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Counties in Michigan by job creation rate

Keweenaw County had the highest job creation rate of 83 counties in 2018, at 23.457%. Luce County had the lowest, at 7.079%. The median was 10.851% and the figure for Michigan was 12.53%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.457Keweenaw County
Lowest7.079Luce County
Median10.85183 counties
Michigan12.53History

Map of counties, 2018

Alcona County: 10.499 %Alger County: 12.522 %Allegan County: 11.16 %Alpena County: 11.484 %Antrim County: 9.894 %Arenac County: 9.263 %Baraga County: 10.67 %Barry County: 9.983 %Bay County: 10.571 %Benzie County: 11.248 %Berrien County: 10.685 %Branch County: 10.341 %Calhoun County: 8.562 %Cass County: 11.818 %Charlevoix County: 12.967 %Cheboygan County: 11.64 %Chippewa County: 13.375 %Clare County: 12.783 %Clinton County: 10.665 %Crawford County: 11.141 %Delta County: 11.263 %Dickinson County: 9.549 %Eaton County: 10.295 %Emmet County: 13.445 %Genesee County: 10.523 %Gladwin County: 12.062 %Gogebic County: 7.27 %Grand Traverse County: 10.85 %Gratiot County: 9.416 %Hillsdale County: 9.091 %Houghton County: 10.391 %Huron County: 10.841 %Ingham County: 10.553 %Ionia County: 10.286 %Iosco County: 13.861 %Iron County: 8.549 %Isabella County: 8.747 %Jackson County: 11.051 %Kalamazoo County: 9.423 %Kalkaska County: 14.681 %Kent County: 10.836 %Keweenaw County: 23.457 %Lake County: 8.964 %Lapeer County: 12.85 %Leelanau County: 16.82 %Lenawee County: 11.872 %Livingston County: 14.1 %Luce County: 7.079 %Mackinac County: 10.798 %Macomb County: 12.807 %Manistee County: 11.329 %Marquette County: 11.854 %Mason County: 11.379 %Mecosta County: 11.721 %Menominee County: 16.021 %Midland County: 10.971 %Missaukee County: 10.264 %Monroe County: 10.851 %Montcalm County: 12.454 %Montmorency County: 8.828 %Muskegon County: 15.093 %Newaygo County: 8.045 %Oakland County: 13.761 %Oceana County: 18.734 %Ogemaw County: 7.653 %Ontonagon County: 10.793 %Osceola County: 11.175 %Oscoda County: 15.125 %Otsego County: 14.728 %Ottawa County: 9.347 %Presque Isle County: 16.081 %Roscommon County: 12.633 %Saginaw County: 9.792 %St. Clair County: 10.359 %St. Joseph County: 8.996 %Sanilac County: 8.112 %Schoolcraft County: 10.449 %Shiawassee County: 14.008 %Tuscola County: 10.429 %Van Buren County: 10.034 %Washtenaw County: 12.474 %Wayne County: 12.183 %Wexford County: 12.089 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Keweenaw County: 23.457 %Keweenaw County23.457Oceana County: 18.734 %Oceana County18.734Leelanau County: 16.82 %Leelanau County16.82Presque Isle County: 16.081 %Presque Isle County16.081Menominee County: 16.021 %Menominee County16.021Oscoda County: 15.125 %Oscoda County15.125Muskegon County: 15.093 %Muskegon County15.093Otsego County: 14.728 %Otsego County14.728Kalkaska County: 14.681 %Kalkaska County14.681Livingston County: 14.1 %Livingston County14.1Shiawassee County: 14.008 %Shiawassee County14.008Iosco County: 13.861 %Iosco County13.861Oakland County: 13.761 %Oakland County13.761Emmet County: 13.445 %Emmet County13.445Chippewa County: 13.375 %Chippewa County13.375Charlevoix County: 12.967 %Charlevoix County12.967Lapeer County: 12.85 %Lapeer County12.85Macomb County: 12.807 %Macomb County12.807Clare County: 12.783 %Clare County12.783Roscommon County: 12.633 %Roscommon County12.633Alger County: 12.522 %Alger County12.522Washtenaw County: 12.474 %Washtenaw County12.474Montcalm County: 12.454 %Montcalm County12.454Wayne County: 12.183 %Wayne County12.183Wexford County: 12.089 %Wexford County12.089Gladwin County: 12.062 %Gladwin County12.062Lenawee County: 11.872 %Lenawee County11.872Marquette County: 11.854 %Marquette County11.854Cass County: 11.818 %Cass County11.818Mecosta County: 11.721 %Mecosta County11.721Cheboygan County: 11.64 %Cheboygan County11.64Alpena County: 11.484 %Alpena County11.484Mason County: 11.379 %Mason County11.379Manistee County: 11.329 %Manistee County11.329Delta County: 11.263 %Delta County11.263Benzie County: 11.248 %Benzie County11.248Osceola County: 11.175 %Osceola County11.175Allegan County: 11.16 %Allegan County11.16Crawford County: 11.141 %Crawford County11.141Jackson County: 11.051 %Jackson County11.051Keweenaw County: 23.457 %Keweenaw County23.457Oceana County: 18.734 %Oceana County18.734Leelanau County: 16.82 %Leelanau County16.82Presque Isle County: 16.081 %Presque Isle County16.081Menominee County: 16.021 %Menominee County16.021Oscoda County: 15.125 %Oscoda County15.125Muskegon County: 15.093 %Muskegon County15.093Otsego County: 14.728 %Otsego County14.728Kalkaska County: 14.681 %Kalkaska County14.681Livingston County: 14.1 %Livingston County14.1Shiawassee County: 14.008 %Shiawassee County14.008Iosco County: 13.861 %Iosco County13.861Oakland County: 13.761 %Oakland County13.761Emmet County: 13.445 %Emmet County13.445Chippewa County: 13.375 %Chippewa County13.375Charlevoix County: 12.967 %Charlevoix County12.967Lapeer County: 12.85 %Lapeer County12.85Macomb County: 12.807 %Macomb County12.807Clare County: 12.783 %Clare County12.783Roscommon County: 12.633 %Roscommon County12.633Alger County: 12.522 %Alger County12.522Washtenaw County: 12.474 %Washtenaw County12.474Montcalm County: 12.454 %Montcalm County12.454Wayne County: 12.183 %Wayne County12.183Wexford County: 12.089 %Wexford County12.089Gladwin County: 12.062 %Gladwin County12.062Lenawee County: 11.872 %Lenawee County11.872Marquette County: 11.854 %Marquette County11.854Cass County: 11.818 %Cass County11.818Mecosta County: 11.721 %Mecosta County11.721Cheboygan County: 11.64 %Cheboygan County11.64Alpena County: 11.484 %Alpena County11.484Mason County: 11.379 %Mason County11.379Manistee County: 11.329 %Manistee County11.329Delta County: 11.263 %Delta County11.263Benzie County: 11.248 %Benzie County11.248Osceola County: 11.175 %Osceola County11.175Allegan County: 11.16 %Allegan County11.16Crawford County: 11.141 %Crawford County11.141Jackson County: 11.051 %Jackson County11.051
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Keweenaw County23.457+3.36 pts
2Oceana County18.734+5.63 pts
3Leelanau County16.82+1.08 pts
4Presque Isle County16.081+8.16 pts
5Menominee County16.021+4.12 pts
6Oscoda County15.125+1.1 pts
7Muskegon County15.093+1.85 pts
8Otsego County14.728+3.07 pts
9Kalkaska County14.681+1.5 pts
10Livingston County14.1+0.84 pts
11Shiawassee County14.008+3.4 pts
12Iosco County13.861+2.74 pts
13Oakland County13.761-0.04 pts
14Emmet County13.445+1.95 pts
15Chippewa County13.375+3.37 pts
16Charlevoix County12.967+2.43 pts
17Lapeer County12.85+1.69 pts
18Macomb County12.807-1.9 pts
19Clare County12.783+2.8 pts
20Roscommon County12.633+0.12 pts
21Alger County12.522+0.3 pts
22Washtenaw County12.474-0.08 pts
23Montcalm County12.454-1.71 pts
24Wayne County12.183+0.25 pts
25Wexford County12.089+3.4 pts
26Gladwin County12.062+0.08 pts
27Lenawee County11.872+0.94 pts
28Marquette County11.854+2.07 pts
29Cass County11.818-2.71 pts
30Mecosta County11.721+0.16 pts
31Cheboygan County11.64-4.79 pts
32Alpena County11.484-0.27 pts
33Mason County11.379-3.45 pts
34Manistee County11.329+1.31 pts
35Delta County11.263+2.81 pts
36Benzie County11.248-0.62 pts
37Osceola County11.175+0.2 pts
38Allegan County11.16-1.62 pts
39Crawford County11.141-1.25 pts
40Jackson County11.051+2.6 pts
41Midland County10.971-7 pts
42Monroe County10.851+0.83 pts
43Grand Traverse County10.85-0.44 pts
44Huron County10.841+1.01 pts
45Kent County10.836-0.95 pts
46Mackinac County10.798-7.49 pts
47Ontonagon County10.793+0.76 pts
48Berrien County10.685+0.23 pts
49Baraga County10.67-1.85 pts
50Clinton County10.665-1.64 pts
51Bay County10.571+0.79 pts
52Ingham County10.553-2.59 pts
53Genesee County10.523-2.83 pts
54Alcona County10.499+2.05 pts
55Schoolcraft County10.449-7.48 pts
56Tuscola County10.4290 pts
57Houghton County10.391-3.23 pts
58St. Clair County10.359+0.51 pts
59Branch County10.341+1 pts
60Eaton County10.295-2.38 pts
61Ionia County10.286+1.42 pts
62Missaukee County10.264-3.05 pts
63Van Buren County10.034+0.24 pts
64Barry County9.983-0.39 pts
65Antrim County9.894-7.96 pts
66Saginaw County9.792-0.84 pts
67Dickinson County9.549+0.67 pts
68Kalamazoo County9.423-0.27 pts
69Gratiot County9.416-3.68 pts
70Ottawa County9.347-1.34 pts
71Arenac County9.263+0.74 pts
72Hillsdale County9.091-0.39 pts
73St. Joseph County8.996-1.01 pts
74Lake County8.964-2.06 pts
75Montmorency County8.828-6.08 pts
76Isabella County8.747-5.91 pts
77Calhoun County8.562+0.46 pts
78Iron County8.549-12.58 pts
79Sanilac County8.112-2.29 pts
80Newaygo County8.045-0.62 pts
81Ogemaw County7.653-0.19 pts
82Gogebic County7.27-2.1 pts
83Luce County7.079-5.58 pts

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Keweenaw County, with 23.457% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Luce County, with 7.079% in 2018.

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