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Counties in Michigan by establishment exit rate

Keweenaw County had the highest establishment exit rate of 83 counties in 2022, at 23.377%. Alcona County had the lowest, at 4.947%. The median was 8.397% and the figure for Michigan was 8.834%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.377Keweenaw County
Lowest4.947Alcona County
Median8.39783 counties
Michigan8.834History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 4.947 %Alger County: 16.092 %Allegan County: 7.238 %Alpena County: 7.392 %Antrim County: 9.321 %Arenac County: 8.496 %Baraga County: 10 %Barry County: 9.524 %Bay County: 8.884 %Benzie County: 12.245 %Berrien County: 8.484 %Branch County: 8.411 %Calhoun County: 8.799 %Cass County: 7.534 %Charlevoix County: 7.703 %Cheboygan County: 10.751 %Chippewa County: 8.495 %Clare County: 7.003 %Clinton County: 7.034 %Crawford County: 7.168 %Delta County: 8.83 %Dickinson County: 7.718 %Eaton County: 8.17 %Emmet County: 8.193 %Genesee County: 8.863 %Gladwin County: 6.223 %Gogebic County: 10.185 %Grand Traverse County: 9.28 %Gratiot County: 7.576 %Hillsdale County: 6.758 %Houghton County: 8.402 %Huron County: 7.129 %Ingham County: 8.768 %Ionia County: 6.944 %Iosco County: 8 %Iron County: 10.248 %Isabella County: 6.561 %Jackson County: 8.827 %Kalamazoo County: 8.349 %Kalkaska County: 7.862 %Kent County: 7.571 %Keweenaw County: 23.377 %Lake County: 8.397 %Lapeer County: 7.022 %Leelanau County: 10.702 %Lenawee County: 7.844 %Livingston County: 8.358 %Luce County: 14.493 %Mackinac County: 11.321 %Macomb County: 8.789 %Manistee County: 9.312 %Marquette County: 8 %Mason County: 7.541 %Mecosta County: 6.245 %Menominee County: 7.598 %Midland County: 8.076 %Missaukee County: 9.541 %Monroe County: 8.422 %Montcalm County: 7.357 %Montmorency County: 7.251 %Muskegon County: 9.134 %Newaygo County: 8.69 %Oakland County: 9.675 %Oceana County: 12.097 %Ogemaw County: 9.544 %Ontonagon County: 12.319 %Osceola County: 6.888 %Oscoda County: 7.67 %Otsego County: 8.632 %Ottawa County: 7.228 %Presque Isle County: 5.166 %Roscommon County: 9.677 %Saginaw County: 8.115 %St. Clair County: 8.318 %St. Joseph County: 7.771 %Sanilac County: 8.826 %Schoolcraft County: 13.699 %Shiawassee County: 8.065 %Tuscola County: 8.901 %Van Buren County: 8.031 %Washtenaw County: 8.55 %Wayne County: 10.561 %Wexford County: 7.407 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Keweenaw County: 23.377 %Keweenaw County23.377Alger County: 16.092 %Alger County16.092Luce County: 14.493 %Luce County14.493Schoolcraft County: 13.699 %Schoolcraft County13.699Ontonagon County: 12.319 %Ontonagon County12.319Benzie County: 12.245 %Benzie County12.245Oceana County: 12.097 %Oceana County12.097Mackinac County: 11.321 %Mackinac County11.321Cheboygan County: 10.751 %Cheboygan County10.751Leelanau County: 10.702 %Leelanau County10.702Wayne County: 10.561 %Wayne County10.561Iron County: 10.248 %Iron County10.248Gogebic County: 10.185 %Gogebic County10.185Baraga County: 10 %Baraga County10Roscommon County: 9.677 %Roscommon County9.677Oakland County: 9.675 %Oakland County9.675Ogemaw County: 9.544 %Ogemaw County9.544Missaukee County: 9.541 %Missaukee County9.541Barry County: 9.524 %Barry County9.524Antrim County: 9.321 %Antrim County9.321Manistee County: 9.312 %Manistee County9.312Grand Traverse County: 9.28 %Grand Traverse County9.28Muskegon County: 9.134 %Muskegon County9.134Tuscola County: 8.901 %Tuscola County8.901Bay County: 8.884 %Bay County8.884Genesee County: 8.863 %Genesee County8.863Delta County: 8.83 %Delta County8.83Jackson County: 8.827 %Jackson County8.827Sanilac County: 8.826 %Sanilac County8.826Calhoun County: 8.799 %Calhoun County8.799Macomb County: 8.789 %Macomb County8.789Ingham County: 8.768 %Ingham County8.768Newaygo County: 8.69 %Newaygo County8.69Otsego County: 8.632 %Otsego County8.632Washtenaw County: 8.55 %Washtenaw County8.55Arenac County: 8.496 %Arenac County8.496Chippewa County: 8.495 %Chippewa County8.495Berrien County: 8.484 %Berrien County8.484Monroe County: 8.422 %Monroe County8.422Branch County: 8.411 %Branch County8.411Keweenaw County: 23.377 %Keweenaw County23.377Alger County: 16.092 %Alger County16.092Luce County: 14.493 %Luce County14.493Schoolcraft County: 13.699 %Schoolcraft County13.699Ontonagon County: 12.319 %Ontonagon County12.319Benzie County: 12.245 %Benzie County12.245Oceana County: 12.097 %Oceana County12.097Mackinac County: 11.321 %Mackinac County11.321Cheboygan County: 10.751 %Cheboygan County10.751Leelanau County: 10.702 %Leelanau County10.702Wayne County: 10.561 %Wayne County10.561Iron County: 10.248 %Iron County10.248Gogebic County: 10.185 %Gogebic County10.185Baraga County: 10 %Baraga County10Roscommon County: 9.677 %Roscommon County9.677Oakland County: 9.675 %Oakland County9.675Ogemaw County: 9.544 %Ogemaw County9.544Missaukee County: 9.541 %Missaukee County9.541Barry County: 9.524 %Barry County9.524Antrim County: 9.321 %Antrim County9.321Manistee County: 9.312 %Manistee County9.312Grand Traverse County: 9.28 %Grand Traverse County9.28Muskegon County: 9.134 %Muskegon County9.134Tuscola County: 8.901 %Tuscola County8.901Bay County: 8.884 %Bay County8.884Genesee County: 8.863 %Genesee County8.863Delta County: 8.83 %Delta County8.83Jackson County: 8.827 %Jackson County8.827Sanilac County: 8.826 %Sanilac County8.826Calhoun County: 8.799 %Calhoun County8.799Macomb County: 8.789 %Macomb County8.789Ingham County: 8.768 %Ingham County8.768Newaygo County: 8.69 %Newaygo County8.69Otsego County: 8.632 %Otsego County8.632Washtenaw County: 8.55 %Washtenaw County8.55Arenac County: 8.496 %Arenac County8.496Chippewa County: 8.495 %Chippewa County8.495Berrien County: 8.484 %Berrien County8.484Monroe County: 8.422 %Monroe County8.422Branch County: 8.411 %Branch County8.411
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Keweenaw County23.377+6.51 pts
2Alger County16.092+1.38 pts
3Luce County14.493+5.98 pts
4Schoolcraft County13.699+3.48 pts
5Ontonagon County12.319+0.97 pts
6Benzie County12.245+3.92 pts
7Oceana County12.097+0.47 pts
8Mackinac County11.321-0.85 pts
9Cheboygan County10.751+0.08 pts
10Leelanau County10.702-0.44 pts
11Wayne County10.561-1.41 pts
12Iron County10.248-0.71 pts
13Gogebic County10.185+1.34 pts
14Baraga County10-3.33 pts
15Roscommon County9.677-1.56 pts
16Oakland County9.675-0.96 pts
17Ogemaw County9.544-1.63 pts
18Missaukee County9.541+0.42 pts
19Barry County9.524+0.51 pts
20Antrim County9.321+0.3 pts
21Manistee County9.312-0.03 pts
22Grand Traverse County9.28+0.16 pts
23Muskegon County9.134-0.81 pts
24Tuscola County8.901+1.13 pts
25Bay County8.884-1.29 pts
26Genesee County8.863-0.72 pts
27Delta County8.83-1.63 pts
28Jackson County8.827-0.57 pts
29Sanilac County8.826+0.62 pts
30Calhoun County8.799+0.4 pts
31Macomb County8.789-2.09 pts
32Ingham County8.768-1.67 pts
33Newaygo County8.69-0.22 pts
34Otsego County8.632+1.89 pts
35Washtenaw County8.55-2.12 pts
36Arenac County8.496-1.92 pts
37Chippewa County8.495-1.09 pts
38Berrien County8.484-0.92 pts
39Monroe County8.422-0.28 pts
40Branch County8.411+0.06 pts
41Houghton County8.4020 pts
42Lake County8.397-3.7 pts
43Livingston County8.358-2.87 pts
44Kalamazoo County8.349+0.24 pts
45St. Clair County8.318-2.04 pts
46Emmet County8.193-1.63 pts
47Eaton County8.17-1.36 pts
48Saginaw County8.115-0.93 pts
49Midland County8.076-1.22 pts
50Shiawassee County8.065-0.63 pts
51Van Buren County8.031-2.4 pts
52Iosco County8-0.59 pts
52Marquette County8+0.02 pts
54Kalkaska County7.862-3.96 pts
55Lenawee County7.844-2.25 pts
56St. Joseph County7.771+0.03 pts
57Dickinson County7.718+0.22 pts
58Charlevoix County7.703+1.12 pts
59Oscoda County7.67-5.5 pts
60Menominee County7.598-0.47 pts
61Gratiot County7.576-0.46 pts
62Kent County7.571-0.78 pts
63Mason County7.541-5.15 pts
64Cass County7.534+0.89 pts
65Wexford County7.407-0.37 pts
66Alpena County7.392-1.32 pts
67Montcalm County7.357-2.24 pts
68Montmorency County7.251-2.93 pts
69Allegan County7.238-0.01 pts
70Ottawa County7.228+0.16 pts
71Crawford County7.168-4.96 pts
72Huron County7.129-2.86 pts
73Clinton County7.034-1.63 pts
74Lapeer County7.022-3.32 pts
75Clare County7.003-2.68 pts
76Ionia County6.944-2.39 pts
77Osceola County6.888-1.99 pts
78Hillsdale County6.758-4.27 pts
79Isabella County6.561-1.14 pts
80Mecosta County6.245-3.24 pts
81Gladwin County6.223-3.73 pts
82Presque Isle County5.166-5.76 pts
83Alcona County4.947-8.89 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/michigan-counties?period=2022. 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, 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-exit-rate/michigan-counties?period=2022.

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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, 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-exit-rate/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Keweenaw County, with 23.377% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Alcona County, with 4.947% in 2022.

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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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