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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Midland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2016, at 15.484%. Sanilac County had the lowest, at 5.489%. The median was 7.907% and the figure for Michigan was 8.871%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.484Midland County
Lowest5.489Sanilac County
Median7.90783 counties
Michigan8.871History

Map of counties, 2016

Alcona County: 13.605 %Alger County: 9.189 %Allegan County: 8.675 %Alpena County: 9.524 %Antrim County: 8.984 %Arenac County: 8.304 %Baraga County: 6.761 %Barry County: 10.097 %Bay County: 6.912 %Benzie County: 12.955 %Berrien County: 6.794 %Branch County: 7.383 %Calhoun County: 7.646 %Cass County: 6.545 %Charlevoix County: 8.139 %Cheboygan County: 9.115 %Chippewa County: 7.732 %Clare County: 8.723 %Clinton County: 8.254 %Crawford County: 11.786 %Delta County: 5.87 %Dickinson County: 5.534 %Eaton County: 8.466 %Emmet County: 8.021 %Genesee County: 8.248 %Gladwin County: 7.714 %Gogebic County: 7.747 %Grand Traverse County: 8.233 %Gratiot County: 7.558 %Hillsdale County: 5.858 %Houghton County: 7.322 %Huron County: 6.161 %Ingham County: 7.885 %Ionia County: 8.69 %Iosco County: 8.103 %Iron County: 6.431 %Isabella County: 7.79 %Jackson County: 6.869 %Kalamazoo County: 6.906 %Kalkaska County: 8.241 %Kent County: 8.937 %Keweenaw County: 10.526 %Lake County: 10.332 %Lapeer County: 7.736 %Leelanau County: 10.084 %Lenawee County: 7.92 %Livingston County: 10.052 %Luce County: 9.123 %Mackinac County: 8.847 %Macomb County: 10.06 %Manistee County: 8.176 %Marquette County: 7.023 %Mason County: 7.187 %Mecosta County: 6.344 %Menominee County: 8.086 %Midland County: 15.484 %Missaukee County: 7.585 %Monroe County: 8.649 %Montcalm County: 7.516 %Montmorency County: 6.687 %Muskegon County: 7.481 %Newaygo County: 6.929 %Oakland County: 9.689 %Oceana County: 9.857 %Ogemaw County: 7.708 %Ontonagon County: 6.734 %Osceola County: 7.2 %Oscoda County: 7.362 %Otsego County: 7.172 %Ottawa County: 8.401 %Presque Isle County: 6.498 %Roscommon County: 8.141 %Saginaw County: 5.962 %St. Clair County: 7.907 %St. Joseph County: 6.609 %Sanilac County: 5.489 %Schoolcraft County: 6.961 %Shiawassee County: 7.4 %Tuscola County: 5.505 %Van Buren County: 8.881 %Washtenaw County: 8.74 %Wayne County: 10.134 %Wexford County: 7.944 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Midland County: 15.484 %Midland County15.484Alcona County: 13.605 %Alcona County13.605Benzie County: 12.955 %Benzie County12.955Crawford County: 11.786 %Crawford County11.786Keweenaw County: 10.526 %Keweenaw County10.526Lake County: 10.332 %Lake County10.332Wayne County: 10.134 %Wayne County10.134Barry County: 10.097 %Barry County10.097Leelanau County: 10.084 %Leelanau County10.084Macomb County: 10.06 %Macomb County10.06Livingston County: 10.052 %Livingston County10.052Oceana County: 9.857 %Oceana County9.857Oakland County: 9.689 %Oakland County9.689Alpena County: 9.524 %Alpena County9.524Alger County: 9.189 %Alger County9.189Luce County: 9.123 %Luce County9.123Cheboygan County: 9.115 %Cheboygan County9.115Antrim County: 8.984 %Antrim County8.984Kent County: 8.937 %Kent County8.937Van Buren County: 8.881 %Van Buren County8.881Mackinac County: 8.847 %Mackinac County8.847Washtenaw County: 8.74 %Washtenaw County8.74Clare County: 8.723 %Clare County8.723Ionia County: 8.69 %Ionia County8.69Allegan County: 8.675 %Allegan County8.675Monroe County: 8.649 %Monroe County8.649Eaton County: 8.466 %Eaton County8.466Ottawa County: 8.401 %Ottawa County8.401Arenac County: 8.304 %Arenac County8.304Clinton County: 8.254 %Clinton County8.254Genesee County: 8.248 %Genesee County8.248Kalkaska County: 8.241 %Kalkaska County8.241Grand Traverse County: 8.233 %Grand Traverse County8.233Manistee County: 8.176 %Manistee County8.176Roscommon County: 8.141 %Roscommon County8.141Charlevoix County: 8.139 %Charlevoix County8.139Iosco County: 8.103 %Iosco County8.103Menominee County: 8.086 %Menominee County8.086Emmet County: 8.021 %Emmet County8.021Wexford County: 7.944 %Wexford County7.944Midland County: 15.484 %Midland County15.484Alcona County: 13.605 %Alcona County13.605Benzie County: 12.955 %Benzie County12.955Crawford County: 11.786 %Crawford County11.786Keweenaw County: 10.526 %Keweenaw County10.526Lake County: 10.332 %Lake County10.332Wayne County: 10.134 %Wayne County10.134Barry County: 10.097 %Barry County10.097Leelanau County: 10.084 %Leelanau County10.084Macomb County: 10.06 %Macomb County10.06Livingston County: 10.052 %Livingston County10.052Oceana County: 9.857 %Oceana County9.857Oakland County: 9.689 %Oakland County9.689Alpena County: 9.524 %Alpena County9.524Alger County: 9.189 %Alger County9.189Luce County: 9.123 %Luce County9.123Cheboygan County: 9.115 %Cheboygan County9.115Antrim County: 8.984 %Antrim County8.984Kent County: 8.937 %Kent County8.937Van Buren County: 8.881 %Van Buren County8.881Mackinac County: 8.847 %Mackinac County8.847Washtenaw County: 8.74 %Washtenaw County8.74Clare County: 8.723 %Clare County8.723Ionia County: 8.69 %Ionia County8.69Allegan County: 8.675 %Allegan County8.675Monroe County: 8.649 %Monroe County8.649Eaton County: 8.466 %Eaton County8.466Ottawa County: 8.401 %Ottawa County8.401Arenac County: 8.304 %Arenac County8.304Clinton County: 8.254 %Clinton County8.254Genesee County: 8.248 %Genesee County8.248Kalkaska County: 8.241 %Kalkaska County8.241Grand Traverse County: 8.233 %Grand Traverse County8.233Manistee County: 8.176 %Manistee County8.176Roscommon County: 8.141 %Roscommon County8.141Charlevoix County: 8.139 %Charlevoix County8.139Iosco County: 8.103 %Iosco County8.103Menominee County: 8.086 %Menominee County8.086Emmet County: 8.021 %Emmet County8.021Wexford County: 7.944 %Wexford County7.944
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Midland County15.484+0.63 pts
2Alcona County13.605+11.63 pts
3Benzie County12.955+1.03 pts
4Crawford County11.786+3.36 pts
5Keweenaw County10.526-5.47 pts
6Lake County10.332+4.36 pts
7Wayne County10.134+0.22 pts
8Barry County10.097+0.03 pts
9Leelanau County10.084-1.17 pts
10Macomb County10.06-0.39 pts
11Livingston County10.052-0.32 pts
12Oceana County9.857+0.69 pts
13Oakland County9.689+0.04 pts
14Alpena County9.524+2.72 pts
15Alger County9.189+1.17 pts
16Luce County9.123+2.62 pts
17Cheboygan County9.115-1.55 pts
18Antrim County8.984-0.36 pts
19Kent County8.937-0.06 pts
20Van Buren County8.881+1.66 pts
21Mackinac County8.847+0.3 pts
22Washtenaw County8.74-0.44 pts
23Clare County8.723-3.92 pts
24Ionia County8.69-0.23 pts
25Allegan County8.675-0.49 pts
26Monroe County8.649-0.28 pts
27Eaton County8.466-1.37 pts
28Ottawa County8.401+0.05 pts
29Arenac County8.304-2.07 pts
30Clinton County8.254-0.26 pts
31Genesee County8.248-0.58 pts
32Kalkaska County8.241-0.07 pts
33Grand Traverse County8.233-1.04 pts
34Manistee County8.176+1.31 pts
35Roscommon County8.141+0.68 pts
36Charlevoix County8.139-3.05 pts
37Iosco County8.103-3.55 pts
38Menominee County8.086+1.15 pts
39Emmet County8.021+1.13 pts
40Wexford County7.944+1.1 pts
41Lenawee County7.92+0.66 pts
42St. Clair County7.907-0.8 pts
43Ingham County7.885-0.32 pts
44Isabella County7.79-0.57 pts
45Gogebic County7.747+3.52 pts
46Lapeer County7.736-3.52 pts
47Chippewa County7.732+0.49 pts
48Gladwin County7.714-2.1 pts
49Ogemaw County7.708+0.99 pts
50Calhoun County7.646+0.36 pts
51Missaukee County7.585+0.04 pts
52Gratiot County7.558-0.49 pts
53Montcalm County7.516-1.08 pts
54Muskegon County7.481-0.58 pts
55Shiawassee County7.4+0.11 pts
56Branch County7.383+0.62 pts
57Oscoda County7.362+0.75 pts
58Houghton County7.322-0.52 pts
59Osceola County7.2-4.09 pts
60Mason County7.187-0.82 pts
61Otsego County7.172-1.23 pts
62Marquette County7.023-1.1 pts
63Schoolcraft County6.961+0.36 pts
64Newaygo County6.929-2 pts
65Bay County6.912-0.86 pts
66Kalamazoo County6.906-1.05 pts
67Jackson County6.869+0.54 pts
68Berrien County6.794-1.16 pts
69Baraga County6.761-0.34 pts
70Ontonagon County6.734+0.13 pts
71Montmorency County6.687-5.04 pts
72St. Joseph County6.609-0.67 pts
73Cass County6.545-0.88 pts
74Presque Isle County6.498-1.39 pts
75Iron County6.431-1.42 pts
76Mecosta County6.344-0.51 pts
77Huron County6.161-0.5 pts
78Saginaw County5.962-1.81 pts
79Delta County5.87+0.26 pts
80Hillsdale County5.858-1.06 pts
81Dickinson County5.534-0.32 pts
82Tuscola County5.505-3.04 pts
83Sanilac County5.489-1.91 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Midland County, with 15.484% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sanilac County, with 5.489% in 2016.

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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