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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2018, at 25%. Gogebic County had the lowest, at 3.193%. The median was 7.67% and the figure for Michigan was 8.155%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Keweenaw County
Lowest3.193Gogebic County
Median7.6783 counties
Michigan8.155History

Map of counties, 2018

Alcona County: 10.774 %Alger County: 7.254 %Allegan County: 8.206 %Alpena County: 8.743 %Antrim County: 10.198 %Arenac County: 4.233 %Baraga County: 7.164 %Barry County: 6.8 %Bay County: 5.914 %Benzie County: 10.169 %Berrien County: 6.579 %Branch County: 6.693 %Calhoun County: 6.492 %Cass County: 7.67 %Charlevoix County: 9.502 %Cheboygan County: 9.364 %Chippewa County: 8.938 %Clare County: 8.921 %Clinton County: 8.193 %Crawford County: 8.118 %Delta County: 7.73 %Dickinson County: 5.589 %Eaton County: 7.99 %Emmet County: 9.297 %Genesee County: 6.827 %Gladwin County: 5.706 %Gogebic County: 3.193 %Grand Traverse County: 7.437 %Gratiot County: 6.932 %Hillsdale County: 5.957 %Houghton County: 7.403 %Huron County: 5.052 %Ingham County: 7.998 %Ionia County: 8.286 %Iosco County: 9.674 %Iron County: 5.583 %Isabella County: 6.091 %Jackson County: 7.383 %Kalamazoo County: 7.927 %Kalkaska County: 6.359 %Kent County: 8.499 %Keweenaw County: 25 %Lake County: 8.271 %Lapeer County: 8.497 %Leelanau County: 9.006 %Lenawee County: 6.848 %Livingston County: 8.505 %Luce County: 4.225 %Mackinac County: 9.202 %Macomb County: 8.855 %Manistee County: 7.136 %Marquette County: 7.233 %Mason County: 6.308 %Mecosta County: 7.362 %Menominee County: 7.885 %Midland County: 6.912 %Missaukee County: 9.057 %Monroe County: 6.414 %Montcalm County: 7.798 %Montmorency County: 11.55 %Muskegon County: 6.768 %Newaygo County: 8.126 %Oakland County: 8.467 %Oceana County: 8.861 %Ogemaw County: 7.136 %Ontonagon County: 4.912 %Osceola County: 9.75 %Oscoda County: 7.229 %Otsego County: 8.91 %Ottawa County: 7.527 %Presque Isle County: 9.765 %Roscommon County: 9.206 %Saginaw County: 6.088 %St. Clair County: 7.241 %St. Joseph County: 6.738 %Sanilac County: 6.024 %Schoolcraft County: 5.051 %Shiawassee County: 8.079 %Tuscola County: 5.755 %Van Buren County: 9.602 %Washtenaw County: 8.878 %Wayne County: 9.388 %Wexford County: 7.417 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Keweenaw County: 25 %Keweenaw County25Montmorency County: 11.55 %Montmorency County11.55Alcona County: 10.774 %Alcona County10.774Antrim County: 10.198 %Antrim County10.198Benzie County: 10.169 %Benzie County10.169Presque Isle County: 9.765 %Presque Isle County9.765Osceola County: 9.75 %Osceola County9.75Iosco County: 9.674 %Iosco County9.674Van Buren County: 9.602 %Van Buren County9.602Charlevoix County: 9.502 %Charlevoix County9.502Wayne County: 9.388 %Wayne County9.388Cheboygan County: 9.364 %Cheboygan County9.364Emmet County: 9.297 %Emmet County9.297Roscommon County: 9.206 %Roscommon County9.206Mackinac County: 9.202 %Mackinac County9.202Missaukee County: 9.057 %Missaukee County9.057Leelanau County: 9.006 %Leelanau County9.006Chippewa County: 8.938 %Chippewa County8.938Clare County: 8.921 %Clare County8.921Otsego County: 8.91 %Otsego County8.91Washtenaw County: 8.878 %Washtenaw County8.878Oceana County: 8.861 %Oceana County8.861Macomb County: 8.855 %Macomb County8.855Alpena County: 8.743 %Alpena County8.743Livingston County: 8.505 %Livingston County8.505Kent County: 8.499 %Kent County8.499Lapeer County: 8.497 %Lapeer County8.497Oakland County: 8.467 %Oakland County8.467Ionia County: 8.286 %Ionia County8.286Lake County: 8.271 %Lake County8.271Allegan County: 8.206 %Allegan County8.206Clinton County: 8.193 %Clinton County8.193Newaygo County: 8.126 %Newaygo County8.126Crawford County: 8.118 %Crawford County8.118Shiawassee County: 8.079 %Shiawassee County8.079Ingham County: 7.998 %Ingham County7.998Eaton County: 7.99 %Eaton County7.99Kalamazoo County: 7.927 %Kalamazoo County7.927Menominee County: 7.885 %Menominee County7.885Montcalm County: 7.798 %Montcalm County7.798Keweenaw County: 25 %Keweenaw County25Montmorency County: 11.55 %Montmorency County11.55Alcona County: 10.774 %Alcona County10.774Antrim County: 10.198 %Antrim County10.198Benzie County: 10.169 %Benzie County10.169Presque Isle County: 9.765 %Presque Isle County9.765Osceola County: 9.75 %Osceola County9.75Iosco County: 9.674 %Iosco County9.674Van Buren County: 9.602 %Van Buren County9.602Charlevoix County: 9.502 %Charlevoix County9.502Wayne County: 9.388 %Wayne County9.388Cheboygan County: 9.364 %Cheboygan County9.364Emmet County: 9.297 %Emmet County9.297Roscommon County: 9.206 %Roscommon County9.206Mackinac County: 9.202 %Mackinac County9.202Missaukee County: 9.057 %Missaukee County9.057Leelanau County: 9.006 %Leelanau County9.006Chippewa County: 8.938 %Chippewa County8.938Clare County: 8.921 %Clare County8.921Otsego County: 8.91 %Otsego County8.91Washtenaw County: 8.878 %Washtenaw County8.878Oceana County: 8.861 %Oceana County8.861Macomb County: 8.855 %Macomb County8.855Alpena County: 8.743 %Alpena County8.743Livingston County: 8.505 %Livingston County8.505Kent County: 8.499 %Kent County8.499Lapeer County: 8.497 %Lapeer County8.497Oakland County: 8.467 %Oakland County8.467Ionia County: 8.286 %Ionia County8.286Lake County: 8.271 %Lake County8.271Allegan County: 8.206 %Allegan County8.206Clinton County: 8.193 %Clinton County8.193Newaygo County: 8.126 %Newaygo County8.126Crawford County: 8.118 %Crawford County8.118Shiawassee County: 8.079 %Shiawassee County8.079Ingham County: 7.998 %Ingham County7.998Eaton County: 7.99 %Eaton County7.99Kalamazoo County: 7.927 %Kalamazoo County7.927Menominee County: 7.885 %Menominee County7.885Montcalm County: 7.798 %Montcalm County7.798
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Keweenaw County25+14.04 pts
2Montmorency County11.55+1.67 pts
3Alcona County10.774+7.41 pts
4Antrim County10.198+1.16 pts
5Benzie County10.169+0.65 pts
6Presque Isle County9.765+2.84 pts
7Osceola County9.75+2.81 pts
8Iosco County9.674+3.58 pts
9Van Buren County9.602+0.97 pts
10Charlevoix County9.502+2.82 pts
11Wayne County9.388+0.54 pts
12Cheboygan County9.364-0.75 pts
13Emmet County9.297+1.09 pts
14Roscommon County9.206+1.72 pts
15Mackinac County9.202-2.01 pts
16Missaukee County9.057-4.15 pts
17Leelanau County9.006+0.74 pts
18Chippewa County8.938+1.57 pts
19Clare County8.921+3.28 pts
20Otsego County8.91+2.43 pts
21Washtenaw County8.878+0.44 pts
22Oceana County8.861-2.02 pts
23Macomb County8.855-0.43 pts
24Alpena County8.743-0.18 pts
25Livingston County8.505-0.93 pts
26Kent County8.499+0.51 pts
27Lapeer County8.497-1.27 pts
28Oakland County8.467-0.19 pts
29Ionia County8.286+0.24 pts
30Lake County8.271+2.35 pts
31Allegan County8.206+0.77 pts
32Clinton County8.193+0.49 pts
33Newaygo County8.126+0.08 pts
34Crawford County8.118+0.87 pts
35Shiawassee County8.079+0.78 pts
36Ingham County7.998-0 pts
37Eaton County7.99-0.63 pts
38Kalamazoo County7.927+0.74 pts
39Menominee County7.885+0.99 pts
40Montcalm County7.798+0.02 pts
41Delta County7.73+2.02 pts
42Cass County7.67-0.16 pts
43Ottawa County7.527+0.29 pts
44Grand Traverse County7.437-0.96 pts
45Wexford County7.417+1.09 pts
46Houghton County7.403+0.88 pts
47Jackson County7.383+0.86 pts
48Mecosta County7.362+0.24 pts
49Alger County7.254-4.72 pts
50St. Clair County7.241+0.34 pts
51Marquette County7.2330 pts
52Oscoda County7.229-1.92 pts
53Baraga County7.164+0.81 pts
54Manistee County7.136-2.54 pts
54Ogemaw County7.136+2.27 pts
56Gratiot County6.932+0.42 pts
57Midland County6.912-1.48 pts
58Lenawee County6.848+0.46 pts
59Genesee County6.827-1.24 pts
60Barry County6.8-0.76 pts
61Muskegon County6.768-0.04 pts
62St. Joseph County6.738+0.75 pts
63Branch County6.693+0.24 pts
64Berrien County6.579+0.7 pts
65Calhoun County6.492+0.49 pts
66Monroe County6.414-1.48 pts
67Kalkaska County6.359-1.28 pts
68Mason County6.308-1.81 pts
69Isabella County6.091-1.05 pts
70Saginaw County6.088-0.01 pts
71Sanilac County6.024-1.6 pts
72Hillsdale County5.957-1.1 pts
73Bay County5.914-0.59 pts
74Tuscola County5.755-1.83 pts
75Gladwin County5.706-2.59 pts
76Dickinson County5.589+0.88 pts
77Iron County5.583-4.81 pts
78Huron County5.052-2.42 pts
79Schoolcraft County5.051-1.11 pts
80Ontonagon County4.912-1.21 pts
81Arenac County4.233-1.94 pts
82Luce County4.225-4.71 pts
83Gogebic County3.193-3.93 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 25% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Gogebic County, with 3.193% in 2018.

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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