency County: 10.625 %Muskegon County: 7.323 %Newaygo County: 6.571 %Oakland County: 9.366 %Oceana County: 9.61 %Ogemaw County: 7.879 %Ontonagon County: 11.111 %Osceola County: 9.041 %Oscoda County: 9.524 %Otsego County: 6.329 %Ottawa County: 8.216 %Presque Isle County: 9.009 %Roscommon County: 8.581 %Saginaw County: 6.908 %St. Clair County: 7.708 %St. Joseph County: 8.964 %Sanilac County: 7.124 %Schoolcraft County: 7.177 %Shiawassee County: 7.487 %Tuscola County: 6.851 %Van Buren County: 7.397 %Washtenaw County: 9.653 %Wayne County: 9.086 %Wexford County: 7.047 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Keweenaw County: 17.391 %Keweenaw County17.391Midland County: 13.341 %Midland County13.341Mackinac County: 11.483 %Mackinac County11.483Ontonagon County: 11.111 %Ontonagon County11.111Cheboygan County: 10.889 %Cheboygan County10.889Montmorency County: 10.625 %Montmorency County10.625Missaukee County: 10.463 %Missaukee County10.463Livingston County: 10.098 %Livingston County10.098Alcona County: 10.095 %Alcona County10.095Clare County: 9.756 %Clare County9.756Washtenaw County: 9.653 %Washtenaw County9.653Oceana County: 9.61 %Oceana County9.61Oscoda County: 9.524 %Oscoda County9.524Kalkaska County: 9.416 %Kalkaska County9.416Oakland County: 9.366 %Oakland County9.366Crawford County: 9.276 %Crawford County9.276Macomb County: 9.191 %Macomb County9.191Wayne County: 9.086 %Wayne County9.086Osceola County: 9.041 %Osceola County9.041Presque Isle County: 9.009 %Presque Isle County9.009St. Joseph County: 8.964 %St. Joseph County8.964Ionia County: 8.909 %Ionia County8.909Lake County: 8.889 %Lake County8.889Lapeer County: 8.844 %Lapeer County8.844Baraga County: 8.719 %Baraga County8.719Antrim County: 8.696 %Antrim County8.696Charlevoix County: 8.629 %Charlevoix County8.629Roscommon County: 8.581 %Roscommon County8.581Grand Traverse County: 8.414 %Grand Traverse County8.414Gladwin County: 8.247 %Gladwin County8.247Barry County: 8.244 %Barry County8.244Ottawa County: 8.216 %Ottawa County8.216Leelanau County: 8.149 %Leelanau County8.149Isabella County: 8.136 %Isabella County8.136Kent County: 8.136 %Kent County8.136Benzie County: 8.101 %Benzie County8.101Genesee County: 7.989 %Genesee County7.989Alger County: 7.937 %Alger County7.937Gratiot County: 7.912 %Gratiot County7.912Ogemaw County: 7.879 %Ogemaw County7.879Keweenaw County: 17.391 %Keweenaw County17.391Midland County: 13.341 %Midland County13.341Mackinac County: 11.483 %Mackinac County11.483Ontonagon County: 11.111 %Ontonagon County11.111Cheboygan County: 10.889 %Cheboygan County10.889Montmorency County: 10.625 %Montmorency County10.625Missaukee County: 10.463 %Missaukee County10.463Livingston County: 10.098 %Livingston County10.098Alcona County: 10.095 %Alcona County10.095Clare County: 9.756 %Clare County9.756Washtenaw County: 9.653 %Washtenaw County9.653Oceana County: 9.61 %Oceana County9.61Oscoda County: 9.524 %Oscoda County9.524Kalkaska County: 9.416 %Kalkaska County9.416Oakland County: 9.366 %Oakland County9.366Crawford County: 9.276 %Crawford County9.276Macomb County: 9.191 %Macomb County9.191Wayne County: 9.086 %Wayne County9.086Osceola County: 9.041 %Osceola County9.041Presque Isle County: 9.009 %Presque Isle County9.009St. Joseph County: 8.964 %St. Joseph County8.964Ionia County: 8.909 %Ionia County8.909Lake County: 8.889 %Lake County8.889Lapeer County: 8.844 %Lapeer County8.844Baraga County: 8.719 %Baraga County8.719Antrim County: 8.696 %Antrim County8.696Charlevoix County: 8.629 %Charlevoix County8.629Roscommon County: 8.581 %Roscommon County8.581Grand Traverse County: 8.414 %Grand Traverse County8.414Gladwin County: 8.247 %Gladwin County8.247Barry County: 8.244 %Barry County8.244Ottawa County: 8.216 %Ottawa County8.216Leelanau County: 8.149 %Leelanau County8.149Isabella County: 8.136 %Isabella County8.136Kent County: 8.136 %Kent County8.136Benzie County: 8.101 %Benzie County8.101Genesee County: 7.989 %Genesee County7.989Alger County: 7.937 %Alger County7.937Gratiot County: 7.912 %Gratiot County7.912Ogemaw County: 7.879 %Ogemaw County7.879
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Keweenaw County17.391+8.82 pts
2Midland County13.341+4.35 pts
3Mackinac County11.483+1.52 pts
4Ontonagon County11.111+2.83 pts
5Cheboygan County10.889+0.01 pts
6Montmorency County10.625-1.25 pts
7Missaukee County10.463+0.84 pts
8Livingston County10.098-0.84 pts
9Alcona County10.095-0.5 pts
10Clare County9.756+1.94 pts
11Washtenaw County9.653+0.21 pts
12Oceana County9.61+5.06 pts
13Oscoda County9.524+5.38 pts
14Kalkaska County9.416+0.96 pts
15Oakland County9.366-0.11 pts
16Crawford County9.276+2.63 pts
17Macomb County9.191-0.57 pts
18Wayne County9.086-0.31 pts
19Osceola County9.041+1.92 pts
20Presque Isle County9.009+1.92 pts
21St. Joseph County8.964+3.9 pts
22Ionia County8.909+0.07 pts
23Lake County8.889+3.13 pts
24Lapeer County8.844-0.29 pts
25Baraga County8.719+4.92 pts
26Antrim County8.696+1.24 pts
27Charlevoix County8.629-0.13 pts
28Roscommon County8.581-0.04 pts
29Grand Traverse County8.414-0.15 pts
30Gladwin County8.247+1.26 pts
31Barry County8.244-0.4 pts
32Ottawa County8.216+0.52 pts
33Leelanau County8.149-2.55 pts
34Isabella County8.136+1.1 pts
34Kent County8.136+0.42 pts
36Benzie County8.101-1.01 pts
37Genesee County7.989+0.66 pts
38Alger County7.937-2.65 pts
39Gratiot County7.912+1.46 pts
40Ogemaw County7.879-1.37 pts
41Lenawee County7.864+0.38 pts
42Iron County7.849+0.31 pts
43Clinton County7.84-1.18 pts
44Jackson County7.756+1.49 pts
45Eaton County7.711-0.29 pts
46St. Clair County7.708-0.13 pts
47Marquette County7.57+1.46 pts
48Montcalm County7.533+0.91 pts
49Shiawassee County7.487-0.31 pts
50Mecosta County7.467+0.21 pts
51Allegan County7.406+0.39 pts
52Van Buren County7.397+1.28 pts
53Muskegon County7.323+0.8 pts
54Ingham County7.306-0.15 pts
55Houghton County7.289+1.24 pts
56Monroe County7.18-1.76 pts
57Schoolcraft County7.177-2.55 pts
58Kalamazoo County7.155+0.28 pts
59Sanilac County7.124+2.25 pts
60Alpena County7.123+1.31 pts
61Berrien County7.084+0.88 pts
62Wexford County7.047-2.17 pts
63Saginaw County6.908+0.91 pts
64Tuscola County6.851-0.54 pts
65Arenac County6.835-2.43 pts
66Cass County6.676-0.51 pts
67Newaygo County6.571-1.34 pts
68Manistee County6.537-1.6 pts
69Emmet County6.494-2.51 pts
70Bay County6.425+0.31 pts
71Delta County6.397+0.27 pts
72Calhoun County6.395-0.2 pts
73Chippewa County6.335-3.06 pts
74Otsego County6.329-0.96 pts
75Iosco County6.32-2.32 pts
76Hillsdale County6.16-1.14 pts
77Mason County6.023-1.44 pts
78Branch County5.718-1.23 pts
79Menominee County5.457+1.29 pts
80Huron County5.206-0.36 pts
81Luce County5.166-0.78 pts
82Dickinson County4.619-2.7 pts
83Gogebic County4.093-2.34 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.

How to cite

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 17.391% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Gogebic County, with 4.093% in 2014.

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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