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Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate, 2023

Schoolcraft County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2023, at 13.296%. Baraga County had the lowest, at 4.531%. The median was 8.181% and the figure for Michigan was 8.428%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.296Schoolcraft County
Lowest4.531Baraga County
Median8.18183 counties
Michigan8.428History

Map of counties, 2023

Alcona County: 9.589 %Alger County: 9.329 %Allegan County: 7.138 %Alpena County: 7.724 %Antrim County: 8.661 %Arenac County: 7.012 %Baraga County: 4.531 %Barry County: 7.701 %Bay County: 7.168 %Benzie County: 9.285 %Berrien County: 8.472 %Branch County: 6.464 %Calhoun County: 6.949 %Cass County: 7.789 %Charlevoix County: 6.267 %Cheboygan County: 10.615 %Chippewa County: 9.933 %Clare County: 6.206 %Clinton County: 8.343 %Crawford County: 5.575 %Delta County: 6.328 %Dickinson County: 7.739 %Eaton County: 8.596 %Emmet County: 8.172 %Genesee County: 8.192 %Gladwin County: 6.327 %Gogebic County: 10.786 %Grand Traverse County: 8.309 %Gratiot County: 7.831 %Hillsdale County: 8.683 %Houghton County: 8.223 %Huron County: 5.983 %Ingham County: 8.868 %Ionia County: 8.389 %Iosco County: 8.007 %Iron County: 8.347 %Isabella County: 6.889 %Jackson County: 7.312 %Kalamazoo County: 7.389 %Kalkaska County: 11.146 %Kent County: 7.689 %Keweenaw County: 8.108 %Lake County: 8.392 %Lapeer County: 10.006 %Leelanau County: 10 %Lenawee County: 8.452 %Livingston County: 9.181 %Luce County: 8.029 %Mackinac County: 7.951 %Macomb County: 8.67 %Manistee County: 9.344 %Marquette County: 7.594 %Mason County: 8.93 %Mecosta County: 8.234 %Menominee County: 8.098 %Midland County: 8.525 %Missaukee County: 9.437 %Monroe County: 7.983 %Montcalm County: 7.649 %Montmorency County: 12.048 %Muskegon County: 7.479 %Newaygo County: 9.801 %Oakland County: 9.186 %Oceana County: 10.201 %Ogemaw County: 7.787 %Ontonagon County: 7.042 %Osceola County: 7.538 %Oscoda County: 12.537 %Otsego County: 7.937 %Ottawa County: 6.283 %Presque Isle County: 10.265 %Roscommon County: 8.324 %Saginaw County: 7.748 %St. Clair County: 8.181 %St. Joseph County: 8.78 %Sanilac County: 7.512 %Schoolcraft County: 13.296 %Shiawassee County: 6.852 %Tuscola County: 6.869 %Van Buren County: 8.829 %Washtenaw County: 8.59 %Wayne County: 9.247 %Wexford County: 8.053 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Schoolcraft County: 13.296 %Schoolcraft County13.296Oscoda County: 12.537 %Oscoda County12.537Montmorency County: 12.048 %Montmorency County12.048Kalkaska County: 11.146 %Kalkaska County11.146Gogebic County: 10.786 %Gogebic County10.786Cheboygan County: 10.615 %Cheboygan County10.615Presque Isle County: 10.265 %Presque Isle County10.265Oceana County: 10.201 %Oceana County10.201Lapeer County: 10.006 %Lapeer County10.006Leelanau County: 10 %Leelanau County10Chippewa County: 9.933 %Chippewa County9.933Newaygo County: 9.801 %Newaygo County9.801Alcona County: 9.589 %Alcona County9.589Missaukee County: 9.437 %Missaukee County9.437Manistee County: 9.344 %Manistee County9.344Alger County: 9.329 %Alger County9.329Benzie County: 9.285 %Benzie County9.285Wayne County: 9.247 %Wayne County9.247Oakland County: 9.186 %Oakland County9.186Livingston County: 9.181 %Livingston County9.181Mason County: 8.93 %Mason County8.93Ingham County: 8.868 %Ingham County8.868Van Buren County: 8.829 %Van Buren County8.829St. Joseph County: 8.78 %St. Joseph County8.78Hillsdale County: 8.683 %Hillsdale County8.683Macomb County: 8.67 %Macomb County8.67Antrim County: 8.661 %Antrim County8.661Eaton County: 8.596 %Eaton County8.596Washtenaw County: 8.59 %Washtenaw County8.59Midland County: 8.525 %Midland County8.525Berrien County: 8.472 %Berrien County8.472Lenawee County: 8.452 %Lenawee County8.452Lake County: 8.392 %Lake County8.392Ionia County: 8.389 %Ionia County8.389Iron County: 8.347 %Iron County8.347Clinton County: 8.343 %Clinton County8.343Roscommon County: 8.324 %Roscommon County8.324Grand Traverse County: 8.309 %Grand Traverse County8.309Mecosta County: 8.234 %Mecosta County8.234Houghton County: 8.223 %Houghton County8.223Schoolcraft County: 13.296 %Schoolcraft County13.296Oscoda County: 12.537 %Oscoda County12.537Montmorency County: 12.048 %Montmorency County12.048Kalkaska County: 11.146 %Kalkaska County11.146Gogebic County: 10.786 %Gogebic County10.786Cheboygan County: 10.615 %Cheboygan County10.615Presque Isle County: 10.265 %Presque Isle County10.265Oceana County: 10.201 %Oceana County10.201Lapeer County: 10.006 %Lapeer County10.006Leelanau County: 10 %Leelanau County10Chippewa County: 9.933 %Chippewa County9.933Newaygo County: 9.801 %Newaygo County9.801Alcona County: 9.589 %Alcona County9.589Missaukee County: 9.437 %Missaukee County9.437Manistee County: 9.344 %Manistee County9.344Alger County: 9.329 %Alger County9.329Benzie County: 9.285 %Benzie County9.285Wayne County: 9.247 %Wayne County9.247Oakland County: 9.186 %Oakland County9.186Livingston County: 9.181 %Livingston County9.181Mason County: 8.93 %Mason County8.93Ingham County: 8.868 %Ingham County8.868Van Buren County: 8.829 %Van Buren County8.829St. Joseph County: 8.78 %St. Joseph County8.78Hillsdale County: 8.683 %Hillsdale County8.683Macomb County: 8.67 %Macomb County8.67Antrim County: 8.661 %Antrim County8.661Eaton County: 8.596 %Eaton County8.596Washtenaw County: 8.59 %Washtenaw County8.59Midland County: 8.525 %Midland County8.525Berrien County: 8.472 %Berrien County8.472Lenawee County: 8.452 %Lenawee County8.452Lake County: 8.392 %Lake County8.392Ionia County: 8.389 %Ionia County8.389Iron County: 8.347 %Iron County8.347Clinton County: 8.343 %Clinton County8.343Roscommon County: 8.324 %Roscommon County8.324Grand Traverse County: 8.309 %Grand Traverse County8.309Mecosta County: 8.234 %Mecosta County8.234Houghton County: 8.223 %Houghton County8.223
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Schoolcraft County13.296-0.4 pts
2Oscoda County12.537+4.87 pts
3Montmorency County12.048+4.8 pts
4Kalkaska County11.146+3.28 pts
5Gogebic County10.786+0.6 pts
6Cheboygan County10.615-0.14 pts
7Presque Isle County10.265+5.1 pts
8Oceana County10.201-1.9 pts
9Lapeer County10.006+2.98 pts
10Leelanau County10-0.7 pts
11Chippewa County9.933+1.44 pts
12Newaygo County9.801+1.11 pts
13Alcona County9.589+4.64 pts
14Missaukee County9.437-0.1 pts
15Manistee County9.344+0.03 pts
16Alger County9.329-6.76 pts
17Benzie County9.285-2.96 pts
18Wayne County9.247-1.31 pts
19Oakland County9.186-0.49 pts
20Livingston County9.181+0.82 pts
21Mason County8.93+1.39 pts
22Ingham County8.868+0.1 pts
23Van Buren County8.829+0.8 pts
24St. Joseph County8.78+1.01 pts
25Hillsdale County8.683+1.92 pts
26Macomb County8.67-0.12 pts
27Antrim County8.661-0.66 pts
28Eaton County8.596+0.43 pts
29Washtenaw County8.59+0.04 pts
30Midland County8.525+0.45 pts
31Berrien County8.472-0.01 pts
32Lenawee County8.452+0.61 pts
33Lake County8.392-0.01 pts
34Ionia County8.389+1.44 pts
35Iron County8.347-1.9 pts
36Clinton County8.343+1.31 pts
37Roscommon County8.324-1.35 pts
38Grand Traverse County8.309-0.97 pts
39Mecosta County8.234+1.99 pts
40Houghton County8.223-0.18 pts
41Genesee County8.192-0.67 pts
42St. Clair County8.181-0.14 pts
43Emmet County8.172-0.02 pts
44Keweenaw County8.108-15.27 pts
45Menominee County8.098+0.5 pts
46Wexford County8.053+0.65 pts
47Luce County8.029-6.46 pts
48Iosco County8.007+0.01 pts
49Monroe County7.983-0.44 pts
50Mackinac County7.951-3.37 pts
51Otsego County7.937-0.69 pts
52Gratiot County7.831+0.26 pts
53Cass County7.789+0.25 pts
54Ogemaw County7.787-1.76 pts
55Saginaw County7.748-0.37 pts
56Dickinson County7.739+0.02 pts
57Alpena County7.724+0.33 pts
58Barry County7.701-1.82 pts
59Kent County7.689+0.12 pts
60Montcalm County7.649+0.29 pts
61Marquette County7.594-0.41 pts
62Osceola County7.538+0.65 pts
63Sanilac County7.512-1.31 pts
64Muskegon County7.479-1.66 pts
65Kalamazoo County7.389-0.96 pts
66Jackson County7.312-1.51 pts
67Bay County7.168-1.72 pts
68Allegan County7.138-0.1 pts
69Ontonagon County7.042-5.28 pts
70Arenac County7.012-1.48 pts
71Calhoun County6.949-1.85 pts
72Isabella County6.889+0.33 pts
73Tuscola County6.869-2.03 pts
74Shiawassee County6.852-1.21 pts
75Branch County6.464-1.95 pts
76Delta County6.328-2.5 pts
77Gladwin County6.327+0.1 pts
78Ottawa County6.283-0.94 pts
79Charlevoix County6.267-1.44 pts
80Clare County6.206-0.8 pts
81Huron County5.983-1.15 pts
82Crawford County5.575-1.59 pts
83Baraga County4.531-5.47 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/michigan-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Schoolcraft County, with 13.296% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Baraga County, with 4.531% in 2023.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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