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Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2019, at 16.092%. Arenac County had the lowest, at 4.982%. The median was 7.636% and the figure for Michigan was 7.806%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.092Keweenaw County
Lowest4.982Arenac County
Median7.63683 counties
Michigan7.806History

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 5.902 %Alger County: 9.677 %Allegan County: 7.044 %Alpena County: 6.925 %Antrim County: 10.766 %Arenac County: 4.982 %Baraga County: 6.098 %Barry County: 6.796 %Bay County: 6.627 %Benzie County: 7.732 %Berrien County: 7.121 %Branch County: 8.234 %Calhoun County: 7.993 %Cass County: 7.942 %Charlevoix County: 8.229 %Cheboygan County: 8.238 %Chippewa County: 8.235 %Clare County: 9.25 %Clinton County: 7.689 %Crawford County: 6.972 %Delta County: 8.614 %Dickinson County: 6.283 %Eaton County: 7.161 %Emmet County: 6.252 %Genesee County: 8.004 %Gladwin County: 5.106 %Gogebic County: 9.552 %Grand Traverse County: 7.854 %Gratiot County: 7.513 %Hillsdale County: 5.497 %Houghton County: 5.693 %Huron County: 6.961 %Ingham County: 8.345 %Ionia County: 7.519 %Iosco County: 9.176 %Iron County: 8.319 %Isabella County: 5.971 %Jackson County: 5.913 %Kalamazoo County: 7.145 %Kalkaska County: 6.984 %Kent County: 7.009 %Keweenaw County: 16.092 %Lake County: 8.271 %Lapeer County: 8.676 %Leelanau County: 10.085 %Lenawee County: 7.376 %Livingston County: 7.944 %Luce County: 8.571 %Mackinac County: 8.923 %Macomb County: 8.508 %Manistee County: 8.528 %Marquette County: 6.319 %Mason County: 5.179 %Mecosta County: 6.801 %Menominee County: 7.022 %Midland County: 8.346 %Missaukee County: 9.579 %Monroe County: 7.576 %Montcalm County: 6.881 %Montmorency County: 8.459 %Muskegon County: 6.363 %Newaygo County: 6.136 %Oakland County: 8.368 %Oceana County: 10.649 %Ogemaw County: 6.024 %Ontonagon County: 8.451 %Osceola County: 7.33 %Oscoda County: 9.726 %Otsego County: 5.768 %Ottawa County: 5.652 %Presque Isle County: 7.636 %Roscommon County: 9.112 %Saginaw County: 5.858 %St. Clair County: 7.924 %St. Joseph County: 6.927 %Sanilac County: 7.568 %Schoolcraft County: 7.916 %Shiawassee County: 7.537 %Tuscola County: 8.432 %Van Buren County: 7.88 %Washtenaw County: 7.699 %Wayne County: 8.84 %Wexford County: 5.503 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Keweenaw County: 16.092 %Keweenaw County16.092Antrim County: 10.766 %Antrim County10.766Oceana County: 10.649 %Oceana County10.649Leelanau County: 10.085 %Leelanau County10.085Oscoda County: 9.726 %Oscoda County9.726Alger County: 9.677 %Alger County9.677Missaukee County: 9.579 %Missaukee County9.579Gogebic County: 9.552 %Gogebic County9.552Clare County: 9.25 %Clare County9.25Iosco County: 9.176 %Iosco County9.176Roscommon County: 9.112 %Roscommon County9.112Mackinac County: 8.923 %Mackinac County8.923Wayne County: 8.84 %Wayne County8.84Lapeer County: 8.676 %Lapeer County8.676Delta County: 8.614 %Delta County8.614Luce County: 8.571 %Luce County8.571Manistee County: 8.528 %Manistee County8.528Macomb County: 8.508 %Macomb County8.508Montmorency County: 8.459 %Montmorency County8.459Ontonagon County: 8.451 %Ontonagon County8.451Tuscola County: 8.432 %Tuscola County8.432Oakland County: 8.368 %Oakland County8.368Midland County: 8.346 %Midland County8.346Ingham County: 8.345 %Ingham County8.345Iron County: 8.319 %Iron County8.319Lake County: 8.271 %Lake County8.271Cheboygan County: 8.238 %Cheboygan County8.238Chippewa County: 8.235 %Chippewa County8.235Branch County: 8.234 %Branch County8.234Charlevoix County: 8.229 %Charlevoix County8.229Genesee County: 8.004 %Genesee County8.004Calhoun County: 7.993 %Calhoun County7.993Livingston County: 7.944 %Livingston County7.944Cass County: 7.942 %Cass County7.942St. Clair County: 7.924 %St. Clair County7.924Schoolcraft County: 7.916 %Schoolcraft County7.916Van Buren County: 7.88 %Van Buren County7.88Grand Traverse County: 7.854 %Grand Traverse County7.854Benzie County: 7.732 %Benzie County7.732Washtenaw County: 7.699 %Washtenaw County7.699Keweenaw County: 16.092 %Keweenaw County16.092Antrim County: 10.766 %Antrim County10.766Oceana County: 10.649 %Oceana County10.649Leelanau County: 10.085 %Leelanau County10.085Oscoda County: 9.726 %Oscoda County9.726Alger County: 9.677 %Alger County9.677Missaukee County: 9.579 %Missaukee County9.579Gogebic County: 9.552 %Gogebic County9.552Clare County: 9.25 %Clare County9.25Iosco County: 9.176 %Iosco County9.176Roscommon County: 9.112 %Roscommon County9.112Mackinac County: 8.923 %Mackinac County8.923Wayne County: 8.84 %Wayne County8.84Lapeer County: 8.676 %Lapeer County8.676Delta County: 8.614 %Delta County8.614Luce County: 8.571 %Luce County8.571Manistee County: 8.528 %Manistee County8.528Macomb County: 8.508 %Macomb County8.508Montmorency County: 8.459 %Montmorency County8.459Ontonagon County: 8.451 %Ontonagon County8.451Tuscola County: 8.432 %Tuscola County8.432Oakland County: 8.368 %Oakland County8.368Midland County: 8.346 %Midland County8.346Ingham County: 8.345 %Ingham County8.345Iron County: 8.319 %Iron County8.319Lake County: 8.271 %Lake County8.271Cheboygan County: 8.238 %Cheboygan County8.238Chippewa County: 8.235 %Chippewa County8.235Branch County: 8.234 %Branch County8.234Charlevoix County: 8.229 %Charlevoix County8.229Genesee County: 8.004 %Genesee County8.004Calhoun County: 7.993 %Calhoun County7.993Livingston County: 7.944 %Livingston County7.944Cass County: 7.942 %Cass County7.942St. Clair County: 7.924 %St. Clair County7.924Schoolcraft County: 7.916 %Schoolcraft County7.916Van Buren County: 7.88 %Van Buren County7.88Grand Traverse County: 7.854 %Grand Traverse County7.854Benzie County: 7.732 %Benzie County7.732Washtenaw County: 7.699 %Washtenaw County7.699
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Keweenaw County16.092n/a
2Antrim County10.766+1.61 pts
3Oceana County10.649+0.78 pts
4Leelanau County10.085+1.59 pts
5Oscoda County9.726+2.5 pts
6Alger County9.677-2.76 pts
7Missaukee County9.579-0.23 pts
8Gogebic County9.552+1.42 pts
9Clare County9.25+4.06 pts
10Iosco County9.176-0.31 pts
11Roscommon County9.112+1.98 pts
12Mackinac County8.923+0.95 pts
13Wayne County8.84+0.09 pts
14Lapeer County8.676+0.57 pts
15Delta County8.614+0.34 pts
16Luce County8.571-1.29 pts
17Manistee County8.528+0.78 pts
18Macomb County8.508+0.18 pts
19Montmorency County8.459+1.16 pts
20Ontonagon County8.451+0.03 pts
21Tuscola County8.432+1.5 pts
22Oakland County8.368-0.16 pts
23Midland County8.346-1.46 pts
24Ingham County8.345+0.9 pts
25Iron County8.319-0.22 pts
26Lake County8.271+1.5 pts
27Cheboygan County8.238-1.48 pts
28Chippewa County8.235+0.91 pts
29Branch County8.234+3.12 pts
30Charlevoix County8.229+2.04 pts
31Genesee County8.004+0.26 pts
32Calhoun County7.993-0.36 pts
33Livingston County7.944-1.11 pts
34Cass County7.942+0.56 pts
35St. Clair County7.924-0.19 pts
36Schoolcraft County7.916-4.21 pts
37Van Buren County7.88-0.51 pts
38Grand Traverse County7.854-0.19 pts
39Benzie County7.732-0.61 pts
40Washtenaw County7.699-0.33 pts
41Clinton County7.689+1.22 pts
42Presque Isle County7.636-0.32 pts
43Monroe County7.576-0.84 pts
44Sanilac County7.568+1.01 pts
45Shiawassee County7.537-0.45 pts
46Ionia County7.519+0.36 pts
47Gratiot County7.513-2.96 pts
48Lenawee County7.376-0.44 pts
49Osceola County7.33+0.48 pts
50Eaton County7.161-0.88 pts
51Kalamazoo County7.145-0.23 pts
52Berrien County7.121+0.08 pts
53Allegan County7.044+0.34 pts
54Menominee County7.022-0.15 pts
55Kent County7.009+0.16 pts
56Kalkaska County6.984+0.94 pts
57Crawford County6.972-0.41 pts
58Huron County6.961+0.06 pts
59St. Joseph County6.927+0.58 pts
60Alpena County6.925+0.09 pts
61Montcalm County6.881-1.25 pts
62Mecosta County6.801-2.1 pts
63Barry County6.796-1.34 pts
64Bay County6.627-0.75 pts
65Muskegon County6.363-1.76 pts
66Marquette County6.319-1.84 pts
67Dickinson County6.283-1.3 pts
68Emmet County6.252-1.19 pts
69Newaygo County6.136-2.25 pts
70Baraga County6.098-4.05 pts
71Ogemaw County6.024-0.09 pts
72Isabella County5.971-0.58 pts
73Jackson County5.913-0.17 pts
74Alcona County5.902-0.16 pts
75Saginaw County5.858-0.82 pts
76Otsego County5.768-1.09 pts
77Houghton County5.693-1.84 pts
78Ottawa County5.652-0.22 pts
79Wexford County5.503-0.78 pts
80Hillsdale County5.497-0.74 pts
81Mason County5.179-2.05 pts
82Gladwin County5.106-1.46 pts
83Arenac County4.982-2.42 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Keweenaw County, with 16.092% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Arenac County, with 4.982% in 2019.

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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