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Counties in Michigan by job creation rate

Alcona County had the highest job creation rate of 83 counties in 2013, at 19.655%. Oceana County had the lowest, at 6.764%. The median was 10.99% and the figure for Michigan was 12.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.655Alcona County
Lowest6.764Oceana County
Median10.9983 counties
Michigan12.556History

Map of counties, 2013

Alcona County: 19.655 %Alger County: 12.205 %Allegan County: 9.683 %Alpena County: 9.67 %Antrim County: 10.226 %Arenac County: 12.717 %Baraga County: 8.229 %Barry County: 10.178 %Bay County: 10.229 %Benzie County: 10.99 %Berrien County: 10.751 %Branch County: 10.449 %Calhoun County: 13.556 %Cass County: 11.122 %Charlevoix County: 11.935 %Cheboygan County: 14.738 %Chippewa County: 10.587 %Clare County: 12.588 %Clinton County: 16.072 %Crawford County: 16.053 %Delta County: 8.142 %Dickinson County: 9.136 %Eaton County: 11.224 %Emmet County: 16.252 %Genesee County: 12.302 %Gladwin County: 14.894 %Gogebic County: 8.966 %Grand Traverse County: 11.612 %Gratiot County: 11.194 %Hillsdale County: 7.403 %Houghton County: 9.693 %Huron County: 9.586 %Ingham County: 10.638 %Ionia County: 10.048 %Iosco County: 16.416 %Iron County: 15.016 %Isabella County: 10.314 %Jackson County: 10.377 %Kalamazoo County: 11.084 %Kalkaska County: 10.264 %Kent County: 10.672 %Keweenaw County: 7.869 %Lake County: 11.909 %Lapeer County: 12.391 %Leelanau County: 16.368 %Lenawee County: 10.182 %Livingston County: 12.862 %Luce County: 8.993 %Mackinac County: 13.589 %Macomb County: 13.67 %Manistee County: 9.957 %Marquette County: 10.092 %Mason County: 15.09 %Mecosta County: 12.012 %Menominee County: 11.3 %Midland County: 7.814 %Missaukee County: 16.646 %Monroe County: 13.62 %Montcalm County: 9.975 %Montmorency County: 15.39 %Muskegon County: 9.343 %Newaygo County: 8.905 %Oakland County: 14.256 %Oceana County: 6.764 %Ogemaw County: 14.269 %Ontonagon County: 8.459 %Osceola County: 7.912 %Oscoda County: 11.612 %Otsego County: 14.082 %Ottawa County: 10.449 %Presque Isle County: 10.355 %Roscommon County: 12.046 %Saginaw County: 10.065 %St. Clair County: 12.603 %St. Joseph County: 15.549 %Sanilac County: 10.342 %Schoolcraft County: 11.842 %Shiawassee County: 10.74 %Tuscola County: 9.531 %Van Buren County: 9.639 %Washtenaw County: 14.223 %Wayne County: 13.992 %Wexford County: 9.653 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Alcona County: 19.655 %Alcona County19.655Missaukee County: 16.646 %Missaukee County16.646Iosco County: 16.416 %Iosco County16.416Leelanau County: 16.368 %Leelanau County16.368Emmet County: 16.252 %Emmet County16.252Clinton County: 16.072 %Clinton County16.072Crawford County: 16.053 %Crawford County16.053St. Joseph County: 15.549 %St. Joseph County15.549Montmorency County: 15.39 %Montmorency County15.39Mason County: 15.09 %Mason County15.09Iron County: 15.016 %Iron County15.016Gladwin County: 14.894 %Gladwin County14.894Cheboygan County: 14.738 %Cheboygan County14.738Ogemaw County: 14.269 %Ogemaw County14.269Oakland County: 14.256 %Oakland County14.256Washtenaw County: 14.223 %Washtenaw County14.223Otsego County: 14.082 %Otsego County14.082Wayne County: 13.992 %Wayne County13.992Macomb County: 13.67 %Macomb County13.67Monroe County: 13.62 %Monroe County13.62Mackinac County: 13.589 %Mackinac County13.589Calhoun County: 13.556 %Calhoun County13.556Livingston County: 12.862 %Livingston County12.862Arenac County: 12.717 %Arenac County12.717St. Clair County: 12.603 %St. Clair County12.603Clare County: 12.588 %Clare County12.588Lapeer County: 12.391 %Lapeer County12.391Genesee County: 12.302 %Genesee County12.302Alger County: 12.205 %Alger County12.205Roscommon County: 12.046 %Roscommon County12.046Mecosta County: 12.012 %Mecosta County12.012Charlevoix County: 11.935 %Charlevoix County11.935Lake County: 11.909 %Lake County11.909Schoolcraft County: 11.842 %Schoolcraft County11.842Grand Traverse County: 11.612 %Grand Traverse County11.612Oscoda County: 11.612 %Oscoda County11.612Menominee County: 11.3 %Menominee County11.3Eaton County: 11.224 %Eaton County11.224Gratiot County: 11.194 %Gratiot County11.194Cass County: 11.122 %Cass County11.122Alcona County: 19.655 %Alcona County19.655Missaukee County: 16.646 %Missaukee County16.646Iosco County: 16.416 %Iosco County16.416Leelanau County: 16.368 %Leelanau County16.368Emmet County: 16.252 %Emmet County16.252Clinton County: 16.072 %Clinton County16.072Crawford County: 16.053 %Crawford County16.053St. Joseph County: 15.549 %St. Joseph County15.549Montmorency County: 15.39 %Montmorency County15.39Mason County: 15.09 %Mason County15.09Iron County: 15.016 %Iron County15.016Gladwin County: 14.894 %Gladwin County14.894Cheboygan County: 14.738 %Cheboygan County14.738Ogemaw County: 14.269 %Ogemaw County14.269Oakland County: 14.256 %Oakland County14.256Washtenaw County: 14.223 %Washtenaw County14.223Otsego County: 14.082 %Otsego County14.082Wayne County: 13.992 %Wayne County13.992Macomb County: 13.67 %Macomb County13.67Monroe County: 13.62 %Monroe County13.62Mackinac County: 13.589 %Mackinac County13.589Calhoun County: 13.556 %Calhoun County13.556Livingston County: 12.862 %Livingston County12.862Arenac County: 12.717 %Arenac County12.717St. Clair County: 12.603 %St. Clair County12.603Clare County: 12.588 %Clare County12.588Lapeer County: 12.391 %Lapeer County12.391Genesee County: 12.302 %Genesee County12.302Alger County: 12.205 %Alger County12.205Roscommon County: 12.046 %Roscommon County12.046Mecosta County: 12.012 %Mecosta County12.012Charlevoix County: 11.935 %Charlevoix County11.935Lake County: 11.909 %Lake County11.909Schoolcraft County: 11.842 %Schoolcraft County11.842Grand Traverse County: 11.612 %Grand Traverse County11.612Oscoda County: 11.612 %Oscoda County11.612Menominee County: 11.3 %Menominee County11.3Eaton County: 11.224 %Eaton County11.224Gratiot County: 11.194 %Gratiot County11.194Cass County: 11.122 %Cass County11.122
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Alcona County19.655+9.57 pts
2Missaukee County16.646+3.22 pts
3Iosco County16.416+4.03 pts
4Leelanau County16.368+2.15 pts
5Emmet County16.252+4.64 pts
6Clinton County16.072-0.62 pts
7Crawford County16.053+6.34 pts
8St. Joseph County15.549+0.79 pts
9Montmorency County15.39+6.9 pts
10Mason County15.09+0.44 pts
11Iron County15.016+2.16 pts
12Gladwin County14.894+2.28 pts
13Cheboygan County14.738+0.35 pts
14Ogemaw County14.269+4.86 pts
15Oakland County14.256-1.06 pts
16Washtenaw County14.223+1.76 pts
17Otsego County14.082+3.23 pts
18Wayne County13.992+1.4 pts
19Macomb County13.67-0.2 pts
20Monroe County13.62+1.6 pts
21Mackinac County13.589-1.47 pts
22Calhoun County13.556+2.12 pts
23Livingston County12.862-0.3 pts
24Arenac County12.717-19.35 pts
25St. Clair County12.603+0.15 pts
26Clare County12.588+1.5 pts
27Lapeer County12.391-2.15 pts
28Genesee County12.302-0.99 pts
29Alger County12.205+0.71 pts
30Roscommon County12.046-0.04 pts
31Mecosta County12.012-10.6 pts
32Charlevoix County11.935-0.17 pts
33Lake County11.909-0.61 pts
34Schoolcraft County11.842+0.19 pts
35Grand Traverse County11.612-1.92 pts
35Oscoda County11.612-4.14 pts
37Menominee County11.3+0.06 pts
38Eaton County11.224+0.73 pts
39Gratiot County11.194+2.63 pts
40Cass County11.122-1.94 pts
41Kalamazoo County11.084+0.94 pts
42Benzie County10.99-3.47 pts
43Berrien County10.751-0.67 pts
44Shiawassee County10.74+0.15 pts
45Kent County10.672-4.45 pts
46Ingham County10.638-1.13 pts
47Chippewa County10.587-0.04 pts
48Branch County10.449+0.28 pts
48Ottawa County10.449-3.71 pts
50Jackson County10.377-2.41 pts
51Presque Isle County10.355-3.11 pts
52Sanilac County10.342-1.07 pts
53Isabella County10.314-5.02 pts
54Kalkaska County10.264-7.47 pts
55Bay County10.229-4.22 pts
56Antrim County10.226-8.58 pts
57Lenawee County10.182-1.63 pts
58Barry County10.178+0.6 pts
59Marquette County10.092+1.61 pts
60Saginaw County10.065-2.37 pts
61Ionia County10.048-8.48 pts
62Montcalm County9.975+0.86 pts
63Manistee County9.957+0.24 pts
64Houghton County9.693-1.73 pts
65Allegan County9.683-1.85 pts
66Alpena County9.67+2.06 pts
67Wexford County9.653-0.21 pts
68Van Buren County9.639-0.39 pts
69Huron County9.586-3.02 pts
70Tuscola County9.531-3.95 pts
71Muskegon County9.343-1.39 pts
72Dickinson County9.136-0.67 pts
73Luce County8.993-9.53 pts
74Gogebic County8.966-1.6 pts
75Newaygo County8.905-5.84 pts
76Ontonagon County8.459-2.77 pts
77Baraga County8.229-2.23 pts
78Delta County8.142-1.68 pts
79Osceola County7.912-4.91 pts
80Keweenaw County7.869-3.28 pts
81Midland County7.814-1.61 pts
82Hillsdale County7.403-5.53 pts
83Oceana County6.764-6.58 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Michigan by job creation rate, 2013) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job creation rate, 2013. 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/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Michigan by job creation rate, 2013. 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/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job creation rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Alcona County, with 19.655% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Oceana County, with 6.764% in 2013.

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