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Counties in Michigan by job creation rate

Keweenaw County had the highest job creation rate of 83 counties in 2016, at 23.118%. Ontonagon County had the lowest, at 6.186%. The median was 10.776% and the figure for Michigan was 12.266%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.118Keweenaw County
Lowest6.186Ontonagon County
Median10.77683 counties
Michigan12.266History

Map of counties, 2016

Alcona County: 15.766 %Alger County: 11.023 %Allegan County: 12.076 %Alpena County: 11.432 %Antrim County: 11.771 %Arenac County: 10.938 %Baraga County: 8.308 %Barry County: 11.305 %Bay County: 10.293 %Benzie County: 10.626 %Berrien County: 10.421 %Branch County: 10.374 %Calhoun County: 9.35 %Cass County: 10.779 %Charlevoix County: 13.968 %Cheboygan County: 14.648 %Chippewa County: 8.583 %Clare County: 12.488 %Clinton County: 13.319 %Crawford County: 9.466 %Delta County: 9.867 %Dickinson County: 6.658 %Eaton County: 12.914 %Emmet County: 10.884 %Genesee County: 12.324 %Gladwin County: 11.277 %Gogebic County: 6.251 %Grand Traverse County: 10.608 %Gratiot County: 8.035 %Hillsdale County: 9.615 %Houghton County: 10.776 %Huron County: 8.09 %Ingham County: 12.315 %Ionia County: 9.705 %Iosco County: 8.808 %Iron County: 10.37 %Isabella County: 8.814 %Jackson County: 10.021 %Kalamazoo County: 10.015 %Kalkaska County: 10.753 %Kent County: 12.685 %Keweenaw County: 23.118 %Lake County: 12.224 %Lapeer County: 10.927 %Leelanau County: 13.949 %Lenawee County: 10.602 %Livingston County: 13.642 %Luce County: 6.892 %Mackinac County: 11.611 %Macomb County: 12.183 %Manistee County: 12.327 %Marquette County: 9.158 %Mason County: 10.555 %Mecosta County: 8.415 %Menominee County: 7.341 %Midland County: 10.461 %Missaukee County: 10.845 %Monroe County: 14.046 %Montcalm County: 10.177 %Montmorency County: 10.616 %Muskegon County: 9.901 %Newaygo County: 8.094 %Oakland County: 13.246 %Oceana County: 15.868 %Ogemaw County: 11.977 %Ontonagon County: 6.186 %Osceola County: 9.392 %Oscoda County: 12.076 %Otsego County: 11.946 %Ottawa County: 11.356 %Presque Isle County: 13.131 %Roscommon County: 13.377 %Saginaw County: 8.653 %St. Clair County: 11.197 %St. Joseph County: 9.687 %Sanilac County: 10.512 %Schoolcraft County: 12.436 %Shiawassee County: 9.564 %Tuscola County: 8.043 %Van Buren County: 11.841 %Washtenaw County: 11.801 %Wayne County: 12.068 %Wexford County: 9.908 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Keweenaw County: 23.118 %Keweenaw County23.118Oceana County: 15.868 %Oceana County15.868Alcona County: 15.766 %Alcona County15.766Cheboygan County: 14.648 %Cheboygan County14.648Monroe County: 14.046 %Monroe County14.046Charlevoix County: 13.968 %Charlevoix County13.968Leelanau County: 13.949 %Leelanau County13.949Livingston County: 13.642 %Livingston County13.642Roscommon County: 13.377 %Roscommon County13.377Clinton County: 13.319 %Clinton County13.319Oakland County: 13.246 %Oakland County13.246Presque Isle County: 13.131 %Presque Isle County13.131Eaton County: 12.914 %Eaton County12.914Kent County: 12.685 %Kent County12.685Clare County: 12.488 %Clare County12.488Schoolcraft County: 12.436 %Schoolcraft County12.436Manistee County: 12.327 %Manistee County12.327Genesee County: 12.324 %Genesee County12.324Ingham County: 12.315 %Ingham County12.315Lake County: 12.224 %Lake County12.224Macomb County: 12.183 %Macomb County12.183Allegan County: 12.076 %Allegan County12.076Oscoda County: 12.076 %Oscoda County12.076Wayne County: 12.068 %Wayne County12.068Ogemaw County: 11.977 %Ogemaw County11.977Otsego County: 11.946 %Otsego County11.946Van Buren County: 11.841 %Van Buren County11.841Washtenaw County: 11.801 %Washtenaw County11.801Antrim County: 11.771 %Antrim County11.771Mackinac County: 11.611 %Mackinac County11.611Alpena County: 11.432 %Alpena County11.432Ottawa County: 11.356 %Ottawa County11.356Barry County: 11.305 %Barry County11.305Gladwin County: 11.277 %Gladwin County11.277St. Clair County: 11.197 %St. Clair County11.197Alger County: 11.023 %Alger County11.023Arenac County: 10.938 %Arenac County10.938Lapeer County: 10.927 %Lapeer County10.927Emmet County: 10.884 %Emmet County10.884Missaukee County: 10.845 %Missaukee County10.845Keweenaw County: 23.118 %Keweenaw County23.118Oceana County: 15.868 %Oceana County15.868Alcona County: 15.766 %Alcona County15.766Cheboygan County: 14.648 %Cheboygan County14.648Monroe County: 14.046 %Monroe County14.046Charlevoix County: 13.968 %Charlevoix County13.968Leelanau County: 13.949 %Leelanau County13.949Livingston County: 13.642 %Livingston County13.642Roscommon County: 13.377 %Roscommon County13.377Clinton County: 13.319 %Clinton County13.319Oakland County: 13.246 %Oakland County13.246Presque Isle County: 13.131 %Presque Isle County13.131Eaton County: 12.914 %Eaton County12.914Kent County: 12.685 %Kent County12.685Clare County: 12.488 %Clare County12.488Schoolcraft County: 12.436 %Schoolcraft County12.436Manistee County: 12.327 %Manistee County12.327Genesee County: 12.324 %Genesee County12.324Ingham County: 12.315 %Ingham County12.315Lake County: 12.224 %Lake County12.224Macomb County: 12.183 %Macomb County12.183Allegan County: 12.076 %Allegan County12.076Oscoda County: 12.076 %Oscoda County12.076Wayne County: 12.068 %Wayne County12.068Ogemaw County: 11.977 %Ogemaw County11.977Otsego County: 11.946 %Otsego County11.946Van Buren County: 11.841 %Van Buren County11.841Washtenaw County: 11.801 %Washtenaw County11.801Antrim County: 11.771 %Antrim County11.771Mackinac County: 11.611 %Mackinac County11.611Alpena County: 11.432 %Alpena County11.432Ottawa County: 11.356 %Ottawa County11.356Barry County: 11.305 %Barry County11.305Gladwin County: 11.277 %Gladwin County11.277St. Clair County: 11.197 %St. Clair County11.197Alger County: 11.023 %Alger County11.023Arenac County: 10.938 %Arenac County10.938Lapeer County: 10.927 %Lapeer County10.927Emmet County: 10.884 %Emmet County10.884Missaukee County: 10.845 %Missaukee County10.845
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Keweenaw County23.118+7.69 pts
2Oceana County15.868+5.36 pts
3Alcona County15.766+8.13 pts
4Cheboygan County14.648+1.63 pts
5Monroe County14.046+0.38 pts
6Charlevoix County13.968+0.33 pts
7Leelanau County13.949-2.29 pts
8Livingston County13.642-0.41 pts
9Roscommon County13.377+3.1 pts
10Clinton County13.319+0.98 pts
11Oakland County13.246-0.72 pts
12Presque Isle County13.131-2.29 pts
13Eaton County12.914+3.08 pts
14Kent County12.685-1.41 pts
15Clare County12.488+2.31 pts
16Schoolcraft County12.436-0.66 pts
17Manistee County12.327+0.33 pts
18Genesee County12.324-0.05 pts
19Ingham County12.315+0.93 pts
20Lake County12.224+2.04 pts
21Macomb County12.183-0.87 pts
22Allegan County12.076+1.81 pts
22Oscoda County12.076-4.32 pts
24Wayne County12.068-1.6 pts
25Ogemaw County11.977+1.42 pts
26Otsego County11.946-0.72 pts
27Van Buren County11.841+0.27 pts
28Washtenaw County11.801-1.1 pts
29Antrim County11.771-4.59 pts
30Mackinac County11.611+0.51 pts
31Alpena County11.432-0.73 pts
32Ottawa County11.356-1.82 pts
33Barry County11.305-2.35 pts
34Gladwin County11.277-2.78 pts
35St. Clair County11.197-1.08 pts
36Alger County11.023+0.48 pts
37Arenac County10.938-2.27 pts
38Lapeer County10.927-2.63 pts
39Emmet County10.884-0.69 pts
40Missaukee County10.845-0.93 pts
41Cass County10.779-0.39 pts
42Houghton County10.776-0.31 pts
43Kalkaska County10.753-5.6 pts
44Benzie County10.626-6.65 pts
45Montmorency County10.616-2.36 pts
46Grand Traverse County10.608-1.61 pts
47Lenawee County10.602+1.44 pts
48Mason County10.555+0.07 pts
49Sanilac County10.512+1.21 pts
50Midland County10.461+2.29 pts
51Berrien County10.421-0.17 pts
52Branch County10.374-2.11 pts
53Iron County10.37-0.43 pts
54Bay County10.293-0.25 pts
55Montcalm County10.177-1.22 pts
56Jackson County10.021-0.24 pts
57Kalamazoo County10.015-0.84 pts
58Wexford County9.908+1.76 pts
59Muskegon County9.901-2.1 pts
60Delta County9.867+0.83 pts
61Ionia County9.705+0.16 pts
62St. Joseph County9.687-1.44 pts
63Hillsdale County9.615-10.74 pts
64Shiawassee County9.564-1.52 pts
65Crawford County9.466-0.46 pts
66Osceola County9.392-2.54 pts
67Calhoun County9.35-1.69 pts
68Marquette County9.158-0.79 pts
69Isabella County8.814-1.64 pts
70Iosco County8.808-5.45 pts
71Saginaw County8.653-2.4 pts
72Chippewa County8.583+0.54 pts
73Mecosta County8.415-4.59 pts
74Baraga County8.308-2.2 pts
75Newaygo County8.094-11.56 pts
76Huron County8.09-0.9 pts
77Tuscola County8.043-2.64 pts
78Gratiot County8.035-8.96 pts
79Menominee County7.341-7.19 pts
80Luce County6.892-1.29 pts
81Dickinson County6.658-0.28 pts
82Gogebic County6.251-6.43 pts
83Ontonagon County6.186-4.82 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Keweenaw County, with 23.118% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Ontonagon County, with 6.186% in 2016.

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