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Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate

Montmorency County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2014, at 13.125%. Luce County had the lowest, at 2.952%. The median was 7.879% and the figure for Michigan was 8.187%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.125Montmorency County
Lowest2.952Luce County
Median7.87983 counties
Michigan8.187History

Map of counties, 2014

Alcona County: 8.202 %Alger County: 6.878 %Allegan County: 6.341 %Alpena County: 7.682 %Antrim County: 9.565 %Arenac County: 8.273 %Baraga County: 5.995 %Barry County: 9.892 %Bay County: 7.602 %Benzie County: 9.218 %Berrien County: 7.574 %Branch County: 4.92 %Calhoun County: 7.657 %Cass County: 7.257 %Charlevoix County: 11.094 %Cheboygan County: 12.341 %Chippewa County: 6.767 %Clare County: 7.982 %Clinton County: 7.073 %Crawford County: 8.905 %Delta County: 7.341 %Dickinson County: 7.615 %Eaton County: 7.977 %Emmet County: 7.499 %Genesee County: 8.829 %Gladwin County: 7.953 %Gogebic County: 6.548 %Grand Traverse County: 7.592 %Gratiot County: 8.059 %Hillsdale County: 8.487 %Houghton County: 8.312 %Huron County: 8.354 %Ingham County: 7.985 %Ionia County: 7.747 %Iosco County: 11.524 %Iron County: 5.651 %Isabella County: 8.059 %Jackson County: 7.719 %Kalamazoo County: 7.018 %Kalkaska County: 8.766 %Kent County: 7.339 %Keweenaw County: 8.696 %Lake County: 8.889 %Lapeer County: 8.426 %Leelanau County: 8.68 %Lenawee County: 7.623 %Livingston County: 8.97 %Luce County: 2.952 %Mackinac County: 9.25 %Macomb County: 8.402 %Manistee County: 7.559 %Marquette County: 7.304 %Mason County: 7.722 %Mecosta County: 8.346 %Menominee County: 6.643 %Midland County: 7.179 %Missaukee County: 6.841 %Monroe County: 8.494 %Montcalm County: 7.314 %Montmorency County: 13.125 %Muskegon County: 7.113 %Newaygo County: 7.255 %Oakland County: 8.805 %Oceana County: 9.091 %Ogemaw County: 7.879 %Ontonagon County: 9.804 %Osceola County: 7.945 %Oscoda County: 8.333 %Otsego County: 7.454 %Ottawa County: 6.143 %Presque Isle County: 9.369 %Roscommon County: 8.361 %Saginaw County: 7.479 %St. Clair County: 8.689 %St. Joseph County: 6.94 %Sanilac County: 8.468 %Schoolcraft County: 6.22 %Shiawassee County: 6.832 %Tuscola County: 7.642 %Van Buren County: 7.488 %Washtenaw County: 8.108 %Wayne County: 9.132 %Wexford County: 7.175 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Montmorency County: 13.125 %Montmorency County13.125Cheboygan County: 12.341 %Cheboygan County12.341Iosco County: 11.524 %Iosco County11.524Charlevoix County: 11.094 %Charlevoix County11.094Barry County: 9.892 %Barry County9.892Ontonagon County: 9.804 %Ontonagon County9.804Antrim County: 9.565 %Antrim County9.565Presque Isle County: 9.369 %Presque Isle County9.369Mackinac County: 9.25 %Mackinac County9.25Benzie County: 9.218 %Benzie County9.218Wayne County: 9.132 %Wayne County9.132Oceana County: 9.091 %Oceana County9.091Livingston County: 8.97 %Livingston County8.97Crawford County: 8.905 %Crawford County8.905Lake County: 8.889 %Lake County8.889Genesee County: 8.829 %Genesee County8.829Oakland County: 8.805 %Oakland County8.805Kalkaska County: 8.766 %Kalkaska County8.766Keweenaw County: 8.696 %Keweenaw County8.696St. Clair County: 8.689 %St. Clair County8.689Leelanau County: 8.68 %Leelanau County8.68Monroe County: 8.494 %Monroe County8.494Hillsdale County: 8.487 %Hillsdale County8.487Sanilac County: 8.468 %Sanilac County8.468Lapeer County: 8.426 %Lapeer County8.426Macomb County: 8.402 %Macomb County8.402Roscommon County: 8.361 %Roscommon County8.361Huron County: 8.354 %Huron County8.354Mecosta County: 8.346 %Mecosta County8.346Oscoda County: 8.333 %Oscoda County8.333Houghton County: 8.312 %Houghton County8.312Arenac County: 8.273 %Arenac County8.273Alcona County: 8.202 %Alcona County8.202Washtenaw County: 8.108 %Washtenaw County8.108Gratiot County: 8.059 %Gratiot County8.059Isabella County: 8.059 %Isabella County8.059Ingham County: 7.985 %Ingham County7.985Clare County: 7.982 %Clare County7.982Eaton County: 7.977 %Eaton County7.977Gladwin County: 7.953 %Gladwin County7.953Montmorency County: 13.125 %Montmorency County13.125Cheboygan County: 12.341 %Cheboygan County12.341Iosco County: 11.524 %Iosco County11.524Charlevoix County: 11.094 %Charlevoix County11.094Barry County: 9.892 %Barry County9.892Ontonagon County: 9.804 %Ontonagon County9.804Antrim County: 9.565 %Antrim County9.565Presque Isle County: 9.369 %Presque Isle County9.369Mackinac County: 9.25 %Mackinac County9.25Benzie County: 9.218 %Benzie County9.218Wayne County: 9.132 %Wayne County9.132Oceana County: 9.091 %Oceana County9.091Livingston County: 8.97 %Livingston County8.97Crawford County: 8.905 %Crawford County8.905Lake County: 8.889 %Lake County8.889Genesee County: 8.829 %Genesee County8.829Oakland County: 8.805 %Oakland County8.805Kalkaska County: 8.766 %Kalkaska County8.766Keweenaw County: 8.696 %Keweenaw County8.696St. Clair County: 8.689 %St. Clair County8.689Leelanau County: 8.68 %Leelanau County8.68Monroe County: 8.494 %Monroe County8.494Hillsdale County: 8.487 %Hillsdale County8.487Sanilac County: 8.468 %Sanilac County8.468Lapeer County: 8.426 %Lapeer County8.426Macomb County: 8.402 %Macomb County8.402Roscommon County: 8.361 %Roscommon County8.361Huron County: 8.354 %Huron County8.354Mecosta County: 8.346 %Mecosta County8.346Oscoda County: 8.333 %Oscoda County8.333Houghton County: 8.312 %Houghton County8.312Arenac County: 8.273 %Arenac County8.273Alcona County: 8.202 %Alcona County8.202Washtenaw County: 8.108 %Washtenaw County8.108Gratiot County: 8.059 %Gratiot County8.059Isabella County: 8.059 %Isabella County8.059Ingham County: 7.985 %Ingham County7.985Clare County: 7.982 %Clare County7.982Eaton County: 7.977 %Eaton County7.977Gladwin County: 7.953 %Gladwin County7.953
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Montmorency County13.125+3.75 pts
2Cheboygan County12.341+2.37 pts
3Iosco County11.524+5.82 pts
4Charlevoix County11.094+0.68 pts
5Barry County9.892+0.63 pts
6Ontonagon County9.804-3.57 pts
7Antrim County9.565-1.09 pts
8Presque Isle County9.369-0.56 pts
9Mackinac County9.25-1.36 pts
10Benzie County9.218-1 pts
11Wayne County9.132-1.01 pts
12Oceana County9.091-1.52 pts
13Livingston County8.97-0.21 pts
14Crawford County8.905+0.79 pts
15Lake County8.889-2.62 pts
16Genesee County8.829+0.19 pts
17Oakland County8.805-0.3 pts
18Kalkaska County8.766-0.01 pts
19Keweenaw County8.696-11.3 pts
20St. Clair County8.689+0.17 pts
21Leelanau County8.68-0.59 pts
22Monroe County8.494-0.82 pts
23Hillsdale County8.487+0.92 pts
24Sanilac County8.468+0.82 pts
25Lapeer County8.426+0.9 pts
26Macomb County8.402-0.28 pts
27Roscommon County8.361+0.41 pts
28Huron County8.354+1.6 pts
29Mecosta County8.346+0.22 pts
30Oscoda County8.333+1.82 pts
31Houghton County8.312+0.25 pts
32Arenac County8.273-1.35 pts
33Alcona County8.202-6.75 pts
34Washtenaw County8.108-1.06 pts
35Gratiot County8.059+2.04 pts
35Isabella County8.059+0.71 pts
37Ingham County7.985+0.1 pts
38Clare County7.982-0.28 pts
39Eaton County7.977-0.5 pts
40Gladwin County7.953-1.65 pts
41Osceola County7.945-0.27 pts
42Ogemaw County7.879-2.37 pts
43Ionia County7.747-0.96 pts
44Mason County7.722-0.81 pts
45Jackson County7.719-0.02 pts
46Alpena County7.682+0.76 pts
47Calhoun County7.657-0.43 pts
48Tuscola County7.642-2.47 pts
49Lenawee County7.623-0.53 pts
50Dickinson County7.615-1.41 pts
51Bay County7.602+0.43 pts
52Grand Traverse County7.592-0.11 pts
53Berrien County7.574-0.78 pts
54Manistee County7.559-0.38 pts
55Emmet County7.499+0.28 pts
56Van Buren County7.488-1.91 pts
57Saginaw County7.479+0.88 pts
58Otsego County7.454+0.72 pts
59Delta County7.341+0.28 pts
60Kent County7.339-0.47 pts
61Montcalm County7.314-0.5 pts
62Marquette County7.304-0.91 pts
63Cass County7.257-1.36 pts
64Newaygo County7.255-0.79 pts
65Midland County7.179-0.82 pts
66Wexford County7.175+1.07 pts
67Muskegon County7.113-0.46 pts
68Clinton County7.073-1.17 pts
69Kalamazoo County7.018-0.09 pts
70St. Joseph County6.94-1.28 pts
71Alger County6.878-4.76 pts
72Missaukee County6.841+1.4 pts
73Shiawassee County6.832-0.77 pts
74Chippewa County6.767-1.47 pts
75Menominee County6.643-1 pts
76Gogebic County6.548-0.96 pts
77Allegan County6.341-0.38 pts
78Schoolcraft County6.22-1.08 pts
79Ottawa County6.143-0.53 pts
80Baraga County5.995-1.59 pts
81Iron County5.651-3.45 pts
82Branch County4.92-1.76 pts
83Luce County2.952-3.74 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Montmorency County, with 13.125% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Luce County, with 2.952% in 2014.

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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