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Counties in Michigan by establishment entry rate

Lake County had the highest establishment entry rate of 83 counties in 2022, at 23.664%. Baraga County had the lowest, at 7.333%. The median was 10.293% and the figure for Michigan was 10.57%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.664Lake County
Lowest7.333Baraga County
Median10.29383 counties
Michigan10.57History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 9.894 %Alger County: 12.644 %Allegan County: 9.549 %Alpena County: 11.018 %Antrim County: 12.361 %Arenac County: 12.389 %Baraga County: 7.333 %Barry County: 11.667 %Bay County: 10.293 %Benzie County: 15.306 %Berrien County: 9.046 %Branch County: 9.746 %Calhoun County: 9.383 %Cass County: 8.813 %Charlevoix County: 11.004 %Cheboygan County: 10.751 %Chippewa County: 11.475 %Clare County: 8.857 %Clinton County: 10.072 %Crawford County: 12.186 %Delta County: 9.289 %Dickinson County: 8.125 %Eaton County: 9.411 %Emmet County: 11.266 %Genesee County: 9.848 %Gladwin County: 9.901 %Gogebic County: 9.568 %Grand Traverse County: 10.456 %Gratiot County: 7.576 %Hillsdale County: 12.653 %Houghton County: 8.784 %Huron County: 8.555 %Ingham County: 10.478 %Ionia County: 11.035 %Iosco County: 8.93 %Iron County: 12.562 %Isabella County: 9.417 %Jackson County: 8.864 %Kalamazoo County: 9.02 %Kalkaska County: 12.264 %Kent County: 10.025 %Keweenaw County: 10.39 %Lake County: 23.664 %Lapeer County: 9.363 %Leelanau County: 14.716 %Lenawee County: 9.413 %Livingston County: 11.414 %Luce County: 10.145 %Mackinac County: 13.208 %Macomb County: 11.477 %Manistee County: 11.741 %Marquette County: 8.202 %Mason County: 10.212 %Mecosta County: 10.358 %Menominee County: 8.088 %Midland County: 10.829 %Missaukee County: 12.11 %Monroe County: 9.033 %Montcalm County: 9.984 %Montmorency County: 10.272 %Muskegon County: 9.452 %Newaygo County: 7.505 %Oakland County: 10.881 %Oceana County: 11.559 %Ogemaw County: 11.029 %Ontonagon County: 15.217 %Osceola County: 9.949 %Oscoda County: 10.619 %Otsego County: 9.163 %Ottawa County: 8.956 %Presque Isle County: 13.284 %Roscommon County: 11.521 %Saginaw County: 8.327 %St. Clair County: 10.536 %St. Joseph County: 9.811 %Sanilac County: 9.233 %Schoolcraft County: 13.151 %Shiawassee County: 11.48 %Tuscola County: 10.654 %Van Buren County: 12.484 %Washtenaw County: 10.608 %Wayne County: 12.423 %Wexford County: 8.986 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Lake County: 23.664 %Lake County23.664Benzie County: 15.306 %Benzie County15.306Ontonagon County: 15.217 %Ontonagon County15.217Leelanau County: 14.716 %Leelanau County14.716Presque Isle County: 13.284 %Presque Isle County13.284Mackinac County: 13.208 %Mackinac County13.208Schoolcraft County: 13.151 %Schoolcraft County13.151Hillsdale County: 12.653 %Hillsdale County12.653Alger County: 12.644 %Alger County12.644Iron County: 12.562 %Iron County12.562Van Buren County: 12.484 %Van Buren County12.484Wayne County: 12.423 %Wayne County12.423Arenac County: 12.389 %Arenac County12.389Antrim County: 12.361 %Antrim County12.361Kalkaska County: 12.264 %Kalkaska County12.264Crawford County: 12.186 %Crawford County12.186Missaukee County: 12.11 %Missaukee County12.11Manistee County: 11.741 %Manistee County11.741Barry County: 11.667 %Barry County11.667Oceana County: 11.559 %Oceana County11.559Roscommon County: 11.521 %Roscommon County11.521Shiawassee County: 11.48 %Shiawassee County11.48Macomb County: 11.477 %Macomb County11.477Chippewa County: 11.475 %Chippewa County11.475Livingston County: 11.414 %Livingston County11.414Emmet County: 11.266 %Emmet County11.266Ionia County: 11.035 %Ionia County11.035Ogemaw County: 11.029 %Ogemaw County11.029Alpena County: 11.018 %Alpena County11.018Charlevoix County: 11.004 %Charlevoix County11.004Oakland County: 10.881 %Oakland County10.881Midland County: 10.829 %Midland County10.829Cheboygan County: 10.751 %Cheboygan County10.751Tuscola County: 10.654 %Tuscola County10.654Oscoda County: 10.619 %Oscoda County10.619Washtenaw County: 10.608 %Washtenaw County10.608St. Clair County: 10.536 %St. Clair County10.536Ingham County: 10.478 %Ingham County10.478Grand Traverse County: 10.456 %Grand Traverse County10.456Keweenaw County: 10.39 %Keweenaw County10.39Lake County: 23.664 %Lake County23.664Benzie County: 15.306 %Benzie County15.306Ontonagon County: 15.217 %Ontonagon County15.217Leelanau County: 14.716 %Leelanau County14.716Presque Isle County: 13.284 %Presque Isle County13.284Mackinac County: 13.208 %Mackinac County13.208Schoolcraft County: 13.151 %Schoolcraft County13.151Hillsdale County: 12.653 %Hillsdale County12.653Alger County: 12.644 %Alger County12.644Iron County: 12.562 %Iron County12.562Van Buren County: 12.484 %Van Buren County12.484Wayne County: 12.423 %Wayne County12.423Arenac County: 12.389 %Arenac County12.389Antrim County: 12.361 %Antrim County12.361Kalkaska County: 12.264 %Kalkaska County12.264Crawford County: 12.186 %Crawford County12.186Missaukee County: 12.11 %Missaukee County12.11Manistee County: 11.741 %Manistee County11.741Barry County: 11.667 %Barry County11.667Oceana County: 11.559 %Oceana County11.559Roscommon County: 11.521 %Roscommon County11.521Shiawassee County: 11.48 %Shiawassee County11.48Macomb County: 11.477 %Macomb County11.477Chippewa County: 11.475 %Chippewa County11.475Livingston County: 11.414 %Livingston County11.414Emmet County: 11.266 %Emmet County11.266Ionia County: 11.035 %Ionia County11.035Ogemaw County: 11.029 %Ogemaw County11.029Alpena County: 11.018 %Alpena County11.018Charlevoix County: 11.004 %Charlevoix County11.004Oakland County: 10.881 %Oakland County10.881Midland County: 10.829 %Midland County10.829Cheboygan County: 10.751 %Cheboygan County10.751Tuscola County: 10.654 %Tuscola County10.654Oscoda County: 10.619 %Oscoda County10.619Washtenaw County: 10.608 %Washtenaw County10.608St. Clair County: 10.536 %St. Clair County10.536Ingham County: 10.478 %Ingham County10.478Grand Traverse County: 10.456 %Grand Traverse County10.456Keweenaw County: 10.39 %Keweenaw County10.39
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake County23.664+16.41 pts
2Benzie County15.306+6.2 pts
3Ontonagon County15.217+10.96 pts
4Leelanau County14.716+2.38 pts
5Presque Isle County13.284+6.5 pts
6Mackinac County13.208+4.47 pts
7Schoolcraft County13.151+6.16 pts
8Hillsdale County12.653+3.39 pts
9Alger County12.644+5.02 pts
10Iron County12.562+2.93 pts
11Van Buren County12.484+4 pts
12Wayne County12.423+1.03 pts
13Arenac County12.389+3.05 pts
14Antrim County12.361-0.65 pts
15Kalkaska County12.264+2.36 pts
16Crawford County12.186+0.05 pts
17Missaukee County12.11-1.58 pts
18Manistee County11.741+4.23 pts
19Barry County11.667+3.02 pts
20Oceana County11.559+2.84 pts
21Roscommon County11.521+2.58 pts
22Shiawassee County11.48+4.69 pts
23Macomb County11.477+1.21 pts
24Chippewa County11.475+3.83 pts
25Livingston County11.414+2.8 pts
26Emmet County11.266+1.15 pts
27Ionia County11.035+2.08 pts
28Ogemaw County11.029+2.6 pts
29Alpena County11.018+4.38 pts
30Charlevoix County11.004-0.31 pts
31Oakland County10.881+0.79 pts
32Midland County10.829+2.64 pts
33Cheboygan County10.751-1.64 pts
34Tuscola County10.654+2.47 pts
35Oscoda County10.619-2.55 pts
36Washtenaw County10.608+1.87 pts
37St. Clair County10.536+1.44 pts
38Ingham County10.478+1.36 pts
39Grand Traverse County10.456+0.37 pts
40Keweenaw County10.39-4.07 pts
41Mecosta County10.358+0.87 pts
42Bay County10.293+3.7 pts
43Montmorency County10.272+1.29 pts
44Mason County10.212+0.65 pts
45Luce County10.145+1.63 pts
46Clinton County10.072+1.89 pts
47Kent County10.025+0.91 pts
48Montcalm County9.984+0.18 pts
49Osceola County9.949-0.5 pts
50Gladwin County9.901+2.5 pts
51Alcona County9.894+3.67 pts
52Genesee County9.848+1.02 pts
53St. Joseph County9.811+1.97 pts
54Branch County9.746+0.99 pts
55Gogebic County9.568+1.95 pts
56Allegan County9.549+0.79 pts
57Muskegon County9.452+1.85 pts
58Isabella County9.417+0.93 pts
59Lenawee County9.413+0.95 pts
60Eaton County9.411-0.32 pts
61Calhoun County9.383+2.37 pts
62Lapeer County9.363+1.37 pts
63Delta County9.289+0.99 pts
64Sanilac County9.233+0.07 pts
65Otsego County9.163-0 pts
66Berrien County9.046+0.26 pts
67Monroe County9.033+0.89 pts
68Kalamazoo County9.02+0.9 pts
69Wexford County8.986-0.52 pts
70Ottawa County8.956+1.12 pts
71Iosco County8.93+0.53 pts
72Jackson County8.864+0.61 pts
73Clare County8.857+0.62 pts
74Cass County8.813+0.14 pts
75Houghton County8.784+0.9 pts
76Huron County8.555+2.41 pts
77Saginaw County8.327+1.12 pts
78Marquette County8.202+0.89 pts
79Dickinson County8.125+3.17 pts
80Menominee County8.088+1 pts
81Gratiot County7.576-0.61 pts
82Newaygo County7.505+1.17 pts
83Baraga County7.333+0.98 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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Lake County, with 23.664% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Baraga County, with 7.333% in 2022.

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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