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Counties in Michigan by job creation rate

Keweenaw County had the highest job creation rate of 83 counties in 2014, at 28.228%. Gogebic County had the lowest, at 7.064%. The median was 10.598% and the figure for Michigan was 12.415%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.228Keweenaw County
Lowest7.064Gogebic County
Median10.59883 counties
Michigan12.415History

Map of counties, 2014

Alcona County: 19.56 %Alger County: 8.172 %Allegan County: 11.23 %Alpena County: 9.116 %Antrim County: 14.68 %Arenac County: 10.492 %Baraga County: 9.804 %Barry County: 8.418 %Bay County: 8.419 %Benzie County: 13.479 %Berrien County: 10.967 %Branch County: 9.184 %Calhoun County: 8.715 %Cass County: 14.007 %Charlevoix County: 10.524 %Cheboygan County: 19.573 %Chippewa County: 8.393 %Clare County: 13.665 %Clinton County: 11.773 %Crawford County: 15.188 %Delta County: 8.656 %Dickinson County: 10.598 %Eaton County: 9.406 %Emmet County: 8.878 %Genesee County: 11.41 %Gladwin County: 12.146 %Gogebic County: 7.064 %Grand Traverse County: 10.305 %Gratiot County: 7.334 %Hillsdale County: 9.83 %Houghton County: 10.714 %Huron County: 7.967 %Ingham County: 9.706 %Ionia County: 13.696 %Iosco County: 9.624 %Iron County: 9.345 %Isabella County: 13.642 %Jackson County: 8.517 %Kalamazoo County: 10.025 %Kalkaska County: 10.179 %Kent County: 12.49 %Keweenaw County: 28.228 %Lake County: 11.075 %Lapeer County: 13.136 %Leelanau County: 13.015 %Lenawee County: 11.41 %Livingston County: 13.285 %Luce County: 12.061 %Mackinac County: 13.878 %Macomb County: 12.807 %Manistee County: 9.898 %Marquette County: 11.254 %Mason County: 9.782 %Mecosta County: 9.81 %Menominee County: 8.283 %Midland County: 9.033 %Missaukee County: 13.684 %Monroe County: 9.589 %Montcalm County: 11.71 %Montmorency County: 9.643 %Muskegon County: 11.14 %Newaygo County: 8.489 %Oakland County: 13.125 %Oceana County: 16.963 %Ogemaw County: 9.814 %Ontonagon County: 9.155 %Osceola County: 8.951 %Oscoda County: 19.622 %Otsego County: 12.744 %Ottawa County: 13.373 %Presque Isle County: 13.159 %Roscommon County: 10.26 %Saginaw County: 9.619 %St. Clair County: 11.93 %St. Joseph County: 21.12 %Sanilac County: 8.443 %Schoolcraft County: 7.239 %Shiawassee County: 9.511 %Tuscola County: 10.113 %Van Buren County: 11.069 %Washtenaw County: 11.975 %Wayne County: 13.032 %Wexford County: 12.565 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Keweenaw County: 28.228 %Keweenaw County28.228St. Joseph County: 21.12 %St. Joseph County21.12Oscoda County: 19.622 %Oscoda County19.622Cheboygan County: 19.573 %Cheboygan County19.573Alcona County: 19.56 %Alcona County19.56Oceana County: 16.963 %Oceana County16.963Crawford County: 15.188 %Crawford County15.188Antrim County: 14.68 %Antrim County14.68Cass County: 14.007 %Cass County14.007Mackinac County: 13.878 %Mackinac County13.878Ionia County: 13.696 %Ionia County13.696Missaukee County: 13.684 %Missaukee County13.684Clare County: 13.665 %Clare County13.665Isabella County: 13.642 %Isabella County13.642Benzie County: 13.479 %Benzie County13.479Ottawa County: 13.373 %Ottawa County13.373Livingston County: 13.285 %Livingston County13.285Presque Isle County: 13.159 %Presque Isle County13.159Lapeer County: 13.136 %Lapeer County13.136Oakland County: 13.125 %Oakland County13.125Wayne County: 13.032 %Wayne County13.032Leelanau County: 13.015 %Leelanau County13.015Macomb County: 12.807 %Macomb County12.807Otsego County: 12.744 %Otsego County12.744Wexford County: 12.565 %Wexford County12.565Kent County: 12.49 %Kent County12.49Gladwin County: 12.146 %Gladwin County12.146Luce County: 12.061 %Luce County12.061Washtenaw County: 11.975 %Washtenaw County11.975St. Clair County: 11.93 %St. Clair County11.93Clinton County: 11.773 %Clinton County11.773Montcalm County: 11.71 %Montcalm County11.71Genesee County: 11.41 %Genesee County11.41Lenawee County: 11.41 %Lenawee County11.41Marquette County: 11.254 %Marquette County11.254Allegan County: 11.23 %Allegan County11.23Muskegon County: 11.14 %Muskegon County11.14Lake County: 11.075 %Lake County11.075Van Buren County: 11.069 %Van Buren County11.069Berrien County: 10.967 %Berrien County10.967Keweenaw County: 28.228 %Keweenaw County28.228St. Joseph County: 21.12 %St. Joseph County21.12Oscoda County: 19.622 %Oscoda County19.622Cheboygan County: 19.573 %Cheboygan County19.573Alcona County: 19.56 %Alcona County19.56Oceana County: 16.963 %Oceana County16.963Crawford County: 15.188 %Crawford County15.188Antrim County: 14.68 %Antrim County14.68Cass County: 14.007 %Cass County14.007Mackinac County: 13.878 %Mackinac County13.878Ionia County: 13.696 %Ionia County13.696Missaukee County: 13.684 %Missaukee County13.684Clare County: 13.665 %Clare County13.665Isabella County: 13.642 %Isabella County13.642Benzie County: 13.479 %Benzie County13.479Ottawa County: 13.373 %Ottawa County13.373Livingston County: 13.285 %Livingston County13.285Presque Isle County: 13.159 %Presque Isle County13.159Lapeer County: 13.136 %Lapeer County13.136Oakland County: 13.125 %Oakland County13.125Wayne County: 13.032 %Wayne County13.032Leelanau County: 13.015 %Leelanau County13.015Macomb County: 12.807 %Macomb County12.807Otsego County: 12.744 %Otsego County12.744Wexford County: 12.565 %Wexford County12.565Kent County: 12.49 %Kent County12.49Gladwin County: 12.146 %Gladwin County12.146Luce County: 12.061 %Luce County12.061Washtenaw County: 11.975 %Washtenaw County11.975St. Clair County: 11.93 %St. Clair County11.93Clinton County: 11.773 %Clinton County11.773Montcalm County: 11.71 %Montcalm County11.71Genesee County: 11.41 %Genesee County11.41Lenawee County: 11.41 %Lenawee County11.41Marquette County: 11.254 %Marquette County11.254Allegan County: 11.23 %Allegan County11.23Muskegon County: 11.14 %Muskegon County11.14Lake County: 11.075 %Lake County11.075Van Buren County: 11.069 %Van Buren County11.069Berrien County: 10.967 %Berrien County10.967
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Keweenaw County28.228+20.36 pts
2St. Joseph County21.12+5.57 pts
3Oscoda County19.622+8.01 pts
4Cheboygan County19.573+4.84 pts
5Alcona County19.56-0.1 pts
6Oceana County16.963+10.2 pts
7Crawford County15.188-0.87 pts
8Antrim County14.68+4.45 pts
9Cass County14.007+2.88 pts
10Mackinac County13.878+0.29 pts
11Ionia County13.696+3.65 pts
12Missaukee County13.684-2.96 pts
13Clare County13.665+1.08 pts
14Isabella County13.642+3.33 pts
15Benzie County13.479+2.49 pts
16Ottawa County13.373+2.92 pts
17Livingston County13.285+0.42 pts
18Presque Isle County13.159+2.8 pts
19Lapeer County13.136+0.74 pts
20Oakland County13.125-1.13 pts
21Wayne County13.032-0.96 pts
22Leelanau County13.015-3.35 pts
23Macomb County12.807-0.86 pts
24Otsego County12.744-1.34 pts
25Wexford County12.565+2.91 pts
26Kent County12.49+1.82 pts
27Gladwin County12.146-2.75 pts
28Luce County12.061+3.07 pts
29Washtenaw County11.975-2.25 pts
30St. Clair County11.93-0.67 pts
31Clinton County11.773-4.3 pts
32Montcalm County11.71+1.74 pts
33Genesee County11.41-0.89 pts
33Lenawee County11.41+1.23 pts
35Marquette County11.254+1.16 pts
36Allegan County11.23+1.55 pts
37Muskegon County11.14+1.8 pts
38Lake County11.075-0.83 pts
39Van Buren County11.069+1.43 pts
40Berrien County10.967+0.22 pts
41Houghton County10.714+1.02 pts
42Dickinson County10.598+1.46 pts
43Charlevoix County10.524-1.41 pts
44Arenac County10.492-2.22 pts
45Grand Traverse County10.305-1.31 pts
46Roscommon County10.26-1.79 pts
47Kalkaska County10.179-0.08 pts
48Tuscola County10.113+0.58 pts
49Kalamazoo County10.025-1.06 pts
50Manistee County9.898-0.06 pts
51Hillsdale County9.83+2.43 pts
52Ogemaw County9.814-4.46 pts
53Mecosta County9.81-2.2 pts
54Baraga County9.804+1.58 pts
55Mason County9.782-5.31 pts
56Ingham County9.706-0.93 pts
57Montmorency County9.643-5.75 pts
58Iosco County9.624-6.79 pts
59Saginaw County9.619-0.45 pts
60Monroe County9.589-4.03 pts
61Shiawassee County9.511-1.23 pts
62Eaton County9.406-1.82 pts
63Iron County9.345-5.67 pts
64Branch County9.184-1.27 pts
65Ontonagon County9.155+0.7 pts
66Alpena County9.116-0.55 pts
67Midland County9.033+1.22 pts
68Osceola County8.951+1.04 pts
69Emmet County8.878-7.37 pts
70Calhoun County8.715-4.84 pts
71Delta County8.656+0.51 pts
72Jackson County8.517-1.86 pts
73Newaygo County8.489-0.42 pts
74Sanilac County8.443-1.9 pts
75Bay County8.419-1.81 pts
76Barry County8.418-1.76 pts
77Chippewa County8.393-2.19 pts
78Menominee County8.283-3.02 pts
79Alger County8.172-4.03 pts
80Huron County7.967-1.62 pts
81Gratiot County7.334-3.86 pts
82Schoolcraft County7.239-4.6 pts
83Gogebic County7.064-1.9 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.

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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, 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job creation 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/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties?period=2014. 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, 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/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties?period=2014.

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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, 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/job-creation-rate/michigan-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Keweenaw County, with 28.228% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Gogebic County, with 7.064% in 2014.

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