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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2023

Lake County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2023, at 29.945%. Branch County had the lowest, at 6.605%. The median was 10% and the figure for Michigan was 10.821%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.945Lake County
Lowest6.605Branch County
Median1083 counties
Michigan10.821History

Map of counties, 2023

Alcona County: 10.289 %Alger County: 9.611 %Allegan County: 18.057 %Alpena County: 12.074 %Antrim County: 7.561 %Arenac County: 9.04 %Baraga County: 6.617 %Barry County: 7.998 %Bay County: 9.98 %Benzie County: 13.999 %Berrien County: 10.285 %Branch County: 6.605 %Calhoun County: 8.891 %Cass County: 14.462 %Charlevoix County: 7.036 %Cheboygan County: 15.606 %Chippewa County: 7.917 %Clare County: 9.672 %Clinton County: 8.98 %Crawford County: 8.633 %Delta County: 9.176 %Dickinson County: 8.3 %Eaton County: 12.225 %Emmet County: 8.632 %Genesee County: 12.444 %Gladwin County: 9.432 %Gogebic County: 13.529 %Grand Traverse County: 8.066 %Gratiot County: 12.383 %Hillsdale County: 9.725 %Houghton County: 11.106 %Huron County: 6.93 %Ingham County: 10.044 %Ionia County: 11.227 %Iosco County: 9.316 %Iron County: 12.146 %Isabella County: 11.319 %Jackson County: 10 %Kalamazoo County: 9.761 %Kalkaska County: 16.508 %Kent County: 10.447 %Keweenaw County: 9.736 %Lake County: 29.945 %Lapeer County: 10.584 %Leelanau County: 9.818 %Lenawee County: 9.675 %Livingston County: 9.709 %Luce County: 9.766 %Mackinac County: 13.224 %Macomb County: 9.594 %Manistee County: 10.348 %Marquette County: 7.862 %Mason County: 9.566 %Mecosta County: 11.467 %Menominee County: 9.232 %Midland County: 9.41 %Missaukee County: 9.684 %Monroe County: 10.753 %Montcalm County: 10.748 %Montmorency County: 13.834 %Muskegon County: 11.547 %Newaygo County: 10.35 %Oakland County: 10.809 %Oceana County: 10.139 %Ogemaw County: 13.094 %Ontonagon County: 13.288 %Osceola County: 15.28 %Oscoda County: 8.684 %Otsego County: 11.256 %Ottawa County: 9.541 %Presque Isle County: 11.77 %Roscommon County: 15.439 %Saginaw County: 13.611 %St. Clair County: 9.255 %St. Joseph County: 8.381 %Sanilac County: 9.798 %Schoolcraft County: 17.305 %Shiawassee County: 9.743 %Tuscola County: 8.646 %Van Buren County: 10.128 %Washtenaw County: 9.583 %Wayne County: 11.157 %Wexford County: 10.31 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lake County: 29.945 %Lake County29.945Allegan County: 18.057 %Allegan County18.057Schoolcraft County: 17.305 %Schoolcraft County17.305Kalkaska County: 16.508 %Kalkaska County16.508Cheboygan County: 15.606 %Cheboygan County15.606Roscommon County: 15.439 %Roscommon County15.439Osceola County: 15.28 %Osceola County15.28Cass County: 14.462 %Cass County14.462Benzie County: 13.999 %Benzie County13.999Montmorency County: 13.834 %Montmorency County13.834Saginaw County: 13.611 %Saginaw County13.611Gogebic County: 13.529 %Gogebic County13.529Ontonagon County: 13.288 %Ontonagon County13.288Mackinac County: 13.224 %Mackinac County13.224Ogemaw County: 13.094 %Ogemaw County13.094Genesee County: 12.444 %Genesee County12.444Gratiot County: 12.383 %Gratiot County12.383Eaton County: 12.225 %Eaton County12.225Iron County: 12.146 %Iron County12.146Alpena County: 12.074 %Alpena County12.074Presque Isle County: 11.77 %Presque Isle County11.77Muskegon County: 11.547 %Muskegon County11.547Mecosta County: 11.467 %Mecosta County11.467Isabella County: 11.319 %Isabella County11.319Otsego County: 11.256 %Otsego County11.256Ionia County: 11.227 %Ionia County11.227Wayne County: 11.157 %Wayne County11.157Houghton County: 11.106 %Houghton County11.106Oakland County: 10.809 %Oakland County10.809Monroe County: 10.753 %Monroe County10.753Montcalm County: 10.748 %Montcalm County10.748Lapeer County: 10.584 %Lapeer County10.584Kent County: 10.447 %Kent County10.447Newaygo County: 10.35 %Newaygo County10.35Manistee County: 10.348 %Manistee County10.348Wexford County: 10.31 %Wexford County10.31Alcona County: 10.289 %Alcona County10.289Berrien County: 10.285 %Berrien County10.285Oceana County: 10.139 %Oceana County10.139Van Buren County: 10.128 %Van Buren County10.128Lake County: 29.945 %Lake County29.945Allegan County: 18.057 %Allegan County18.057Schoolcraft County: 17.305 %Schoolcraft County17.305Kalkaska County: 16.508 %Kalkaska County16.508Cheboygan County: 15.606 %Cheboygan County15.606Roscommon County: 15.439 %Roscommon County15.439Osceola County: 15.28 %Osceola County15.28Cass County: 14.462 %Cass County14.462Benzie County: 13.999 %Benzie County13.999Montmorency County: 13.834 %Montmorency County13.834Saginaw County: 13.611 %Saginaw County13.611Gogebic County: 13.529 %Gogebic County13.529Ontonagon County: 13.288 %Ontonagon County13.288Mackinac County: 13.224 %Mackinac County13.224Ogemaw County: 13.094 %Ogemaw County13.094Genesee County: 12.444 %Genesee County12.444Gratiot County: 12.383 %Gratiot County12.383Eaton County: 12.225 %Eaton County12.225Iron County: 12.146 %Iron County12.146Alpena County: 12.074 %Alpena County12.074Presque Isle County: 11.77 %Presque Isle County11.77Muskegon County: 11.547 %Muskegon County11.547Mecosta County: 11.467 %Mecosta County11.467Isabella County: 11.319 %Isabella County11.319Otsego County: 11.256 %Otsego County11.256Ionia County: 11.227 %Ionia County11.227Wayne County: 11.157 %Wayne County11.157Houghton County: 11.106 %Houghton County11.106Oakland County: 10.809 %Oakland County10.809Monroe County: 10.753 %Monroe County10.753Montcalm County: 10.748 %Montcalm County10.748Lapeer County: 10.584 %Lapeer County10.584Kent County: 10.447 %Kent County10.447Newaygo County: 10.35 %Newaygo County10.35Manistee County: 10.348 %Manistee County10.348Wexford County: 10.31 %Wexford County10.31Alcona County: 10.289 %Alcona County10.289Berrien County: 10.285 %Berrien County10.285Oceana County: 10.139 %Oceana County10.139Van Buren County: 10.128 %Van Buren County10.128
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake County29.945+13.67 pts
2Allegan County18.057+9.11 pts
3Schoolcraft County17.305+3.6 pts
4Kalkaska County16.508+8.84 pts
5Cheboygan County15.606+0.25 pts
6Roscommon County15.439+6.29 pts
7Osceola County15.28+2.45 pts
8Cass County14.462+4.2 pts
9Benzie County13.999+4.01 pts
10Montmorency County13.834+1.18 pts
11Saginaw County13.611+4.55 pts
12Gogebic County13.529+0.99 pts
13Ontonagon County13.288-3.64 pts
14Mackinac County13.224-0.46 pts
15Ogemaw County13.094+3.58 pts
16Genesee County12.444+1.52 pts
17Gratiot County12.383+3.73 pts
18Eaton County12.225+3.03 pts
19Iron County12.146+0.82 pts
20Alpena County12.074+1.82 pts
21Presque Isle County11.77-0.65 pts
22Muskegon County11.547+2.08 pts
23Mecosta County11.467+3.37 pts
24Isabella County11.319+4.84 pts
25Otsego County11.256-1.38 pts
26Ionia County11.227+5.54 pts
27Wayne County11.157-0.23 pts
28Houghton County11.106+0.87 pts
29Oakland County10.809-1.67 pts
30Monroe County10.753-2.22 pts
31Montcalm County10.748+1.94 pts
32Lapeer County10.584+0.09 pts
33Kent County10.447+1.56 pts
34Newaygo County10.35+2.75 pts
35Manistee County10.348+1.73 pts
36Wexford County10.31+1.03 pts
37Alcona County10.289-0.34 pts
38Berrien County10.285-1.56 pts
39Oceana County10.139-6.81 pts
40Van Buren County10.128+0.61 pts
41Ingham County10.044-1.49 pts
42Jackson County10-0.51 pts
43Bay County9.98-2.68 pts
44Leelanau County9.818-1.99 pts
45Sanilac County9.798+1.56 pts
46Luce County9.766-2.11 pts
47Kalamazoo County9.761+1.34 pts
48Shiawassee County9.743-3.59 pts
49Keweenaw County9.736-4.53 pts
50Hillsdale County9.725-0.95 pts
51Livingston County9.709-2.14 pts
52Missaukee County9.684-1.98 pts
53Lenawee County9.675-1.84 pts
54Clare County9.672+0.94 pts
55Alger County9.611-11.77 pts
56Macomb County9.594-0.49 pts
57Washtenaw County9.583+0.35 pts
58Mason County9.566-0.22 pts
59Ottawa County9.541+0.86 pts
60Gladwin County9.432+0.43 pts
61Midland County9.41+1.44 pts
62Iosco County9.316+1.2 pts
63St. Clair County9.255-0.22 pts
64Menominee County9.232-1.66 pts
65Delta County9.176-2.24 pts
66Arenac County9.04-2.4 pts
67Clinton County8.98-3.51 pts
68Calhoun County8.891-3.23 pts
69Oscoda County8.684-7.85 pts
70Tuscola County8.646-0.23 pts
71Crawford County8.633-2.89 pts
72Emmet County8.632-0.62 pts
73St. Joseph County8.381-3.15 pts
74Dickinson County8.3+2.03 pts
75Grand Traverse County8.066-3.02 pts
76Barry County7.998+0.18 pts
77Chippewa County7.917-5.28 pts
78Marquette County7.862+0.13 pts
79Antrim County7.561-3.08 pts
80Charlevoix County7.036-1.3 pts
81Huron County6.93-3.32 pts
82Baraga County6.617-1.67 pts
83Branch County6.605-3.72 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/michigan-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/michigan-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lake County, with 29.945% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Branch County, with 6.605% in 2023.

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