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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate

Keweenaw County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2015, at 21.488%. Huron County had the lowest, at 6.033%. The median was 9.459% and the figure for Michigan was 9.854%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.488Keweenaw County
Lowest6.033Huron County
Median9.45983 counties
Michigan9.854History

Map of counties, 2015

Alcona County: 16.633 %Alger County: 10.657 %Allegan County: 11.616 %Alpena County: 7.249 %Antrim County: 9.386 %Arenac County: 10.871 %Baraga County: 10.396 %Barry County: 6.093 %Bay County: 9.071 %Benzie County: 8.736 %Berrien County: 9.717 %Branch County: 7.16 %Calhoun County: 7.249 %Cass County: 9.125 %Charlevoix County: 9.125 %Cheboygan County: 17.373 %Chippewa County: 7.771 %Clare County: 12.386 %Clinton County: 9.859 %Crawford County: 8.522 %Delta County: 7.586 %Dickinson County: 9.753 %Eaton County: 11.075 %Emmet County: 9.333 %Genesee County: 10.457 %Gladwin County: 9.379 %Gogebic County: 9.145 %Grand Traverse County: 7.506 %Gratiot County: 10.715 %Hillsdale County: 14.564 %Houghton County: 9.576 %Huron County: 6.033 %Ingham County: 9.885 %Ionia County: 8.996 %Iosco County: 6.913 %Iron County: 11.946 %Isabella County: 8.28 %Jackson County: 7.685 %Kalamazoo County: 8.798 %Kalkaska County: 8.96 %Kent County: 10.3 %Keweenaw County: 21.488 %Lake County: 9.147 %Lapeer County: 9.473 %Leelanau County: 10.492 %Lenawee County: 9.734 %Livingston County: 10.512 %Luce County: 6.819 %Mackinac County: 10.464 %Macomb County: 9.897 %Manistee County: 9.487 %Marquette County: 11.35 %Mason County: 7.609 %Mecosta County: 7.641 %Menominee County: 7.285 %Midland County: 9.591 %Missaukee County: 8.759 %Monroe County: 10.729 %Montcalm County: 9.459 %Montmorency County: 6.77 %Muskegon County: 10.601 %Newaygo County: 8.978 %Oakland County: 10.381 %Oceana County: 7.664 %Ogemaw County: 10.571 %Ontonagon County: 10.47 %Osceola County: 10.928 %Oscoda County: 12.798 %Otsego County: 7.978 %Ottawa County: 8.493 %Presque Isle County: 7.91 %Roscommon County: 13.295 %Saginaw County: 8.548 %St. Clair County: 9.155 %St. Joseph County: 6.849 %Sanilac County: 6.685 %Schoolcraft County: 9.141 %Shiawassee County: 8.429 %Tuscola County: 10.324 %Van Buren County: 11.818 %Washtenaw County: 9.552 %Wayne County: 10.275 %Wexford County: 11.342 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Keweenaw County: 21.488 %Keweenaw County21.488Cheboygan County: 17.373 %Cheboygan County17.373Alcona County: 16.633 %Alcona County16.633Hillsdale County: 14.564 %Hillsdale County14.564Roscommon County: 13.295 %Roscommon County13.295Oscoda County: 12.798 %Oscoda County12.798Clare County: 12.386 %Clare County12.386Iron County: 11.946 %Iron County11.946Van Buren County: 11.818 %Van Buren County11.818Allegan County: 11.616 %Allegan County11.616Marquette County: 11.35 %Marquette County11.35Wexford County: 11.342 %Wexford County11.342Eaton County: 11.075 %Eaton County11.075Osceola County: 10.928 %Osceola County10.928Arenac County: 10.871 %Arenac County10.871Monroe County: 10.729 %Monroe County10.729Gratiot County: 10.715 %Gratiot County10.715Alger County: 10.657 %Alger County10.657Muskegon County: 10.601 %Muskegon County10.601Ogemaw County: 10.571 %Ogemaw County10.571Livingston County: 10.512 %Livingston County10.512Leelanau County: 10.492 %Leelanau County10.492Ontonagon County: 10.47 %Ontonagon County10.47Mackinac County: 10.464 %Mackinac County10.464Genesee County: 10.457 %Genesee County10.457Baraga County: 10.396 %Baraga County10.396Oakland County: 10.381 %Oakland County10.381Tuscola County: 10.324 %Tuscola County10.324Kent County: 10.3 %Kent County10.3Wayne County: 10.275 %Wayne County10.275Macomb County: 9.897 %Macomb County9.897Ingham County: 9.885 %Ingham County9.885Clinton County: 9.859 %Clinton County9.859Dickinson County: 9.753 %Dickinson County9.753Lenawee County: 9.734 %Lenawee County9.734Berrien County: 9.717 %Berrien County9.717Midland County: 9.591 %Midland County9.591Houghton County: 9.576 %Houghton County9.576Washtenaw County: 9.552 %Washtenaw County9.552Manistee County: 9.487 %Manistee County9.487Keweenaw County: 21.488 %Keweenaw County21.488Cheboygan County: 17.373 %Cheboygan County17.373Alcona County: 16.633 %Alcona County16.633Hillsdale County: 14.564 %Hillsdale County14.564Roscommon County: 13.295 %Roscommon County13.295Oscoda County: 12.798 %Oscoda County12.798Clare County: 12.386 %Clare County12.386Iron County: 11.946 %Iron County11.946Van Buren County: 11.818 %Van Buren County11.818Allegan County: 11.616 %Allegan County11.616Marquette County: 11.35 %Marquette County11.35Wexford County: 11.342 %Wexford County11.342Eaton County: 11.075 %Eaton County11.075Osceola County: 10.928 %Osceola County10.928Arenac County: 10.871 %Arenac County10.871Monroe County: 10.729 %Monroe County10.729Gratiot County: 10.715 %Gratiot County10.715Alger County: 10.657 %Alger County10.657Muskegon County: 10.601 %Muskegon County10.601Ogemaw County: 10.571 %Ogemaw County10.571Livingston County: 10.512 %Livingston County10.512Leelanau County: 10.492 %Leelanau County10.492Ontonagon County: 10.47 %Ontonagon County10.47Mackinac County: 10.464 %Mackinac County10.464Genesee County: 10.457 %Genesee County10.457Baraga County: 10.396 %Baraga County10.396Oakland County: 10.381 %Oakland County10.381Tuscola County: 10.324 %Tuscola County10.324Kent County: 10.3 %Kent County10.3Wayne County: 10.275 %Wayne County10.275Macomb County: 9.897 %Macomb County9.897Ingham County: 9.885 %Ingham County9.885Clinton County: 9.859 %Clinton County9.859Dickinson County: 9.753 %Dickinson County9.753Lenawee County: 9.734 %Lenawee County9.734Berrien County: 9.717 %Berrien County9.717Midland County: 9.591 %Midland County9.591Houghton County: 9.576 %Houghton County9.576Washtenaw County: 9.552 %Washtenaw County9.552Manistee County: 9.487 %Manistee County9.487
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Keweenaw County21.488+17.28 pts
2Cheboygan County17.373-6.26 pts
3Alcona County16.633+2.89 pts
4Hillsdale County14.564+4.57 pts
5Roscommon County13.295-1.06 pts
6Oscoda County12.798+3.84 pts
7Clare County12.386+3.64 pts
8Iron County11.946+2.92 pts
9Van Buren County11.818+4.57 pts
10Allegan County11.616+3.8 pts
11Marquette County11.35+1.3 pts
12Wexford County11.342+3.39 pts
13Eaton County11.075+3.21 pts
14Osceola County10.928+2.39 pts
15Arenac County10.871+2.59 pts
16Monroe County10.729+1.97 pts
17Gratiot County10.715+1.7 pts
18Alger County10.657-2.09 pts
19Muskegon County10.601+2.28 pts
20Ogemaw County10.571-1.2 pts
21Livingston County10.512-0.53 pts
22Leelanau County10.492-0.48 pts
23Ontonagon County10.47-1.41 pts
24Mackinac County10.464-0.95 pts
25Genesee County10.457-0.49 pts
26Baraga County10.396+3.99 pts
27Oakland County10.381-0.49 pts
28Tuscola County10.324+0.66 pts
29Kent County10.3+1.98 pts
30Wayne County10.275-0.84 pts
31Macomb County9.897-0.92 pts
32Ingham County9.885+1.02 pts
33Clinton County9.859+2.4 pts
34Dickinson County9.753+3.22 pts
35Lenawee County9.734-2 pts
36Berrien County9.717+2.54 pts
37Midland County9.591-2.97 pts
38Houghton County9.576-0.78 pts
39Washtenaw County9.552-2.96 pts
40Manistee County9.487-0.48 pts
41Lapeer County9.473-1.77 pts
42Montcalm County9.459-1.4 pts
43Antrim County9.386-1.15 pts
44Gladwin County9.379-0.49 pts
45Emmet County9.333-0.96 pts
46St. Clair County9.155-1.99 pts
47Lake County9.147-5.46 pts
48Gogebic County9.145-0.02 pts
49Schoolcraft County9.141-2.13 pts
50Cass County9.125+1.28 pts
50Charlevoix County9.125-1.33 pts
52Bay County9.071-0.66 pts
53Ionia County8.996+1.32 pts
54Newaygo County8.978+0.82 pts
55Kalkaska County8.96+2.44 pts
56Kalamazoo County8.798-0.53 pts
57Missaukee County8.759+1.11 pts
58Benzie County8.736+0.62 pts
59Saginaw County8.548-0.59 pts
60Crawford County8.522+1.23 pts
61Ottawa County8.493+2.13 pts
62Shiawassee County8.429+1.2 pts
63Isabella County8.28-2.23 pts
64Otsego County7.978-4.5 pts
65Presque Isle County7.91-9.72 pts
66Chippewa County7.771-1.71 pts
67Jackson County7.685-1.56 pts
68Oceana County7.664-4.99 pts
69Mecosta County7.641-4.3 pts
70Mason County7.609-3.16 pts
71Delta County7.586-2.69 pts
72Grand Traverse County7.506-1.31 pts
73Menominee County7.285-2.22 pts
74Alpena County7.249-0.53 pts
74Calhoun County7.249-1.23 pts
76Branch County7.16-3.29 pts
77Iosco County6.913-7.25 pts
78St. Joseph County6.849+0.01 pts
79Luce County6.819+2 pts
80Montmorency County6.77-6.87 pts
81Sanilac County6.685-2.48 pts
82Barry County6.093-1.65 pts
83Huron County6.033-1.1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Keweenaw County, with 21.488% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Huron County, with 6.033% in 2015.

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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