# Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate, 2023

All 83 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_destruction_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lake County | 29.945 |
| 2 | Allegan County | 18.057 |
| 3 | Schoolcraft County | 17.305 |
| 4 | Kalkaska County | 16.508 |
| 5 | Cheboygan County | 15.606 |
| 6 | Roscommon County | 15.439 |
| 7 | Osceola County | 15.28 |
| 8 | Cass County | 14.462 |
| 9 | Benzie County | 13.999 |
| 10 | Montmorency County | 13.834 |
| 11 | Saginaw County | 13.611 |
| 12 | Gogebic County | 13.529 |
| 13 | Ontonagon County | 13.288 |
| 14 | Mackinac County | 13.224 |
| 15 | Ogemaw County | 13.094 |
| 16 | Genesee County | 12.444 |
| 17 | Gratiot County | 12.383 |
| 18 | Eaton County | 12.225 |
| 19 | Iron County | 12.146 |
| 20 | Alpena County | 12.074 |
| 21 | Presque Isle County | 11.77 |
| 22 | Muskegon County | 11.547 |
| 23 | Mecosta County | 11.467 |
| 24 | Isabella County | 11.319 |
| 25 | Otsego County | 11.256 |
| 26 | Ionia County | 11.227 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 11.157 |
| 28 | Houghton County | 11.106 |
| 29 | Oakland County | 10.809 |
| 30 | Monroe County | 10.753 |
| 31 | Montcalm County | 10.748 |
| 32 | Lapeer County | 10.584 |
| 33 | Kent County | 10.447 |
| 34 | Newaygo County | 10.35 |
| 35 | Manistee County | 10.348 |
| 36 | Wexford County | 10.31 |
| 37 | Alcona County | 10.289 |
| 38 | Berrien County | 10.285 |
| 39 | Oceana County | 10.139 |
| 40 | Van Buren County | 10.128 |
| 41 | Ingham County | 10.044 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 10 |
| 43 | Bay County | 9.98 |
| 44 | Leelanau County | 9.818 |
| 45 | Sanilac County | 9.798 |
| 46 | Luce County | 9.766 |
| 47 | Kalamazoo County | 9.761 |
| 48 | Shiawassee County | 9.743 |
| 49 | Keweenaw County | 9.736 |
| 50 | Hillsdale County | 9.725 |
| 51 | Livingston County | 9.709 |
| 52 | Missaukee County | 9.684 |
| 53 | Lenawee County | 9.675 |
| 54 | Clare County | 9.672 |
| 55 | Alger County | 9.611 |
| 56 | Macomb County | 9.594 |
| 57 | Washtenaw County | 9.583 |
| 58 | Mason County | 9.566 |
| 59 | Ottawa County | 9.541 |
| 60 | Gladwin County | 9.432 |
| 61 | Midland County | 9.41 |
| 62 | Iosco County | 9.316 |
| 63 | St. Clair County | 9.255 |
| 64 | Menominee County | 9.232 |
| 65 | Delta County | 9.176 |
| 66 | Arenac County | 9.04 |
| 67 | Clinton County | 8.98 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 8.891 |
| 69 | Oscoda County | 8.684 |
| 70 | Tuscola County | 8.646 |
| 71 | Crawford County | 8.633 |
| 72 | Emmet County | 8.632 |
| 73 | St. Joseph County | 8.381 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | 8.3 |
| 75 | Grand Traverse County | 8.066 |
| 76 | Barry County | 7.998 |
| 77 | Chippewa County | 7.917 |
| 78 | Marquette County | 7.862 |
| 79 | Antrim County | 7.561 |
| 80 | Charlevoix County | 7.036 |
| 81 | Huron County | 6.93 |
| 82 | Baraga County | 6.617 |
| 83 | Branch County | 6.605 |