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Counties in Michigan by job destruction rate

Crawford County had the highest job destruction rate of 83 counties in 2017, at 18.849%. Gratiot County had the lowest, at 7.833%. The median was 10.759% and the figure for Michigan was 11.133%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.849Crawford County
Lowest7.833Gratiot County
Median10.75983 counties
Michigan11.133History

Map of counties, 2017

Alcona County: 16.816 %Alger County: 9.081 %Allegan County: 7.892 %Alpena County: 13.652 %Antrim County: 7.839 %Arenac County: 8.398 %Baraga County: 8.195 %Barry County: 8.146 %Bay County: 12.786 %Benzie County: 9.305 %Berrien County: 10.831 %Branch County: 10.594 %Calhoun County: 10.172 %Cass County: 12.093 %Charlevoix County: 12.294 %Cheboygan County: 10.62 %Chippewa County: 12.78 %Clare County: 7.996 %Clinton County: 13.295 %Crawford County: 18.849 %Delta County: 9.615 %Dickinson County: 9.14 %Eaton County: 9 %Emmet County: 10.634 %Genesee County: 11.279 %Gladwin County: 8.333 %Gogebic County: 11.663 %Grand Traverse County: 9.616 %Gratiot County: 7.833 %Hillsdale County: 14.036 %Houghton County: 10.2 %Huron County: 11.651 %Ingham County: 10.002 %Ionia County: 11.989 %Iosco County: 12.132 %Iron County: 16.743 %Isabella County: 8.779 %Jackson County: 10.052 %Kalamazoo County: 8.195 %Kalkaska County: 8.451 %Kent County: 10.46 %Keweenaw County: 10.048 %Lake County: 16.085 %Lapeer County: 11.001 %Leelanau County: 15.097 %Lenawee County: 12.605 %Livingston County: 11.807 %Luce County: 10.458 %Mackinac County: 13.439 %Macomb County: 11.338 %Manistee County: 10.712 %Marquette County: 11.97 %Mason County: 14.619 %Mecosta County: 8.107 %Menominee County: 8.388 %Midland County: 16.609 %Missaukee County: 11.008 %Monroe County: 12.297 %Montcalm County: 8.085 %Montmorency County: 12.504 %Muskegon County: 14.193 %Newaygo County: 8.459 %Oakland County: 13.417 %Oceana County: 14.865 %Ogemaw County: 9.477 %Ontonagon County: 11.594 %Osceola County: 9.334 %Oscoda County: 12.677 %Otsego County: 11.708 %Ottawa County: 8.961 %Presque Isle County: 12.306 %Roscommon County: 17.422 %Saginaw County: 8.027 %St. Clair County: 10.954 %St. Joseph County: 11.022 %Sanilac County: 8.917 %Schoolcraft County: 12.303 %Shiawassee County: 9.506 %Tuscola County: 8.212 %Van Buren County: 11.709 %Washtenaw County: 10.413 %Wayne County: 10.759 %Wexford County: 8.406 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Crawford County: 18.849 %Crawford County18.849Roscommon County: 17.422 %Roscommon County17.422Alcona County: 16.816 %Alcona County16.816Iron County: 16.743 %Iron County16.743Midland County: 16.609 %Midland County16.609Lake County: 16.085 %Lake County16.085Leelanau County: 15.097 %Leelanau County15.097Oceana County: 14.865 %Oceana County14.865Mason County: 14.619 %Mason County14.619Muskegon County: 14.193 %Muskegon County14.193Hillsdale County: 14.036 %Hillsdale County14.036Alpena County: 13.652 %Alpena County13.652Mackinac County: 13.439 %Mackinac County13.439Oakland County: 13.417 %Oakland County13.417Clinton County: 13.295 %Clinton County13.295Bay County: 12.786 %Bay County12.786Chippewa County: 12.78 %Chippewa County12.78Oscoda County: 12.677 %Oscoda County12.677Lenawee County: 12.605 %Lenawee County12.605Montmorency County: 12.504 %Montmorency County12.504Presque Isle County: 12.306 %Presque Isle County12.306Schoolcraft County: 12.303 %Schoolcraft County12.303Monroe County: 12.297 %Monroe County12.297Charlevoix County: 12.294 %Charlevoix County12.294Iosco County: 12.132 %Iosco County12.132Cass County: 12.093 %Cass County12.093Ionia County: 11.989 %Ionia County11.989Marquette County: 11.97 %Marquette County11.97Livingston County: 11.807 %Livingston County11.807Van Buren County: 11.709 %Van Buren County11.709Otsego County: 11.708 %Otsego County11.708Gogebic County: 11.663 %Gogebic County11.663Huron County: 11.651 %Huron County11.651Ontonagon County: 11.594 %Ontonagon County11.594Macomb County: 11.338 %Macomb County11.338Genesee County: 11.279 %Genesee County11.279St. Joseph County: 11.022 %St. Joseph County11.022Missaukee County: 11.008 %Missaukee County11.008Lapeer County: 11.001 %Lapeer County11.001St. Clair County: 10.954 %St. Clair County10.954Crawford County: 18.849 %Crawford County18.849Roscommon County: 17.422 %Roscommon County17.422Alcona County: 16.816 %Alcona County16.816Iron County: 16.743 %Iron County16.743Midland County: 16.609 %Midland County16.609Lake County: 16.085 %Lake County16.085Leelanau County: 15.097 %Leelanau County15.097Oceana County: 14.865 %Oceana County14.865Mason County: 14.619 %Mason County14.619Muskegon County: 14.193 %Muskegon County14.193Hillsdale County: 14.036 %Hillsdale County14.036Alpena County: 13.652 %Alpena County13.652Mackinac County: 13.439 %Mackinac County13.439Oakland County: 13.417 %Oakland County13.417Clinton County: 13.295 %Clinton County13.295Bay County: 12.786 %Bay County12.786Chippewa County: 12.78 %Chippewa County12.78Oscoda County: 12.677 %Oscoda County12.677Lenawee County: 12.605 %Lenawee County12.605Montmorency County: 12.504 %Montmorency County12.504Presque Isle County: 12.306 %Presque Isle County12.306Schoolcraft County: 12.303 %Schoolcraft County12.303Monroe County: 12.297 %Monroe County12.297Charlevoix County: 12.294 %Charlevoix County12.294Iosco County: 12.132 %Iosco County12.132Cass County: 12.093 %Cass County12.093Ionia County: 11.989 %Ionia County11.989Marquette County: 11.97 %Marquette County11.97Livingston County: 11.807 %Livingston County11.807Van Buren County: 11.709 %Van Buren County11.709Otsego County: 11.708 %Otsego County11.708Gogebic County: 11.663 %Gogebic County11.663Huron County: 11.651 %Huron County11.651Ontonagon County: 11.594 %Ontonagon County11.594Macomb County: 11.338 %Macomb County11.338Genesee County: 11.279 %Genesee County11.279St. Joseph County: 11.022 %St. Joseph County11.022Missaukee County: 11.008 %Missaukee County11.008Lapeer County: 11.001 %Lapeer County11.001St. Clair County: 10.954 %St. Clair County10.954
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Crawford County18.849+8.05 pts
2Roscommon County17.422+5.79 pts
3Alcona County16.816+7.55 pts
4Iron County16.743+8.92 pts
5Midland County16.609+8.54 pts
6Lake County16.085+8.18 pts
7Leelanau County15.097+2.81 pts
8Oceana County14.865+9.42 pts
9Mason County14.619+2.56 pts
10Muskegon County14.193+4.83 pts
11Hillsdale County14.036+6.15 pts
12Alpena County13.652+3.91 pts
13Mackinac County13.439+4.29 pts
14Oakland County13.417+2.7 pts
15Clinton County13.295+6.07 pts
16Bay County12.786+2.28 pts
17Chippewa County12.78+3.82 pts
18Oscoda County12.677+0.87 pts
19Lenawee County12.605+2.88 pts
20Montmorency County12.504+2.16 pts
21Presque Isle County12.306+1.97 pts
22Schoolcraft County12.303+1.4 pts
23Monroe County12.297+0.42 pts
24Charlevoix County12.294+4.39 pts
25Iosco County12.132+4.1 pts
26Cass County12.093+3.52 pts
27Ionia County11.989+3.58 pts
28Marquette County11.97+3.52 pts
29Livingston County11.807+0.45 pts
30Van Buren County11.709+5.22 pts
31Otsego County11.708+2.38 pts
32Gogebic County11.663+1.89 pts
33Huron County11.651+2.72 pts
34Ontonagon County11.594+1.29 pts
35Macomb County11.338-0.03 pts
36Genesee County11.279+0.55 pts
37St. Joseph County11.022+1.68 pts
38Missaukee County11.008+1.68 pts
39Lapeer County11.001+1.49 pts
40St. Clair County10.954+1.29 pts
41Berrien County10.831+1.3 pts
42Wayne County10.759+1.61 pts
43Manistee County10.712+3.08 pts
44Emmet County10.634+1.04 pts
45Cheboygan County10.62+1.28 pts
46Branch County10.594+2.19 pts
47Kent County10.46+1.24 pts
48Luce County10.458+0.05 pts
49Washtenaw County10.413+0.91 pts
50Houghton County10.2+1.81 pts
51Calhoun County10.172+2.48 pts
52Jackson County10.052+2.33 pts
53Keweenaw County10.048-0.17 pts
54Ingham County10.002+1.79 pts
55Grand Traverse County9.616+0.19 pts
56Delta County9.615+1.88 pts
57Shiawassee County9.506+0.85 pts
58Ogemaw County9.477-3.52 pts
59Osceola County9.334+1.51 pts
60Benzie County9.305-8.01 pts
61Dickinson County9.14+2.36 pts
62Alger County9.081+0.34 pts
63Eaton County9-4.03 pts
64Ottawa County8.961+1.28 pts
65Sanilac County8.917+0.85 pts
66Isabella County8.779+0.63 pts
67Newaygo County8.459-1.66 pts
68Kalkaska County8.451-5.33 pts
69Wexford County8.406-1.56 pts
70Arenac County8.398+2.37 pts
71Menominee County8.388-7.68 pts
72Gladwin County8.333-3.6 pts
73Tuscola County8.212+0.83 pts
74Baraga County8.195-4.55 pts
74Kalamazoo County8.195+0.98 pts
76Barry County8.146-2.01 pts
77Mecosta County8.107-0.18 pts
78Montcalm County8.085-0.98 pts
79Saginaw County8.027+0.02 pts
80Clare County7.9960 pts
81Allegan County7.892-1.98 pts
82Antrim County7.839-5.79 pts
83Gratiot County7.833-5.62 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Crawford County, with 18.849% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Gratiot County, with 7.833% in 2017.

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