# Counties in Michigan by job creation rate, 2023

All 83 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Cheboygan County | 18.864 |
| 2 | Keweenaw County | 16.69 |
| 3 | Ontonagon County | 16.581 |
| 4 | Arenac County | 16.564 |
| 5 | Gogebic County | 15.612 |
| 6 | Midland County | 15.528 |
| 7 | Missaukee County | 15.172 |
| 8 | Washtenaw County | 15.073 |
| 9 | Oakland County | 14.912 |
| 10 | Lake County | 14.855 |
| 11 | Ogemaw County | 14.834 |
| 12 | Mackinac County | 14.823 |
| 13 | Leelanau County | 14.706 |
| 14 | Roscommon County | 14.519 |
| 15 | Alcona County | 14.471 |
| 16 | Menominee County | 14.375 |
| 17 | Clinton County | 14.142 |
| 18 | Antrim County | 14.058 |
| 19 | Newaygo County | 14.028 |
| 20 | Clare County | 13.963 |
| 21 | Van Buren County | 13.885 |
| 22 | Alpena County | 13.78 |
| 23 | Benzie County | 13.658 |
| 24 | Livingston County | 13.619 |
| 25 | Saginaw County | 13.442 |
| 26 | Macomb County | 13.388 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 13.385 |
| 28 | Bay County | 13.355 |
| 29 | Manistee County | 13.109 |
| 30 | Lapeer County | 13.028 |
| 31 | Genesee County | 12.984 |
| 32 | Schoolcraft County | 12.95 |
| 33 | Montmorency County | 12.93 |
| 34 | Oscoda County | 12.888 |
| 35 | Presque Isle County | 12.771 |
| 36 | Kent County | 12.627 |
| 37 | St. Clair County | 12.599 |
| 38 | Gladwin County | 12.532 |
| 39 | Tuscola County | 12.452 |
| 40 | Mason County | 12.413 |
| 41 | Shiawassee County | 12.354 |
| 42 | Luce County | 12.343 |
| 43 | Berrien County | 12.261 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 12.211 |
| 45 | Iron County | 12.187 |
| 46 | Cass County | 12.143 |
| 47 | Ingham County | 12.052 |
| 48 | Emmet County | 11.958 |
| 49 | St. Joseph County | 11.891 |
| 50 | Barry County | 11.833 |
| 51 | Charlevoix County | 11.789 |
| 52 | Kalkaska County | 11.719 |
| 53 | Isabella County | 11.687 |
| 54 | Dickinson County | 11.568 |
| 55 | Allegan County | 11.518 |
| 56 | Huron County | 11.308 |
| 57 | Grand Traverse County | 11.295 |
| 58 | Oceana County | 11.259 |
| 59 | Ottawa County | 11.177 |
| 60 | Sanilac County | 11.165 |
| 61 | Osceola County | 11.09 |
| 62 | Lenawee County | 11.037 |
| 63 | Mecosta County | 10.843 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 10.623 |
| 65 | Houghton County | 10.617 |
| 66 | Otsego County | 10.588 |
| 67 | Crawford County | 10.516 |
| 68 | Marquette County | 10.393 |
| 69 | Montcalm County | 10.225 |
| 70 | Chippewa County | 10.15 |
| 71 | Iosco County | 10.117 |
| 72 | Wexford County | 9.975 |
| 73 | Hillsdale County | 9.917 |
| 74 | Kalamazoo County | 9.891 |
| 75 | Delta County | 9.846 |
| 76 | Eaton County | 9.758 |
| 77 | Calhoun County | 9.647 |
| 78 | Gratiot County | 9.322 |
| 79 | Muskegon County | 9.149 |
| 80 | Ionia County | 8.823 |
| 81 | Alger County | 8.721 |
| 82 | Branch County | 8.555 |
| 83 | Baraga County | 8.451 |