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Counties in Michigan by job creation rate

Keweenaw County had the highest job creation rate of 83 counties in 2019, at 24.561%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 6.544%. The median was 10.364% and the figure for Michigan was 10.748%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.561Keweenaw County
Lowest6.544Crawford County
Median10.36483 counties
Michigan10.748History

Map of counties, 2019

Alcona County: 14.178 %Alger County: 11.925 %Allegan County: 9.703 %Alpena County: 9.829 %Antrim County: 22.001 %Arenac County: 10.86 %Baraga County: 9.731 %Barry County: 10.881 %Bay County: 9.466 %Benzie County: 10.194 %Berrien County: 9.254 %Branch County: 9.129 %Calhoun County: 7.303 %Cass County: 9.721 %Charlevoix County: 10.275 %Cheboygan County: 10.923 %Chippewa County: 6.713 %Clare County: 9.912 %Clinton County: 11.899 %Crawford County: 6.544 %Delta County: 11.213 %Dickinson County: 7.215 %Eaton County: 6.871 %Emmet County: 9.397 %Genesee County: 11.341 %Gladwin County: 11.012 %Gogebic County: 11.737 %Grand Traverse County: 10.53 %Gratiot County: 7.573 %Hillsdale County: 9.643 %Houghton County: 9.519 %Huron County: 10.364 %Ingham County: 10.75 %Ionia County: 10.936 %Iosco County: 10.829 %Iron County: 13.079 %Isabella County: 12.019 %Jackson County: 10.18 %Kalamazoo County: 10.587 %Kalkaska County: 9.903 %Kent County: 9.95 %Keweenaw County: 24.561 %Lake County: 8.567 %Lapeer County: 11.566 %Leelanau County: 12.64 %Lenawee County: 10.388 %Livingston County: 16.404 %Luce County: 8.641 %Mackinac County: 14.312 %Macomb County: 10.583 %Manistee County: 9.345 %Marquette County: 10.115 %Mason County: 10.308 %Mecosta County: 12.967 %Menominee County: 10.333 %Midland County: 12.714 %Missaukee County: 13.444 %Monroe County: 7.947 %Montcalm County: 12.113 %Montmorency County: 12.636 %Muskegon County: 8.478 %Newaygo County: 10.973 %Oakland County: 11.842 %Oceana County: 11.715 %Ogemaw County: 9.346 %Ontonagon County: 12.309 %Osceola County: 15.157 %Oscoda County: 16.672 %Otsego County: 11.9 %Ottawa County: 10.55 %Presque Isle County: 10.712 %Roscommon County: 9.882 %Saginaw County: 7.193 %St. Clair County: 10.221 %St. Joseph County: 7.738 %Sanilac County: 9.861 %Schoolcraft County: 7.137 %Shiawassee County: 9.467 %Tuscola County: 10.333 %Van Buren County: 9.554 %Washtenaw County: 11.274 %Wayne County: 10.46 %Wexford County: 7.065 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Keweenaw County: 24.561 %Keweenaw County24.561Antrim County: 22.001 %Antrim County22.001Oscoda County: 16.672 %Oscoda County16.672Livingston County: 16.404 %Livingston County16.404Osceola County: 15.157 %Osceola County15.157Mackinac County: 14.312 %Mackinac County14.312Alcona County: 14.178 %Alcona County14.178Missaukee County: 13.444 %Missaukee County13.444Iron County: 13.079 %Iron County13.079Mecosta County: 12.967 %Mecosta County12.967Midland County: 12.714 %Midland County12.714Leelanau County: 12.64 %Leelanau County12.64Montmorency County: 12.636 %Montmorency County12.636Ontonagon County: 12.309 %Ontonagon County12.309Montcalm County: 12.113 %Montcalm County12.113Isabella County: 12.019 %Isabella County12.019Alger County: 11.925 %Alger County11.925Otsego County: 11.9 %Otsego County11.9Clinton County: 11.899 %Clinton County11.899Oakland County: 11.842 %Oakland County11.842Gogebic County: 11.737 %Gogebic County11.737Oceana County: 11.715 %Oceana County11.715Lapeer County: 11.566 %Lapeer County11.566Genesee County: 11.341 %Genesee County11.341Washtenaw County: 11.274 %Washtenaw County11.274Delta County: 11.213 %Delta County11.213Gladwin County: 11.012 %Gladwin County11.012Newaygo County: 10.973 %Newaygo County10.973Ionia County: 10.936 %Ionia County10.936Cheboygan County: 10.923 %Cheboygan County10.923Barry County: 10.881 %Barry County10.881Arenac County: 10.86 %Arenac County10.86Iosco County: 10.829 %Iosco County10.829Ingham County: 10.75 %Ingham County10.75Presque Isle County: 10.712 %Presque Isle County10.712Kalamazoo County: 10.587 %Kalamazoo County10.587Macomb County: 10.583 %Macomb County10.583Ottawa County: 10.55 %Ottawa County10.55Grand Traverse County: 10.53 %Grand Traverse County10.53Wayne County: 10.46 %Wayne County10.46Keweenaw County: 24.561 %Keweenaw County24.561Antrim County: 22.001 %Antrim County22.001Oscoda County: 16.672 %Oscoda County16.672Livingston County: 16.404 %Livingston County16.404Osceola County: 15.157 %Osceola County15.157Mackinac County: 14.312 %Mackinac County14.312Alcona County: 14.178 %Alcona County14.178Missaukee County: 13.444 %Missaukee County13.444Iron County: 13.079 %Iron County13.079Mecosta County: 12.967 %Mecosta County12.967Midland County: 12.714 %Midland County12.714Leelanau County: 12.64 %Leelanau County12.64Montmorency County: 12.636 %Montmorency County12.636Ontonagon County: 12.309 %Ontonagon County12.309Montcalm County: 12.113 %Montcalm County12.113Isabella County: 12.019 %Isabella County12.019Alger County: 11.925 %Alger County11.925Otsego County: 11.9 %Otsego County11.9Clinton County: 11.899 %Clinton County11.899Oakland County: 11.842 %Oakland County11.842Gogebic County: 11.737 %Gogebic County11.737Oceana County: 11.715 %Oceana County11.715Lapeer County: 11.566 %Lapeer County11.566Genesee County: 11.341 %Genesee County11.341Washtenaw County: 11.274 %Washtenaw County11.274Delta County: 11.213 %Delta County11.213Gladwin County: 11.012 %Gladwin County11.012Newaygo County: 10.973 %Newaygo County10.973Ionia County: 10.936 %Ionia County10.936Cheboygan County: 10.923 %Cheboygan County10.923Barry County: 10.881 %Barry County10.881Arenac County: 10.86 %Arenac County10.86Iosco County: 10.829 %Iosco County10.829Ingham County: 10.75 %Ingham County10.75Presque Isle County: 10.712 %Presque Isle County10.712Kalamazoo County: 10.587 %Kalamazoo County10.587Macomb County: 10.583 %Macomb County10.583Ottawa County: 10.55 %Ottawa County10.55Grand Traverse County: 10.53 %Grand Traverse County10.53Wayne County: 10.46 %Wayne County10.46
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Keweenaw County24.561+1.1 pts
2Antrim County22.001+12.11 pts
3Oscoda County16.672+1.55 pts
4Livingston County16.404+2.3 pts
5Osceola County15.157+3.98 pts
6Mackinac County14.312+3.51 pts
7Alcona County14.178+3.68 pts
8Missaukee County13.444+3.18 pts
9Iron County13.079+4.53 pts
10Mecosta County12.967+1.25 pts
11Midland County12.714+1.74 pts
12Leelanau County12.64-4.18 pts
13Montmorency County12.636+3.81 pts
14Ontonagon County12.309+1.52 pts
15Montcalm County12.113-0.34 pts
16Isabella County12.019+3.27 pts
17Alger County11.925-0.6 pts
18Otsego County11.9-2.83 pts
19Clinton County11.899+1.23 pts
20Oakland County11.842-1.92 pts
21Gogebic County11.737+4.47 pts
22Oceana County11.715-7.02 pts
23Lapeer County11.566-1.28 pts
24Genesee County11.341+0.82 pts
25Washtenaw County11.274-1.2 pts
26Delta County11.213-0.05 pts
27Gladwin County11.012-1.05 pts
28Newaygo County10.973+2.93 pts
29Ionia County10.936+0.65 pts
30Cheboygan County10.923-0.72 pts
31Barry County10.881+0.9 pts
32Arenac County10.86+1.6 pts
33Iosco County10.829-3.03 pts
34Ingham County10.75+0.2 pts
35Presque Isle County10.712-5.37 pts
36Kalamazoo County10.587+1.16 pts
37Macomb County10.583-2.22 pts
38Ottawa County10.55+1.2 pts
39Grand Traverse County10.53-0.32 pts
40Wayne County10.46-1.72 pts
41Lenawee County10.388-1.48 pts
42Huron County10.364-0.48 pts
43Menominee County10.333-5.69 pts
43Tuscola County10.333-0.1 pts
45Mason County10.308-1.07 pts
46Charlevoix County10.275-2.69 pts
47St. Clair County10.221-0.14 pts
48Benzie County10.194-1.05 pts
49Jackson County10.18-0.87 pts
50Marquette County10.115-1.74 pts
51Kent County9.95-0.89 pts
52Clare County9.912-2.87 pts
53Kalkaska County9.903-4.78 pts
54Roscommon County9.882-2.75 pts
55Sanilac County9.861+1.75 pts
56Alpena County9.829-1.65 pts
57Baraga County9.731-0.94 pts
58Cass County9.721-2.1 pts
59Allegan County9.703-1.46 pts
60Hillsdale County9.643+0.55 pts
61Van Buren County9.554-0.48 pts
62Houghton County9.519-0.87 pts
63Shiawassee County9.467-4.54 pts
64Bay County9.466-1.11 pts
65Emmet County9.397-4.05 pts
66Ogemaw County9.346+1.69 pts
67Manistee County9.345-1.98 pts
68Berrien County9.254-1.43 pts
69Branch County9.129-1.21 pts
70Luce County8.641+1.56 pts
71Lake County8.567-0.4 pts
72Muskegon County8.478-6.62 pts
73Monroe County7.947-2.9 pts
74St. Joseph County7.738-1.26 pts
75Gratiot County7.573-1.84 pts
76Calhoun County7.303-1.26 pts
77Dickinson County7.215-2.33 pts
78Saginaw County7.193-2.6 pts
79Schoolcraft County7.137-3.31 pts
80Wexford County7.065-5.02 pts
81Eaton County6.871-3.42 pts
82Chippewa County6.713-6.66 pts
83Crawford County6.544-4.6 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Keweenaw County, with 24.561% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crawford County, with 6.544% in 2019.

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