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Counties in Michigan by job creation rate

Mackinac County had the highest job creation rate of 83 counties in 2020, at 17.716%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 6.801%. The median was 9.977% and the figure for Michigan was 11.015%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.716Mackinac County
Lowest6.801Crawford County
Median9.97783 counties
Michigan11.015History

Map of counties, 2020

Alcona County: 9.091 %Alger County: 17.629 %Allegan County: 8.03 %Alpena County: 9.053 %Antrim County: 16.197 %Arenac County: 13.82 %Baraga County: 12.243 %Barry County: 7.383 %Bay County: 8.506 %Benzie County: 13.767 %Berrien County: 8.361 %Branch County: 10.347 %Calhoun County: 7.342 %Cass County: 8.346 %Charlevoix County: 10.33 %Cheboygan County: 12.49 %Chippewa County: 8.246 %Clare County: 10.827 %Clinton County: 10.037 %Crawford County: 6.801 %Delta County: 8.234 %Dickinson County: 7.239 %Eaton County: 8.006 %Emmet County: 7.974 %Genesee County: 10.571 %Gladwin County: 14.102 %Gogebic County: 7.915 %Grand Traverse County: 9.596 %Gratiot County: 8.995 %Hillsdale County: 7.819 %Houghton County: 10.342 %Huron County: 8.73 %Ingham County: 9.967 %Ionia County: 8.736 %Iosco County: 10.287 %Iron County: 9.255 %Isabella County: 8.876 %Jackson County: 10.735 %Kalamazoo County: 8.294 %Kalkaska County: 11.755 %Kent County: 10.173 %Keweenaw County: 15.719 %Lake County: 12.151 %Lapeer County: 12.134 %Leelanau County: 12.216 %Lenawee County: 7.58 %Livingston County: 10.25 %Luce County: 9.993 %Mackinac County: 17.716 %Macomb County: 10.73 %Manistee County: 9.116 %Marquette County: 9.795 %Mason County: 8.218 %Mecosta County: 8.319 %Menominee County: 8.735 %Midland County: 14.073 %Missaukee County: 12.853 %Monroe County: 11.707 %Montcalm County: 9.955 %Montmorency County: 11.85 %Muskegon County: 9.374 %Newaygo County: 13.141 %Oakland County: 11.513 %Oceana County: 11.092 %Ogemaw County: 10.369 %Ontonagon County: 12.813 %Osceola County: 10.776 %Oscoda County: 13.477 %Otsego County: 9.963 %Ottawa County: 9.613 %Presque Isle County: 15 %Roscommon County: 9.977 %Saginaw County: 7.795 %St. Clair County: 9.136 %St. Joseph County: 7.026 %Sanilac County: 9.303 %Schoolcraft County: 10.733 %Shiawassee County: 10.152 %Tuscola County: 7.826 %Van Buren County: 8.856 %Washtenaw County: 8.807 %Wayne County: 12.472 %Wexford County: 11.038 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Mackinac County: 17.716 %Mackinac County17.716Alger County: 17.629 %Alger County17.629Antrim County: 16.197 %Antrim County16.197Keweenaw County: 15.719 %Keweenaw County15.719Presque Isle County: 15 %Presque Isle County15Gladwin County: 14.102 %Gladwin County14.102Midland County: 14.073 %Midland County14.073Arenac County: 13.82 %Arenac County13.82Benzie County: 13.767 %Benzie County13.767Oscoda County: 13.477 %Oscoda County13.477Newaygo County: 13.141 %Newaygo County13.141Missaukee County: 12.853 %Missaukee County12.853Ontonagon County: 12.813 %Ontonagon County12.813Cheboygan County: 12.49 %Cheboygan County12.49Wayne County: 12.472 %Wayne County12.472Baraga County: 12.243 %Baraga County12.243Leelanau County: 12.216 %Leelanau County12.216Lake County: 12.151 %Lake County12.151Lapeer County: 12.134 %Lapeer County12.134Montmorency County: 11.85 %Montmorency County11.85Kalkaska County: 11.755 %Kalkaska County11.755Monroe County: 11.707 %Monroe County11.707Oakland County: 11.513 %Oakland County11.513Oceana County: 11.092 %Oceana County11.092Wexford County: 11.038 %Wexford County11.038Clare County: 10.827 %Clare County10.827Osceola County: 10.776 %Osceola County10.776Jackson County: 10.735 %Jackson County10.735Schoolcraft County: 10.733 %Schoolcraft County10.733Macomb County: 10.73 %Macomb County10.73Genesee County: 10.571 %Genesee County10.571Ogemaw County: 10.369 %Ogemaw County10.369Branch County: 10.347 %Branch County10.347Houghton County: 10.342 %Houghton County10.342Charlevoix County: 10.33 %Charlevoix County10.33Iosco County: 10.287 %Iosco County10.287Livingston County: 10.25 %Livingston County10.25Kent County: 10.173 %Kent County10.173Shiawassee County: 10.152 %Shiawassee County10.152Clinton County: 10.037 %Clinton County10.037Mackinac County: 17.716 %Mackinac County17.716Alger County: 17.629 %Alger County17.629Antrim County: 16.197 %Antrim County16.197Keweenaw County: 15.719 %Keweenaw County15.719Presque Isle County: 15 %Presque Isle County15Gladwin County: 14.102 %Gladwin County14.102Midland County: 14.073 %Midland County14.073Arenac County: 13.82 %Arenac County13.82Benzie County: 13.767 %Benzie County13.767Oscoda County: 13.477 %Oscoda County13.477Newaygo County: 13.141 %Newaygo County13.141Missaukee County: 12.853 %Missaukee County12.853Ontonagon County: 12.813 %Ontonagon County12.813Cheboygan County: 12.49 %Cheboygan County12.49Wayne County: 12.472 %Wayne County12.472Baraga County: 12.243 %Baraga County12.243Leelanau County: 12.216 %Leelanau County12.216Lake County: 12.151 %Lake County12.151Lapeer County: 12.134 %Lapeer County12.134Montmorency County: 11.85 %Montmorency County11.85Kalkaska County: 11.755 %Kalkaska County11.755Monroe County: 11.707 %Monroe County11.707Oakland County: 11.513 %Oakland County11.513Oceana County: 11.092 %Oceana County11.092Wexford County: 11.038 %Wexford County11.038Clare County: 10.827 %Clare County10.827Osceola County: 10.776 %Osceola County10.776Jackson County: 10.735 %Jackson County10.735Schoolcraft County: 10.733 %Schoolcraft County10.733Macomb County: 10.73 %Macomb County10.73Genesee County: 10.571 %Genesee County10.571Ogemaw County: 10.369 %Ogemaw County10.369Branch County: 10.347 %Branch County10.347Houghton County: 10.342 %Houghton County10.342Charlevoix County: 10.33 %Charlevoix County10.33Iosco County: 10.287 %Iosco County10.287Livingston County: 10.25 %Livingston County10.25Kent County: 10.173 %Kent County10.173Shiawassee County: 10.152 %Shiawassee County10.152Clinton County: 10.037 %Clinton County10.037
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Mackinac County17.716+3.4 pts
2Alger County17.629+5.7 pts
3Antrim County16.197-5.8 pts
4Keweenaw County15.719-8.84 pts
5Presque Isle County15+4.29 pts
6Gladwin County14.102+3.09 pts
7Midland County14.073+1.36 pts
8Arenac County13.82+2.96 pts
9Benzie County13.767+3.57 pts
10Oscoda County13.477-3.2 pts
11Newaygo County13.141+2.17 pts
12Missaukee County12.853-0.59 pts
13Ontonagon County12.813+0.5 pts
14Cheboygan County12.49+1.57 pts
15Wayne County12.472+2.01 pts
16Baraga County12.243+2.51 pts
17Leelanau County12.216-0.42 pts
18Lake County12.151+3.58 pts
19Lapeer County12.134+0.57 pts
20Montmorency County11.85-0.79 pts
21Kalkaska County11.755+1.85 pts
22Monroe County11.707+3.76 pts
23Oakland County11.513-0.33 pts
24Oceana County11.092-0.62 pts
25Wexford County11.038+3.97 pts
26Clare County10.827+0.91 pts
27Osceola County10.776-4.38 pts
28Jackson County10.735+0.55 pts
29Schoolcraft County10.733+3.6 pts
30Macomb County10.73+0.15 pts
31Genesee County10.571-0.77 pts
32Ogemaw County10.369+1.02 pts
33Branch County10.347+1.22 pts
34Houghton County10.342+0.82 pts
35Charlevoix County10.33+0.05 pts
36Iosco County10.287-0.54 pts
37Livingston County10.25-6.15 pts
38Kent County10.173+0.22 pts
39Shiawassee County10.152+0.68 pts
40Clinton County10.037-1.86 pts
41Luce County9.993+1.35 pts
42Roscommon County9.977+0.1 pts
43Ingham County9.967-0.78 pts
44Otsego County9.963-1.94 pts
45Montcalm County9.955-2.16 pts
46Marquette County9.795-0.32 pts
47Ottawa County9.613-0.94 pts
48Grand Traverse County9.596-0.93 pts
49Muskegon County9.374+0.9 pts
50Sanilac County9.303-0.56 pts
51Iron County9.255-3.82 pts
52St. Clair County9.136-1.09 pts
53Manistee County9.116-0.23 pts
54Alcona County9.091-5.09 pts
55Alpena County9.053-0.78 pts
56Gratiot County8.995+1.42 pts
57Isabella County8.876-3.14 pts
58Van Buren County8.856-0.7 pts
59Washtenaw County8.807-2.47 pts
60Ionia County8.736-2.2 pts
61Menominee County8.735-1.6 pts
62Huron County8.73-1.63 pts
63Bay County8.506-0.96 pts
64Berrien County8.361-0.89 pts
65Cass County8.346-1.38 pts
66Mecosta County8.319-4.65 pts
67Kalamazoo County8.294-2.29 pts
68Chippewa County8.246+1.53 pts
69Delta County8.234-2.98 pts
70Mason County8.218-2.09 pts
71Allegan County8.03-1.67 pts
72Eaton County8.006+1.13 pts
73Emmet County7.974-1.42 pts
74Gogebic County7.915-3.82 pts
75Tuscola County7.826-2.51 pts
76Hillsdale County7.819-1.82 pts
77Saginaw County7.795+0.6 pts
78Lenawee County7.58-2.81 pts
79Barry County7.383-3.5 pts
80Calhoun County7.342+0.04 pts
81Dickinson County7.239+0.02 pts
82St. Joseph County7.026-0.71 pts
83Crawford County6.801+0.26 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Mackinac County, with 17.716% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crawford County, with 6.801% in 2020.

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