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Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate

Kalkaska County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2012, at 12.862%. Lake County had the lowest, at 5.654%. The median was 8.438% and the figure for Michigan was 8.672%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.862Kalkaska County
Lowest5.654Lake County
Median8.43883 counties
Michigan8.672History

Map of counties, 2012

Alcona County: 9.61 %Alger County: 11.979 %Allegan County: 7.856 %Alpena County: 7.245 %Antrim County: 9.684 %Arenac County: 9.336 %Baraga County: 9.424 %Barry County: 9.328 %Bay County: 7.631 %Benzie County: 12.262 %Berrien County: 8.233 %Branch County: 6.409 %Calhoun County: 8.681 %Cass County: 6.882 %Charlevoix County: 9.651 %Cheboygan County: 10.564 %Chippewa County: 8.473 %Clare County: 10.222 %Clinton County: 7.753 %Crawford County: 9.369 %Delta County: 8.107 %Dickinson County: 7.421 %Eaton County: 8.025 %Emmet County: 7.419 %Genesee County: 8.395 %Gladwin County: 7.514 %Gogebic County: 8.673 %Grand Traverse County: 9.244 %Gratiot County: 7.473 %Hillsdale County: 8.434 %Houghton County: 8.996 %Huron County: 7.08 %Ingham County: 8.722 %Ionia County: 9.806 %Iosco County: 8.06 %Iron County: 8.424 %Isabella County: 9.213 %Jackson County: 7.825 %Kalamazoo County: 8.225 %Kalkaska County: 12.862 %Kent County: 7.957 %Keweenaw County: 8.451 %Lake County: 5.654 %Lapeer County: 8.494 %Leelanau County: 6.044 %Lenawee County: 8.902 %Livingston County: 9.386 %Luce County: 6.667 %Mackinac County: 9.135 %Macomb County: 8.438 %Manistee County: 8.696 %Marquette County: 6.51 %Mason County: 6.98 %Mecosta County: 6.715 %Menominee County: 5.754 %Midland County: 8.426 %Missaukee County: 8.529 %Monroe County: 9.456 %Montcalm County: 9.722 %Montmorency County: 11.077 %Muskegon County: 9.02 %Newaygo County: 7.808 %Oakland County: 9.242 %Oceana County: 6.725 %Ogemaw County: 8.515 %Ontonagon County: 11.48 %Osceola County: 8.767 %Oscoda County: 10.734 %Otsego County: 7.178 %Ottawa County: 7.768 %Presque Isle County: 6.25 %Roscommon County: 10.687 %Saginaw County: 7.905 %St. Clair County: 9.006 %St. Joseph County: 8.287 %Sanilac County: 6.439 %Schoolcraft County: 6.468 %Shiawassee County: 8.345 %Tuscola County: 8.112 %Van Buren County: 9.3 %Washtenaw County: 8.729 %Wayne County: 9.523 %Wexford County: 6.028 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Kalkaska County: 12.862 %Kalkaska County12.862Benzie County: 12.262 %Benzie County12.262Alger County: 11.979 %Alger County11.979Ontonagon County: 11.48 %Ontonagon County11.48Montmorency County: 11.077 %Montmorency County11.077Oscoda County: 10.734 %Oscoda County10.734Roscommon County: 10.687 %Roscommon County10.687Cheboygan County: 10.564 %Cheboygan County10.564Clare County: 10.222 %Clare County10.222Ionia County: 9.806 %Ionia County9.806Montcalm County: 9.722 %Montcalm County9.722Antrim County: 9.684 %Antrim County9.684Charlevoix County: 9.651 %Charlevoix County9.651Alcona County: 9.61 %Alcona County9.61Wayne County: 9.523 %Wayne County9.523Monroe County: 9.456 %Monroe County9.456Baraga County: 9.424 %Baraga County9.424Livingston County: 9.386 %Livingston County9.386Crawford County: 9.369 %Crawford County9.369Arenac County: 9.336 %Arenac County9.336Barry County: 9.328 %Barry County9.328Van Buren County: 9.3 %Van Buren County9.3Grand Traverse County: 9.244 %Grand Traverse County9.244Oakland County: 9.242 %Oakland County9.242Isabella County: 9.213 %Isabella County9.213Mackinac County: 9.135 %Mackinac County9.135Muskegon County: 9.02 %Muskegon County9.02St. Clair County: 9.006 %St. Clair County9.006Houghton County: 8.996 %Houghton County8.996Lenawee County: 8.902 %Lenawee County8.902Osceola County: 8.767 %Osceola County8.767Washtenaw County: 8.729 %Washtenaw County8.729Ingham County: 8.722 %Ingham County8.722Manistee County: 8.696 %Manistee County8.696Calhoun County: 8.681 %Calhoun County8.681Gogebic County: 8.673 %Gogebic County8.673Missaukee County: 8.529 %Missaukee County8.529Ogemaw County: 8.515 %Ogemaw County8.515Lapeer County: 8.494 %Lapeer County8.494Chippewa County: 8.473 %Chippewa County8.473Kalkaska County: 12.862 %Kalkaska County12.862Benzie County: 12.262 %Benzie County12.262Alger County: 11.979 %Alger County11.979Ontonagon County: 11.48 %Ontonagon County11.48Montmorency County: 11.077 %Montmorency County11.077Oscoda County: 10.734 %Oscoda County10.734Roscommon County: 10.687 %Roscommon County10.687Cheboygan County: 10.564 %Cheboygan County10.564Clare County: 10.222 %Clare County10.222Ionia County: 9.806 %Ionia County9.806Montcalm County: 9.722 %Montcalm County9.722Antrim County: 9.684 %Antrim County9.684Charlevoix County: 9.651 %Charlevoix County9.651Alcona County: 9.61 %Alcona County9.61Wayne County: 9.523 %Wayne County9.523Monroe County: 9.456 %Monroe County9.456Baraga County: 9.424 %Baraga County9.424Livingston County: 9.386 %Livingston County9.386Crawford County: 9.369 %Crawford County9.369Arenac County: 9.336 %Arenac County9.336Barry County: 9.328 %Barry County9.328Van Buren County: 9.3 %Van Buren County9.3Grand Traverse County: 9.244 %Grand Traverse County9.244Oakland County: 9.242 %Oakland County9.242Isabella County: 9.213 %Isabella County9.213Mackinac County: 9.135 %Mackinac County9.135Muskegon County: 9.02 %Muskegon County9.02St. Clair County: 9.006 %St. Clair County9.006Houghton County: 8.996 %Houghton County8.996Lenawee County: 8.902 %Lenawee County8.902Osceola County: 8.767 %Osceola County8.767Washtenaw County: 8.729 %Washtenaw County8.729Ingham County: 8.722 %Ingham County8.722Manistee County: 8.696 %Manistee County8.696Calhoun County: 8.681 %Calhoun County8.681Gogebic County: 8.673 %Gogebic County8.673Missaukee County: 8.529 %Missaukee County8.529Ogemaw County: 8.515 %Ogemaw County8.515Lapeer County: 8.494 %Lapeer County8.494Chippewa County: 8.473 %Chippewa County8.473
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Kalkaska County12.862+2.35 pts
2Benzie County12.262+2.56 pts
3Alger County11.979+3.05 pts
4Ontonagon County11.48+4.03 pts
5Montmorency County11.077-0.33 pts
6Oscoda County10.734+4.62 pts
7Roscommon County10.687+0.88 pts
8Cheboygan County10.564-2.52 pts
9Clare County10.222+1.5 pts
10Ionia County9.806+0.48 pts
11Montcalm County9.722+1.14 pts
12Antrim County9.684-0.55 pts
13Charlevoix County9.651-0.35 pts
14Alcona County9.61+1.23 pts
15Wayne County9.523-0.37 pts
16Monroe County9.456+0.13 pts
17Baraga County9.424+0.82 pts
18Livingston County9.386-1.01 pts
19Crawford County9.369-2.83 pts
20Arenac County9.336-3.03 pts
21Barry County9.328+0.35 pts
22Van Buren County9.3+0.45 pts
23Grand Traverse County9.244+0.04 pts
24Oakland County9.242-0.42 pts
25Isabella County9.213+0.53 pts
26Mackinac County9.135-4.77 pts
27Muskegon County9.02-0.33 pts
28St. Clair County9.006-0.16 pts
29Houghton County8.996-0.72 pts
30Lenawee County8.902-2 pts
31Osceola County8.767-0.64 pts
32Washtenaw County8.729-0.54 pts
33Ingham County8.722+0.24 pts
34Manistee County8.696-0.13 pts
35Calhoun County8.681+0.6 pts
36Gogebic County8.673+0.97 pts
37Missaukee County8.529+2.51 pts
38Ogemaw County8.515-0.26 pts
39Lapeer County8.494-1.98 pts
40Chippewa County8.473-0.8 pts
41Keweenaw County8.451-0.37 pts
42Macomb County8.438-0.4 pts
43Hillsdale County8.434+0.2 pts
44Midland County8.426-0.11 pts
45Iron County8.424-4.75 pts
46Genesee County8.395-1.16 pts
47Shiawassee County8.345-1.71 pts
48St. Joseph County8.287-0.24 pts
49Berrien County8.233-0.2 pts
50Kalamazoo County8.225+0.09 pts
51Tuscola County8.112-1.54 pts
52Delta County8.107+0.05 pts
53Iosco County8.06-1.19 pts
54Eaton County8.025-1.33 pts
55Kent County7.957+0.03 pts
56Saginaw County7.905+0.11 pts
57Allegan County7.856-0.78 pts
58Jackson County7.825-0.41 pts
59Newaygo County7.808-0.38 pts
60Ottawa County7.768-0.44 pts
61Clinton County7.753-2.32 pts
62Bay County7.631+0.43 pts
63Gladwin County7.514-4.08 pts
64Gratiot County7.473-1.66 pts
65Dickinson County7.421+0.1 pts
66Emmet County7.419-2.41 pts
67Alpena County7.245-3.25 pts
68Otsego County7.178-3.16 pts
69Huron County7.08+0.42 pts
70Mason County6.98-1.07 pts
71Cass County6.882-2.18 pts
72Oceana County6.725-1.85 pts
73Mecosta County6.715-2.83 pts
74Luce County6.667-1.42 pts
75Marquette County6.51-1.69 pts
76Schoolcraft County6.468-3.83 pts
77Sanilac County6.439-2.27 pts
78Branch County6.409-1.79 pts
79Presque Isle County6.25-3.87 pts
80Leelanau County6.044-8.56 pts
81Wexford County6.028-2.5 pts
82Menominee County5.754-0.8 pts
83Lake County5.654-1.59 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Kalkaska County, with 12.862% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lake County, with 5.654% in 2012.

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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