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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate

Mackinac County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2012, at 27.652%. Osceola County had the lowest, at 7.177%. The median was 11.058% and the figure for Michigan was 11.32%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.652Mackinac County
Lowest7.177Osceola County
Median11.05883 counties
Michigan11.32History

Map of counties, 2012

Alcona County: 13.306 %Alger County: 10.615 %Allegan County: 9.673 %Alpena County: 8.863 %Antrim County: 12.491 %Arenac County: 17.143 %Baraga County: 12.804 %Barry County: 11.049 %Bay County: 11.254 %Benzie County: 12.408 %Berrien County: 10.412 %Branch County: 7.323 %Calhoun County: 11.014 %Cass County: 8.746 %Charlevoix County: 8.902 %Cheboygan County: 13.312 %Chippewa County: 7.751 %Clare County: 11.771 %Clinton County: 11.201 %Crawford County: 7.857 %Delta County: 7.993 %Dickinson County: 7.825 %Eaton County: 8.428 %Emmet County: 11.174 %Genesee County: 12.392 %Gladwin County: 14.009 %Gogebic County: 12.121 %Grand Traverse County: 10.33 %Gratiot County: 9.483 %Hillsdale County: 16.595 %Houghton County: 12.877 %Huron County: 8.084 %Ingham County: 12.005 %Ionia County: 12.225 %Iosco County: 11.058 %Iron County: 17.061 %Isabella County: 15.849 %Jackson County: 8.816 %Kalamazoo County: 12.605 %Kalkaska County: 14.813 %Kent County: 9.78 %Keweenaw County: 17.957 %Lake County: 12.247 %Lapeer County: 11.676 %Leelanau County: 10.722 %Lenawee County: 12.574 %Livingston County: 10.914 %Luce County: 9.613 %Mackinac County: 27.652 %Macomb County: 10.576 %Manistee County: 10.961 %Marquette County: 8.824 %Mason County: 9.528 %Mecosta County: 9.151 %Menominee County: 14.645 %Midland County: 8.226 %Missaukee County: 12.551 %Monroe County: 12.944 %Montcalm County: 10.887 %Montmorency County: 15.742 %Muskegon County: 11.434 %Newaygo County: 10.92 %Oakland County: 12.301 %Oceana County: 9.447 %Ogemaw County: 16 %Ontonagon County: 20.617 %Osceola County: 7.177 %Oscoda County: 13.698 %Otsego County: 12.673 %Ottawa County: 10.413 %Presque Isle County: 14.958 %Roscommon County: 10.879 %Saginaw County: 11.582 %St. Clair County: 12.632 %St. Joseph County: 7.868 %Sanilac County: 7.416 %Schoolcraft County: 10.131 %Shiawassee County: 10.819 %Tuscola County: 9.737 %Van Buren County: 11.385 %Washtenaw County: 10.177 %Wayne County: 12.149 %Wexford County: 10.458 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Mackinac County: 27.652 %Mackinac County27.652Ontonagon County: 20.617 %Ontonagon County20.617Keweenaw County: 17.957 %Keweenaw County17.957Arenac County: 17.143 %Arenac County17.143Iron County: 17.061 %Iron County17.061Hillsdale County: 16.595 %Hillsdale County16.595Ogemaw County: 16 %Ogemaw County16Isabella County: 15.849 %Isabella County15.849Montmorency County: 15.742 %Montmorency County15.742Presque Isle County: 14.958 %Presque Isle County14.958Kalkaska County: 14.813 %Kalkaska County14.813Menominee County: 14.645 %Menominee County14.645Gladwin County: 14.009 %Gladwin County14.009Oscoda County: 13.698 %Oscoda County13.698Cheboygan County: 13.312 %Cheboygan County13.312Alcona County: 13.306 %Alcona County13.306Monroe County: 12.944 %Monroe County12.944Houghton County: 12.877 %Houghton County12.877Baraga County: 12.804 %Baraga County12.804Otsego County: 12.673 %Otsego County12.673St. Clair County: 12.632 %St. Clair County12.632Kalamazoo County: 12.605 %Kalamazoo County12.605Lenawee County: 12.574 %Lenawee County12.574Missaukee County: 12.551 %Missaukee County12.551Antrim County: 12.491 %Antrim County12.491Benzie County: 12.408 %Benzie County12.408Genesee County: 12.392 %Genesee County12.392Oakland County: 12.301 %Oakland County12.301Lake County: 12.247 %Lake County12.247Ionia County: 12.225 %Ionia County12.225Wayne County: 12.149 %Wayne County12.149Gogebic County: 12.121 %Gogebic County12.121Ingham County: 12.005 %Ingham County12.005Clare County: 11.771 %Clare County11.771Lapeer County: 11.676 %Lapeer County11.676Saginaw County: 11.582 %Saginaw County11.582Muskegon County: 11.434 %Muskegon County11.434Van Buren County: 11.385 %Van Buren County11.385Bay County: 11.254 %Bay County11.254Clinton County: 11.201 %Clinton County11.201Mackinac County: 27.652 %Mackinac County27.652Ontonagon County: 20.617 %Ontonagon County20.617Keweenaw County: 17.957 %Keweenaw County17.957Arenac County: 17.143 %Arenac County17.143Iron County: 17.061 %Iron County17.061Hillsdale County: 16.595 %Hillsdale County16.595Ogemaw County: 16 %Ogemaw County16Isabella County: 15.849 %Isabella County15.849Montmorency County: 15.742 %Montmorency County15.742Presque Isle County: 14.958 %Presque Isle County14.958Kalkaska County: 14.813 %Kalkaska County14.813Menominee County: 14.645 %Menominee County14.645Gladwin County: 14.009 %Gladwin County14.009Oscoda County: 13.698 %Oscoda County13.698Cheboygan County: 13.312 %Cheboygan County13.312Alcona County: 13.306 %Alcona County13.306Monroe County: 12.944 %Monroe County12.944Houghton County: 12.877 %Houghton County12.877Baraga County: 12.804 %Baraga County12.804Otsego County: 12.673 %Otsego County12.673St. Clair County: 12.632 %St. Clair County12.632Kalamazoo County: 12.605 %Kalamazoo County12.605Lenawee County: 12.574 %Lenawee County12.574Missaukee County: 12.551 %Missaukee County12.551Antrim County: 12.491 %Antrim County12.491Benzie County: 12.408 %Benzie County12.408Genesee County: 12.392 %Genesee County12.392Oakland County: 12.301 %Oakland County12.301Lake County: 12.247 %Lake County12.247Ionia County: 12.225 %Ionia County12.225Wayne County: 12.149 %Wayne County12.149Gogebic County: 12.121 %Gogebic County12.121Ingham County: 12.005 %Ingham County12.005Clare County: 11.771 %Clare County11.771Lapeer County: 11.676 %Lapeer County11.676Saginaw County: 11.582 %Saginaw County11.582Muskegon County: 11.434 %Muskegon County11.434Van Buren County: 11.385 %Van Buren County11.385Bay County: 11.254 %Bay County11.254Clinton County: 11.201 %Clinton County11.201
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Mackinac County27.652+12.04 pts
2Ontonagon County20.617+4.48 pts
3Keweenaw County17.957+5.65 pts
4Arenac County17.143-0.55 pts
5Iron County17.061+6.76 pts
6Hillsdale County16.595+9.91 pts
7Ogemaw County16+4.2 pts
8Isabella County15.849+4.5 pts
9Montmorency County15.742+0.17 pts
10Presque Isle County14.958-0.03 pts
11Kalkaska County14.813+1.68 pts
12Menominee County14.645+7.58 pts
13Gladwin County14.009+2.46 pts
14Oscoda County13.698+3.09 pts
15Cheboygan County13.312-1.28 pts
16Alcona County13.306+2.81 pts
17Monroe County12.944+2.04 pts
18Houghton County12.877+0.49 pts
19Baraga County12.804-0.11 pts
20Otsego County12.673-5.16 pts
21St. Clair County12.632+2.37 pts
22Kalamazoo County12.605+3.13 pts
23Lenawee County12.574-2.64 pts
24Missaukee County12.551+2.98 pts
25Antrim County12.491+0.82 pts
26Benzie County12.408-5.46 pts
27Genesee County12.392+1.6 pts
28Oakland County12.301+0.51 pts
29Lake County12.247+2.17 pts
30Ionia County12.225+2.36 pts
31Wayne County12.149+0.65 pts
32Gogebic County12.121-1.21 pts
33Ingham County12.005+1.88 pts
34Clare County11.771-0.76 pts
35Lapeer County11.676-0.73 pts
36Saginaw County11.582+0.7 pts
37Muskegon County11.434+3.46 pts
38Van Buren County11.385-3.47 pts
39Bay County11.254+0.22 pts
40Clinton County11.201-0.12 pts
41Emmet County11.174+1.09 pts
42Iosco County11.058+3.84 pts
43Barry County11.049+3.09 pts
44Calhoun County11.014+1.39 pts
45Manistee County10.961-0.07 pts
46Newaygo County10.92+2.62 pts
47Livingston County10.914+0.33 pts
48Montcalm County10.887+0.9 pts
49Roscommon County10.879-4.2 pts
50Shiawassee County10.819+0.27 pts
51Leelanau County10.722-8.5 pts
52Alger County10.615+1.22 pts
53Macomb County10.576+0.21 pts
54Wexford County10.458+0.48 pts
55Ottawa County10.413+1.9 pts
56Berrien County10.412-0.62 pts
57Grand Traverse County10.33-2.01 pts
58Washtenaw County10.177-0.54 pts
59Schoolcraft County10.131+0.89 pts
60Kent County9.78-1.5 pts
61Tuscola County9.737-4.99 pts
62Allegan County9.673+0.94 pts
63Luce County9.613+1.7 pts
64Mason County9.528-4.49 pts
65Gratiot County9.483+0.55 pts
66Oceana County9.447-5.21 pts
67Mecosta County9.151-5.61 pts
68Charlevoix County8.902-4.83 pts
69Alpena County8.863-1.18 pts
70Marquette County8.824+0.94 pts
71Jackson County8.816+1.2 pts
72Cass County8.746-3.41 pts
73Eaton County8.428-0.74 pts
74Midland County8.226+0.78 pts
75Huron County8.084-1.09 pts
76Delta County7.993-0.9 pts
77St. Joseph County7.868-0.7 pts
78Crawford County7.857-6.16 pts
79Dickinson County7.825-0.49 pts
80Chippewa County7.751-1.66 pts
81Sanilac County7.416-8.49 pts
82Branch County7.323-0.37 pts
83Osceola County7.177+0.94 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mackinac County, with 27.652% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Osceola County, with 7.177% in 2012.

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