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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2019, at 13.793%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 3.632%. The median was 7.339% and the figure for Michigan was 8.027%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.793Keweenaw County
Lowest3.632Menominee County
Median7.33983 counties
Michigan8.027History

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 6.557 %Alger County: 7.527 %Allegan County: 8.838 %Alpena County: 6.246 %Antrim County: 10.766 %Arenac County: 6.406 %Baraga County: 4.878 %Barry County: 8.495 %Bay County: 4.726 %Benzie County: 8.247 %Berrien County: 7.922 %Branch County: 4.25 %Calhoun County: 6.763 %Cass County: 7.798 %Charlevoix County: 9.846 %Cheboygan County: 10.167 %Chippewa County: 5.882 %Clare County: 7.811 %Clinton County: 8.256 %Crawford County: 7.339 %Delta County: 6.295 %Dickinson County: 7.086 %Eaton County: 8.398 %Emmet County: 6.62 %Genesee County: 7.79 %Gladwin County: 7.092 %Gogebic County: 8.955 %Grand Traverse County: 8.362 %Gratiot County: 7.062 %Hillsdale County: 7.047 %Houghton County: 7.337 %Huron County: 7.085 %Ingham County: 7.612 %Ionia County: 6.767 %Iosco County: 7.678 %Iron County: 7.987 %Isabella County: 5.273 %Jackson County: 7.775 %Kalamazoo County: 7.126 %Kalkaska County: 6.984 %Kent County: 7.249 %Keweenaw County: 13.793 %Lake County: 6.767 %Lapeer County: 8.545 %Leelanau County: 8.034 %Lenawee County: 7.193 %Livingston County: 9.057 %Luce County: 11.429 %Mackinac County: 7.077 %Macomb County: 8.365 %Manistee County: 9.949 %Marquette County: 6.917 %Mason County: 8.073 %Mecosta County: 6.801 %Menominee County: 3.632 %Midland County: 7.445 %Missaukee County: 7.28 %Monroe County: 7.012 %Montcalm County: 8.301 %Montmorency County: 5.438 %Muskegon County: 7.306 %Newaygo County: 7.18 %Oakland County: 8.523 %Oceana County: 6.494 %Ogemaw County: 8.032 %Ontonagon County: 11.268 %Osceola County: 5.759 %Oscoda County: 7.903 %Otsego County: 8.317 %Ottawa County: 8.547 %Presque Isle County: 4.727 %Roscommon County: 9.112 %Saginaw County: 6.446 %St. Clair County: 7.997 %St. Joseph County: 6.927 %Sanilac County: 6.216 %Schoolcraft County: 6.332 %Shiawassee County: 6.877 %Tuscola County: 7.905 %Van Buren County: 8.651 %Washtenaw County: 8.497 %Wayne County: 8.932 %Wexford County: 5.629 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Keweenaw County: 13.793 %Keweenaw County13.793Luce County: 11.429 %Luce County11.429Ontonagon County: 11.268 %Ontonagon County11.268Antrim County: 10.766 %Antrim County10.766Cheboygan County: 10.167 %Cheboygan County10.167Manistee County: 9.949 %Manistee County9.949Charlevoix County: 9.846 %Charlevoix County9.846Roscommon County: 9.112 %Roscommon County9.112Livingston County: 9.057 %Livingston County9.057Gogebic County: 8.955 %Gogebic County8.955Wayne County: 8.932 %Wayne County8.932Allegan County: 8.838 %Allegan County8.838Van Buren County: 8.651 %Van Buren County8.651Ottawa County: 8.547 %Ottawa County8.547Lapeer County: 8.545 %Lapeer County8.545Oakland County: 8.523 %Oakland County8.523Washtenaw County: 8.497 %Washtenaw County8.497Barry County: 8.495 %Barry County8.495Eaton County: 8.398 %Eaton County8.398Macomb County: 8.365 %Macomb County8.365Grand Traverse County: 8.362 %Grand Traverse County8.362Otsego County: 8.317 %Otsego County8.317Montcalm County: 8.301 %Montcalm County8.301Clinton County: 8.256 %Clinton County8.256Benzie County: 8.247 %Benzie County8.247Mason County: 8.073 %Mason County8.073Leelanau County: 8.034 %Leelanau County8.034Ogemaw County: 8.032 %Ogemaw County8.032St. Clair County: 7.997 %St. Clair County7.997Iron County: 7.987 %Iron County7.987Berrien County: 7.922 %Berrien County7.922Tuscola County: 7.905 %Tuscola County7.905Oscoda County: 7.903 %Oscoda County7.903Clare County: 7.811 %Clare County7.811Cass County: 7.798 %Cass County7.798Genesee County: 7.79 %Genesee County7.79Jackson County: 7.775 %Jackson County7.775Iosco County: 7.678 %Iosco County7.678Ingham County: 7.612 %Ingham County7.612Alger County: 7.527 %Alger County7.527Keweenaw County: 13.793 %Keweenaw County13.793Luce County: 11.429 %Luce County11.429Ontonagon County: 11.268 %Ontonagon County11.268Antrim County: 10.766 %Antrim County10.766Cheboygan County: 10.167 %Cheboygan County10.167Manistee County: 9.949 %Manistee County9.949Charlevoix County: 9.846 %Charlevoix County9.846Roscommon County: 9.112 %Roscommon County9.112Livingston County: 9.057 %Livingston County9.057Gogebic County: 8.955 %Gogebic County8.955Wayne County: 8.932 %Wayne County8.932Allegan County: 8.838 %Allegan County8.838Van Buren County: 8.651 %Van Buren County8.651Ottawa County: 8.547 %Ottawa County8.547Lapeer County: 8.545 %Lapeer County8.545Oakland County: 8.523 %Oakland County8.523Washtenaw County: 8.497 %Washtenaw County8.497Barry County: 8.495 %Barry County8.495Eaton County: 8.398 %Eaton County8.398Macomb County: 8.365 %Macomb County8.365Grand Traverse County: 8.362 %Grand Traverse County8.362Otsego County: 8.317 %Otsego County8.317Montcalm County: 8.301 %Montcalm County8.301Clinton County: 8.256 %Clinton County8.256Benzie County: 8.247 %Benzie County8.247Mason County: 8.073 %Mason County8.073Leelanau County: 8.034 %Leelanau County8.034Ogemaw County: 8.032 %Ogemaw County8.032St. Clair County: 7.997 %St. Clair County7.997Iron County: 7.987 %Iron County7.987Berrien County: 7.922 %Berrien County7.922Tuscola County: 7.905 %Tuscola County7.905Oscoda County: 7.903 %Oscoda County7.903Clare County: 7.811 %Clare County7.811Cass County: 7.798 %Cass County7.798Genesee County: 7.79 %Genesee County7.79Jackson County: 7.775 %Jackson County7.775Iosco County: 7.678 %Iosco County7.678Ingham County: 7.612 %Ingham County7.612Alger County: 7.527 %Alger County7.527
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Keweenaw County13.793-11.21 pts
2Luce County11.429+7.2 pts
3Ontonagon County11.268+6.36 pts
4Antrim County10.766+0.57 pts
5Cheboygan County10.167+0.8 pts
6Manistee County9.949+2.81 pts
7Charlevoix County9.846+0.34 pts
8Roscommon County9.112-0.09 pts
9Livingston County9.057+0.55 pts
10Gogebic County8.955+5.76 pts
11Wayne County8.932-0.46 pts
12Allegan County8.838+0.63 pts
13Van Buren County8.651-0.95 pts
14Ottawa County8.547+1.02 pts
15Lapeer County8.545+0.05 pts
16Oakland County8.523+0.06 pts
17Washtenaw County8.497-0.38 pts
18Barry County8.495+1.69 pts
19Eaton County8.398+0.41 pts
20Macomb County8.365-0.49 pts
21Grand Traverse County8.362+0.92 pts
22Otsego County8.317-0.59 pts
23Montcalm County8.301+0.5 pts
24Clinton County8.256+0.06 pts
25Benzie County8.247-1.92 pts
26Mason County8.073+1.77 pts
27Leelanau County8.034-0.97 pts
28Ogemaw County8.032+0.9 pts
29St. Clair County7.997+0.76 pts
30Iron County7.987+2.4 pts
31Berrien County7.922+1.34 pts
32Tuscola County7.905+2.15 pts
33Oscoda County7.903+0.67 pts
34Clare County7.811-1.11 pts
35Cass County7.798+0.13 pts
36Genesee County7.79+0.96 pts
37Jackson County7.775+0.39 pts
38Iosco County7.678-2 pts
39Ingham County7.612-0.39 pts
40Alger County7.527+0.27 pts
41Midland County7.445+0.53 pts
42Crawford County7.339-0.78 pts
43Houghton County7.337-0.07 pts
44Muskegon County7.306+0.54 pts
45Missaukee County7.28-1.78 pts
46Kent County7.249-1.25 pts
47Lenawee County7.193+0.34 pts
48Newaygo County7.18-0.95 pts
49Kalamazoo County7.126-0.8 pts
50Gladwin County7.092+1.39 pts
51Dickinson County7.086+1.5 pts
52Huron County7.085+2.03 pts
53Mackinac County7.077-2.13 pts
54Gratiot County7.062+0.13 pts
55Hillsdale County7.047+1.09 pts
56Monroe County7.012+0.6 pts
57Kalkaska County6.984+0.63 pts
58St. Joseph County6.927+0.19 pts
59Marquette County6.917-0.32 pts
60Shiawassee County6.877-1.2 pts
61Mecosta County6.801-0.56 pts
62Ionia County6.767-1.52 pts
62Lake County6.767-1.5 pts
64Calhoun County6.763+0.27 pts
65Emmet County6.62-2.68 pts
66Alcona County6.557-4.22 pts
67Oceana County6.494-2.37 pts
68Saginaw County6.446+0.36 pts
69Arenac County6.406+2.17 pts
70Schoolcraft County6.332+1.28 pts
71Delta County6.295-1.44 pts
72Alpena County6.246-2.5 pts
73Sanilac County6.216+0.19 pts
74Chippewa County5.882-3.06 pts
75Osceola County5.759-3.99 pts
76Wexford County5.629-1.79 pts
77Montmorency County5.438-6.11 pts
78Isabella County5.273-0.82 pts
79Baraga County4.878-2.29 pts
80Presque Isle County4.727-5.04 pts
81Bay County4.726-1.19 pts
82Branch County4.25-2.44 pts
83Menominee County3.632-4.25 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 13.793% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Menominee County, with 3.632% in 2019.

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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