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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2015, at 16%. Alcona County had the lowest, at 1.98%. The median was 8.06% and the figure for Michigan was 9.15%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16Keweenaw County
Lowest1.98Alcona County
Median8.0683 counties
Michigan9.15History

Map of counties, 2015

Alcona County: 1.98 %Alger County: 8.021 %Allegan County: 9.166 %Alpena County: 6.799 %Antrim County: 9.348 %Arenac County: 10.376 %Baraga County: 7.104 %Barry County: 10.069 %Bay County: 7.767 %Benzie County: 11.928 %Berrien County: 7.957 %Branch County: 6.764 %Calhoun County: 7.284 %Cass County: 7.424 %Charlevoix County: 11.188 %Cheboygan County: 10.669 %Chippewa County: 7.246 %Clare County: 12.647 %Clinton County: 8.509 %Crawford County: 8.425 %Delta County: 5.611 %Dickinson County: 5.856 %Eaton County: 9.836 %Emmet County: 6.894 %Genesee County: 8.826 %Gladwin County: 9.812 %Gogebic County: 4.225 %Grand Traverse County: 9.278 %Gratiot County: 8.047 %Hillsdale County: 6.92 %Houghton County: 7.841 %Huron County: 6.658 %Ingham County: 8.206 %Ionia County: 8.923 %Iosco County: 11.654 %Iron County: 7.849 %Isabella County: 8.356 %Jackson County: 6.324 %Kalamazoo County: 7.953 %Kalkaska County: 8.307 %Kent County: 8.997 %Keweenaw County: 16 %Lake County: 5.97 %Lapeer County: 11.259 %Leelanau County: 11.255 %Lenawee County: 7.26 %Livingston County: 10.37 %Luce County: 6.498 %Mackinac County: 8.544 %Macomb County: 10.446 %Manistee County: 6.868 %Marquette County: 8.127 %Mason County: 8.006 %Mecosta County: 6.855 %Menominee County: 6.938 %Midland County: 14.859 %Missaukee County: 7.54 %Monroe County: 8.924 %Montcalm County: 8.596 %Montmorency County: 11.728 %Muskegon County: 8.06 %Newaygo County: 8.931 %Oakland County: 9.652 %Oceana County: 9.162 %Ogemaw County: 6.721 %Ontonagon County: 6.601 %Osceola County: 11.29 %Oscoda County: 6.607 %Otsego County: 8.397 %Ottawa County: 8.355 %Presque Isle County: 7.885 %Roscommon County: 7.456 %Saginaw County: 7.772 %St. Clair County: 8.711 %St. Joseph County: 7.28 %Sanilac County: 7.397 %Schoolcraft County: 6.604 %Shiawassee County: 7.29 %Tuscola County: 8.541 %Van Buren County: 7.223 %Washtenaw County: 9.184 %Wayne County: 9.917 %Wexford County: 6.843 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Keweenaw County: 16 %Keweenaw County16Midland County: 14.859 %Midland County14.859Clare County: 12.647 %Clare County12.647Benzie County: 11.928 %Benzie County11.928Montmorency County: 11.728 %Montmorency County11.728Iosco County: 11.654 %Iosco County11.654Osceola County: 11.29 %Osceola County11.29Lapeer County: 11.259 %Lapeer County11.259Leelanau County: 11.255 %Leelanau County11.255Charlevoix County: 11.188 %Charlevoix County11.188Cheboygan County: 10.669 %Cheboygan County10.669Macomb County: 10.446 %Macomb County10.446Arenac County: 10.376 %Arenac County10.376Livingston County: 10.37 %Livingston County10.37Barry County: 10.069 %Barry County10.069Wayne County: 9.917 %Wayne County9.917Eaton County: 9.836 %Eaton County9.836Gladwin County: 9.812 %Gladwin County9.812Oakland County: 9.652 %Oakland County9.652Antrim County: 9.348 %Antrim County9.348Grand Traverse County: 9.278 %Grand Traverse County9.278Washtenaw County: 9.184 %Washtenaw County9.184Allegan County: 9.166 %Allegan County9.166Oceana County: 9.162 %Oceana County9.162Kent County: 8.997 %Kent County8.997Newaygo County: 8.931 %Newaygo County8.931Monroe County: 8.924 %Monroe County8.924Ionia County: 8.923 %Ionia County8.923Genesee County: 8.826 %Genesee County8.826St. Clair County: 8.711 %St. Clair County8.711Montcalm County: 8.596 %Montcalm County8.596Mackinac County: 8.544 %Mackinac County8.544Tuscola County: 8.541 %Tuscola County8.541Clinton County: 8.509 %Clinton County8.509Crawford County: 8.425 %Crawford County8.425Otsego County: 8.397 %Otsego County8.397Isabella County: 8.356 %Isabella County8.356Ottawa County: 8.355 %Ottawa County8.355Kalkaska County: 8.307 %Kalkaska County8.307Ingham County: 8.206 %Ingham County8.206Keweenaw County: 16 %Keweenaw County16Midland County: 14.859 %Midland County14.859Clare County: 12.647 %Clare County12.647Benzie County: 11.928 %Benzie County11.928Montmorency County: 11.728 %Montmorency County11.728Iosco County: 11.654 %Iosco County11.654Osceola County: 11.29 %Osceola County11.29Lapeer County: 11.259 %Lapeer County11.259Leelanau County: 11.255 %Leelanau County11.255Charlevoix County: 11.188 %Charlevoix County11.188Cheboygan County: 10.669 %Cheboygan County10.669Macomb County: 10.446 %Macomb County10.446Arenac County: 10.376 %Arenac County10.376Livingston County: 10.37 %Livingston County10.37Barry County: 10.069 %Barry County10.069Wayne County: 9.917 %Wayne County9.917Eaton County: 9.836 %Eaton County9.836Gladwin County: 9.812 %Gladwin County9.812Oakland County: 9.652 %Oakland County9.652Antrim County: 9.348 %Antrim County9.348Grand Traverse County: 9.278 %Grand Traverse County9.278Washtenaw County: 9.184 %Washtenaw County9.184Allegan County: 9.166 %Allegan County9.166Oceana County: 9.162 %Oceana County9.162Kent County: 8.997 %Kent County8.997Newaygo County: 8.931 %Newaygo County8.931Monroe County: 8.924 %Monroe County8.924Ionia County: 8.923 %Ionia County8.923Genesee County: 8.826 %Genesee County8.826St. Clair County: 8.711 %St. Clair County8.711Montcalm County: 8.596 %Montcalm County8.596Mackinac County: 8.544 %Mackinac County8.544Tuscola County: 8.541 %Tuscola County8.541Clinton County: 8.509 %Clinton County8.509Crawford County: 8.425 %Crawford County8.425Otsego County: 8.397 %Otsego County8.397Isabella County: 8.356 %Isabella County8.356Ottawa County: 8.355 %Ottawa County8.355Kalkaska County: 8.307 %Kalkaska County8.307Ingham County: 8.206 %Ingham County8.206
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Keweenaw County16-1.39 pts
2Midland County14.859+1.52 pts
3Clare County12.647+2.89 pts
4Benzie County11.928+3.83 pts
5Montmorency County11.728+1.1 pts
6Iosco County11.654+5.33 pts
7Osceola County11.29+2.25 pts
8Lapeer County11.259+2.42 pts
9Leelanau County11.255+3.11 pts
10Charlevoix County11.188+2.56 pts
11Cheboygan County10.669-0.22 pts
12Macomb County10.446+1.25 pts
13Arenac County10.376+3.54 pts
14Livingston County10.37+0.27 pts
15Barry County10.069+1.83 pts
16Wayne County9.917+0.83 pts
17Eaton County9.836+2.13 pts
18Gladwin County9.812+1.56 pts
19Oakland County9.652+0.29 pts
20Antrim County9.348+0.65 pts
21Grand Traverse County9.278+0.86 pts
22Washtenaw County9.184-0.47 pts
23Allegan County9.166+1.76 pts
24Oceana County9.162-0.45 pts
25Kent County8.997+0.86 pts
26Newaygo County8.931+2.36 pts
27Monroe County8.924+1.74 pts
28Ionia County8.923+0.01 pts
29Genesee County8.826+0.84 pts
30St. Clair County8.711+1 pts
31Montcalm County8.596+1.06 pts
32Mackinac County8.544-2.94 pts
33Tuscola County8.541+1.69 pts
34Clinton County8.509+0.67 pts
35Crawford County8.425-0.85 pts
36Otsego County8.397+2.07 pts
37Isabella County8.356+0.22 pts
38Ottawa County8.355+0.14 pts
39Kalkaska County8.307-1.11 pts
40Ingham County8.206+0.9 pts
41Marquette County8.127+0.56 pts
42Muskegon County8.06+0.74 pts
43Gratiot County8.047+0.14 pts
44Alger County8.021+0.08 pts
45Mason County8.006+1.98 pts
46Berrien County7.957+0.87 pts
47Kalamazoo County7.953+0.8 pts
48Presque Isle County7.885-1.12 pts
49Iron County7.8490 pts
50Houghton County7.841+0.55 pts
51Saginaw County7.772+0.86 pts
52Bay County7.767+1.34 pts
53Missaukee County7.54-2.92 pts
54Roscommon County7.456-1.12 pts
55Cass County7.424+0.75 pts
56Sanilac County7.397+0.27 pts
57Shiawassee County7.29-0.2 pts
58Calhoun County7.284+0.89 pts
59St. Joseph County7.28-1.68 pts
60Lenawee County7.26-0.6 pts
61Chippewa County7.246+0.91 pts
62Van Buren County7.223-0.17 pts
63Baraga County7.104-1.61 pts
64Menominee County6.938+1.48 pts
65Hillsdale County6.92+0.76 pts
66Emmet County6.894+0.4 pts
67Manistee County6.868+0.33 pts
68Mecosta County6.855-0.61 pts
69Wexford County6.843-0.2 pts
70Alpena County6.799-0.32 pts
71Branch County6.764+1.05 pts
72Ogemaw County6.721-1.16 pts
73Huron County6.658+1.45 pts
74Oscoda County6.607-2.92 pts
75Schoolcraft County6.604-0.57 pts
76Ontonagon County6.601-4.51 pts
77Luce County6.498+1.33 pts
78Jackson County6.324-1.43 pts
79Lake County5.97-2.92 pts
80Dickinson County5.856+1.24 pts
81Delta County5.611-0.79 pts
82Gogebic County4.225+0.13 pts
83Alcona County1.98-8.12 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 16% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Alcona County, with 1.98% in 2015.

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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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