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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate

Cheboygan County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2014, at 23.632%. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 4.204%. The median was 9.502% and the figure for Michigan was 10.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.632Cheboygan County
Lowest4.204Keweenaw County
Median9.50283 counties
Michigan10.2History

Map of counties, 2014

Alcona County: 13.747 %Alger County: 12.75 %Allegan County: 7.82 %Alpena County: 7.775 %Antrim County: 10.534 %Arenac County: 8.283 %Baraga County: 6.404 %Barry County: 7.746 %Bay County: 9.73 %Benzie County: 8.112 %Berrien County: 7.178 %Branch County: 10.451 %Calhoun County: 8.474 %Cass County: 7.85 %Charlevoix County: 10.458 %Cheboygan County: 23.632 %Chippewa County: 9.481 %Clare County: 8.743 %Clinton County: 7.458 %Crawford County: 7.29 %Delta County: 10.279 %Dickinson County: 6.534 %Eaton County: 7.862 %Emmet County: 10.296 %Genesee County: 10.949 %Gladwin County: 9.872 %Gogebic County: 9.164 %Grand Traverse County: 8.817 %Gratiot County: 9.012 %Hillsdale County: 9.993 %Houghton County: 10.353 %Huron County: 7.136 %Ingham County: 8.866 %Ionia County: 7.681 %Iosco County: 14.159 %Iron County: 9.03 %Isabella County: 10.511 %Jackson County: 9.245 %Kalamazoo County: 9.328 %Kalkaska County: 6.523 %Kent County: 8.321 %Keweenaw County: 4.204 %Lake County: 14.611 %Lapeer County: 11.244 %Leelanau County: 10.975 %Lenawee County: 11.736 %Livingston County: 11.037 %Luce County: 4.824 %Mackinac County: 11.417 %Macomb County: 10.818 %Manistee County: 9.972 %Marquette County: 10.053 %Mason County: 10.766 %Mecosta County: 11.941 %Menominee County: 9.502 %Midland County: 12.563 %Missaukee County: 7.652 %Monroe County: 8.757 %Montcalm County: 10.857 %Montmorency County: 13.643 %Muskegon County: 8.321 %Newaygo County: 8.157 %Oakland County: 10.874 %Oceana County: 12.651 %Ogemaw County: 11.77 %Ontonagon County: 11.88 %Osceola County: 8.539 %Oscoda County: 8.96 %Otsego County: 12.473 %Ottawa County: 6.36 %Presque Isle County: 17.63 %Roscommon County: 14.354 %Saginaw County: 9.14 %St. Clair County: 11.147 %St. Joseph County: 6.837 %Sanilac County: 9.164 %Schoolcraft County: 11.267 %Shiawassee County: 7.225 %Tuscola County: 9.665 %Van Buren County: 7.247 %Washtenaw County: 12.512 %Wayne County: 11.117 %Wexford County: 7.955 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cheboygan County: 23.632 %Cheboygan County23.632Presque Isle County: 17.63 %Presque Isle County17.63Lake County: 14.611 %Lake County14.611Roscommon County: 14.354 %Roscommon County14.354Iosco County: 14.159 %Iosco County14.159Alcona County: 13.747 %Alcona County13.747Montmorency County: 13.643 %Montmorency County13.643Alger County: 12.75 %Alger County12.75Oceana County: 12.651 %Oceana County12.651Midland County: 12.563 %Midland County12.563Washtenaw County: 12.512 %Washtenaw County12.512Otsego County: 12.473 %Otsego County12.473Mecosta County: 11.941 %Mecosta County11.941Ontonagon County: 11.88 %Ontonagon County11.88Ogemaw County: 11.77 %Ogemaw County11.77Lenawee County: 11.736 %Lenawee County11.736Mackinac County: 11.417 %Mackinac County11.417Schoolcraft County: 11.267 %Schoolcraft County11.267Lapeer County: 11.244 %Lapeer County11.244St. Clair County: 11.147 %St. Clair County11.147Wayne County: 11.117 %Wayne County11.117Livingston County: 11.037 %Livingston County11.037Leelanau County: 10.975 %Leelanau County10.975Genesee County: 10.949 %Genesee County10.949Oakland County: 10.874 %Oakland County10.874Montcalm County: 10.857 %Montcalm County10.857Macomb County: 10.818 %Macomb County10.818Mason County: 10.766 %Mason County10.766Antrim County: 10.534 %Antrim County10.534Isabella County: 10.511 %Isabella County10.511Charlevoix County: 10.458 %Charlevoix County10.458Branch County: 10.451 %Branch County10.451Houghton County: 10.353 %Houghton County10.353Emmet County: 10.296 %Emmet County10.296Delta County: 10.279 %Delta County10.279Marquette County: 10.053 %Marquette County10.053Hillsdale County: 9.993 %Hillsdale County9.993Manistee County: 9.972 %Manistee County9.972Gladwin County: 9.872 %Gladwin County9.872Bay County: 9.73 %Bay County9.73Cheboygan County: 23.632 %Cheboygan County23.632Presque Isle County: 17.63 %Presque Isle County17.63Lake County: 14.611 %Lake County14.611Roscommon County: 14.354 %Roscommon County14.354Iosco County: 14.159 %Iosco County14.159Alcona County: 13.747 %Alcona County13.747Montmorency County: 13.643 %Montmorency County13.643Alger County: 12.75 %Alger County12.75Oceana County: 12.651 %Oceana County12.651Midland County: 12.563 %Midland County12.563Washtenaw County: 12.512 %Washtenaw County12.512Otsego County: 12.473 %Otsego County12.473Mecosta County: 11.941 %Mecosta County11.941Ontonagon County: 11.88 %Ontonagon County11.88Ogemaw County: 11.77 %Ogemaw County11.77Lenawee County: 11.736 %Lenawee County11.736Mackinac County: 11.417 %Mackinac County11.417Schoolcraft County: 11.267 %Schoolcraft County11.267Lapeer County: 11.244 %Lapeer County11.244St. Clair County: 11.147 %St. Clair County11.147Wayne County: 11.117 %Wayne County11.117Livingston County: 11.037 %Livingston County11.037Leelanau County: 10.975 %Leelanau County10.975Genesee County: 10.949 %Genesee County10.949Oakland County: 10.874 %Oakland County10.874Montcalm County: 10.857 %Montcalm County10.857Macomb County: 10.818 %Macomb County10.818Mason County: 10.766 %Mason County10.766Antrim County: 10.534 %Antrim County10.534Isabella County: 10.511 %Isabella County10.511Charlevoix County: 10.458 %Charlevoix County10.458Branch County: 10.451 %Branch County10.451Houghton County: 10.353 %Houghton County10.353Emmet County: 10.296 %Emmet County10.296Delta County: 10.279 %Delta County10.279Marquette County: 10.053 %Marquette County10.053Hillsdale County: 9.993 %Hillsdale County9.993Manistee County: 9.972 %Manistee County9.972Gladwin County: 9.872 %Gladwin County9.872Bay County: 9.73 %Bay County9.73
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cheboygan County23.632+11.29 pts
2Presque Isle County17.63+6.37 pts
3Lake County14.611+1.34 pts
4Roscommon County14.354+5.43 pts
5Iosco County14.159+5.89 pts
6Alcona County13.747-1.71 pts
7Montmorency County13.643+6.53 pts
8Alger County12.75+2.62 pts
9Oceana County12.651+2.03 pts
10Midland County12.563+3.49 pts
11Washtenaw County12.512+2.63 pts
12Otsego County12.473+4.91 pts
13Mecosta County11.941-8.27 pts
14Ontonagon County11.88-4.23 pts
15Ogemaw County11.77+3.25 pts
16Lenawee County11.736-1.46 pts
17Mackinac County11.417-2.42 pts
18Schoolcraft County11.267-9.09 pts
19Lapeer County11.244+1 pts
20St. Clair County11.147-1.02 pts
21Wayne County11.117-1.26 pts
22Livingston County11.037-1.62 pts
23Leelanau County10.975-0.9 pts
24Genesee County10.949-0.33 pts
25Oakland County10.874-0.7 pts
26Montcalm County10.857+1.17 pts
27Macomb County10.818+0.62 pts
28Mason County10.766+0.4 pts
29Antrim County10.534-5.18 pts
30Isabella County10.511-0.65 pts
31Charlevoix County10.458+2.63 pts
32Branch County10.451+1.23 pts
33Houghton County10.353+0.36 pts
34Emmet County10.296+0.78 pts
35Delta County10.279+1.19 pts
36Marquette County10.053+1.52 pts
37Hillsdale County9.993+0.41 pts
38Manistee County9.972+1.35 pts
39Gladwin County9.872-0.58 pts
40Bay County9.73-1.72 pts
41Tuscola County9.665-2.71 pts
42Menominee County9.502+0.69 pts
43Chippewa County9.481-0.04 pts
44Kalamazoo County9.328+0.22 pts
45Jackson County9.245+0.86 pts
46Gogebic County9.164-1.74 pts
46Sanilac County9.164+0.95 pts
48Saginaw County9.14+0.84 pts
49Iron County9.03-0.43 pts
50Gratiot County9.012-1.4 pts
51Oscoda County8.96-1.71 pts
52Ingham County8.866-1.19 pts
53Grand Traverse County8.817+0.12 pts
54Monroe County8.757-0.95 pts
55Clare County8.743-3.32 pts
56Osceola County8.539-2.65 pts
57Calhoun County8.474+1.02 pts
58Kent County8.321-1.69 pts
58Muskegon County8.321-0.65 pts
60Arenac County8.283-3.47 pts
61Newaygo County8.157+1.82 pts
62Benzie County8.112-2.62 pts
63Wexford County7.955-2.56 pts
64Eaton County7.862-1.98 pts
65Cass County7.85-8.22 pts
66Allegan County7.82-0.15 pts
67Alpena County7.775+0.28 pts
68Barry County7.746+0.95 pts
69Ionia County7.681-1.52 pts
70Missaukee County7.652+0.21 pts
71Clinton County7.458-2.02 pts
72Crawford County7.29+0.09 pts
73Van Buren County7.247-1.17 pts
74Shiawassee County7.225-3.32 pts
75Berrien County7.178-3.5 pts
76Huron County7.136-2.08 pts
77St. Joseph County6.837-0.45 pts
78Dickinson County6.534-7.82 pts
79Kalkaska County6.523-2.56 pts
80Baraga County6.404-4.22 pts
81Ottawa County6.36-0.82 pts
82Luce County4.824-2.31 pts
83Keweenaw County4.204-10.22 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cheboygan County, with 23.632% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Keweenaw County, with 4.204% in 2014.

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