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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2020, at 21.176%. Tuscola County had the lowest, at 5.238%. The median was 7.985% and the figure for Michigan was 8.232%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.176Keweenaw County
Lowest5.238Tuscola County
Median7.98583 counties
Michigan8.232History

Map of counties, 2020

Alcona County: 6.601 %Alger County: 13.904 %Allegan County: 7.625 %Alpena County: 7.509 %Antrim County: 8.641 %Arenac County: 8.171 %Baraga County: 8.615 %Barry County: 8.173 %Bay County: 6.27 %Benzie County: 8.031 %Berrien County: 6.483 %Branch County: 8.519 %Calhoun County: 7.307 %Cass County: 7.117 %Charlevoix County: 7.895 %Cheboygan County: 9.896 %Chippewa County: 7.578 %Clare County: 8.025 %Clinton County: 9.282 %Crawford County: 7.326 %Delta County: 7.848 %Dickinson County: 7.692 %Eaton County: 7.126 %Emmet County: 7.618 %Genesee County: 7.363 %Gladwin County: 7.584 %Gogebic County: 7.229 %Grand Traverse County: 7.486 %Gratiot County: 6.349 %Hillsdale County: 6.847 %Houghton County: 7.314 %Huron County: 6.125 %Ingham County: 8.153 %Ionia County: 8.06 %Iosco County: 7.88 %Iron County: 7.96 %Isabella County: 5.719 %Jackson County: 7.301 %Kalamazoo County: 7.144 %Kalkaska County: 9.192 %Kent County: 8.119 %Keweenaw County: 21.176 %Lake County: 10.811 %Lapeer County: 9.65 %Leelanau County: 10.862 %Lenawee County: 6.899 %Livingston County: 9.593 %Luce County: 9.894 %Mackinac County: 10.786 %Macomb County: 8.254 %Manistee County: 8.459 %Marquette County: 7.454 %Mason County: 7.002 %Mecosta County: 8.217 %Menominee County: 8.303 %Midland County: 7.293 %Missaukee County: 10.465 %Monroe County: 8.565 %Montcalm County: 8.822 %Montmorency County: 10.272 %Muskegon County: 7.791 %Newaygo County: 9.512 %Oakland County: 8.657 %Oceana County: 11.038 %Ogemaw County: 5.285 %Ontonagon County: 8.966 %Osceola County: 8.959 %Oscoda County: 9.697 %Otsego County: 6.452 %Ottawa County: 7.232 %Presque Isle County: 9.225 %Roscommon County: 7.955 %Saginaw County: 5.571 %St. Clair County: 6.7 %St. Joseph County: 6.064 %Sanilac County: 8.749 %Schoolcraft County: 9.549 %Shiawassee County: 8.325 %Tuscola County: 5.238 %Van Buren County: 6.479 %Washtenaw County: 8.395 %Wayne County: 9.668 %Wexford County: 7.985 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Keweenaw County: 21.176 %Keweenaw County21.176Alger County: 13.904 %Alger County13.904Oceana County: 11.038 %Oceana County11.038Leelanau County: 10.862 %Leelanau County10.862Lake County: 10.811 %Lake County10.811Mackinac County: 10.786 %Mackinac County10.786Missaukee County: 10.465 %Missaukee County10.465Montmorency County: 10.272 %Montmorency County10.272Cheboygan County: 9.896 %Cheboygan County9.896Luce County: 9.894 %Luce County9.894Oscoda County: 9.697 %Oscoda County9.697Wayne County: 9.668 %Wayne County9.668Lapeer County: 9.65 %Lapeer County9.65Livingston County: 9.593 %Livingston County9.593Schoolcraft County: 9.549 %Schoolcraft County9.549Newaygo County: 9.512 %Newaygo County9.512Clinton County: 9.282 %Clinton County9.282Presque Isle County: 9.225 %Presque Isle County9.225Kalkaska County: 9.192 %Kalkaska County9.192Ontonagon County: 8.966 %Ontonagon County8.966Osceola County: 8.959 %Osceola County8.959Montcalm County: 8.822 %Montcalm County8.822Sanilac County: 8.749 %Sanilac County8.749Oakland County: 8.657 %Oakland County8.657Antrim County: 8.641 %Antrim County8.641Baraga County: 8.615 %Baraga County8.615Monroe County: 8.565 %Monroe County8.565Branch County: 8.519 %Branch County8.519Manistee County: 8.459 %Manistee County8.459Washtenaw County: 8.395 %Washtenaw County8.395Shiawassee County: 8.325 %Shiawassee County8.325Menominee County: 8.303 %Menominee County8.303Macomb County: 8.254 %Macomb County8.254Mecosta County: 8.217 %Mecosta County8.217Barry County: 8.173 %Barry County8.173Arenac County: 8.171 %Arenac County8.171Ingham County: 8.153 %Ingham County8.153Kent County: 8.119 %Kent County8.119Ionia County: 8.06 %Ionia County8.06Benzie County: 8.031 %Benzie County8.031Keweenaw County: 21.176 %Keweenaw County21.176Alger County: 13.904 %Alger County13.904Oceana County: 11.038 %Oceana County11.038Leelanau County: 10.862 %Leelanau County10.862Lake County: 10.811 %Lake County10.811Mackinac County: 10.786 %Mackinac County10.786Missaukee County: 10.465 %Missaukee County10.465Montmorency County: 10.272 %Montmorency County10.272Cheboygan County: 9.896 %Cheboygan County9.896Luce County: 9.894 %Luce County9.894Oscoda County: 9.697 %Oscoda County9.697Wayne County: 9.668 %Wayne County9.668Lapeer County: 9.65 %Lapeer County9.65Livingston County: 9.593 %Livingston County9.593Schoolcraft County: 9.549 %Schoolcraft County9.549Newaygo County: 9.512 %Newaygo County9.512Clinton County: 9.282 %Clinton County9.282Presque Isle County: 9.225 %Presque Isle County9.225Kalkaska County: 9.192 %Kalkaska County9.192Ontonagon County: 8.966 %Ontonagon County8.966Osceola County: 8.959 %Osceola County8.959Montcalm County: 8.822 %Montcalm County8.822Sanilac County: 8.749 %Sanilac County8.749Oakland County: 8.657 %Oakland County8.657Antrim County: 8.641 %Antrim County8.641Baraga County: 8.615 %Baraga County8.615Monroe County: 8.565 %Monroe County8.565Branch County: 8.519 %Branch County8.519Manistee County: 8.459 %Manistee County8.459Washtenaw County: 8.395 %Washtenaw County8.395Shiawassee County: 8.325 %Shiawassee County8.325Menominee County: 8.303 %Menominee County8.303Macomb County: 8.254 %Macomb County8.254Mecosta County: 8.217 %Mecosta County8.217Barry County: 8.173 %Barry County8.173Arenac County: 8.171 %Arenac County8.171Ingham County: 8.153 %Ingham County8.153Kent County: 8.119 %Kent County8.119Ionia County: 8.06 %Ionia County8.06Benzie County: 8.031 %Benzie County8.031
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Keweenaw County21.176+7.38 pts
2Alger County13.904+6.38 pts
3Oceana County11.038+4.54 pts
4Leelanau County10.862+2.83 pts
5Lake County10.811+4.04 pts
6Mackinac County10.786+3.71 pts
7Missaukee County10.465+3.18 pts
8Montmorency County10.272+4.83 pts
9Cheboygan County9.896-0.27 pts
10Luce County9.894-1.54 pts
11Oscoda County9.697+1.79 pts
12Wayne County9.668+0.74 pts
13Lapeer County9.65+1.11 pts
14Livingston County9.593+0.54 pts
15Schoolcraft County9.549+3.22 pts
16Newaygo County9.512+2.33 pts
17Clinton County9.282+1.03 pts
18Presque Isle County9.225+4.5 pts
19Kalkaska County9.192+2.21 pts
20Ontonagon County8.966-2.3 pts
21Osceola County8.959+3.2 pts
22Montcalm County8.822+0.52 pts
23Sanilac County8.749+2.53 pts
24Oakland County8.657+0.13 pts
25Antrim County8.641-2.13 pts
26Baraga County8.615+3.74 pts
27Monroe County8.565+1.55 pts
28Branch County8.519+4.27 pts
29Manistee County8.459-1.49 pts
30Washtenaw County8.395-0.1 pts
31Shiawassee County8.325+1.45 pts
32Menominee County8.303+4.67 pts
33Macomb County8.254-0.11 pts
34Mecosta County8.217+1.42 pts
35Barry County8.173-0.32 pts
36Arenac County8.171+1.76 pts
37Ingham County8.153+0.54 pts
38Kent County8.119+0.87 pts
39Ionia County8.06+1.29 pts
40Benzie County8.031-0.22 pts
41Clare County8.025+0.21 pts
42Wexford County7.985+2.36 pts
43Iron County7.96-0.03 pts
44Roscommon County7.955-1.16 pts
45Charlevoix County7.895-1.95 pts
46Iosco County7.88+0.2 pts
47Delta County7.848+1.55 pts
48Muskegon County7.791+0.49 pts
49Dickinson County7.692+0.61 pts
50Allegan County7.625-1.21 pts
51Emmet County7.618+1 pts
52Gladwin County7.584+0.49 pts
53Chippewa County7.578+1.7 pts
54Alpena County7.509+1.26 pts
55Grand Traverse County7.486-0.88 pts
56Marquette County7.454+0.54 pts
57Genesee County7.363-0.43 pts
58Crawford County7.326-0.01 pts
59Houghton County7.314-0.02 pts
60Calhoun County7.307+0.54 pts
61Jackson County7.301-0.47 pts
62Midland County7.293-0.15 pts
63Ottawa County7.232-1.32 pts
64Gogebic County7.229-1.73 pts
65Kalamazoo County7.144+0.02 pts
66Eaton County7.126-1.27 pts
67Cass County7.117-0.68 pts
68Mason County7.002-1.07 pts
69Lenawee County6.899-0.29 pts
70Hillsdale County6.847-0.2 pts
71St. Clair County6.7-1.3 pts
72Alcona County6.601+0.04 pts
73Berrien County6.483-1.44 pts
74Van Buren County6.479-2.17 pts
75Otsego County6.452-1.87 pts
76Gratiot County6.349-0.71 pts
77Bay County6.27+1.54 pts
78Huron County6.125-0.96 pts
79St. Joseph County6.064-0.86 pts
80Isabella County5.719+0.45 pts
81Saginaw County5.571-0.88 pts
82Ogemaw County5.285-2.75 pts
83Tuscola County5.238-2.67 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 21.176% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Tuscola County, with 5.238% in 2020.

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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