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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Missaukee County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2017, at 13.204%. Alcona County had the lowest, at 3.367%. The median was 7.483% and the figure for Michigan was 8.123%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.204Missaukee County
Lowest3.367Alcona County
Median7.48383 counties
Michigan8.123History

Map of counties, 2017

Alcona County: 3.367 %Alger County: 11.979 %Allegan County: 7.435 %Alpena County: 8.92 %Antrim County: 9.043 %Arenac County: 6.175 %Baraga County: 6.358 %Barry County: 7.563 %Bay County: 6.502 %Benzie County: 9.524 %Berrien County: 5.878 %Branch County: 6.452 %Calhoun County: 6 %Cass County: 7.832 %Charlevoix County: 6.687 %Cheboygan County: 10.115 %Chippewa County: 7.364 %Clare County: 5.637 %Clinton County: 7.705 %Crawford County: 7.246 %Delta County: 5.714 %Dickinson County: 4.706 %Eaton County: 8.623 %Emmet County: 8.205 %Genesee County: 8.069 %Gladwin County: 8.298 %Gogebic County: 7.123 %Grand Traverse County: 8.393 %Gratiot County: 6.512 %Hillsdale County: 7.057 %Houghton County: 6.522 %Huron County: 7.475 %Ingham County: 8.002 %Ionia County: 8.045 %Iosco County: 6.089 %Iron County: 10.39 %Isabella County: 7.146 %Jackson County: 6.522 %Kalamazoo County: 7.184 %Kalkaska County: 7.643 %Kent County: 7.993 %Keweenaw County: 10.959 %Lake County: 5.926 %Lapeer County: 9.769 %Leelanau County: 8.27 %Lenawee County: 6.393 %Livingston County: 9.437 %Luce County: 8.935 %Mackinac County: 11.215 %Macomb County: 9.288 %Manistee County: 9.681 %Marquette County: 7.23 %Mason County: 8.123 %Mecosta County: 7.127 %Menominee County: 6.897 %Midland County: 8.393 %Missaukee County: 13.204 %Monroe County: 7.895 %Montcalm County: 7.781 %Montmorency County: 9.877 %Muskegon County: 6.805 %Newaygo County: 8.047 %Oakland County: 8.661 %Oceana County: 10.886 %Ogemaw County: 4.863 %Ontonagon County: 6.122 %Osceola County: 6.943 %Oscoda County: 9.146 %Otsego County: 6.478 %Ottawa County: 7.237 %Presque Isle County: 6.922 %Roscommon County: 7.483 %Saginaw County: 6.098 %St. Clair County: 6.904 %St. Joseph County: 5.985 %Sanilac County: 7.625 %Schoolcraft County: 6.161 %Shiawassee County: 7.303 %Tuscola County: 7.582 %Van Buren County: 8.631 %Washtenaw County: 8.437 %Wayne County: 8.851 %Wexford County: 6.325 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Missaukee County: 13.204 %Missaukee County13.204Alger County: 11.979 %Alger County11.979Mackinac County: 11.215 %Mackinac County11.215Keweenaw County: 10.959 %Keweenaw County10.959Oceana County: 10.886 %Oceana County10.886Iron County: 10.39 %Iron County10.39Cheboygan County: 10.115 %Cheboygan County10.115Montmorency County: 9.877 %Montmorency County9.877Lapeer County: 9.769 %Lapeer County9.769Manistee County: 9.681 %Manistee County9.681Benzie County: 9.524 %Benzie County9.524Livingston County: 9.437 %Livingston County9.437Macomb County: 9.288 %Macomb County9.288Oscoda County: 9.146 %Oscoda County9.146Antrim County: 9.043 %Antrim County9.043Luce County: 8.935 %Luce County8.935Alpena County: 8.92 %Alpena County8.92Wayne County: 8.851 %Wayne County8.851Oakland County: 8.661 %Oakland County8.661Van Buren County: 8.631 %Van Buren County8.631Eaton County: 8.623 %Eaton County8.623Washtenaw County: 8.437 %Washtenaw County8.437Grand Traverse County: 8.393 %Grand Traverse County8.393Midland County: 8.393 %Midland County8.393Gladwin County: 8.298 %Gladwin County8.298Leelanau County: 8.27 %Leelanau County8.27Emmet County: 8.205 %Emmet County8.205Mason County: 8.123 %Mason County8.123Genesee County: 8.069 %Genesee County8.069Newaygo County: 8.047 %Newaygo County8.047Ionia County: 8.045 %Ionia County8.045Ingham County: 8.002 %Ingham County8.002Kent County: 7.993 %Kent County7.993Monroe County: 7.895 %Monroe County7.895Cass County: 7.832 %Cass County7.832Montcalm County: 7.781 %Montcalm County7.781Clinton County: 7.705 %Clinton County7.705Kalkaska County: 7.643 %Kalkaska County7.643Sanilac County: 7.625 %Sanilac County7.625Tuscola County: 7.582 %Tuscola County7.582Missaukee County: 13.204 %Missaukee County13.204Alger County: 11.979 %Alger County11.979Mackinac County: 11.215 %Mackinac County11.215Keweenaw County: 10.959 %Keweenaw County10.959Oceana County: 10.886 %Oceana County10.886Iron County: 10.39 %Iron County10.39Cheboygan County: 10.115 %Cheboygan County10.115Montmorency County: 9.877 %Montmorency County9.877Lapeer County: 9.769 %Lapeer County9.769Manistee County: 9.681 %Manistee County9.681Benzie County: 9.524 %Benzie County9.524Livingston County: 9.437 %Livingston County9.437Macomb County: 9.288 %Macomb County9.288Oscoda County: 9.146 %Oscoda County9.146Antrim County: 9.043 %Antrim County9.043Luce County: 8.935 %Luce County8.935Alpena County: 8.92 %Alpena County8.92Wayne County: 8.851 %Wayne County8.851Oakland County: 8.661 %Oakland County8.661Van Buren County: 8.631 %Van Buren County8.631Eaton County: 8.623 %Eaton County8.623Washtenaw County: 8.437 %Washtenaw County8.437Grand Traverse County: 8.393 %Grand Traverse County8.393Midland County: 8.393 %Midland County8.393Gladwin County: 8.298 %Gladwin County8.298Leelanau County: 8.27 %Leelanau County8.27Emmet County: 8.205 %Emmet County8.205Mason County: 8.123 %Mason County8.123Genesee County: 8.069 %Genesee County8.069Newaygo County: 8.047 %Newaygo County8.047Ionia County: 8.045 %Ionia County8.045Ingham County: 8.002 %Ingham County8.002Kent County: 7.993 %Kent County7.993Monroe County: 7.895 %Monroe County7.895Cass County: 7.832 %Cass County7.832Montcalm County: 7.781 %Montcalm County7.781Clinton County: 7.705 %Clinton County7.705Kalkaska County: 7.643 %Kalkaska County7.643Sanilac County: 7.625 %Sanilac County7.625Tuscola County: 7.582 %Tuscola County7.582
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Missaukee County13.204+5.62 pts
2Alger County11.979+2.79 pts
3Mackinac County11.215+2.37 pts
4Keweenaw County10.959+0.43 pts
5Oceana County10.886+1.03 pts
6Iron County10.39+3.96 pts
7Cheboygan County10.115+1 pts
8Montmorency County9.877+3.19 pts
9Lapeer County9.769+2.03 pts
10Manistee County9.681+1.5 pts
11Benzie County9.524-3.43 pts
12Livingston County9.437-0.62 pts
13Macomb County9.288-0.77 pts
14Oscoda County9.146+1.78 pts
15Antrim County9.043+0.06 pts
16Luce County8.935-0.19 pts
17Alpena County8.92-0.6 pts
18Wayne County8.851-1.28 pts
19Oakland County8.661-1.03 pts
20Van Buren County8.631-0.25 pts
21Eaton County8.623+0.16 pts
22Washtenaw County8.437-0.3 pts
23Grand Traverse County8.393+0.16 pts
23Midland County8.393-7.09 pts
25Gladwin County8.298+0.58 pts
26Leelanau County8.27-1.81 pts
27Emmet County8.205+0.18 pts
28Mason County8.123+0.94 pts
29Genesee County8.069-0.18 pts
30Newaygo County8.047+1.12 pts
31Ionia County8.045-0.64 pts
32Ingham County8.002+0.12 pts
33Kent County7.993-0.94 pts
34Monroe County7.895-0.75 pts
35Cass County7.832+1.29 pts
36Montcalm County7.781+0.26 pts
37Clinton County7.705-0.55 pts
38Kalkaska County7.643-0.6 pts
39Sanilac County7.625+2.14 pts
40Tuscola County7.582+2.08 pts
41Barry County7.563-2.53 pts
42Roscommon County7.483-0.66 pts
43Huron County7.475+1.31 pts
44Allegan County7.435-1.24 pts
45Chippewa County7.364-0.37 pts
46Shiawassee County7.303-0.1 pts
47Crawford County7.246-4.54 pts
48Ottawa County7.237-1.16 pts
49Marquette County7.23+0.21 pts
50Kalamazoo County7.184+0.28 pts
51Isabella County7.146-0.64 pts
52Mecosta County7.127+0.78 pts
53Gogebic County7.123-0.62 pts
54Hillsdale County7.057+1.2 pts
55Osceola County6.943-0.26 pts
56Presque Isle County6.922+0.42 pts
57St. Clair County6.904-1 pts
58Menominee County6.897-1.19 pts
59Muskegon County6.805-0.68 pts
60Charlevoix County6.687-1.45 pts
61Houghton County6.522-0.8 pts
61Jackson County6.522-0.35 pts
63Gratiot County6.512-1.05 pts
64Bay County6.502-0.41 pts
65Otsego County6.478-0.69 pts
66Branch County6.452-0.93 pts
67Lenawee County6.393-1.53 pts
68Baraga County6.358-0.4 pts
69Wexford County6.325-1.62 pts
70Arenac County6.175-2.13 pts
71Schoolcraft County6.161-0.8 pts
72Ontonagon County6.122-0.61 pts
73Saginaw County6.098+0.14 pts
74Iosco County6.089-2.01 pts
75Calhoun County6-1.65 pts
76St. Joseph County5.985-0.62 pts
77Lake County5.926-4.41 pts
78Berrien County5.878-0.92 pts
79Delta County5.714-0.16 pts
80Clare County5.637-3.09 pts
81Ogemaw County4.863-2.84 pts
82Dickinson County4.706-0.83 pts
83Alcona County3.367-10.24 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Missaukee County, with 13.204% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Alcona County, with 3.367% in 2017.

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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