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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate

Schoolcraft County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2013, at 20.355%. Newaygo County had the lowest, at 6.334%. The median was 9.998% and the figure for Michigan was 10.583%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.355Schoolcraft County
Lowest6.334Newaygo County
Median9.99883 counties
Michigan10.583History

Map of counties, 2013

Alcona County: 15.461 %Alger County: 10.132 %Allegan County: 7.972 %Alpena County: 7.498 %Antrim County: 15.715 %Arenac County: 11.757 %Baraga County: 10.629 %Barry County: 6.8 %Bay County: 11.454 %Benzie County: 10.736 %Berrien County: 10.674 %Branch County: 9.218 %Calhoun County: 7.45 %Cass County: 16.066 %Charlevoix County: 7.83 %Cheboygan County: 12.345 %Chippewa County: 9.522 %Clare County: 12.063 %Clinton County: 9.474 %Crawford County: 7.202 %Delta County: 9.085 %Dickinson County: 14.356 %Eaton County: 9.841 %Emmet County: 9.518 %Genesee County: 11.277 %Gladwin County: 10.456 %Gogebic County: 10.904 %Grand Traverse County: 8.701 %Gratiot County: 10.409 %Hillsdale County: 9.58 %Houghton County: 9.998 %Huron County: 9.22 %Ingham County: 10.053 %Ionia County: 9.201 %Iosco County: 8.266 %Iron County: 9.456 %Isabella County: 11.158 %Jackson County: 8.389 %Kalamazoo County: 9.104 %Kalkaska County: 9.082 %Kent County: 10.009 %Keweenaw County: 14.426 %Lake County: 13.273 %Lapeer County: 10.243 %Leelanau County: 11.877 %Lenawee County: 13.194 %Livingston County: 12.657 %Luce County: 7.135 %Mackinac County: 13.838 %Macomb County: 10.196 %Manistee County: 8.62 %Marquette County: 8.538 %Mason County: 10.368 %Mecosta County: 20.21 %Menominee County: 8.815 %Midland County: 9.071 %Missaukee County: 7.447 %Monroe County: 9.702 %Montcalm County: 9.686 %Montmorency County: 7.114 %Muskegon County: 8.969 %Newaygo County: 6.334 %Oakland County: 11.577 %Oceana County: 10.623 %Ogemaw County: 8.515 %Ontonagon County: 16.113 %Osceola County: 11.185 %Oscoda County: 10.671 %Otsego County: 7.565 %Ottawa County: 7.184 %Presque Isle County: 11.256 %Roscommon County: 8.921 %Saginaw County: 8.301 %St. Clair County: 12.164 %St. Joseph County: 7.288 %Sanilac County: 8.21 %Schoolcraft County: 20.355 %Shiawassee County: 10.541 %Tuscola County: 12.374 %Van Buren County: 8.421 %Washtenaw County: 9.887 %Wayne County: 12.38 %Wexford County: 10.519 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Schoolcraft County: 20.355 %Schoolcraft County20.355Mecosta County: 20.21 %Mecosta County20.21Ontonagon County: 16.113 %Ontonagon County16.113Cass County: 16.066 %Cass County16.066Antrim County: 15.715 %Antrim County15.715Alcona County: 15.461 %Alcona County15.461Keweenaw County: 14.426 %Keweenaw County14.426Dickinson County: 14.356 %Dickinson County14.356Mackinac County: 13.838 %Mackinac County13.838Lake County: 13.273 %Lake County13.273Lenawee County: 13.194 %Lenawee County13.194Livingston County: 12.657 %Livingston County12.657Wayne County: 12.38 %Wayne County12.38Tuscola County: 12.374 %Tuscola County12.374Cheboygan County: 12.345 %Cheboygan County12.345St. Clair County: 12.164 %St. Clair County12.164Clare County: 12.063 %Clare County12.063Leelanau County: 11.877 %Leelanau County11.877Arenac County: 11.757 %Arenac County11.757Oakland County: 11.577 %Oakland County11.577Bay County: 11.454 %Bay County11.454Genesee County: 11.277 %Genesee County11.277Presque Isle County: 11.256 %Presque Isle County11.256Osceola County: 11.185 %Osceola County11.185Isabella County: 11.158 %Isabella County11.158Gogebic County: 10.904 %Gogebic County10.904Benzie County: 10.736 %Benzie County10.736Berrien County: 10.674 %Berrien County10.674Oscoda County: 10.671 %Oscoda County10.671Baraga County: 10.629 %Baraga County10.629Oceana County: 10.623 %Oceana County10.623Shiawassee County: 10.541 %Shiawassee County10.541Wexford County: 10.519 %Wexford County10.519Gladwin County: 10.456 %Gladwin County10.456Gratiot County: 10.409 %Gratiot County10.409Mason County: 10.368 %Mason County10.368Lapeer County: 10.243 %Lapeer County10.243Macomb County: 10.196 %Macomb County10.196Alger County: 10.132 %Alger County10.132Ingham County: 10.053 %Ingham County10.053Schoolcraft County: 20.355 %Schoolcraft County20.355Mecosta County: 20.21 %Mecosta County20.21Ontonagon County: 16.113 %Ontonagon County16.113Cass County: 16.066 %Cass County16.066Antrim County: 15.715 %Antrim County15.715Alcona County: 15.461 %Alcona County15.461Keweenaw County: 14.426 %Keweenaw County14.426Dickinson County: 14.356 %Dickinson County14.356Mackinac County: 13.838 %Mackinac County13.838Lake County: 13.273 %Lake County13.273Lenawee County: 13.194 %Lenawee County13.194Livingston County: 12.657 %Livingston County12.657Wayne County: 12.38 %Wayne County12.38Tuscola County: 12.374 %Tuscola County12.374Cheboygan County: 12.345 %Cheboygan County12.345St. Clair County: 12.164 %St. Clair County12.164Clare County: 12.063 %Clare County12.063Leelanau County: 11.877 %Leelanau County11.877Arenac County: 11.757 %Arenac County11.757Oakland County: 11.577 %Oakland County11.577Bay County: 11.454 %Bay County11.454Genesee County: 11.277 %Genesee County11.277Presque Isle County: 11.256 %Presque Isle County11.256Osceola County: 11.185 %Osceola County11.185Isabella County: 11.158 %Isabella County11.158Gogebic County: 10.904 %Gogebic County10.904Benzie County: 10.736 %Benzie County10.736Berrien County: 10.674 %Berrien County10.674Oscoda County: 10.671 %Oscoda County10.671Baraga County: 10.629 %Baraga County10.629Oceana County: 10.623 %Oceana County10.623Shiawassee County: 10.541 %Shiawassee County10.541Wexford County: 10.519 %Wexford County10.519Gladwin County: 10.456 %Gladwin County10.456Gratiot County: 10.409 %Gratiot County10.409Mason County: 10.368 %Mason County10.368Lapeer County: 10.243 %Lapeer County10.243Macomb County: 10.196 %Macomb County10.196Alger County: 10.132 %Alger County10.132Ingham County: 10.053 %Ingham County10.053
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Schoolcraft County20.355+10.22 pts
2Mecosta County20.21+11.06 pts
3Ontonagon County16.113-4.5 pts
4Cass County16.066+7.32 pts
5Antrim County15.715+3.22 pts
6Alcona County15.461+2.16 pts
7Keweenaw County14.426-3.53 pts
8Dickinson County14.356+6.53 pts
9Mackinac County13.838-13.81 pts
10Lake County13.273+1.03 pts
11Lenawee County13.194+0.62 pts
12Livingston County12.657+1.74 pts
13Wayne County12.38+0.23 pts
14Tuscola County12.374+2.64 pts
15Cheboygan County12.345-0.97 pts
16St. Clair County12.164-0.47 pts
17Clare County12.063+0.29 pts
18Leelanau County11.877+1.16 pts
19Arenac County11.757-5.39 pts
20Oakland County11.577-0.72 pts
21Bay County11.454+0.2 pts
22Genesee County11.277-1.12 pts
23Presque Isle County11.256-3.7 pts
24Osceola County11.185+4.01 pts
25Isabella County11.158-4.69 pts
26Gogebic County10.904-1.22 pts
27Benzie County10.736-1.67 pts
28Berrien County10.674+0.26 pts
29Oscoda County10.671-3.03 pts
30Baraga County10.629-2.18 pts
31Oceana County10.623+1.18 pts
32Shiawassee County10.541-0.28 pts
33Wexford County10.519+0.06 pts
34Gladwin County10.456-3.55 pts
35Gratiot County10.409+0.93 pts
36Mason County10.368+0.84 pts
37Lapeer County10.243-1.43 pts
38Macomb County10.196-0.38 pts
39Alger County10.132-0.48 pts
40Ingham County10.053-1.95 pts
41Kent County10.009+0.23 pts
42Houghton County9.998-2.88 pts
43Washtenaw County9.887-0.29 pts
44Eaton County9.841+1.41 pts
45Monroe County9.702-3.24 pts
46Montcalm County9.686-1.2 pts
47Hillsdale County9.58-7.01 pts
48Chippewa County9.522+1.77 pts
49Emmet County9.518-1.66 pts
50Clinton County9.474-1.73 pts
51Iron County9.456-7.61 pts
52Huron County9.22+1.14 pts
53Branch County9.218+1.89 pts
54Ionia County9.201-3.02 pts
55Kalamazoo County9.104-3.5 pts
56Delta County9.085+1.09 pts
57Kalkaska County9.082-5.73 pts
58Midland County9.071+0.84 pts
59Muskegon County8.969-2.46 pts
60Roscommon County8.921-1.96 pts
61Menominee County8.815-5.83 pts
62Grand Traverse County8.701-1.63 pts
63Manistee County8.62-2.34 pts
64Marquette County8.538-0.29 pts
65Ogemaw County8.515-7.48 pts
66Van Buren County8.421-2.96 pts
67Jackson County8.389-0.43 pts
68Saginaw County8.301-3.28 pts
69Iosco County8.266-2.79 pts
70Sanilac County8.21+0.79 pts
71Allegan County7.972-1.7 pts
72Charlevoix County7.83-1.07 pts
73Otsego County7.565-5.11 pts
74Alpena County7.498-1.36 pts
75Calhoun County7.45-3.56 pts
76Missaukee County7.447-5.1 pts
77St. Joseph County7.288-0.58 pts
78Crawford County7.202-0.66 pts
79Ottawa County7.184-3.23 pts
80Luce County7.135-2.48 pts
81Montmorency County7.114-8.63 pts
82Barry County6.8-4.25 pts
83Newaygo County6.334-4.59 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Schoolcraft County, with 20.355% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Newaygo County, with 6.334% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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