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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2021, at 14.458%. Ontonagon County had the lowest, at 4.255%. The median was 8.61% and the figure for Michigan was 10.141%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.458Keweenaw County
Lowest4.255Ontonagon County
Median8.6183 counties
Michigan10.141History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 6.228 %Alger County: 7.629 %Allegan County: 8.756 %Alpena County: 6.634 %Antrim County: 13.012 %Arenac County: 9.336 %Baraga County: 6.349 %Barry County: 8.649 %Bay County: 6.59 %Benzie County: 9.103 %Berrien County: 8.782 %Branch County: 8.754 %Calhoun County: 7.017 %Cass County: 8.671 %Charlevoix County: 11.31 %Cheboygan County: 12.392 %Chippewa County: 7.64 %Clare County: 8.239 %Clinton County: 8.178 %Crawford County: 12.132 %Delta County: 8.3 %Dickinson County: 4.956 %Eaton County: 9.735 %Emmet County: 10.119 %Genesee County: 8.832 %Gladwin County: 7.397 %Gogebic County: 7.622 %Grand Traverse County: 10.083 %Gratiot County: 8.188 %Hillsdale County: 9.265 %Houghton County: 7.888 %Huron County: 6.146 %Ingham County: 9.12 %Ionia County: 8.959 %Iosco County: 8.403 %Iron County: 9.635 %Isabella County: 8.491 %Jackson County: 8.258 %Kalamazoo County: 8.124 %Kalkaska County: 9.904 %Kent County: 9.119 %Keweenaw County: 14.458 %Lake County: 7.258 %Lapeer County: 7.997 %Leelanau County: 12.339 %Lenawee County: 8.464 %Livingston County: 8.61 %Luce County: 8.511 %Mackinac County: 8.736 %Macomb County: 10.268 %Manistee County: 7.513 %Marquette County: 7.311 %Mason County: 9.561 %Mecosta County: 9.487 %Menominee County: 7.09 %Midland County: 8.185 %Missaukee County: 13.688 %Monroe County: 8.141 %Montcalm County: 9.808 %Montmorency County: 8.982 %Muskegon County: 7.605 %Newaygo County: 6.331 %Oakland County: 10.089 %Oceana County: 8.719 %Ogemaw County: 8.43 %Ontonagon County: 4.255 %Osceola County: 10.444 %Oscoda County: 13.174 %Otsego County: 9.164 %Ottawa County: 7.84 %Presque Isle County: 6.78 %Roscommon County: 8.945 %Saginaw County: 7.207 %St. Clair County: 9.098 %St. Joseph County: 7.839 %Sanilac County: 9.159 %Schoolcraft County: 6.989 %Shiawassee County: 6.788 %Tuscola County: 8.18 %Van Buren County: 8.488 %Washtenaw County: 8.742 %Wayne County: 11.398 %Wexford County: 9.506 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Keweenaw County: 14.458 %Keweenaw County14.458Missaukee County: 13.688 %Missaukee County13.688Oscoda County: 13.174 %Oscoda County13.174Antrim County: 13.012 %Antrim County13.012Cheboygan County: 12.392 %Cheboygan County12.392Leelanau County: 12.339 %Leelanau County12.339Crawford County: 12.132 %Crawford County12.132Wayne County: 11.398 %Wayne County11.398Charlevoix County: 11.31 %Charlevoix County11.31Osceola County: 10.444 %Osceola County10.444Macomb County: 10.268 %Macomb County10.268Emmet County: 10.119 %Emmet County10.119Oakland County: 10.089 %Oakland County10.089Grand Traverse County: 10.083 %Grand Traverse County10.083Kalkaska County: 9.904 %Kalkaska County9.904Montcalm County: 9.808 %Montcalm County9.808Eaton County: 9.735 %Eaton County9.735Iron County: 9.635 %Iron County9.635Mason County: 9.561 %Mason County9.561Wexford County: 9.506 %Wexford County9.506Mecosta County: 9.487 %Mecosta County9.487Arenac County: 9.336 %Arenac County9.336Hillsdale County: 9.265 %Hillsdale County9.265Otsego County: 9.164 %Otsego County9.164Sanilac County: 9.159 %Sanilac County9.159Ingham County: 9.12 %Ingham County9.12Kent County: 9.119 %Kent County9.119Benzie County: 9.103 %Benzie County9.103St. Clair County: 9.098 %St. Clair County9.098Montmorency County: 8.982 %Montmorency County8.982Ionia County: 8.959 %Ionia County8.959Roscommon County: 8.945 %Roscommon County8.945Genesee County: 8.832 %Genesee County8.832Berrien County: 8.782 %Berrien County8.782Allegan County: 8.756 %Allegan County8.756Branch County: 8.754 %Branch County8.754Washtenaw County: 8.742 %Washtenaw County8.742Mackinac County: 8.736 %Mackinac County8.736Oceana County: 8.719 %Oceana County8.719Cass County: 8.671 %Cass County8.671Keweenaw County: 14.458 %Keweenaw County14.458Missaukee County: 13.688 %Missaukee County13.688Oscoda County: 13.174 %Oscoda County13.174Antrim County: 13.012 %Antrim County13.012Cheboygan County: 12.392 %Cheboygan County12.392Leelanau County: 12.339 %Leelanau County12.339Crawford County: 12.132 %Crawford County12.132Wayne County: 11.398 %Wayne County11.398Charlevoix County: 11.31 %Charlevoix County11.31Osceola County: 10.444 %Osceola County10.444Macomb County: 10.268 %Macomb County10.268Emmet County: 10.119 %Emmet County10.119Oakland County: 10.089 %Oakland County10.089Grand Traverse County: 10.083 %Grand Traverse County10.083Kalkaska County: 9.904 %Kalkaska County9.904Montcalm County: 9.808 %Montcalm County9.808Eaton County: 9.735 %Eaton County9.735Iron County: 9.635 %Iron County9.635Mason County: 9.561 %Mason County9.561Wexford County: 9.506 %Wexford County9.506Mecosta County: 9.487 %Mecosta County9.487Arenac County: 9.336 %Arenac County9.336Hillsdale County: 9.265 %Hillsdale County9.265Otsego County: 9.164 %Otsego County9.164Sanilac County: 9.159 %Sanilac County9.159Ingham County: 9.12 %Ingham County9.12Kent County: 9.119 %Kent County9.119Benzie County: 9.103 %Benzie County9.103St. Clair County: 9.098 %St. Clair County9.098Montmorency County: 8.982 %Montmorency County8.982Ionia County: 8.959 %Ionia County8.959Roscommon County: 8.945 %Roscommon County8.945Genesee County: 8.832 %Genesee County8.832Berrien County: 8.782 %Berrien County8.782Allegan County: 8.756 %Allegan County8.756Branch County: 8.754 %Branch County8.754Washtenaw County: 8.742 %Washtenaw County8.742Mackinac County: 8.736 %Mackinac County8.736Oceana County: 8.719 %Oceana County8.719Cass County: 8.671 %Cass County8.671
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Keweenaw County14.458-6.72 pts
2Missaukee County13.688+3.22 pts
3Oscoda County13.174+3.48 pts
4Antrim County13.012+4.37 pts
5Cheboygan County12.392+2.5 pts
6Leelanau County12.339+1.48 pts
7Crawford County12.132+4.81 pts
8Wayne County11.398+1.73 pts
9Charlevoix County11.31+3.42 pts
10Osceola County10.444+1.49 pts
11Macomb County10.268+2.01 pts
12Emmet County10.119+2.5 pts
13Oakland County10.089+1.43 pts
14Grand Traverse County10.083+2.6 pts
15Kalkaska County9.904+0.71 pts
16Montcalm County9.808+0.99 pts
17Eaton County9.735+2.61 pts
18Iron County9.635+1.67 pts
19Mason County9.561+2.56 pts
20Wexford County9.506+1.52 pts
21Mecosta County9.487+1.27 pts
22Arenac County9.336+1.17 pts
23Hillsdale County9.265+2.42 pts
24Otsego County9.164+2.71 pts
25Sanilac County9.159+0.41 pts
26Ingham County9.12+0.97 pts
27Kent County9.119+1 pts
28Benzie County9.103+1.07 pts
29St. Clair County9.098+2.4 pts
30Montmorency County8.982-1.29 pts
31Ionia County8.959+0.9 pts
32Roscommon County8.945+0.99 pts
33Genesee County8.832+1.47 pts
34Berrien County8.782+2.3 pts
35Allegan County8.756+1.13 pts
36Branch County8.754+0.23 pts
37Washtenaw County8.742+0.35 pts
38Mackinac County8.736-2.05 pts
39Oceana County8.719-2.32 pts
40Cass County8.671+1.55 pts
41Barry County8.649+0.48 pts
42Livingston County8.61-0.98 pts
43Luce County8.511-1.38 pts
44Isabella County8.491+2.77 pts
45Van Buren County8.488+2.01 pts
46Lenawee County8.464+1.57 pts
47Ogemaw County8.43+3.14 pts
48Iosco County8.403+0.52 pts
49Delta County8.3+0.45 pts
50Jackson County8.258+0.96 pts
51Clare County8.239+0.21 pts
52Gratiot County8.188+1.84 pts
53Midland County8.185+0.89 pts
54Tuscola County8.18+2.94 pts
55Clinton County8.178-1.1 pts
56Monroe County8.141-0.42 pts
57Kalamazoo County8.124+0.98 pts
58Lapeer County7.997-1.65 pts
59Houghton County7.888+0.57 pts
60Ottawa County7.84+0.61 pts
61St. Joseph County7.839+1.78 pts
62Chippewa County7.64+0.06 pts
63Alger County7.629-6.28 pts
64Gogebic County7.622+0.39 pts
65Muskegon County7.605-0.19 pts
66Manistee County7.513-0.95 pts
67Gladwin County7.397-0.19 pts
68Marquette County7.311-0.14 pts
69Lake County7.258-3.55 pts
70Saginaw County7.207+1.64 pts
71Menominee County7.09-1.21 pts
72Calhoun County7.017-0.29 pts
73Schoolcraft County6.989-2.56 pts
74Shiawassee County6.788-1.54 pts
75Presque Isle County6.78-2.44 pts
76Alpena County6.634-0.88 pts
77Bay County6.59+0.32 pts
78Baraga County6.349-2.27 pts
79Newaygo County6.331-3.18 pts
80Alcona County6.228-0.37 pts
81Huron County6.146+0.02 pts
82Dickinson County4.956-2.74 pts
83Ontonagon County4.255-4.71 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Keweenaw County, with 14.458% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ontonagon County, with 4.255% in 2021.

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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